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Topic: Resurrection
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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12 May, 2002
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Abundance, Discernment, Healing, Jesus, Power, Resurrection, Spiritual Disciplines
The wound of abandonment which haunts every human being will find its healing in Christ who is everywhere present as the authority and power of God.
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14 April, 2002
Preacher: Garry Worete Deverell
Topic: Conversion, Formation, Liberation, Resurrection, Worship
Scripture: Luke
The resurrection of Jesus is about the in-breaking of something which is so new, so different, so unheard of, that it changes things so entirely that we will never again become captive to all that is predictable, or ‘necessary,’ or ‘fated’.
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6 May, 2001
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering
Scripture: Psalms, Revelation
Following Christ may take us into costly confrontation with the powers of the world, and we cannot be protected from the costs of that, but Christ will bring us through to the land of promise beyond.
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7 May, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Formation, Humility, Jesus, Resurrection
Scripture: Luke
Encounters with the risen Christ open our minds rather than narrow our theology.
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30 April, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Doubt, Forgiveness, Formation, Grace, Resurrection
Scripture: John
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
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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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23 March, 1997
Many of the stories of Jesus’ life, such as the entry into Jerusalem, can only be properly understood in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and so the church has a vital role in the revelation of the gospel.
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6 October, 1996
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Discipleship, Formation, Fullness of Life, Jesus, Resurrection, Spirituality
Scripture: Philippians
There are all sorts of things that can make us look impressively Christian, but the only thing that matters is to deeply know Christ and to enter with him into the experience of his suffering and resurrection.
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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.