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Book: Luke
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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25 March, 2001
The Parable of the Prodigal Son may really be intended by Jesus as the Parable of the Loving Father and the Angry Brother.
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11 February, 2001
The beatitudes proclaim God’s preferential love for the poor and challenge us to rethink our own dependence on financial security.
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3 December, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Hope, Repentance
Scripture: Luke
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, the transition will be traumatic and we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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7 May, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Formation, Humility, Jesus, Resurrection
Scripture: Luke
Encounters with the risen Christ open our minds rather than narrow our theology.
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1 November, 1998
The values Christ calls us to live by can (for most people) only be lived in community with the saints, past and present.
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4 October, 1998
Christian discipleship is about fully living the faith you have, and it is a basic human duty, not a cause for special commendation.
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9 August, 1998
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Culture, Fullness of Life, Generosity, Greed, Jesus, Spiritual Disciplines, Stewardship
Scripture: Luke
The search for meaning and fullness of life without cost, risk or struggle is futile, but the Kingdom is still a free gift, given by God, to all who will accept it.
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26 July, 1998
The three most valuable helps for those who would learn to pray are, 1) an experienced mentor or spiritual director,  2) the use of well prepared set prayers, and 3) perseverance.
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11 July, 1998
Our perception of things can be distorted by the context in which we see them. Jesus constantly challenges our misperceptions by challenging us to look at things through a different frame. It is only by constant reference to Jesus and to the ways that he looked at things that we learn to see ourselves and our surrounds more realistically.
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14 June, 1998
People judge one another by their conformity to certain expectations (which vary from group to group), but God is only interested in our willingness to come into the loving intimacy he offers to all.
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8 February, 1998
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Healing, Mercy, Mission, Repentance, Sin
When we encounter the reality of God we are overcome with our own unworthiness, and we are confronted with a choice – to push God away and hide from our self-realization, or to accept God’s gracious invitation to mercy, transformation and mission.
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7 December, 1997
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Fear, Liberation, Purity, Salvation, Worship
Being saved can be painful, but its goal, becoming a purified people who can worship rightly without fear, is the ultimate reward.