TOMS Anglican Churches

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Difference it Makes! - You're Free to Fight' (Romans 6:1-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of May 2013. Sermon outline:

• To which realm do you belong?
• Christians have a new life...
• ...in a new dominion...
• ...with a new Lord

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Rich: The Reality of Encountering Jesus - The Back to Front Kingdom' (Luke 14:1-24) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 28th of April 2013. Sermon outline:

• Who will be at God's banquet table?
• Back to front priorities
• Back to front invitation
• Back to front excuses
• Back to front kingdom
• Will you be at God's banquet table?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Rich: The Reality of Encountering Jesus - The Greatest Mistakes You Could Ever Make (Luke 12:13-48) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 21st of April 2013. Sermon outline:

• Getting it wrong
• Mistake 1: Thinking about my wealth as if God is not there
• Mistake 2: Worrying about my needs as if God does not care
• Mistake 3: Focusing on the present as if Jesus is not returning

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Rich: The Reality of Encountering Jesus - The Real Jesus' (Luke 4:31-44) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of April 2013. Sermon outline:

• Jesus...?
• Jesus... Deliverer from evil (v31-37, 41)
• Jesus... Healer of illness (v38-40)
  • Jesus has absolute authority
• Jesus... Preacher with purpose (42-44)
• Jesus... Three responses

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Rich: The Reality of Encountering Jesus - The Road to Freedom' (Luke 24) at the Easter Sunday Service on the 31st of March 2013. Sermon outline:

• HE IS RISEN!
• In the tomb (v1-12)
• On the road (v13-27)
• At the table (v28-35)
• In the room (v36-49)
• Up into heaven (v50-53)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Revelation: Being the Church Jesus Wants - Are We a Foolish Church?' (Revelation 3:14-22) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of March 2013. Sermon outline:

• Jesus is the faithful and true witness
• What is the state of our witness?
  • Hot/cold or lukewarm
• Jesus stands knocking at your door and...

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Revelation: Being the Church Jesus Wants - Are We a Compromising Church?' (Revelation 2:12-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of February 2013. There is no outline for this sermon.

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Revelation: Being the Church Jesus Wants - Are We a Careless Church?' (Revelation 2:1-7) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of February 2013. Sermon outline:

• Who is this letter to? (v1)
• Are we careless about teaching? (v2-3)
• Are we careless in our witness? (v4-6)
• Are we a careless church? (v7)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Revelation: Being the Church Jesus Wants - Whose Church Are We?' (Revelation 1:1-20) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of February 2013. Sermon outline:

• Being the church Jesus wants
• Who are we?
• Who is He?
• Who is ready?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ruth: Don't Miss Out on the Big One' (Ruth 4) at Morning Church on the 25th of November 2012. Sermon outline:

• NO DEAL!
• The man with no name says NO DEAL
• The man of God says DEAL
• Don't miss out on THE BIG DEAL

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ruth: A Good Man is Hard to Find' (Ruth 3) at Morning Church on the 18th of November 2012. Sermon outline:

• Boaz: A man at rest
• Naomi: In search of rest
• Ruth: A request for rest
• Boaz: Commits to rest through redemption
• God: Commits to a greater rest at a greater cost!

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ruth: A Refuge From the Storm' (Ruth 2) at Morning Church on the 11th of November 2012. Sermon outline:

• Remembrance Day: A bittersweet day
• Boaz: The man of God
• Ruth: A woman who has found favour
  • God's merciful providence
• Why has Ruth found favour?
  • Not on the basis of merit
  • Because she sought refuge under God's wings
• God: His fingerprints on our lives
  • Seeking refuge in God and loving others
  • The message of the gospel
  • Naomi's theology of God's sovereignty

Providence: God's hand over human actions and history, bringing creation to its divinely determined goal. So the world and humanity is not ruled by chance or fate but by God who is working out His gracious purposes.

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Ruth: When Life Hits Rock Bottom' (Ruth 1) at Morning Church on the 4th of November 2012. Sermon outline:

• Ruth: The story of a beautiful romance?
• In Moab: The devastating grief of a life emptied (v1-5)
• At the Crossroads: The confronting commitment of a life given over (v6-18)
• In Bethlehem: The question of God's faithfulness in a bitter life (v19-22)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Christ the Glory of God' (Exodus 40:34-38) at Morning Church on the 17th of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• What does this passage tell us about God and how he deals with his people?
• What did this passage mean for Israel?
• What change does Jesus bring?
• What does this mean for us today?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Christ the Mediator' (Exodus 31:18-34:35) at Morning Church on the 10th of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• A (not so) Golden Moment
• A "Golden" Mediator
• A "Golden" Restoration
• "Golden" days

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Christ the Great High Priest' (Exodus 28-29) at Morning Church on the 3rd of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• Who is 'the priest'?
• Garments before people: What does Exodus 28-29 tell us about God and how he deals with his people?
• The making of the priesthood: What did the priesthood mean for Israel?
• Creating priests: What change does Jesus bring to the priesthood?
• The heart of the priestly life: What does the priesthood mean for us today?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Christ the Tabernacle' (Exodus 25-31 and 35-40) at Morning Church on the 20th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• Why do you come to church?
• What does the tabernacle tell us about God and how he deals with his people?
• What did the tabernacle 'do' for Israel?
• What change does Jesus bring to the tabernacle?
• What does the tabernacle mean for us?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Christ the Servant' (Exodus 21:1-23:19) at Morning Church on the 6th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• Slavery: An offense to our ears
• Slavery, an accepted way of life (Exodus 21:1-11)
• The Law and the Christian
• The change Jesus' death and resurrection bring to slavery
• Christ the servant, Christ our master

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Does God Care?' (Luke 7:11-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd April 2012. Sermon outline:

• If I was God I'd end...
• The tragic plight of a grieving mother
• A meeting between life and death
  • Are the words of verse 13 words of comfort or discomfort?
• One who gives life to the dead
• If I was God I'd end...

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Does Faith Work?' (Luke 7:1-10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th April 2012. Sermon outline:

• Does faith work?
  • The centurion's character
  • The centurion's great insight
  • The centurion's insight today
• Faith works...