Nathan has been a pastor of our Church since 1994.
God’s action in the world and in our lives is constant and faithful, but rarely flamboyant or unambiguous. Discerning God’s activity is therefore a learned skill.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons by Nathan Nettleton (Page 23)
Jesus calls us to love and care for the world’s victims, and to refuse to participate in making more of them (even from among the victimisers).
Our anticipation of new life in Christ, though not removing all grief, allows us to find hope in the mercy and love of God.
Jesus recognises that there are different ways of interpreting the Bible that lead to different understandings of God and of following God, and he demonstrates the principles by which he would have us read it.
As creatures made in the image of God, imitation of God is the pathway to fullness of life.
The pathway to a life of joy and gratitude is to imitate Jesus in filling our minds with things which are worthy, honourable, merciful and loving.
The self-emptying of Jesus reveals both his divinity and the pathway to our full humanity.
We want to be rewarded as we think we deserve, but God wants to give us everything.
God gives extravagantly and abundantly, but in order to experience it, we need to begin sharing it.
The good news of the Kingdom always seems disreputable and dangerous and unwelcome, and it asks of us a whole new way of being God’s gracious people in a world of hatred and violence.
It often feels as though faithfulness is going to cost us everything, but God is a God of wonderful surprises.
The crucified and risen Jesus reveals the truth about the triune God’s grace, love and communion, and calls us to reflect those relationships in our communal life.
The gratuitous mercy made known in the resurrected Christ requires us to rethink the nature of God all the way back to creation.
Jesus offers himself to the world from a vulnerable place on the margins, and he calls us to trust the Holy Spirit and do likewise.
We have a distinct and privileged identity as God’s chosen people, but it does not turn us away from other people, but leads us to offer ourselves to and for them that all may share in the grace that has made us who we are.
United with Christ in baptism we cross the threshold from death to life, and in Eucharist we continue to touch the scars which nourish our faith and inspire our worship.
Social labels and divisions keep us parched and thirsting for intimacy and community, but Jesus seeks to break through them and give us the living water of love and acceptance.
God’s promised protection can only be understood through the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
In the face of a major disaster, Jesus’ call to not worry is both challenged and illuminated.
The salvation of the world lies in Jesus’ model of non-retaliation.