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Topic: Lent
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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18 February, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Bible, Conversion, Covenant, Discernment, Ethics, judgement, Lent, Repentance
Scripture: Genesis
Both contemporary and ancient understandings of the rainbow sign point to God’s expansive love overcoming our fears and hostilities.
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6 March, 2022
Preacher: SJ Beasy
Topic: Evil, Faithfulness, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation
Scripture: Luke
The temptations faced by Jesus reveal common patterns in the demonic temptations that we face in our own lives.
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29 March, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Death, Fear, Fullness of Life, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Lent, Resurrection
Jesus leads the way towards a new experience of life that is so utterly alive that death is powerless to threaten, limit or constrain it.
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15 March, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Fear, Hope, Hospitality, Jesus, Lent, Prayer, Resurrection, Service
The COVID-19 scare can reinforce our Lenten call to prepare our hearts by facing up to our mortality and the real limits of our control over the world.
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10 March, 2019
Lent calls us to faithfulness to God and we need to assess the direction of our journey, our call to ministry and also to meet our own demons.
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11 March, 2018
In the face of tragedy, we naturally cry out “Why?” Jesus meets us in the suffering and helps us find the path of life.
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18 February, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Culture, Discipleship, Evil, Faithfulness, Lent, Temptation
Scripture: Mark
Jesus resisted the temptation to force his will on the world, and he pioneered a pathway for us to similarly refuse the exploitation of power.
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13 March, 2017
Journey is a powerful metaphor for the spiritual life. A spiritual journey changes us, we learn more about what life is all about and who we really are.
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5 March, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Discipleship, Humility, Lent, Temptation
Lent is a recurring reminder of the fragility of our discipleship in the face of tempting shortcuts and instant gratifications.
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22 February, 2015
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Discipleship, Evil, Faithfulness, Identity, Lent, Temptation, Virtues
Scripture: Mark
Lent is a time to walk knowingly into the wilderness, to face the Accuser and the wild beasts that emerge when we live out our identity as God’s children.
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25 February, 2007
The Catechumenate, and the annual Lenten journey, are about writing the Word of God into our hearts so that it can protect us from evil and bear fruits of righteousness.
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5 March, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Jesus, Lent, Temptation, Violence
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Genesis, Mark
Violence must be a constant temptation for God, but in absolute love, God has vowed never to resort to it.
