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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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13 April, 1997
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Bible, Formation, Jesus, Spiritual Disciplines, Spirituality
Scripture: Luke
It is in a developing relationship with Jesus Christ that our minds will be opened to understand the scriptures, just as happened for the disciples of Jesus.
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15 December, 1996
With the coming of the Christ, our deepest longings and yearnings will be fulfilled.
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12 November, 1995
Our doubts and questions are welcome to God so long as we are not using them to avoid Christ’s question to us – “Will you follow me?”
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8 October, 1995
Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.
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24 September, 1995
Moral integrity does not require operational naivety and Christian discipleship requires shrewdness.
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17 September, 1995
Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.
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30 July, 1995
Prayer is a learned discipline which begins with acknowledging God’s goodness and aligning ourselves with God’s purposes.
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8 July, 1995
As small as our missions may seem, they have cosmic significance in Christ’s mission.
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2 July, 1995
Fullness of life is often dependent on letting go of all the things we thought were going to give us fullness of life.
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26 March, 1995
It is easy to lose appreciation for the benefits of faithfulness until we taste the alternative.
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19 March, 1995
Suffering and prosperity are not punishments or rewards, but God’s grace may eventually be exhausted by those who squander it.
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5 March, 1995
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Love, Suffering, Temptation, Vocation
Jesus calls us to follow his lead in rejecting easy comfortable paths and choosing the tough road of costly active love.