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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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12 April, 2026
Preacher: Geoff Leslie
Topic: Justice, Land and faith, Resurrection, Vocation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Psalms
Psalm 16 began as a farmer’s prayer about good land and steady faith — and became something bigger without leaving the earth behind.
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1 March, 2026
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Blessing, Discernment, Faithfulness, Identity, Love, Pilgrimage, Vocation
A church discerns its new name while remembering that identity is not possession, but a journey of love shaped by God’s call to be a blessing.
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1 February, 2026
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Blessing, Discipleship, Ethics, Generosity, Service, Vocation
Scripture: Matthew
The call to live the beatitudes is not about turning them into a guilt-inducing to-do list, but about living a life that is a blessing to others.
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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. -
18 May, 2025
In our worship we drink in the vision of heaven and earth made one so that our yearning might be fuelled; strengthening us against despair and empowering us to strive for the renewal of the world.
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12 January, 2025
In baptism we follow Jesus in being “ordained” and empowered for mission.
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17 November, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Conflict, Culture, Depression, Empire, Faithfulness, Oppresion, Politics, Temptation, Vocation, War
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
Perhaps amidst the increasingly depressing state of the world, Jesus is calling us to learn the path of faithfulness from those who never win.
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12 May, 2024
Preacher: Haniele Laurindo
Topic: Blessing, Evangelism, Hospitality, Mission, Spirituality, Vocation
Scripture: John
Living water is for all of us that would like to try it. When we try it, our lives change and instead of being thirsty we become a spring. As a result, our neighbours can try it too.
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4 February, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Incarnation, Leadership, Service, Vocation
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Isaiah, Mark
Following Jesus in ministering among the needs around us is not a call to do everything ourselves.
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17 December, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Discipleship, Formation, Hope, Identity, Service, Vocation
Discovering who we are called to be is an ever-evolving journey as we follow Jesus in changing circumstances.
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15 January, 2023
The place of belonging that we are looking for is found when we find where Jesus belongs.
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8 January, 2023
In baptism we surrender to God’s claim on us and enter a vowed relationship and life which will have its ups and its downs but in which God is forever faithful.
