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Topic: Service
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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13 October, 2013
We can take our salvation and just return to normal life, but God calls us beyond normal into a wholeness that grows from praise, prayer and service.
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14 July, 2013
God is always reaching out to those who we have cast off as nobodies, treating them as beloved somebodies, and calling us to follow in doing the same.
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23 December, 2012
Like Mary, we are called to participate in God’s recreation and blessing of the world, and when we comprehend that call, we will, like Mary, explode with joy.
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21 October, 2012
In the sacraments, Jesus constantly calls us to follow him in giving up conventional notions of honour and offer ourselves for the life of the world.
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22 July, 2012
Preacher: Ian Cook
Topic: Generosity, Grace, Hospitality, Mercy, Mission, Service
Scripture: Ephesians
God calls us to welcome and care for “the strangers” the refugees and asylum seekers in our midst.
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25 March, 2012
The life and death of Jim Stynes give a contemporary picture of what it means to give your life away.
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5 February, 2012
In Christ we are set free from all that would oppress us in order that we might be free to live in gracious and life-giving service of God and others.
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6 January, 2012
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Leadership, Reconciliation, Service
Though we get caught up in violent rivalries like Herod, God breaks through with the promise of a new kingdom where all are honoured.
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20 November, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Leadership, Salvation, Service, Suffering, Violence
Jesus calls us to love and care for the world’s victims, and to refuse to participate in making more of them (even from among the victimisers).
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22 May, 2011
We have a distinct and privileged identity as God’s chosen people, but it does not turn us away from other people, but leads us to offer ourselves to and for them that all may share in the grace that has made us who we are.
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26 September, 2010
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Generosity, Greed, Hospitality, Money, Service, Stewardship
Scripture: Luke
Jesus calls us to be open to others, not shutting anyone out of our consciousness or care, and treating all as beloved neighbours.
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29 August, 2010
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Compassion, Ritual, Sacrifice, Service, Worship
Scripture: Hebrews
True worship, which honours and pleases God, is a seamless combination of ritual praise and a life lived in doing good for others.