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Topic: Holy Spirit
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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24 May, 2026
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: consumerism, eucharist, Feast of Tabernacles, Holy Spirit, living water, nationalism, paraclete, Pentecost, thirst and longing
Scripture: John
Jesus offers living water to a world sold counterfeit spirits — but bad experiences with cheap substitutes needn’t put us off the real thing.
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14 May, 2026
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Ascension, change and loss, church identity, Community, Holy Spirit, liminal space, multilingual worship, Pentecost
Scripture: Acts
When everything familiar has gone and the new thing hasn’t arrived yet, the disciples’ upper room is closer to home than we might think.
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8 June, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Holy Spirit, Hospitality, Reconciliation, Relationships
The Church born when God poured out the Holy Spirit, is one in which barriers of ethnicity, language, sex, age, and social status are transcended and all are equal in Christ.
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4 August, 2024
We can only keep the UNITY OF THE SPIRIT by experiencing the Oneness of Christ in all the parts of ourselves and each other.
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19 May, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gifts, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Reconciliation, Relationships
Scripture: Acts
The Holy Spirit, poured out on the church, opens pathways of communication, breaking down barriers to enable us to communicate with one another and with God.
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7 January, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Baptism, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mission, Service
In baptism, the Holy Spirit is ordaining us (all of us) for mission.
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30 July, 2023
Preacher: Cheryl Williams
Topic: Children, Compassion, Healing, Holy Spirit, Relationships
We are not alone or orphaned. The one who creates, loves, reconciles, shows us the way to truth, shows us the way into the future is an abiding presence with us.
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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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28 May, 2023
Preacher: Joel Sierra
Topic: Formation, Holy Spirit, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Ephesians
Repetition of everything God-like is an important pathway to Christian maturity.
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5 June, 2022
Preacher: Amelia Koh-Butler
The Holy Spirit is breathing sacred life into all creation and continually working for the making sacred of all creation.
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23 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Generosity, Holy Spirit, Reconciliation, Unity
If we surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit, we lose some of our inhibitions about social conformity and are liberated to break down the boundaries that keep people apart.
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7 June, 2020
Preacher: Paul Fiddes
Topic: Communion, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Mission, Trinity
Scripture: Romans
The doctrine of the Trinity is not a mathematical puzzle, but an invitation to an experience of relationships, sharing in the life and mission of God.
