TOMS Anglican Churches

Demands That Go Deep - The King's Law

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Demands That Go Deep - The King's Law' (Matthew 5:17-20) on the 1st of March 2020.

Sermon outline:

• The dawn of a new era (v17)
• A greater, more personal authority (v18-19)
• A deeper, more radical obedience (v20)
• The grace of the King's Law
• The true humanity of holiness

Demands That Go Deep - Same World, New Me

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Demands That Go Deep - Same World, New Me' (Matthew 5:13-16) on the 23rd of February 2020.

Sermon outline:

• The salt of the earth (v13)
• A city on a hill (v14)
• The light of the world, or a lamp under a bowl? (v15-16)

The Beatitudes - Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Beatitudes - Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted' (Matthew 5:10-12) on the 16th of February 2020.

Sermon outline:

• Heaven on Earth
• Testimonies of rejoicing in persecution
• Who are the persecuted?
• The nature of the persecuted
• The joy of persecution

The Beatitudes - Blessed Are The Merciful

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Beatitudes - Blessed Are The Merciful' (Matthew 5:7) on the 2nd of February 2020.

Sermon outline:

• What is mercy?
• Mercy is compassion in action
• Mercy is forgiving
• They will be shown mercy
• Beware of:
  • Favouritism (James 2:1-13)
  • Boasting (Luke 18:9-14)
  • Being unmerciful (Matthew 18:21-35)

The Beatitudes - Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Beatitudes - Blessed are Those Who Mourn' (Matthew 5:4) on the 26th of January 2020.

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Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - Is the Holy Spirit a Dove?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - Is the Holy Spirit a Dove?' (Matthew 3:1-17) on the 29th of December 2019.

There is no outline for this sermon.

Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - God is With Us

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - God is With Us' (Matthew 1:18-25) on the 8th of December 2019.

Sermon outline:

• That's not how you conceive! (v18-19)
• That's not how you choose a name (v20-21)
• That's a curious name (v22-23)
• That's an unconventional honeymoon (v24-25)

Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - Skeletons in the Closet

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ancestry.com: Who is Jesus? - Skeletons in the Closet' (Matthew 1:1-17) on the 1st of December 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Ancestry DNA of Jesus (v1)
• Tracing Jesus' ancestry (v2-16)
• 14:14:14 - Why does it matter? (v17)

TOMS VISION 2022 - Partnering in God's Work

Adam Taylor speaks on 'TOMS VISION 2022 - Partnering in God's Work' (1 Corinthians 9:19-27) on the 17th of November 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Partnering for the long haul (Romans 15:5-14)
• Partnering as free slaves (v19-23)
• Partnering smartly in what lasts forever (v24-27)

TOMS VISION 2022 - Belonging to God's People

Adam Taylor speaks on 'TOMS VISION 2022 - Belonging to God's People' (Hebrews 10:23-25) on the 10th of November 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Two types of teams
• God GATHERS together His people
• God has a HEART for relationship (John 17:20-26)
• God is COMMITTED to creating a people
• God's church should reflect God's glory
• The "COMMAND" to GATHER (Hebrews 10:23-25)

TOMS VISION 2022 - Growing as the People of God

Adam Taylor speaks on 'TOMS VISION 2022 - Growing as the People of God' (Colossians 3:1-17) on the 3rd of November 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Identity and destiny shapes life
• At TOMS we are a growing community of people united TOGETHER in Christ and His mission
• Transfer and transform
• The Christian's identity and destiny is tied to being UNITED to Christ
• Two key truths of being UNITED to Christ
• Identity and destiny shaping life NOW for those UNITED to Christ

TOMS VISION 2022 - God's Purpose For Your Life

Adam Taylor speaks on 'TOMS VISION 2022 - God's Purpose For Your Life' (Luke 24:44-53, Ephesians 1:1-14) on the 27th of October 2019.

