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Topic: Exploitation
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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10 November, 2024
Jesus affirms generous giving, but he also condemns the religious exploitation of generous givers.
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28 July, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, John
When misunderstood, being “the chosen” can mutate into a toxic culture of entitlement that produces horrific criminal behaviour, and Jesus calls us to join him in challenging that culture.
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24 August, 2014
Whether we have been the oppressor or the oppressed or both, we all have a role in God’s work against violence and exploitation; we can all participate in God’s passion for justice.
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16 May, 2010
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Culture, Empire, Exploitation, Liberation, Love
We are called to privilege the God of love and liberation over the economic realities of dog-eat-dog capitalism, and prevent that ‘reality’ colonising the truth of love with its divide-and-conquer business plan.
