TOMS Anglican Churches

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Colossians: Labouring for the Supreme King - The Supreme King' (Colossians 1:15-23) at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services on the 24th and 25th of December 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Is the Christmas promise of peace and hope possible in these unsettled times?
• WOW! (v15-18)
• WHOA! (v19-20)
• OH! (v21-22)
• So... (v23)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Zephaniah: The Day of the Lord - Repent Before the Day of the Lord' (Zephaniah 2) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of November 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Seek the Lord in repentance NOW! (v1-3)
• On the Day of the Lord the repentant will:
• Inherit the land
• In their humility, be proven right
• Live triumphantly
• Remain safe and secure
• Keep seeking the Lord in repentance

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Zephaniah: The Day of the Lord - The Day of the Lord is Coming' (Zephaniah 1) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of November 2014.

Sermon outline:

• The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah (v1)
• God’s judgment will be universal (v2-3)
• God’s judgment includes “the people of God” (v4-6)
• The day of the Lord is coming (v7)
• On that day, the lazy and complacent will be punished (v8-13)
• The day of the Lord will be a bitter and terrifying day (v14-18)
• The coming day of the Lord is a life-shaping day

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Grace' (Hosea 11:1-11, Ephesians 2:1-10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of October 2014.

Sermon outline:

• GRACE is
• the UNMERITED (v1-3)
• LOVE (v4-7)
• of GOD (v8-10)
• in which Christians walk

A Q&A session with Adam Taylor at the Shaping Our Future Together weekend in September 2014.

A talk given by Adam Taylor on Galatians 2:20 at the Shaping Our Future Together weekend in September 2014. 

This is the fourth in a series of five talks from the weekend.

This recording also contains an update given by Adam Taylor about Josh Goscombe.

An update given by Adam Taylor about the Church Yard Makeover at the Shaping Our Future Together weekend in September 2014.

An update given by Adam Taylor about Bible Study Groups at the Shaping Our Future Together weekend in September 2014.

An update given by Adam Taylor about Outreach/Doorknocking at the Shaping Our Future Together weekend in September 2014. 

Jim South speaks Adam Taylor's sermon on 'Sacrificial Service of the King' (Psalm 69:1-18, Titus 2:11-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 14th of September 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Is being a Christian a sacrifice?
• Sacrifice - the model lived out by Jesus
• Sacrifice - why follow the model of Jesus?
1. We belong to him by creation
2. We belong to him by redemption
3. All we have is given to us by God
• Sacrifice - what does it look like?
1. Giving ourselves to God
2. Giving ourselves to each other
3. Giving ourselves to holy living
4. Giving ourselves to the service of God
5. Giving ourselves to a life of self-denial
6. Giving ourselves to martyrdom
• Sacrifice - where does it end?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Using Our Wealth to Grow the Kingdom' (Luke 16:1-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of September 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Tithing
• GST!
• Grace
• Security
• Transformation

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Trinity' (Matthew 28:16-20, Ephesians 3:1-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of August 2014.

Sermon outline:

• One God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity
• God in the Old Testament
• God in the New Testament
• God as Trinity in our lives today

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Scripture' (Psalm 19:7-14, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of August 2014.

Sermon outline:

• THE Holy Bible
• The Holy BIBLE
• The HOLY Bible
• THE HOLY BIBLE is the inspired word of the Holy God

Adam Taylor speaks on '18 Words - The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know: Revelation' (Hebrews 1:1-4, Colossians 1:15-23) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of August 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Can you really know God?
  
• How does God reveal who He is?
• Where does God reveal who He is?
• Has there been any revelation of God since then?
• Does God reveal himself anywhere else?
• Why doesn't everyone understand God's revelation?
• The first sight of snow
• Do you want to know?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings... A Call to Prayer: Take It!' (Luke 10:38-11:13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of June 2014.

Sermon outline:

• The PRIORITY for disciples: Listening to Jesus (10:38-42)
• The MODEL for disciples: Dependent praying to the Father (11:1-4)
• The WAY of disciples: Boldly trusting the goodness of our Heavenly Father (11:5-13)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings... A Call to Arms: Join Him!' (Luke 9:51-10:24) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of May 2014.

Sermon outline:

• A Call to Arms
• Into the Combat Zone
• To Jerusalem
• Dead serious
• The Recruitment Office
• The Recruits

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings... Words from God: Listen to Them!' (Luke 9:28-36) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of May 2014.

Sermon outline:

• The Voice... of God
• And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!" (Luke 9:35)
• God says, Jesus is His Son (cf. Psalm 2:7)
• God says, Jesus is His Chosen One (cf. Isaiah 42:1)
• God says, listen to Jesus (cf. Deuteronomy 18:15-19)
• Jesus is THE VOICE who brings words from God. Listen to them!

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings... Real Community' (Luke 24:36-53) at the Easter Sunday Services on the 20th of April 2014.

Sermon outline:

• What makes community?
• Jesus brings real community (Ephesians 4)
• From Ephesians 4
  I ... urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called ... [doing] the work of ministry, ... building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ... we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. [So] put off your old self, ... and put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness ...
• Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
• Why Jesus' community? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
• Real bodily resurrection (Luke 24:36-43)
• Real prophecies fulfilled (Luke 24:44-49)
• PAST
• PRESENT
• FUTURE
• Joining Jesus’ real community

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings... Real Forgiveness' (Luke 23:32-43) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 13th of April 2014.

Sermon outline:

• What do we mean by forgiveness?
• Ignorance does not remove the need for forgiveness
• People are blind to the enormity of forgiveness
• Our greatest need is for Real Forgiveness
• The triumph of Real Forgiveness
• The impact of Real Forgiveness

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Wholly Serving the Holy God - The God Who is to be Remembered' (Leviticus 26:1-13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 6th of April 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Public holidays
• Remember God's salvation (chapter 23)
• Remember God's name (chapter 24)
• Remember God's redemption (chapter 25)
• Remember God's rest (chapter 26)
• Remember to wholly serve the Holy God (chapter 27)