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Preacher: Alison Sampson
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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Alison Sampson
Alison Sampson is an ordained Baptist pastor, a preacher, a writer, a dreamer, and a frequent maker of soup. After many years as a member and then a pastor of our church, then known as South Yarra Community Baptist Church, in 2016 she moved to Warrnambool to set up and pastor Sanctuary Baptist Church. There, queer, neurodivergent and questioning folk found a home and assumptions about church were exploded. After returning to Melbourne in 2024, she became part of the ministry team at Manningham Uniting Church. Alison is passionate about communicating with diverse people, facilitating encounters with the Spirit through Word, ritual, conversation and prayer, encouraging others in their ministry, and sanctifying every area of life.
Sermons by Alison Sampson
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13 July, 2008
Jesus calls us to do the hard work to prepare the soil of our hearts an minds, ready to grow the fruits of faith, hope and love.
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25 May, 2008
The kingdom of God is celebrating our life together now and our shared hopes and dreams of a world where all might eat and drink, and we are called to do what we can to bring this world about.
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7 May, 2006
Goodness and mercy are with us now – and we have to learn to accept them.
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4 September, 2005
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Economics, Grace, Justice, Liberation, Reconciliation, Salvation
Scripture: Exodus
All of us, oppressed and powerful, are invited to act against violence and exploitation, to leave behind the oppressive ways and walk towards a new way of life.