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Topic: Ecology
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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21 September, 2025
Preacher: Geoff Leslie
Scripture: 1&2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
Hope for our troubled world requires turning anger into tears, resentment into prayers, and financial power into generosity.
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14 September, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Culture, Depression, Ecology, Fear, Grief, Hope
In order to find our way into the good news of life in all its fullness, we need to first stop denying and distracting ourselves from the bad news we are drowning in.
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24 August, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Ecology, Faithfulness, War
Scripture: Jeremiah
Our call to bear witness to the culture of God comes at a time when we face the real prospect of doom and destruction, and so must contend with that.
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4 June, 2023
What does the first creation story in Genesis look like through a decolonised lens? We hear insights from First Nations scholars who reveal the life-giving power of Spirit and Land together.
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4 September, 2022
As dangerous climate change unfolds before our eyes, the best possible outcome is entirely dependent upon humanity coming to a full acknowledgement of its special power and its special responsibility, which must centrally involve mastering our power.
