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Topic: Repentance
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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26 January, 2003
The story of Jonah nurtures our own life of faith, revealing that God can work his purposes out even in and through people like Jonah and us.
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1 September, 2002
Many of us want the faith story to go according to our script, but the call of Jesus crashes through our dominant religious and cultural understandings and aspirations.
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3 December, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Hope, Repentance
Scripture: Luke
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, the transition will be traumatic and we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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19 November, 2000
Jesus calls us to accept forgiveness and get on with a life and faith that do not revolve constantly about trying to make up for mistakes.
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29 October, 2000
Summing up the previous section of the gospel, Bartimaeus is a model disciple – one who sees who Jesus is, has no pretensions to power, leaves everything, and follows Jesus on the way.
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1 October, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Formation, Repentance, Sin, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Mark
Jesus is not calling us to self-mutilation, but he is saying that our efforts to root out sin in ourselves need to be as rigorous as it takes, even if it means appearing like a fanatic.
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23 January, 2000
Although the choice to repent can be characterised in black and white terms, it usually feels like a choice for one risky joy over several safer ones, but it’s worth it!
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2 May, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Fullness of Life, Repentance
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
Christ has come that we might have fullness of life, and it has cost him dearly.
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28 June, 1998
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Galatians
Our bodies are integral to who we are and are destined for resurrection and glorification, but the fracturing of the integrity of creation affects us too in ways that mean we often find our bodies at war with our spirits. The pathway to sanctification involves a reintegration of body and spirit, and sometimes that means denial and disciplining of physical desires.
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8 February, 1998
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Healing, Mercy, Mission, Repentance, Sin
When we encounter the reality of God we are overcome with our own unworthiness, and we are confronted with a choice – to push God away and hide from our self-realization, or to accept God’s gracious invitation to mercy, transformation and mission.
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26 October, 1997
The need for liberation for the poor and oppressed is obvious, but for the comfortable and successful, the enslavements to consumerism, power and hardness of heart are harder to discern and take the intervention of God to break free from.
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12 October, 1997
The Word of God is constantly calling us to fullness of life, and frequently pierces through our facades to illuminate the ties that hold us back. This is nearly always uncomfortable!