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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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15 July, 2007
Christ calls us to continue to grow in the measure of our love, prayer and good works.
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20 May, 2007
The unity of the churches, as an expression of reconciliation, is integral to the message of good news in Christ.
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13 May, 2007
Jesus gives us a peace that is not secured at the expense of victims, and he sends a Defence Counsel to lead the defence of the world’s victims.
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29 April, 2007
Jesus is the model for rightly honouring the victims by exposing and resisting the systems that sacrificed them.
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25 March, 2007
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Generosity, Jesus, Service, Spirituality, Wisdom
Scripture: John
Extravagant devotion to the crucified Christ is the foundation of our compassion and care for other victims of the world’s callousness.
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18 March, 2007
God’s grace is lavished on all who will receive it, but some of those who have every right to it refuse to receive it unless they are singled out.
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25 February, 2007
The Catechumenate, and the annual Lenten journey, are about writing the Word of God into our hearts so that it can protect us from evil and bear fruits of righteousness.
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4 February, 2007
The encounter with the resurrected crucified Jesus enables us to see the absolute love, mercy and non-vengefulness of God.
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14 January, 2007
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Conversion, Formation, Jesus
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, John
Recognising Jesus as Lord requires such a reversal of conventional values that it cannot but dangerously transform us.
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31 December, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Identity, Jesus, Spirituality
Scripture: Colossians, Luke
With Jesus as our pattern, we find a new identity in our uncompromising allegiance to God’s ways.
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26 November, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Empire, Jesus, Politics, Power
Scripture: John
To name Christ as King is to identify ourselves as dissenters to the claims of any other authority.
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15 October, 2006
The impossible love and grace of God invite us to participate in the life of God despite our circumstances, but we often get stuck in trying to find meaning in the circumstances.