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Topic: Formation
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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2 March, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Formation, Jesus, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Luke
The glory that has been seen in Jesus can shine forth in us, but there will be obstructions to be purged and commitments to be made first.
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9 February, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Formation, Mission, Repentance, Spirituality, Worship
Scripture: Isaiah
When we truly encounter God in worship, we see everything in all its splendour and horror and are transformed for mission.
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1 September, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Formation, Law, Purity, sex
Scripture: James, Mark, Psalms, Song of Songs
God’s love for us is so all-consuming that he accepts us as soon as we accept him and is happy for our behaviours to be sorted out in the transforming experience of love.
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11 August, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Anger, Church, Compassion, Culture, Formation, Fullness of Life, Generosity, Grace, Love, Relationships, Virtues, Worship
Scripture: Ephesians
The measure of the value of our worship is the measure of the transformation of our lives into imitations of the love and kindness of Jesus.
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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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28 May, 2023
Preacher: Joel Sierra
Topic: Formation, Holy Spirit, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Ephesians
Repetition of everything God-like is an important pathway to Christian maturity.
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30 April, 2023
Jesus’s purpose for us is that we (individually and collectively) have fullness of life.
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26 March, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Formation, Grace, Grief, Healing, Resurrection, Spirituality, Suffering
Grief and suffering bring us close to the heart of the suffering God and can open us to God’s transforming and resurrecting power.
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5 February, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew
The world finds the message of Jesus almost incomprehensible because it seems too simplistic and unrealistic to be taken seriously.
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23 October, 2022
God invites us into a journey of healing, growth and reconciliation, and values our engagement with that journey far above our individual accomplishments.
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30 January, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faithfulness, Formation, Hospitality, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Luke
The only measure of our progress in Christian faith is our love for others, including those we are least inclined to love.
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1 August, 2021
There will always be people in the church you find difficult to get on with, and it is their presence that will really enable you to grow in your ability to love.
