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Topic: Gifts
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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6 January, 2026
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Ecumenism, Generosity, Gifts, Interfaith dialogue, Reconciliation, Tribalism
Epiphany reminds us that we have no monopoly on the truth and always have more to learn from people of other faiths and backgrounds.
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6 April, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Gifts, Jesus, Service, Spirituality, Worship
Scripture: John, Philippians
Knowing Jesus intimately is the most important thing of all, but many of our otherwise good gifts and concerns are constantly getting in the way.
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19 May, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gifts, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Reconciliation, Relationships
Scripture: Acts
The Holy Spirit, poured out on the church, opens pathways of communication, breaking down barriers to enable us to communicate with one another and with God.
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17 March, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Faithfulness, Fullness of Life, Gifts, Grace, Healing, Love, Marriage, Salvation
Scripture: Jeremiah
God is passionately in love with us and longing to give us every good thing if we will respond to his love.
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6 January, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Gifts, Incarnation, Jesus, Spirituality
In Jesus, the truth about God’s ways and means is brought to light and we are called to so reflect that light that all might be drawn to it.
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11 July, 2021
Preacher: Craig Bartlett
Topic: Community, Gifts, Humility, Reconciliation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
Instead of leaving unsaid the things that could cause conflict and division, we are called to listen intensely, slowly, intentionally, allowing all to speak their truth, so that we can find a way to move forward together in love and humility.
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9 August, 2020
Preacher: Jennifer Smith
Topic: Abundance, Culture, Faithfulness, Generosity, Gifts, Greed
Scripture: Matthew
Where affluence creates consumers, abundance creates neighbours. It is the ethic of possessions which Jesus commends to us as a promise of how God deals with us.
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31 May, 2020
Preacher: Lina Toth (Andronoviene)
Topic: Gifts, Holy Spirit, peace, Reconciliation
The Holy Spirit breaks out of the boxes that our limited languages construct, surprising us with new messages of hope and freedom and life.
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31 May, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hospitality, Reconciliation, Unity
Scripture: Acts
El EspÃritu de Jesús nos une a través de lÃmites previamente hostiles y nos enseña un lenguaje de amor liberador.
(The Spirit of Jesus unites us across previously hostile boundaries and teaches us a language of liberating love.) -
23 February, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gifts, Holy Spirit, Love, Prayer, Worship
Scripture: 1 Corinthians
The gift of tongues can be a valuable part of our private spirituality, but the needs of public worship require something more than the private intimacies of our spirituality.
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6 January, 2020
God’s people are called to generously share their gifts, but also to humbly receive the gifts that are offered to us from unexpected sources.
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14 July, 2019
I want to look today at the story Jesus told… read more
