Nathan has been a pastor of our Church since 1994.
All that is required to inherit all the fullness of the Kingdom is to accept the invitation and throw yourself wholeheartedly into the celebration.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons by Nathan Nettleton (Page 37)
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.
Sin is a seemingly objective force for evil within us that can only be addressed when it’s out in the open before a merciful God.
It is true that God is love, but God’s love is so tough, demanding and uncomfortably interactional that we will sometimes experience it as harsh, unpredictable and unreasonable.
God calls the most ordinary people to be his followers and through following we become a blessing to others.
In the aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre, we need to see what it means to follow Christ through the valley of death.
Baptism is a public affirmation of our openness to the God who transforms us and calls us to continue the mission of Jesus.
If we live as though Christ was reigning now, we will always be ready for what he is about to do.
In a world where both monarchy and presidential democracy have lost touch with the needs of the people, Christ shows a Kingship that is expressed in solidarity with our suffering and raises us to royal dignity.
Our doubts and questions are welcome to God so long as we are not using them to avoid Christ’s question to us – “Will you follow me?”
Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.
Moral integrity does not require operational naivety and Christian discipleship requires shrewdness.
Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.
Our life of faith is a journey motivated by the vision God gives us of what lies ahead.
Prayer is a learned discipline which begins with acknowledging God’s goodness and aligning ourselves with God’s purposes.
Christ is the image of God and our goal is that all grow to maturity in the image of Christ.
As small as our missions may seem, they have cosmic significance in Christ’s mission.
Fullness of life is often dependent on letting go of all the things we thought were going to give us fullness of life.
God breaks down all social barriers and differentiates between us on love alone.
Resurrection keeps happening despite our inability to believe.