Moses dies in sight of the promised land, leaving no grave to venerate. What legacy matters when leaders step aside: a shrine, or a community that loves?
Hope amid climate collapse and social collapse: the Ten Commandments as a guide for wilderness living, free of longing for an empire that was killing the earth.
Thirsty, frightened, and ready to blame their leader: God’s answer is not just water from the rock, but elders to walk alongside the people, and alongside us.
A parable about unemployed day labourers becomes a case for training up ordinary people for ministry — without burning out the ones who already show up.
Peter begged Jesus to avoid the coming disaster. Paul offers something braver: how to live with love, courage and beauty when there's no escape.
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Weekly sermons from Open Icon Baptist Church, a surprisingly different Baptist congregation — inclusive, liturgical, fully online, and based in Melbourne, Australia. Our preaching takes Jesus…
seriously — engaging deeply with scripture, with the complexity of real life in difficult times, and with the conviction that the good news of God's love and justice is genuinely good news for everyone — no exceptions, no favourites. Preachers include our pastor Nathan Nettleton and a wide range of guest voices from across the Christian tradition. New episodes nearly every Sunday.