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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
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Nathan Nettleton
Nathan Nettleton has served as pastor of this congregation since 1994. He was ordained as a Baptist pastor that same year and completed an honours degree in theology at Whitley College in 1995, followed by a Master of Theology in Liturgical Studies from the University of Divinity in 2001. In our church, he carries particular responsibilities for the preaching, teaching, and ordering of worship and prayer, and for pastoral care. He also writes liturgical resources for a global audience through LaughingBird.net, and serves as a board member of Open Baptists. Nathan is married to Margie, and they have an adult daughter, Acacia, and two dogs.
Sermons by Nathan Nettleton
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30 December, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Colossians, Luke
Jesus models for us a willingness to listen, learn and grow rather than a domineering certainty that insists on knowing who’s right and who’s wrong.
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23 December, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Christmas, Conversion, Culture, Hope, Incarnation, Salvation
Scripture: Luke
The baby whose coming is awaited will turn the world upside down (not just the lives of its parents!), and our counter-cultural observance of Advent is a necessary preparation of ourselves for that reality.
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16 December, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Anger, Conversion, Culture, Faithfulness, Holy Spirit, Hope
Scripture: Luke
Angry prophets who tell us the hard-to-hear truth about ourselves pave the way for a new world to emerge.
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9 December, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Baptism, Conversion, Discernment, Formation, Holy Spirit, Hope, Leadership, Repentance
The task of being changed into what God calls us to be involves a radical break with the established norms of our world.
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2 December, 2018
The coming of Christ to transform the present world into the Kingdom of God will be earth-shattering, but we easily lose sight of it in our anticipation of “another Christmas”.
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25 November, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: John
In the face of a politics grounded in nationalist arrogance and fake news, Jesus proclaims a ‘kingdom’ grounded in shared humanity and truth.
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18 November, 2018
The collapse of the institutional church and other social structures will be painful for all of us, but it is not ultimately a threat to mission of Jesus.
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28 October, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Suffering raises painful unanswerable questions, but Jesus leads us into a life where the sharing of our honest questions is part of shaping a community of healing and hope.
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21 October, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fullness of Life, Humility, Jesus
Scripture: Mark
There is nothing wrong with an eager desire for a special closeness to Jesus. Jesus is eager to fulfil such desires, but warns us of the cost of sticking with him.
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14 October, 2018
When God is seeking to communicate with us, we usually need the prayerful support of others to help ensure that we remain open to hearing what God is calling us to.
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7 October, 2018
When we want to know what God is like, our primary source of information is Jesus.
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30 September, 2018
Sickness and sin are similar and related disorders from which Jesus comes to to heal and save us.
