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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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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.
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10 August, 2008
Jesus will be there for us in the midst of the storms, but we are to stay together in his boat rather than jump ship in a misguided “display of faith”.
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27 July, 2008
The incoming Kingdom of God often challenges conventional social norms to such an extent that it is perceived as anarchic or even evil.
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20 July, 2008
God is with us everywhere, whether we realise it or not, but there is still value in honouring special places of promise and revelation.
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21 June, 2008
In Baptism, Christ has united us with himself in his death to sin and his resurrection to radically new life.
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15 June, 2008
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Communion, Grace, Hospitality, Love
Christ’s desire to extend hospitality to us, to welcome us at his table, is so great that he will give even his own life to bring us into the experience of his love. This is the pattern for our call to hospitality too.
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8 June, 2008
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Discipleship, Resurrection, Vocation
You might have been written off as a dead loss (even by yourself), but only respond to the call of Christ, and you will live!
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6 April, 2008
Christ is so present we loose the ability to see him. We need to worship to recover our sight.