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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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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.
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16 July, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Gratitude, Liberation, Salvation, Worship
Scripture: Ephesians
What God has done and is doing is cause for celebration.
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9 July, 2000
We need to be willing to hear truth whether it comes from an expected source or an unexpected source.
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25 June, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Mark
Self sacrifice and asceticism are not incompatible with the call to care for oneself and live life to the full.
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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.
