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Topic: Children
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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28 December, 2014
To grow up well, children need to be anchored to a broad community with shared values, which nevertheless allows for individual differences.
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29 December, 2013
The Christmas story includes a message of God’s solidarity with and care for children and families who live in fear and who flee to seek refuge. We corrupt the message if we make it about our children and not all children.
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4 March, 2012
God’s covenant of love and grace is made unconditionally, not depending even on our response, and so the promises are made to our children whether they respond or not.
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30 January, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Children, Discipleship, Formation
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew
In the growth of children, God reveals to us much of how we all should be growing and developing.