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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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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.
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19 February, 1995
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abuse, Forgiveness, Love, Power, Reconciliation, Suffering
Scripture: Luke
Love for enemies is a response to God’s love for us, but in cases of huge hurt it is a community issue.
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11 February, 1995
God’s blessing is upon those who fully enter the pain of life and who hope beyond it.
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5 February, 1995
God’s church is to be a place of cleansing and healing and preparation for mission.
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8 January, 1995
God’s love unconditionally seeks all people.
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4 September, 1994
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Formation, Hospitality, Humility, Jesus, Racism, Relationships, Sin
Scripture: Mark
God uses the experiences of our lives to confront us with our own imperfections and, once so confronted, we are responsible for our growth and change in that area.
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10 July, 1994
Our lives give glory to God, through our stories and experiences.
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3 July, 1994
God calls and equips us to carry on the mission of Jesus regardless of the response.
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20 February, 1994
God affirms fullness of life over religion.