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Topic: Resurrection
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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14 May, 2015
Love is our purpose; we are not abandoned, not fearful, judgemental or self-righteous, for we are made in the image of God, who is gentle and wise, witty and loving, generous, forgiving, compassionate and kind.
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19 April, 2015
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Baptism, Discipleship, Identity, Jesus, Resurrection
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Luke
We shall be ourselves when we are able to surrender ourselves to Christ and say ‘not my will, but yours’.
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4 May, 2014
The crucified and risen Jesus teaches us to interpret the whole Bible through his eyes.
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19 April, 2014
The message of Easter was that the disciples would find Jesus – not at the empty tomb – but going ahead of them into Galilee – on the mission field.
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9 June, 2013
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Death, Resurrection, Spirituality, Suffering
Scripture: 1 & 2 Kings, Luke
God meets us in the midst of our worst nightmares, calling life out of death, but seldom in the ways we might most wish for.
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5 May, 2013
The resurrection of Jesus has made it possible for everyone to live fully, now, but not everyone feels ready to live.
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27 May, 2012
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Fear, Holy Spirit, Hope, Liberation, Resurrection, Salvation
The Holy Spirit is poured out on us so that the liberating presence of Christ may be with us all everywhere, freeing us from fear to live and speak boldly of the new life we have tasted.
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22 April, 2012
The foundation of our faith is in a living Christ who enables us to understand the Bible, rather than in a Bible that enables us to understand a dead Christ.
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7 April, 2012
The resurrection of Jesus is the most confronting and terrifying news imaginable, and all we can do (after trying to run) is surrender ourselves to his grace.
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5 June, 2011
The gratuitous mercy made known in the resurrected Christ requires us to rethink the nature of God all the way back to creation.
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1 May, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Baptism, Communion, Resurrection, Worship
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
United with Christ in baptism we cross the threshold from death to life, and in Eucharist we continue to touch the scars which nourish our faith and inspire our worship.
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20 March, 2011
God’s promised protection can only be understood through the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.