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Topic: Liberation
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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20 August, 2023
Looking for emerging patterns can help us (and Jesus?) recognise the ways that God is opening new pathways of grace and inclusion.
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8 April, 2023
It is only in light of the resurrection that we can comprehend the sin and death that we are being liberated from.
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19 March, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Fullness of Life, Liberation, Oppresion, Spiritual Warfare
There are forces conspiring to keep us in the dark, but Jesus opens our eyes so that we can see that our deepest yearnings are satisfied only in God.
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1 January, 2023
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Hope, Liberation, Salvation, Suffering
In the Christ-child we encounter God responding to our suffering and leading us into the promised land of new life.
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11 December, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Bible, Conversion, Faithfulness, Fullness of Life, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Liberation
Jesus asks us to assess the legitimacy of any ministry by its transforming and liberating outcomes for the world and its peoples.
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27 November, 2022
Preacher: Scott Cowdell
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Liberation
The Advent break in of God in Christ is underway, bringing disruption of a status quo that our world needs to be free of, and liberation from the imprisonment of sin.
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13 February, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Crucifixion, Forgiveness, Fullness of Life, Grace, Jesus, Liberation, Mercy, Resurrection, Salvation
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Luke
All that matters about God, about sin and forgiveness, and about living with integrity and freedom, flows from the human encounter with the crucified and risen Jesus.
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15 August, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Commitment, Fullness of Life, Hospitality, Liberation, Spirituality, Virtues, Worship
Scripture: Ephesians
Paul’s word play on drunkenness is both a useful contrast and a useful comparison for Christian living.
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30 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Fullness of Life, Jesus, Liberation, Trinity
The recognition that in Jesus we see the exact likeness of the Father rescues us from fear and slavery and invites us to live as the beloved children of God.
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15 November, 2020
In the face of global suffering, we continue to give praise for the power that is working on the side of love, and we unite our power with God’s power until we see God’s will being done.
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11 October, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
We are often afraid to face what must be faced in order to enter the new world God has promised, but God continues to promise an abundance of blessings when we overcome our fears and obey.
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16 August, 2020
Preacher: Jarrod McKenna
Topic: Culture, Demons, Discernment, Jesus, Liberation
Until our eyes are opened to discern the dog-domination and pig-powers that oppress us from within our culture, we will continue to be trampled underfoot by them
