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Topic: Doubt
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 April, 2016
Doubts and questions, far from being a threat to faith in the risen Christ, are its normal starting point and constant companion.
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3 January, 2016
Jesus came into the world to fill us with new life, and encourage us, and show us how to grow, so if we remain focussed on the light, letting it shine into our areas of darkness, then darkness will never have the last word.
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6 January, 2015
Preacher: Sam Goodes
Topic: Discipleship, Doubt, Faithfulness, Hope
The feeling of distance and separation from God – which we all feel – is perception not reality… it is the fruit of our fear and our holding-back.
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11 August, 2013
Believing and following Jesus is about faith because certainty is impossible and doubts are unavoidable.
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14 October, 2012
In times when we strive to see but cannot, when we struggle to understand and can find no satisfactory answers in the face of issues that confuse us, we can still search for communion with the one who knows all things, who understands all things.
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27 November, 2011
God’s action in the world and in our lives is constant and faithful, but rarely flamboyant or unambiguous. Discerning God’s activity is therefore a learned skill.
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8 August, 2010
Faith is not the absence of doubt, but the courage and trust to be faithful to God in your your actions and life, despite doubts and disappointments.
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15 February, 2009
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Psalms
The unfailing love of God is with us, even in the tragedy, confusion, and anguished questions and doubts.
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25 June, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Doubt, Hope, Spiritual Disciplines, Weakness
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
The Christian life is often lived against overwhelming odds, but the presence of Christ and some basic godly resources make it a good bet.
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30 April, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Doubt, Forgiveness, Formation, Grace, Resurrection
Scripture: John
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