Sermon outline:

• "My job, my mission, the reason I've been put on this planet, is to..."
• What are God's purposes for your life?
  • To be holy and blameless (v4)
  • Adopted as God's SONS (v5)
• Which is part of God's purpose to unite everything under the headship of Christ (v8b-10)
• All of which is to the glory of God (v3, 6, 12, 14)
• This missing purpose - to ____________ and ____________ his ____________ (see Ephesians 2:15, 3:10)
• How do these compare to your goals and ambitions in life?N.B. There are two sides of a doorway therefore...

Galatians: Time to Grow Up

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Galatians: Time to Grow Up' (Galatians 3:19-4:11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of September 2019.

Sermon outline:

• The truth about humanity: Held in custody by the law (3:19-25)
• The truth about believers: We have been set free by Christ (3:25-29)
• Now that you know God as Abba, Father, it's time to grow up (4:1-11)
• What the Christian life is
• How to live the Christian life

Galatians: The Blessed Life

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Galatians: The Blessed Life' (Galatians 3:1-18) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 25th of August 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Why are you running away from Christ crucified? (v1-6)
• Those who rely on faith are blessed (v7-9)
• Those who rely on works are cursed (v10-14)
• The source of the blessed life is faith in Christ crucified (v15-18)

Galatians: Faith + Anything = Nothing

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Galatians: Faith + Anything = Nothing' (Galatians 2:11-21) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of August 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Faith compromised by hypocrisy (v11-14)
  • The heart of hypocrisy (v11-13)
  • The life of hypocrisy (v14)
• Hypocrisy overcome by faith (v15-21)
  • The heart of faith (v15-18)
• The life of faith (v19-21)

Galatians: Defending the Faith

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Galatians: Defending the Faith' (Galatians 1:11-2:10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of August 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Where did the gospel come from? (1:11-12)
  • Paul's answer
  • Our answer
• What does the gospel do? (1:13-24)
  • Changes direction of life
  • Brings praise to God from his people
• What do we do with the gospel? (2:1-10)
  • Unite around it, not race, etc.
  • Build your reputation around faithfulness to the gospel
  • Play your part in taking it to the area

Galatians: A Clear and Present Danger

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Galatians: A Clear and Present Danger' (Galatians 1:1-10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of August 2019.

Sermon outline:

• A clear appointment (v1-2)
• A clear rescue (v3-5)
• A clear and present danger (v6-7)
  • Disciples deserting the gospel (v6)
  • People perverting the gospel
• A clear appeal (v8-10)

SCAN-ing Scripture - Authority: God's Word is Final

Adam Taylor speaks on 'SCAN-ing Scripture - Authority: God's Word is Final' (Acts 17:1-15; Psalm 19:1-14) at Morning Church on the 2nd of June 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Theatrical Thessalonians
• Beaverish Bereans
• Tenacious TOMS

SCAN-ing Scripture - Clarity: God's Word is Clear

Adam Taylor speaks on 'SCAN-ing Scripture - Clarity: God's Word is Clear' (Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Psalm 119:129-136) at Morning Church on the 26th of May 2019.

Sermon outline:

• The clarity of Scripture — what are we talking about?
• Three objections to the clarity of Scripture
  • Language: God is too great for words
  • Understanding: God is too complex for me to understand
  • Certainty: "that's your interpretation"
• God's word is near, not far as Israel enter the Promised Land
• God's word is near, not far for all generations
• Three truths from the clarity of Scripture
  • Language: God __________ through the Word
  • Understanding: God __________ even by me
  • Certainty: God gives us the __________
• The clarity of Scripture - what are you doing with it?

SCAN-ing Scripture - Sufficiency: God’s Word is Enough

Adam Taylor speaks on 'SCAN-ing Scripture - Sufficiency: God’s Word is Enough' (Hebrews 1:1-4; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5) at Morning Church on the 19th of May 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Is the Bible enough?
• More than enough
• God's superior Son (Hebrews 1:1-4)
• Sufficiency in the Son and in the Scriptures
• Implications
  • With the sufficiency of Scripture we keep tradition in its place
  • Because Scripture is sufficient we don't add to, or subtract from, the word of God
  • Since the Bible is sufficient we can expect the word of God to be relevant to all of life
  • The truth of the sufficiency of Scripture invites us to open our Bibles to hear the voice of God