TOMS Anglican Churches

The Strength of Weakness - Can Weakness Be Used For Good?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Strength of Weakness - Can Weakness Be Used For Good?' (2 Corinthians 1:1-14) at Morning Church on the 29th of July 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Reacting to troubles and weakness
• God uses our troubles for good
  • Praise God for comforting us so that we can comfort others (v3-7)
  • Praise God that he uses even the greatest troubles for good (v8-11)
• You can boast in a weak apostle (v12-14)
• Can weakness be used for good?
  • In times of trouble

In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know the Joy of Knowing God?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know the Joy of Knowing God?' (Isaiah 61:1-11) at Morning Church on the 1st of July 2018.

Sermon outline:

• God's agent for change
  • The Spirit-Messiah
  • The Servant-King
  • Jesus
• God's agenda for change
  • A great change
  • A great ministry
  • Is this your experience?
• Fulfilment
  • Self-conscious
  • Of what kind?
• Our agenda for change
  • On the surface
  • Underneath

In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know God Isn't Finished Yet?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know God Isn't Finished Yet?' (Isaiah 56:1-12) at Morning Church on the 24th of June 2018.

Sermon outline:

• A great place to finish
• God desires saved people to be just (v1-2)
• God desires more people to be saved (v3-8)
• Further thinking: Fasting (Isaiah 58)

In the Presence of Greatness - Come and Find Satisfaction

Adam Taylor speaks on 'In the Presence of Greatness - Come and Find Satisfaction' (Isaiah 55:1-13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of June 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Come and feast... (v1)
• ...not on empty words (v2a)
• ...but on life giving words (v2b-5)
• Seek the Lord.. (v6)
• ...not through your earthly ways (v7-9)
• ...but through His heavenly words (v10-13)

In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know God's Comfort?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know God's Comfort?' (Isaiah 49:1-7, 50:4-11) at Morning Church on the 3rd of June 2018.

Sermon outline:

• A sketch of the Servant (49:1-7, 50:4-11)
  • Vindicated by God, the Super Servant will save the world through suffering, so obey him.
• The Servant calls the world to listen (49:1-4)
• The Servant is commissioned by the Lord (49:5-7)
• The Servant is coached by the Lord (50:4-6)
• The Servant is confident in the Lord (50:7-9)
• The Servant's choice before us (50:10-11)
• Do you know God's comfort?

Hard Truth About Jesus - Come and Meet Jesus - He Rose From the Dead!

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - Come and Meet Jesus - He Rose From the Dead!' (John 10:14-42) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 6th of May 2018.

Sermon outline:

• I lay down my life, only to take it up again (v14-21)
• The name and privilege Jesus gives to his own (v22-30)
• What will it take for you to believe in Jesus? (v31-39)
• Will you lay down your life, only to have it taken up again (v40-42)

Hard Truth About Jesus - Are We Really Free?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - Are We Really Free?' (John 8) at Morning Church on the 15th of April 2018.

Sermon outline:

• The nature of true faith (v31-32)
• The nature of true slavery (v33-34)
• The nature of true freedom (v35-36)

Hard Truth About Jesus - If Jesus Was a Good Man, Why Did They Kill Him?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - If Jesus Was a Good Man, Why Did They Kill Him?' (John 7:1-52) at Morning Church on the 8th of April 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Understand the situation (v1-10)
• Understand who Jesus is (v11-31)
  • Jewish leaders
  • Jesus
  • Crowds and us
• Understand the mission of Jesus (v32-52)
• Your response

Hard Truth About Jesus - Did Jesus Come Down From Heaven?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - Did Jesus Come Down From Heaven?' (John 6:41-71) at the Morning Church Easter Sunday service on the 1st of April 2018.

Sermon outline:

• April fools...
• Get the name write (2015)
• Son of Joseph or Son of God? (v41-51)
• The Food Machine (1878)
• Carving or craving? (v52-59)
• NOFOOL (2015)
• Grumble or humble (v60-71)

Hard Truth About Jesus - Who is God's Equal?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - Who is God's Equal?' (John 5) at Night Church on the 25th of March 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Death denying world — A world longing for life
• Death defying words — A word that restores life (v1-18)
• Death defeating hearing — Crossing from death to life (v19-30)
• Death defining witness — Come fully to He who gives life (v31-47)

When You Come Together - Isn't Church All About Me?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'When You Come Together - Isn't Church All About Me?' (1 Corinthians 16) at Morning Church on the 31st of December 2017.

