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Preacher: John Fowler
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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John Fowler
John Fowler is a retired pastor and educator who has been a member of our congregation for many years. Much of his career was in education, firstly as a secondary school teacher, then as a school Principal, and then in administration and management with the Department of Education. Later in his career, he served as a pastor in the Metropolitan Community Churches, and was involved in their national leadership, and during that period was also teaching management practice in the School of Business Studies at the Australian Catholic University.
Sermons by John Fowler
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4 August, 2019
Through Jesus’ life, death and resurrection we are reconciled to God, made free to be the person that God created us to be, and we live into it by embracing a positive culture of love, mercy and consideration.
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24 June, 2018
Preacher: John Fowler
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
We are called to focus on Jesus – not the battles or the storms of life. Nothing is too big or too rough for God.
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16 July, 2017
The parable of the sower is not about us and our shortfalls but on the generosity of our Maker – the Prolific Sower.
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15 January, 2017
“Jesus Christ the Lamb of God”: These are such familiar words. We sing them almost every Sunday – but do we really understand what they mean or have they just become another Christian cliché for us?
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21 August, 2016
True Christianity is not transactional but transformational. It is not a series of prescribed actions intended to please God, but the formation of a culture of grace and other-centred love.
