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Topic: Prophesy
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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11 January, 2026
Preacher: Geoff Leslie
Scripture: Isaiah
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An evolving understanding of being God’s chosen people reveals the call to focus on being a blessing to others and the world. -
2 November, 2025
Preacher: Geoff Leslie
Topic: Faith, Faithfulness, Prophesy, Righteousness, Salvation
Scripture: Habakkuk
As societies collapse under the weight of their own sin, God’s promises stand firm and we are called to persevere in faith and righteousness.
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16 March, 2025
We wait for a Saviour who will bring the Kingdom of God – a kingdom of which we see many foretastes and which we strive to live for in the here and now.
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13 November, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Conflict, Discipleship, Hope, Love, Prophesy, Violence
The global social breakdown of which Jesus speaks is caused by the failure of our old oppressive ways of maintaining peace, but God has promised us a better way on the other side.
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5 December, 2021
The mercy of God – like the dawn that breaks a long darkness, the song that breaks a long silence – gives light, life and hope to those shadowed by death.
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24 January, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discernment, Doubt, Faith, Prophesy
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Jonah, Mark
Although we can’t prove that our faith isn’t another crackpot fraud, we can provide evidence by living lives of love, hope and hospitality.
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29 November, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Commitment, Discernment, Empire, Jesus, Power, Prophesy, Spiritual Warfare
Jesus calls us to resist the satanic desire to credit violence and disaster with meaning, and instead to acknowledge meaning and truth only in God’s suffering love and mercy.
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4 August, 2013
God has created us for relationships, and any values or priorities that are willing to sacrifice relationship for something else will cripple us.
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31 January, 2010
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Generosity, Humility, Love, Prophesy
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Jeremiah, Luke
God speaks prophetically through the Church and through some individuals, and the prophetic task is inseparable from humility, constructiveness, graciousness, love, patience and generosity.
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6 December, 1998
Preparing the way of the Lord is not just a temporary clean-up for the visitor, but an embracing of the new possibilities that are opening to us.
