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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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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.
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22 May, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Revelation
Much traditional morality is based on the idea of separation into binary categories, good and bad, but the Bible also points a path towards a liberating non-binary future in God.
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8 May, 2022
We come to be followers of Jesus, not when we believe certain facts about him, but when we hear his voice and follow what it says (even if we don’t know where the voice comes from).
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16 April, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Baptism, Crucifixion, Discipleship, Evil, Grace, Jesus, Justice, Oppresion, Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus opens a path and calls us to follow into a life that is no longer dominated by the crucifying powers that destroy some of us and dehumanise others.
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3 April, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Discipleship, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Isaiah, Philippians
When God is doing new things, our familiar signposts are no longer helpful, and our capacity to follow is dependent on our living relationship with Jesus.
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27 March, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Salvation
Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Luke
In Christ, God has made an agreement with us, offering us everything and demanding nothing, but if we offer nothing we will be at risk of squandering it all.
