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Sermons

  • When Terror Stalks

    17 March, 2019

    When Terror Stalks

    Preacher: Nathan Nettleton

    Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Grief, Love, peace, Sacrifice, Sin

    Scripture: Luke, Philippians

    In a world that is hell-bent on self-destruction, Jesus calls us to gather to him and to love faithfully and vulnerably with him, rather than surrendering to the hate and fear.

  • The Baptismal Decision

    10 March, 2019

    The Baptismal Decision

    Preacher: Sylvia Sandeman

    Topic: Baptism, Discipleship, Lent, Temptation

    Scripture: Luke, Psalms

    Lent calls us to faithfulness to God and we need to assess the direction of our journey, our call to ministry and also to meet our own demons.

  • Why you probably don’t need to learn more

    3 March, 2019

    Why you probably don’t need to learn more

    Preacher: Nathan Nettleton

    Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Formation, Virtues

    Scripture: Luke

    Acknowledging and appreciating Jesus is relatively easy, but we find it much more difficult to transform our lives in conformity with his teaching.

  • Blessings We Didn’t Want

    17 February, 2019

    Blessings We Didn’t Want

    Preacher: Nathan Nettleton

    Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Jesus, Virtues

    Scripture: Jeremiah, Luke

    Most of us are addicted to achieving results and success, and it is crippling us. Jesus leads us towards an unexpected and almost unrecognisable freedom.

  • Are We Of Any Use?

    10 February, 2019

    Are We Of Any Use?

    Preacher: Keith Clements

    Topic: Discipleship, Evil, Grace, Hope, Love

    Scripture: Corinthians, Isaiah, Luke

    It is with the love of Christ taking charge of us, that we can venture into combat with the wrongs of our time without being dragged down by the very same demons that we oppose.

  • When Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    3 February, 2019

    When Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    Preacher: Paul Matheson

    Topic: Hospitality, Jesus, Love

    Scripture: Corinthians, Luke

    Jesus possesses an astonishing freedom in God and will not be used to justify causes of nation, religion, status quo, or even his own family and friends.

  • 27 January, 2019

    From little things big things grow

    Preacher: Roslyn Wright

    Topic: Healing, Politics, Reconciliation

    Scripture: Luke

    I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which… read more

  • 21 January, 2019

    Looking for a sign

    Preacher: Samara Pitt

    Topic: Culture, Gifts, Love, Service

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Isaiah, John, Psalms

    Love names, creation, joyful service and gifts for the common good can be signs of the nature and culture of God.

  • By a Different Route

    6 January, 2019

    By a Different Route

    Preacher: Roxanne Addley

    Topic: Christmas, Faithfulness, Grace, Jesus

    Scripture: Ephesians, Isaiah, Luke

    What is God challenging you to return to? Will you be a witness to the joy and love, and the possibilities of the alternative world heralded by Jesus?

  • Listening, learning, growing

    30 December, 2018

    Listening, learning, growing

    Preacher: Nathan Nettleton

    Topic: Christmas, Formation, Grace, Humility, Love, Virtues

    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.

  • For Christmas hope and healing, look to the shadows

    24 December, 2018

    For Christmas hope and healing, look to the shadows

    Preacher: Alison Sampson

    Topic: Christmas, Failure, Fear, Grief, Healing, Hope, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus

    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.

  • Upending the World as We Know It

    23 December, 2018

    Upending the World as We Know It

    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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Open Icon Baptist Church is an inclusive, contemplative congregation of dedicated Jesus-followers, weaving ancient and modern spiritual practices into warmly participatory online Sunday liturgical worship and daily prayer. Based in Melbourne, Australia, but now with members far and wide.

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Open Icon Baptist Church acknowledges that we live on unceded Aboriginal lands, many of us on the lands of the Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri peoples. We express our gratitude at the sharing of this land; our sorrow for the personal, spiritual, and cultural cost of that sharing; and the hope that we may walk together in harmony in the spirit of reconciliation.

Open Icon Baptist Church is affiliated with both the Open Baptists and the Baptist Union of Victoria.


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