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Topic: Gratitude
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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9 October, 2022
Preacher: Belinda Groves
Topic: Discernment, Discipleship, Gratitude, Hospitality, Mission
Scripture: Luke
Jesus challenges us to bring our lives to where God is active, to share in building the kingdom of God.
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6 February, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Gratitude, Jesus, Repentance, Sin
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Isaiah, Luke
A close encounter with God in Christ can make us paralysingly aware of our own sin and failure, but the experience of grace can transform that into a solidarity and gratitude that empowers us.
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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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11 November, 2018
What is the legacy you will leave? Live into life and love the way you want it to be, because whatever you choose will live on after you.Â
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2 September, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Fullness of Life, Gifts, Gratitude, Incarnation, Love, sex
Scripture: James, Mark, Song of Songs
Sexual Intimacy is an exquisitely beautiful gift from God, but attempts to control and repress it frequently distort it into a hypocritical and malevolent force.
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15 July, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Ephesians, Mark
Glimpses of the transformed world that God makes possible transfix us and leave us hungering for more.
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29 April, 2018
Tonight we farewelled Peter from our congregation as he moves north, and he shared his reflections of what his time in this church has meant to him.
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17 December, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Isaiah, John, Psalms
As God’s people, we celebrate life in the face of death, because we know that the victory of life has been secured.
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17 September, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Romans
Jesus calls us to welcome and honour each other at his table regardless of the disagreements we may have over how to apply biblical teachings.
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9 July, 2017
My journey has brought me to a place where I have begun to know the rest that Jesus offers.
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1 November, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faithfulness, Gifts, Gratitude, Worship
God’s self-giving is to all of humanity, all of the time, and we are called to lift our eyes beyond our immediate concerns and stand in solidarity with the faithful who have gone before us.
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23 October, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Luke
A healthy self-esteem is not one that thinks itself better than others, but one that, in solidarity with others, accepts the merciful gift of life and love that Jesus offers us.