Sermon outline:

• The new me
• It's ________ about me
• Give in keeping with your income (v1-4)
• Carry on the work of the Lord (v5-12)
• Live for Christ and the gospel (v13-14)
• Submit to those who labour in the work of the gospel (v15-18)
• It's all about __________ (v19-24)
• The new me

When You Come Together - What Do We Need to Remember?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'When You Come Together - What Do We Need to Remember?' (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of December 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Remember how you became part of this body (v1-2)
• Remember why you can be part of this body (v4-8)
• Remember who makes you part of this body (v3, 9-11)

When You Come Together - Do You Know the Love That Lasts?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'When You Come Together - Do You Know the Love That Lasts?' (1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13) at Night Church on the 19th of November 2017.

Sermon outline:

• What do you desire? (12:31)
• I am nothing without love (13:1-3)
• Love is a many splendoured thing (13:4-7)
• Love that lasts forever (13:8-13)

When You Come Together - Why is Everybody in Church Different?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'When You Come Together - Why is Everybody in Church Different?' (1 Corinthians 12:1-30) at Morning Church on the 5th of November 2017.

Sermon outline:

• God given differences
• Purposeful differences
• Complementary differences

On Whom Are You Depending? That All the Kingdoms on Earth May Know

Adam Taylor speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? That All the Kingdoms on Earth May Know' (Isaiah 37:8-38) at Morning Church on the 24th of September 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Will you stake your life on the truthfulness of God? (v8-13)
• Is your concern that all the nations may know the one true God? (v14-20)
• God is opposed to the proud... (v21-29)
• ... but he gives grace to the humble (v30-32)
• "I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!" (v33-35)

Sacrifice Sunday: What Do You Give the One Who Has Everything?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Sacrifice Sunday: What Do You Give the One Who Has Everything?' (Psalm 50) at Morning Church on the 10th of September 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Here is God, the one who has everything (v1-13)
• What do you give the one who has everything? (v14-21)
• Here we are, what will we give? (v22-23, Hebrews 13:15-21)

On Whom Are You Depending? Finding God in Failure

Adam Taylor speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? Finding God in Failure' (Isaiah 33) at Morning Church on the 27th of August 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Fearing the Lord
• Fearing the Lord leads to TRUST (v1-6)
• Fearing the Lord is built on BROKENNESS (v7-12)
• Fearing the Lord brings RENEWAL (v13-24)

On Whom Are You Depending? Our Only True Hope

Adam Taylor speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? Our Only True Hope' (Isaiah 31-32) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of August 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Radical repentance – where idols are cast out (31:1-9)
• Radical reign – where people are found out (32:1-8)
• Radical rethink – where complacency is driven out (32:9-14)
• Radical rest – the Spirit is poured out (32:15-20)

On Whom Are You Depending? God's Power on God's Terms

Adam Taylor speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? God's Power on God's Terms' (Isaiah 29) at Morning Church on the 6th of August 2017.

Sermon outline:

• What are you doing here?
• Ariel - where is that?
• Why is God dealing with Ariel in judgment?
• How does God astound these people?
• What are you doing here?

On Whom Are You Depending? Our One Security - God's Sure Foundation

Adam Taylor speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? Our One Security - God's Sure Foundation' (Isaiah 28) at Morning Church on the 30th of July 2017.

Sermon outline:

• The leaders in the North (Ephraim)
• The leaders in the North (Ephraim) are drunks
• The leaders in the South (Jerusalem)
• The leaders in the South (Jerusalem) are scoffers
• Jesus is the precious cornerstone
• The parable of the farmer
  • God works in history to fulfil his wonderful plan
  • God speaks with magnificent wisdom to teach us the right way
• Where, what, who is your Safety House?