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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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3 December, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Hope, Repentance
Scripture: Luke
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, the transition will be traumatic and we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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15 October, 2000
Because of who Jesus is, we are both naked and vulnerable before him, and confident to approach God. Our only fear is of ourselves!
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12 December, 1999
We are called to proclaim and celebrate the advent of God’s justice, and doing so is ultimately more radical than simply fighting injustice.
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28 November, 1999
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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17 October, 1999
Will we live out allegiance to the state, the economy, the mass media, consumerism, status-driven values and wealth, or to God, to the new community, to upside-down kingdom values and to a radical alternative which is the source of hope and transformation?
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6 December, 1998
Preparing the way of the Lord is not just a temporary clean-up for the visitor, but an embracing of the new possibilities that are opening to us.
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29 November, 1998
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Ethics, Fullness of Life, Hope, Salvation
We are called to live the lifestyle of the era that has not quite dawned – values found in Jesus Christ that will bring life to the world.
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15 December, 1996
With the coming of the Christ, our deepest longings and yearnings will be fulfilled.
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8 December, 1996
God does not wish our suffering and struggle to continue, but is ready to gather us in his arms, and calls us to prepare for his arrival.
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3 December, 1995
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Hope
If we live as though Christ was reigning now, we will always be ready for what he is about to do.
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11 February, 1995
God’s blessing is upon those who fully enter the pain of life and who hope beyond it.
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8 January, 1995
God’s love unconditionally seeks all people.