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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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16 February, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Culture, Economics, Generosity, Liberation, Prayer, Wisdom
There is a fundamental culture clash between those who put their trust in God and those who pursue wealth, comfort and celebrity.
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9 February, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Formation, Mission, Repentance, Spirituality, Worship
Scripture: Isaiah
When we truly encounter God in worship, we see everything in all its splendour and horror and are transformed for mission.
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2 February, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Love, Relationships, Spirituality
Scripture: 1 Corinthians
God is love, and so love is the only real measure of spiritual maturity or accomplishment.
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26 January, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Grace, Identity, Leadership, Mission, Politics, Reconciliation
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Luke
Jesus’s agenda, which we are called to follow, is about healing, liberating and gathering in the excluded, not purifying the community by excluding anyone.
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19 January, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Baptism, Commitment, Generosity, Hospitality, Marriage, Scandal
Scripture: John
All-in commitment is unfashionable, but it is often what God needs from us to allow the richest blessings to flow.
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12 January, 2025
In baptism we follow Jesus in being “ordained” and empowered for mission.
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6 January, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Matthew
An adaptation of the First Kontakia on the Life of Christ, a sung or chanted sermon by the great sixth-century poet and singer, St Romanos the Melodist.
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29 December, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Children, Christmas, Fullness of Life, Identity, Spirituality
Scripture: Luke
The childhood picture of Jesus’ development calls us to ensure that our relationship with God is our primary allegiance, our first responsibility and the foundation of our identity.
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24 December, 2024
In the nativity we see the light of living grace, in all its vulnerability, shining into the darkness of the world’s violence and divisiveness.
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15 December, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faith, Hope, Spiritual Disciplines, Worship
Scripture: Philippians
Celebrating God is not to be a denial of reality, but a faith-filled reaching out for a new reality.
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8 December, 2024
If the message of Christmas is real, then our preparations for it need to be radically life-changing.
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1 December, 2024
Faced with the decline and disintegration of the Church, we are called to offer ourselves to God as the new branch who faithfully carry God’s love and mercy into a new era.
