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Topic: Pride
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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13 October, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
In calling us into the culture of God, Jesus calls us to give up our addictions to tribalism, competitive grief, and selective compassion.
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8 November, 2020
Preacher: Suzanne Ross
Scripture: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Matthew
Those who have too strong a belief in their own goodness to engage in the real, flesh and blood work of building community in the here and now, can end up struggling to accept God’s grace.
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8 March, 2015
Preacher: Alison Sampson
When we approach God’s way of life and the Sabbath not as punishment, but as gift, the experience becomes a chance to rest from work and from striving; and to allow space for God through contemplation and re-creation and play.
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1 February, 2015
Jesus calls us to model a pattern of love and generous inclusion, and to avoid the demonic temptations of exclusion and pride.
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21 September, 2014
God’s grace is so extravagant that it will offend us as long as we are measuring our worth in comparison to others.
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30 September, 2012
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Generosity, Hospitality, Humility, Jesus, Pride
Scripture: Mark
Jesus’s abolition of “us” and “them” categories is so radical that it seems almost impossible for us to comprehend and put into practice.
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14 March, 2010
The story of the older brother in the parable of the prodigal son is a crucial part of the message of grace.
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18 October, 2009
True greatness comes in devoting ourselves to recognising and liberating the greatness in others, and that will often come at the cost of misunderstanding, sniping and rejection.
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18 March, 2007
God’s grace is lavished on all who will receive it, but some of those who have every right to it refuse to receive it unless they are singled out.
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25 March, 2001
The Parable of the Prodigal Son may really be intended by Jesus as the Parable of the Loving Father and the Angry Brother.
