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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
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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Pastor
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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3 September, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Discipleship, Hope, Hospitality, Humility, Jesus, Love, Virtues
Christians are to be known for what they celebrate and affirm and encourage rather than what they are against.
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27 August, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Jesus, peace, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Sin, Worship
Recognising what sort of sacrifices we are called to make and what sort of sacrifices we are called to refrain from making is crucial to faithfully following the way of Jesus.
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20 August, 2017
Even for Jesus, and certainly for us, there is sometimes the need to be jolted into the reality of what God’s new revelation of grace is all about.
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2 July, 2017
What we do with our children is one of the great tests of our faithfulness to the God of Jesus, and tragically, child sacrifice is common in our society.
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25 June, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Death, Evil, Faithfulness, Fear, Grace, Hope, Love, Resurrection
In a world infested by terror and fear, Jesus tells us that becoming the victims of that world is not nearly as dangerous as becoming part of it.
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11 June, 2017
Baptism is to the Christian life as a wedding is to the married life – an ongoing symbol of the vowed and relational life in God.
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4 June, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Holy Spirit, Love, peace, Reconciliation, Salvation
Scripture: Acts
The Spirit of Jesus unites us across previously hostile boundaries and teaches us a language of liberating love.
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21 May, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Love, Resurrection
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
Following Jesus has nothing to do with trying to be good. His love and hope are gifts, rather than demands, and they free us to love and hope freely.
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14 May, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Acts
True martyrs are those who are killed because their love, truthfulness and forgiveness are intolerable, not those who die killing for their cause.
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7 May, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Faith, Grace, Hospitality, Jesus
Jesus gives us an abundance of all that we need, and when we learn to trust that, we are set free from rivalry and possessiveness and enabled to share generously.
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30 April, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Failure, Grace, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Reconciliation, Resurrection, Salvation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Luke
Meeting us on the road of despair, Jesus reveals to us that suffering and defeat are God’s means of bringing new life and hope.
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15 April, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Matthew
Jesus died an apparent failure, but in his resurrection, the failure’s power over us is broken for ever.
