TOMS Anglican Churches

Philippians: Plug Into Your Joy - The Joy of Partnership in the Gospel - Philippians 1:1-11

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Philippians: Plug Into Your Joy - The Joy of Partnership in the Gospel' (Philippians 1:1-11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of October 2015.

Sermon outline:

• The model church
• The joyful confidence of gospel partnership
• The source of confidence
• The ground of confidence
• Paul's heartfelt longing for the Philippians
• What is our longing for this church?

The Truth In Us: Together for the Truth - 3 John

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Truth In Us: Together for the Truth' (3 John) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of October 2015.

Sermon outline:

• John and Gaius
• Beloved
• Joy in others
• Walking in the truth
• Faithful love
• Diptrephes and Demetrius
• The prima donna
• The imitator of the good
• Strangers and friends
• Brothers on a mission
• Greetings
• Together for the truth

The Truth In Us: Walking in the Truth - 2 John

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Truth In Us: Walking in the Truth' (2 John) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of September 2015.

Sermon outline:

• The Letter
• The greeting (v1-3)
• The request (v4-7)
• The warning (v8-11)
• The greeting (v12-13)
• The Message
• Knowing the truth
• Grace, mercy and peace will be
• Walking in the truth
• Commandments and love
• Deceivers, wickedness and partnership
• Christless are Godless
• Truth in love

The Root of All Evil - 1 Timothy 6:3-21, Luke 18:18-30

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Root of All Evil' (1 Timothy 6:3-21, Luke 18:18-30) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of September 2015.

Sermon outline:

• With what will you be content? (1 Timothy 6:3-8)
• The temptation that plunges people into ruin and destruction (v9-10)
• Flee these things and fight the good fight of the faith (v11-16)
• Take hold of that which is truly life (v17-21)

Passing the Baton to the Next Generation - Psalm 78

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Passing the Baton to the Next Generation' (Psalm 78) at Morning Church and Night Church on Fathers' Day, the 6th of September 2015.

Sermon outline:

• What was passed on to you?
• Do NOT improvise
• Speak up
• Tell your children
• Understand why this matters
• The old, old story

18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Fellowship

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Fellowship' (Acts 2:42-47, 1 John 1:1-10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 30th of August 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Fellowship is like a hamburger
• Fellowship with God
• Fellowship in the gospel
• Implications:
1. We neglect fellowship to our poverty and peril
2. Fellowship is a test of our Christian life
3. Fellowship will make our talk full and profitable
4. Fellowship only happens with others
5. Fellowship is against self sufficient Christianity
6. Fellowship is not formal religion
7. Fellowship drives out bitterness
8. Fellowship squashes cliques
9. Christians need fellowship
10. We lack fellowship
11. We must seek fellowship
12. We must prize fellowship in our lives

18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Mortification

Toby Campbell speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Mortification' (Romans 8:1-17, Colossians 3:1-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of August 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Words that hide
• Dying with Christ
• Dead flesh
• Licensed to kill
• A community of killers

18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Holiness and Sanctification

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Holiness and Sanctification' (1 Peter 1:13-2:12) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of August 2015.

Sermon outline:

• But that's two words!
• The holiness of God
• Holiness as power and might (Job 38-39, 42:1-6)
• Holiness as purity (Isaiah 6:1-7)
• The holiness of man
• Negative
• Positive
• The gift of holiness
• A great position
• A huge pursuit
• Future holiness

18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Election

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Election' (Ephesians 1:3-14, Romans 8:18-39) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of August 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Where is home?
• Election is about the ELECT
• Election is about the SALVATION of the ELECT
• Election drives PRAYERFUL EVANGELISM
• Election HUMBLES and THRILLS the ELECT

18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Justification

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Justification' (Romans 3:21-31, Romans 4:1-25) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of July 2015.

Sermon outline:

• The truth about forgiveness
• What is justification?
• How is justification possible?
• How can I be justified?
• Why is justification important?

Confronting Jesus - It's Time to Repent - Luke 15

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Confronting Jesus - It's Time to Repent' (Luke 15) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of May 2015.

Sermon outline:

• When do you declare a search DONE?
• The surprising value of finding ONE (v3-10)
• The surprising return of a SON (v11-32)
• Who destroyed his family
• Who destroyed himself
• Who was welcomed home
• ...but not by all
• It is time to repent

The Beauty of Mum - 1 Peter 3:1-7

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Beauty of Mum' (1 Peter 3:1-7) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of May 2015.

Sermon outline:

• How do you celebrate the beauty of your mum?
• Beauty that lasts
• Men... understand what is beautiful!
• Imperishable beauty

Confronting Jesus - What is the Kingdom of God Like? - Luke 13:10-21

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Confronting Jesus - What is the Kingdom of God Like?' (Luke 13:10-21) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of April 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Do we walk bent over?
• A bent woman made straight (v10-17)
• A persistent faith
• A powerful Lord
• A peaceful day
• A small work made great (v18-21)
• Gospel progress in the world
• Gospel progress in the believer

The Easter Man - Jesus: Man of Sorrows - Isaiah 52:13-53:9

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Easter Man - Jesus: Man of Sorrows' (Isaiah 52:13-53:9) at the Good Friday Service on the 3rd of April 2015.

Sermon outline:

• The Easter Man: A curious character (52:13-15)
• He was despised and rejected (53:1-3)
• He died an innocent man (53:7-9)
• He bore our sin (53:4-6)
• The Easter Man: My response

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: How Can I Become Wise? - 1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: How Can I Become Wise?' (1 Corinthians 3:18-23) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of March 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Who...
• No...
• No...
• Know...
• Know...
• Who...

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This A Growing Church? - 1 Corinthians 3:5-17

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This A Growing Church?' (1 Corinthians 3:5-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of March 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Is this a growing church?
• Conditions for a growing church (v5-9a)
• Foundations for a growing church (v9b-15)
• Building a growing church (v16-17)
• Is this a growing church?

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Where Can I Find True Wisdom? - 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Where Can I Find True Wisdom?' (1 Corinthians 2:6-13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of March 2015.

Sermon outline:

• God's wisdom hidden (v6-9)
• God's wisdom revealed (v10-12)
• God's wisdom passed on (v13)
• God's wisdom is found...

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This a Powerful Church? - 1 Corinthians 1:10-25

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This a Powerful Church?' (1 Corinthians 1:10-25) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of February 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Power and the church
• Power and factions (v10-17)
• Power and the cross (v18-21)
• Power and Christ (v22-25)
• Power and us

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This a Gifted Church? - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This a Gifted Church?' (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of February 2015.

Sermon outline:

• What’s been happening at TOMS?
• We are/are not a gifted church
• What should be happening at TOMS as we wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ?

We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This Church For Me? - Acts 18:1-18

Adam Taylor speaks on 'We Boast in the Cross of Christ - The Search: Is This Church For Me?' (Acts 18:1-18) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of February 2015.

Sermon outline:

• Is this church for me?
• We are committed to persuading people that Jesus is the Christ (v1-4)
• This will bring division among the community (v5-18)
• But we will continue teaching the word of God (v11)
• Is this church for you?