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Book: 1 & 2 Samuel
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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15 November, 2009
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discernment, Faithfulness, Hope, Violence
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Hebrews, Mark
A growing incidence of cataclysmic violence is not a sign of God’s activity, but it does call us to hold on to our hope and look for God’s action in small signs of life coming from death.
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26 July, 2009
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, John
Jesus reveals that God is a God of abundance who will lovingly provide plenty for all, but the common perception of scarcity easily corrupts us and leads to treachery and abuse.
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12 July, 2009
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Ephesians, Mark
God created everything and destined everything to be part of the one glorious story of God’s love and grace, and through Jesus, God draws us back into the story.
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21 June, 2009
When things are desperate, God calls us only to be faithful and committed, because the outcomes are in God’s hands, not ours.
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6 August, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Economics, Food, Forgiveness, Fullness of Life, Liberation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, John
Jesus becomes a victim of our systems of feeding on one another in order to forgive us, set us free, and nourish us for life.
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9 July, 2006
The church is formed when we ask Christ to rule over us and make a covenant with him to define the terms.
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25 June, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Doubt, Hope, Spiritual Disciplines, Weakness
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
The Christian life is often lived against overwhelming odds, but the presence of Christ and some basic godly resources make it a good bet.
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15 January, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Identity, Jesus, Politics, Repentance, Temptation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 Corinthians, John, Psalms
In the encounter with Jesus, our self-delusion and our scapegoating are painfully exposed, but with the possibility of forgiveness and freedom.
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20 July, 2003
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Ephesians, Mark
The answers to the questions about our future directions are not easy, but we can trust the God who holds our future in his hands.
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13 July, 2003
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Commitment, Fullness of Life, Gratitude, Jesus, Worship
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
If we can lose ourselves in the worship of Christ, then Christ will come to fill our emptied egos with his own self which now dances in the freedom of God.
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22 December, 2002
God is always acting, but often in surprising and paradoxical ways. The ways of God often reverse human expectations.
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13 July, 1997
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Mission, Suffering
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
Whole-hearted devotion to God and commitment to God’s mission brings joyous freedom, but also often results in derision, rejection and even violent opposition.