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Topic: Ritual
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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25 August, 2024
While a dedicated building can serve a valuable role in our worship, God calls us to follow far beyond the confines of the building.
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29 August, 2010
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Compassion, Ritual, Sacrifice, Service, Worship
Scripture: Hebrews
True worship, which honours and pleases God, is a seamless combination of ritual praise and a life lived in doing good for others.
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26 April, 2009
Faith in the risen Christ is always a physical thing, experienced and expressed in physical ways.
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2 November, 2003
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Ethics, Jesus, Love, Relationships, Ritual
Religious ritual and ethical living are both bound up together in the journey of following Jesus into the Realm of God.
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8 September, 2002
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: peace, Politics, Reconciliation, Ritual, Worship
There is no such thing as a ritual-free space, and performed well or performed badly, rituals change things, change people’s lives.
