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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
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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24 December, 2008
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Let us keep the festival by standing confidently, and affirming our faith in the God who takes flesh among us, today!
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7 December, 2008
In God’s coming reign, things we find impossible to reconcile will be reconciled.
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23 November, 2008
Jesus, the coming king, will rise above power mongering and tenderly lead the people into paradise
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2 November, 2008
Christ uses his power to lift up others, but we are prone to misuse power to exalt ourselves.
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26 October, 2008
Love is both a command and an eschatological promise. The promise undergirds our striving to obey the command.
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19 October, 2008
When greed and fear demand that we give our attention to money, Jesus calls us to reclaim the image of God within us, and offer ourselves to God.
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12 October, 2008
There are no passengers in the Kingdom – those who accept the call must go on to clothe themselves in righteousness.
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5 October, 2008
The ten commandments are not a measure of our moral accomplishment, but a gift offered to God by a grateful covenant people.
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21 September, 2008
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Communion, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Gifts, Grace
Scripture: Exodus
The wilderness can seem harsh and threatening, but God is there, ready to nourish us with the bread of heaven.
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14 September, 2008
When everything seems to be against us, God will open up for us a way to freedom and life.
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31 August, 2008
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Jesus, Reconciliation, Salvation, Suffering, Vocation
Jesus commits himself to the path of redemptive suffering in preference to either fight or flight, and he calls us to follow him in that commitment.
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24 August, 2008
The once and for all sacrifice of Christ and our living sacrifice of ourselves are becoming one sacrifice as we and Christ become one.