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Topic: Commitment
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 April, 2005
The way to enter the life of God is found in Jesus, in relationship with the incarnate life of God.
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7 November, 2004
Preacher: Andrew Woff
Topic: Commitment, Depression, Discipleship, Faith
Scripture: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Haggai
In the pain of discouragement, God keeps whispering to us: I am still with you, and the future has possibilities you have not dreamed of. So take courage, keep at it, hold on, don’t give up.
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20 June, 2004
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Christian ascetic discipline is not about earning God’s acceptance, but about banishing the demons so that we can live life more fully in the here and now.
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8 February, 2004
Extravagant grace can be terrifying because it asks nothing of us but a complete change of life!
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11 January, 2004
In baptism Jesus submits himself to his God-given destiny and vocation, and it is by a similar submission to God, allowing Christ to live out his baptismal life in us and for us, that we have life and hope.
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13 July, 2003
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Commitment, Fullness of Life, Gratitude, Jesus, Worship
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
If we can lose ourselves in the worship of Christ, then Christ will come to fill our emptied egos with his own self which now dances in the freedom of God.
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16 June, 2002
We voluntarily live a vowed life as a grateful response to God’s saving acts.
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6 May, 2001
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering
Scripture: Psalms, Revelation
Following Christ may take us into costly confrontation with the powers of the world, and we cannot be protected from the costs of that, but Christ will bring us through to the land of promise beyond.
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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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9 November, 1997
The God who stopped at nothing to stand in solidarity with us, looks for those who will give everything to work in solidarity with God.
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24 August, 1997
The Gospel made known in Jesus draws us, body, mind and spirit into the full life of God. This totality of involvement scares off many people, but there is no other way to life.
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13 July, 1997
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Mission, Suffering
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
Whole-hearted devotion to God and commitment to God’s mission brings joyous freedom, but also often results in derision, rejection and even violent opposition.