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Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
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 November, 2000
Jesus calls us to accept forgiveness and get on with a life and faith that do not revolve constantly about trying to make up for mistakes.
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5 November, 2000
Love is both command and promise and is what gives meaning to all our offerings to God.
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29 October, 2000
Summing up the previous section of the gospel, Bartimaeus is a model disciple – one who sees who Jesus is, has no pretensions to power, leaves everything, and follows Jesus on the way.
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22 October, 2000
Christ is our high priest, the sole mediator between the world and God, but as the body of Christ we share in Christ’s task of reconciling earth and heaven.
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15 October, 2000
Because of who Jesus is, we are both naked and vulnerable before him, and confident to approach God. Our only fear is of ourselves!
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1 October, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Formation, Repentance, Sin, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Mark
Jesus is not calling us to self-mutilation, but he is saying that our efforts to root out sin in ourselves need to be as rigorous as it takes, even if it means appearing like a fanatic.
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24 September, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
The challenge of relinquishing selfish desire is a crucial key to a deeper journey into the life of Christ.
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10 September, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Bible, Discipleship, Economics, Justice, Prayer
The Bible highlights the consequences of the world’s unjust economic system, and we, as the church, are called to find ways of living out our prayer for justice.
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3 September, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Fullness of Life, Relationships, sex, Worship
Scripture: Song of Songs
The sexy bits of the Bible point to an understanding of the sacramental nature of sexual intimacy.
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27 August, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Power, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare
Scripture: Ephesians
The forces seeking to destroy any chance of real Christian living are formidable, but so are the weapons God gives us.
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13 August, 2000
The measure of the value of our worship is the measure of the transformation of our lives.
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30 July, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gratitude, Identity, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Ephesians
Praise and prayer enable us to find our true identify in Christ, and it is as we find out who we are that we find our true strength.
