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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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30 July, 1995
Prayer is a learned discipline which begins with acknowledging God’s goodness and aligning ourselves with God’s purposes.
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23 July, 1995
Christ is the image of God and our goal is that all grow to maturity in the image of Christ.
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8 July, 1995
As small as our missions may seem, they have cosmic significance in Christ’s mission.
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2 July, 1995
Fullness of life is often dependent on letting go of all the things we thought were going to give us fullness of life.
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14 May, 1995
God breaks down all social barriers and differentiates between us on love alone.
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7 May, 1995
Resurrection keeps happening despite our inability to believe.
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30 April, 1995
An encounter with the risen Christ can totally reorient our lives and our perceptions of the world.
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23 April, 1995
Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.
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2 April, 1995
Our goal is intimate union with Christ, and everything else in our lives as Christians will arise from that.
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26 March, 1995
It is easy to lose appreciation for the benefits of faithfulness until we taste the alternative.
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19 March, 1995
Suffering and prosperity are not punishments or rewards, but God’s grace may eventually be exhausted by those who squander it.
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5 March, 1995
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Love, Suffering, Temptation, Vocation
Jesus calls us to follow his lead in rejecting easy comfortable paths and choosing the tough road of costly active love.