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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
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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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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30 October, 2022
Jesus seeks out and embraces the outcasts, taking upon himself the hatred and hostility that had been directed at them.
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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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16 October, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Hope
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
God has promised a time of resurrection and renewal, and has given us guidance for living faithfully in the meantime.
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2 October, 2022
When you know yourself truly beloved by God in Christ, you are freed from fear and shame to live fully and generously and courageously.
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25 September, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Luke
The cross of Jesus can teach us to recognise the innocence of suffering, and so enable us to recognise our own dependence on God’s mercy and to stop digging our own hells.
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11 September, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abuse, Forgiveness, Grace, Leadership, Politics, Sacrifice, Service
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Psalms
Our unwitting abusive treatment of the Royal family is a symptom of our entanglement in systemic persecution.
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14 August, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Faithfulness, Hope, judgement, Justice, Suffering
Adversity, violence, and suffering can come as a consequence of not just sin, but of radical love, but with love it can strengthen and sharpen us for fullness of life.
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31 July, 2022
When we read scripture through the eyes of Jesus, we find a way free of the violent abusive images of God in some of the ancient texts.
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24 July, 2022
The Lord’s Prayer is a manifesto for a whole new way of relating to God and the world.
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10 July, 2022
Those who are insiders in the life of God are characterised by their love and compassion for all, especially those deemed unworthy of it, and by the humility to be schooled by outsiders.
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12 June, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Discipleship, Doubt, Faith, Hope, Trinity, Wisdom
We live in uncertain times, unsure of the future shape of the church, but Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to us, not to give us certainty, but to guide and sustain us in the uncertainty.
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29 May, 2022
Living out the unity we have in Christ, is more difficult and more important when we are at odds with one another.
