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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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30 January, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faithfulness, Formation, Hospitality, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Luke
The only measure of our progress in Christian faith is our love for others, including those we are least inclined to love.
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23 January, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians
In God’s vision for humanity, every person and the role they play is valued and cared for. When society fails to live up to this, the Church is called to go against the flow and courageously champion and model it.
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9 January, 2022
The promise of baptism with fire may surprisingly lead us to a loving suffering messiah.
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26 December, 2021
We can’t take it for granted that Jesus will be where we want to go, for his ways often go contrary to ours and our business is to follow him.
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12 December, 2021
The joyous message of Christmas demands a response from us all year round.
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28 November, 2021
Christ calls us to be alert for his salvific coming in the midst of the terrors of the here and now, not just in the past and future.
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21 November, 2021
If we are to call Christ a King and still remain faithful to him, we must begin with the subversion of the very concept of kingship that Jesus points to when he is questioned by Pilate.
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7 November, 2021
God calls us to beware of simple solutions that actually violate the laws of love and hospitality towards the strangers.
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24 October, 2021
After horrendous suffering and loss, the most courageous and ultimately transformative response is to reinvest in life and love with passion and hope.
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10 October, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Anger, Depression, Grief, Suffering
Faithful lament, even enraged and despairing lament, takes us close to the heart of God, though we usually can’t perceive God when we are there.
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3 October, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Children, Culture, Grace, Law, Reconciliation, Relationships
Scripture: Mark
The Kingdom of God can only be accepted the way a child welcomes a hug, not the way lawyers accept a divorce settlement.
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22 August, 2021
Jesus offers life in all its fullness, but many would rather settle for the odd snack rather than the full banquet.
