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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Pastor
Nathan Nettleton
Nathan Nettleton has served as pastor of this congregation since 1994. He was ordained as a Baptist pastor that same year and completed an honours degree in theology at Whitley College in 1995, followed by a Master of Theology in Liturgical Studies from the University of Divinity in 2001. In our church, he carries particular responsibilities for the preaching, teaching, and ordering of worship and prayer, and for pastoral care. He also writes liturgical resources for a global audience through LaughingBird.net, and serves as a board member of Open Baptists. Nathan is married to Margie, and they have an adult daughter, Acacia, and two dogs.
Sermons by Nathan Nettleton
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8 April, 2023
It is only in light of the resurrection that we can comprehend the sin and death that we are being liberated from.
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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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19 March, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Fullness of Life, Liberation, Oppresion, Spiritual Warfare
There are forces conspiring to keep us in the dark, but Jesus opens our eyes so that we can see that our deepest yearnings are satisfied only in God.
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5 March, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Conversion, Discipleship, Spirituality, Weakness
Being born of water and Spirit involves becoming as vulnerable and dependent on God as a newborn baby.
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26 February, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Discipleship, Evil, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation
Whether or not you can accept the idea of a personal devil, there are forces of evil in the world that are bigger and more powerful than our own inner flaws, but conscious and united, we are stronger still.
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19 February, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Matthew
Stunning moments of spiritual clarity can be life-changing, but the real measure of our faithfulness is in how we live for the rest of the time.
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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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22 January, 2023
In the encounter with Jesus, we realise how radically different the world is and how completely we need to change.
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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.
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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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1 January, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Hope, Liberation, Salvation, Suffering
In the Christ-child we encounter God responding to our suffering and leading us into the promised land of new life.
