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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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29 August, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Romans
Christians are to be known for what they do rather than what they abstain from.
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18 July, 1999
Embodied in all creation, God labours to bring to birth a new creation and the children of God.
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11 July, 1999
Flesh and matter are means of communion with God, but to set the mind on them for their own sakes denudes them of value and us of dignity.
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4 July, 1999
Sin seeks to enslave our bodies, but if we will take on Christ’s yoke we are incorporated into Christ’s body for redemption.
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2 May, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Fullness of Life, Repentance
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
Christ has come that we might have fullness of life, and it has cost him dearly.
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3 April, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Resurrection
A paraphrase of this ancient sermon, still preached every Easter in many Eastern Orthodox churches.
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21 March, 1999
No matter how dead something is, if the Spirit of God enters, there will be new life.
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14 March, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Fullness of Life, Grace, Spirituality
Scripture: Psalms
Our deepest yearnings are satisfied in God, and only scratched elsewhere.
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14 February, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conflict, Formation, Reconciliation, Unity
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Matthew
Fights and divisions in the church are a sign of how far we still have to go, but if we don’t run from them, God will use them to mature us and grow our ability to love.
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7 February, 1999
The church rightly has an impact on the world, bringing out the taste of God, but it won’t come from pedantic obedience.
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31 January, 1999
We are saved by our trust in God, and the only basis we are offered for our trust is the cross.
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24 January, 1999
The experience of Christ crucified unites us – theories about it are more likely to divide us.