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Topic: Humility
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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24 December, 2018
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Scripture: Luke
It is not from the halls of power but from humble places that the love which offers wholeness and healing and peace erupts into life.
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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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5 August, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Forgiveness, Grace, Humility, judgement, Repentance, Sin
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel
We are often blind to our own entanglement in evil, but when our eyes are opened, we are called into pathways of repentance and transformation that lead to life and healing.
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8 July, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Failure, Faithfulness, Fear, Grace, Hospitality, Humility, Identity, judgement, Unity, Virtues
Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Mark
Pretending to be better than we are alienates us from God and one another. Being open and real about our weaknesses and failures open us to God and one another.
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24 December, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Christmas, Hospitality, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus
Scripture: Luke
The nativity story proclaims the basic themes of the gospel message; God enters into our suffering world as a victim of our violence, and is rejected by most but recognised by the nobodies.
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5 November, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Humility, Jesus, judgement, Reconciliation, Temptation, Virtues
Scripture: Matthew
Jesus’s quest for reconciliation is far wider and more discomfortingly radical than our tendency to jump on the bandwagon of popular justice causes.
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17 September, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Romans
Jesus calls us to welcome and honour each other at his table regardless of the disagreements we may have over how to apply biblical teachings.
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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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5 March, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Discipleship, Humility, Lent, Temptation
Lent is a recurring reminder of the fragility of our discipleship in the face of tempting shortcuts and instant gratifications.
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29 January, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew, Micah
Jesus did not come to be the ultimate sacrifice that would appease God, but to show us, once and for all, that God does not want sacrifices at all, but lives of love, mercy and compassion.
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23 October, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Luke
A healthy self-esteem is not one that thinks itself better than others, but one that, in solidarity with others, accepts the merciful gift of life and love that Jesus offers us.
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28 August, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Discipleship, Grace, Humility, Jesus
If we construct our identity around a pursuit of social esteem, we will degrade our true selves, but if we model ourselves on the generosity of God, we will find true life where few look for it.
