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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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15 February, 2015
Expecting God to always appear as an exalted triumphant victor blinds us to the reality of God’s glory which is made known in suffering, self-sacrificial love.
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1 February, 2015
Jesus calls us to model a pattern of love and generous inclusion, and to avoid the demonic temptations of exclusion and pride.
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18 January, 2015
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians
Jesus leads us into a joyous and healthy way of living that avoids both constricting legalism and destructive libertarianism.
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4 January, 2015
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Christmas, Fullness of Life, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus, Reconciliation
God has become flesh so that we might know God and realise our own destiny in God in the world.
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21 December, 2014
Joseph models a courageous willingness to be stripped of his sense of entitlement that he might become all God wanted him to be.
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14 December, 2014
Preparing ourselves for the coming Lord is not a matter of rigorous rule keeping, but rules can help us learn the appropriate new way of being.
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30 November, 2014
Jesus calls us to courageously follow him through a world of apparently apocalyptic violence towards the advent of hope and peace.
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23 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Mercy, Reconciliation, Service, Violence
Scripture: Matthew
In our desire to see mercy and compassion expressed for the needy, we must beware of falling into desiring the exact opposite for those who have not shown mercy and compassion.
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9 November, 2014
Our readiness to welcome and celebrate Christ is integral to his becoming present and active among us.
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2 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Authority, Fullness of Life, Humility, Jesus, Leadership, Service
Scripture: Matthew
Jesus does not burden us with crippling moral expectations, but humbly takes our burdens on himself and frees us to relax into the life of God.
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1 November, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Matthew, Revelation
As we gather with the saints of all times to worship the crucified victim, we are immersed in a culture that is so at odds with the values of this world that those who truly embrace it just appear odd for now, but strangely and alluringly familiar too.
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12 October, 2014
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
There are many stories in the Bible that can appear to portray God as involved in terrorist acts, but Jesus invites us to read them in new ways.
