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Book: Luke
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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14 July, 2019
I want to look today at the story Jesus told… read more
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30 June, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Anger, Apocalypse, Grace, Hospitality, Jesus, Reconciliation, Repentance
The instinct to call down fire on those we perceive as God’s enemies is a “fruit of the flesh” that must be supplanted by the fruits of love.
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20 April, 2019
We have been drawn into an unstoppable rumour that keeps interrupting the dominant story of fear, hostility and death.
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7 April, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Communion, Incarnation, Love, peace, Reconciliation, Worship
Jesus shows us that being overly cautious about the boundaries of personal space and touch can, especially in worship, risk excluding, stigmatising and humiliating people.
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24 March, 2019
Jesus sets out to reshape our view of the relationships between sin, repentance and disaster, and if possible, to call us out of our spiral into global self-destruction.
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17 March, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Grief, Love, peace, Sacrifice, Sin
Scripture: Luke, Philippians
In a world that is hell-bent on self-destruction, Jesus calls us to gather to him and to love faithfully and vulnerably with him, rather than surrendering to the hate and fear.
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10 March, 2019
Lent calls us to faithfulness to God and we need to assess the direction of our journey, our call to ministry and also to meet our own demons.
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3 March, 2019
Acknowledging and appreciating Jesus is relatively easy, but we find it much more difficult to transform our lives in conformity with his teaching.
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17 February, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Jesus, Virtues
Most of us are addicted to achieving results and success, and it is crippling us. Jesus leads us towards an unexpected and almost unrecognisable freedom.
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10 February, 2019
Preacher: Keith Clements
Topic: Discipleship, Evil, Grace, Hope, Love
Scripture: Corinthians, Isaiah, Luke
It is with the love of Christ taking charge of us, that we can venture into combat with the wrongs of our time without being dragged down by the very same demons that we oppose.
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3 February, 2019
Jesus possesses an astonishing freedom in God and will not be used to justify causes of nation, religion, status quo, or even his own family and friends.
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27 January, 2019
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which… read more
