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Topic: Community
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 July, 2022
Being missioners needs to be patterned on Jesus if it is to have any integrity at all, and so it will be characterised by intentional engagement, genuine curiosity, deep listening, allowing others to be a blessing to us, and trusting ourselves to God.
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15 May, 2022
Preacher: Craig Bartlett
Scripture: Acts
All our dinners are an anticipation of the vision of a new world, where God’s very self dwells with mortals, all are welcomed, and all pain is taken away.
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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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8 August, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Community, Compassion, Conflict, Forgiveness, Generosity, Grace, Mercy, Violence
Scripture: Ephesians
We live in amidst a culture of highly toxic, self-righteous, finger-pointing. Jesus calls us to a radical love which will stop the blame game but still speak transforming truth to those who oppress.
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11 July, 2021
Preacher: Craig Bartlett
Topic: Community, Gifts, Humility, Reconciliation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
Instead of leaving unsaid the things that could cause conflict and division, we are called to listen intensely, slowly, intentionally, allowing all to speak their truth, so that we can find a way to move forward together in love and humility.
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27 March, 2011
Social labels and divisions keep us parched and thirsting for intimacy and community, but Jesus seeks to break through them and give us the living water of love and acceptance.
