Sermons
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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16 May, 2021
The way of blessedness that comes through obedience and submission to God’s will, but the choice lies in our hands.
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2 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John
If we want to understand how Jesus saves us and what Jesus saves us from, we are going to have to abandon the most widely taught explanation.
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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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18 April, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Forgiveness, Grace, Repentance, Resurrection
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Acts, Luke
We mostly don’t see ourselves as either terrible sinners or as gloriously Christ-like, but in the resurrection we are called to fully imagine both as world-changing truths.
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11 April, 2021
Preacher: Guilherme Almeida
Topic: Generosity, Justice, Mission, Resurrection, Service, Stewardship
Jesus calls us to a Resurrection Imagination, praying for courage and discernment on how to use your resources until the dream of a world where there are no poor among us is fulfilled.
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3 April, 2021
It is in the midst of our tears that we discover that Jesus is not dead, but more alive than ever.
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21 March, 2021
Preacher: Andrea Klimt
Topic: Hope, Resurrection, Suffering
Christian hope is rooted in suffering that does not remain unanswered. God answers in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ensuring that everything will not only be fine, it will be better.
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14 March, 2021
When theology and discipleship follow the path of God, they take us beyond an obsession with borders to a new engagement with the kingdom of God, present and tangible in all the earth.
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7 March, 2021
In determining our church’s way forward, we need to discern who we exist to serve, and it shouldn’t just be ourselves.
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28 February, 2021
As we head with Jesus towards the cross, carrying the pain and injustice of the world, God does not hide his face from us but hears our cries for justice.
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21 February, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Genesis, Mark
God will walk with us in suffering and work redemptively within it, but God is not powerful enough to just remove it.
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7 February, 2021
Preacher: Francesca D Nuzzolese
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Isaiah, Mark, Psalms
When our world and our hearts feel dry, cut off, and despondent, there is hope and life to be found in God’s promises.

