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Topic: Weakness
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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29 May, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Holy Spirit, Hospitality, Weakness
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Acts, John
Jesus offers himself to the world from a vulnerable place on the margins, and he calls us to trust the Holy Spirit and do likewise.
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20 December, 2009
God comes to us, in seemingly insignificant places and borne by easily overlooked people.
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21 June, 2009
When things are desperate, God calls us only to be faithful and committed, because the outcomes are in God’s hands, not ours.
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8 October, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Conversion, Discipleship, Grace, Jesus, Weakness
God offers to make us his children, a position that may not appeal to our autonomous ambitions, but which offers honour and security.
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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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2 April, 2006
God will do great things with us, but will not impose them on us, so we have to relinquish control before God brings about the growth we crave.
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20 February, 2005
Being born of water and Spirit involves becoming as vulnerable and dependent on God as a newborn baby is on its parents.
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6 July, 2003
Rediscovering the mission of Jesus is one pathway through which we might re-enter the experience of dependence on God.
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6 April, 2003
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Culture, Discernment, Faithfulness, Grace, Hope, Incarnation, Suffering, Weakness
Scripture: John
God invites us to be immersed in another possible reality, to look at the world with the dark and contrary light that comes from the cross of Jesus.
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29 September, 2002
Preacher: Mark Brett
Topic: Authority, Leadership, Power, Weakness
Scripture: Exodus, Matthew, Philippians
At the deepest level of our need, we are called to rest in the love and righteousness of God, which can never be forced.
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3 February, 2002
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Grace, Righteousness, Weakness
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew, Micah, Psalms
Living as God requires may not make sense in the world, but God will make it worth our while.
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28 October, 2001
The faith of Christ is about the redemptive power of wounds, so love your wound and befriend it, for it is probably an angel of God in disguise.