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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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18 June, 2000
You can’t define or dictate how people will experience God, even within the service of worship.
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28 May, 2000
The extent of God’s grace constantly astounds us as it floods over ever social barrier we erect.
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7 May, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Formation, Humility, Jesus, Resurrection
Scripture: Luke
Encounters with the risen Christ open our minds rather than narrow our theology.
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30 April, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Doubt, Forgiveness, Formation, Grace, Resurrection
Scripture: John
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
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20 February, 2000
Forgiveness is the voluntary relinquishment of the right to desire revenge or reparation.
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30 January, 2000
Knowledge can be used to destroy or to liberate. In Jesus we see one whose teaching and actions are an integrated liberating message.
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23 January, 2000
Although the choice to repent can be characterised in black and white terms, it usually feels like a choice for one risky joy over several safer ones, but it’s worth it!
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12 December, 1999
We are called to proclaim and celebrate the advent of God’s justice, and doing so is ultimately more radical than simply fighting injustice.
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28 November, 1999
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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21 November, 1999
Each human being is an icon of Christ and so the respect and care with which we deal with others is an expression of our devotion to Christ.
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3 October, 1999
Icons, as representations of the incarnation rather than images of God, can serve to open us to God rather than becoming alternatives to God.
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12 September, 1999
Christian progressives must not despise those who feel insecure about change, and Christian conservatives must not despise those who take new ways.