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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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19 May, 2002
The world is full of offers of poisoned cups to quench our thirst, but Jesus offers us his own Spirit to sustain us in the wilderness.
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5 May, 2002
We go out not to take Christ to others, but to meet Christ among them and reconnect his story and theirs.
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3 February, 2002
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Grace, Righteousness, Weakness
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew, Micah, Psalms
Living as God requires may not make sense in the world, but God will make it worth our while.
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6 January, 2002
The gifts we most need – a place of belonging and a place of sacred meaning – will be found when we offer them to others.
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23 December, 2001
Joseph is an admirable model of the willingness to put calling and values ahead of convenience or reputation.
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9 December, 2001
Hope is a courageous and active stance towards life which is nourished in those who attend to the voice of God in Scripture.
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4 November, 2001
Faced with the callous injustice of the world, it takes tenacious trust in the vision of God’s just reign to survive.
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23 September, 2001
Even those whose actions are morally indefensible usually have attributes that challenge our own failings.
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16 September, 2001
Destructive evil is all around us and within us, but God has not given up on us.
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12 August, 2001
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, Service, Worship
Scripture: Isaiah
Our liturgical expression of faith can nurture but not substitute for putting our faith into action.
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29 July, 2001
In baptism we are joined to Christ and we now live as he leads, and celebrate the freedom of others to do so also.
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8 July, 2001
The gospel calls us on a road to healing and wholeness, but its steps are so deceptively simple (which doesn’t mean easy) that we often don’t take them seriously and so don’t do them.