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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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12 February, 2023
Preacher: Chris Barnden
Topic: Discipleship, Reconciliation, Relationships, Virtues
Scripture: Colossians, Matthew
Being a disciple of Jesus is not about changing behaviour, it’s about changing life! It’s about being changed at our very core so that our inner motivations and attitudes are transformed.
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6 November, 2022
Preacher: Lina Toth (Andronoviene)
Topic: Church, Community, Family, Marriage, Relationships, Resurrection
Scripture: Luke
Jesus’s perplexing teaching on marriage and singleness calls us into a new network of relationships in which all are fully valued.
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5 June, 2022
Preacher: Amelia Koh-Butler
The Holy Spirit is breathing sacred life into all creation and continually working for the making sacred of all creation.
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29 May, 2022
Living out the unity we have in Christ, is more difficult and more important when we are at odds with one another.
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31 October, 2021
God’s kindness is exceptional, and we too are called to be courageous in exceptional kindness and loyalty.
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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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1 August, 2021
There will always be people in the church you find difficult to get on with, and it is their presence that will really enable you to grow in your ability to love.
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25 April, 2021
The more challenging life in this world becomes, the more opportunity for Christians like us to live out the love of God by loving our neighbours.
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1 November, 2020
Preacher: Lina Toth (Andronoviene)
Scripture: Matthew
Jesus preached a vision of the Kingdom of God that re-orders our lives and communities, and finds an honoured place for those often excluded for not conforming to the pervasive norms of marriage and family.
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6 September, 2020
Preacher: Grant Paulson
Topic: Creation, Faithfulness, Humility, Identity, Relationships
Scripture: Genesis
God created us and set us in a network of relationships with God, with the creation, with one another, and with ourselves, and all four connections need to be maintained for health.
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13 December, 2015
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Jesus, Reconciliation, Relationships, Repentance
Scripture: Luke, Philippians, Zephaniah
In an us-and-them world, people hope to find a way to get God on their side, but Jesus confounds our expectations of God siding against others.
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13 September, 2015
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Church, Grace, Hospitality, Love, Relationships, Service
Scripture: James
Good gossip, listening in love to each other’s stories and seeking the presence of God, helps us to build connection and community and to grow in love.
