TOMS Anglican Churches

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The Struggle for Faith - Habakkuk 3

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The Struggle for Faith' (Habakkuk 3) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• The struggle for faith
• Real faith
  • The basis of real faith - God's past actions
  • The hope of real faith - God's defence of His people
  • The path of real faith - testing
  • The character of real faith - lets God be God
• Habakkuk the righteous 'will live by faith'

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The God of Justice - Habakkuk 1:12-2:20

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The God of Justice' (Habakkuk 1:12-2:20) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• The desire for justice
• "Why does evil seem to go unpunished?"
• God answers...
  • The vision
  • Two types
  • Five woes
• The revelation of God's justice at the cross
• Seeing God's justice
  • ...requires God's perspective
  • ...requires patience
• "The righteous shall live by faith"

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - Longing for Justice - Habakkuk 1:1-11

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - Longing for Justice' (Habakkuk 1:1-11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• "Where is God?"
• God answers
• The tools of God
• The Cross
• Our surprising God
• Where is God?

1 John: The Child of God - The Victory of Faith; the Grounds of Assurance - 1 John 5

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'The Victory of Faith; the Grounds of Assurance' (1 John 5) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• What do you know?
• You know that we have been born of God!
  • Believe in Jesus
  • Love His children
  • Obey His commandments
• We overcome the world
• The three proofs of Jesus
• You know you have eternal life!
• Prayer
• The sin that leads to death
• Confidence

1 John: The Child of God - Walking in Love - 1 John 4:7-21

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Walking in Love' (1 John 4:7-21) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• What really is 'love'?
• God is Love
• So what?
• Three features of this love:
  • Selfless
  • Unconditional
  • Purposeful
• Those who are loved
  • Reflect His love
  • Don't fear

1 John: The Child of God - The Joy and Responsibility of Being His Child - 1 John 2:29-3:24

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'The Joy and Responsibility of Being His Child' (1 John 2:29-3:24) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• Hypocrisy
• Watch your behaviour
  • Because of who you are
  • Because of who you will be
  • Because He was against sin
  • No-one keeps on sinning...?
• Love your brother
  • Not as Cain
  • ...but as Jesus
  • Laying down our lives for one another
• Confidence in your identity

1 John: The Child of God - The Victory of Faith; the Grounds of Assurance - 1 John 5

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'The Victory of Faith; the Grounds of Assurance' (1 John 5) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• What do you know?
• You know that we have been born of God!
  • Believe in Jesus
  • Love His children
  • Obey His commandments
• We overcome the world
• The three proofs of Jesus
• You know you have eternal life!
• Prayers answered according to God's will
• The sin that leads to death
• Confidence

1 John: The Child of God - Walking in the Light - 1 John 1:1-2:17

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Walking in the Light' (1 John 1:1-2:17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• Fakes abound
• The Gnostics
• The incarnation
• A call to fellowship
• The Apostle's message from God: God is light
• The faker's claims
• True marks of fellowship
  1. Calling on our Advocate
  2. Confessing our sins
  3. Walking in obedience
  4. Relating in love
  5. Separating from the world
• Fellowship with the God who is light

Psalm 2 - The Rule of God's Anointed

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of January 2011. Sermon outline:

• Psalm 1 and 2
• World-wide rebellion
• God's response
• The LORD's anointed
  • A relationship
  • An inheritance
  • A rule
• Therefore, wise up

Psalm 1 - The Two Paths

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• The Psalms: importance and background
• Choices in our world
• Psalm 1 - two options
• The blessed man
  • A new loyalty
  • Associations
  • Prosperity
    • Deuteronomy 28
    • Psalm 73
• The wicked man
  • Like chaff
• Two paths: which are we on?
  • John 3:36

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - The Surprising Rejection of This Man - Mark 11-12

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Mark 11-12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• Project O
• Victorious entry
• Disappointing reception
• Jesus' indictments
• Traps and true religion
• Empty religion
• Receiving the King in our hearts

Waiting for the Day - Rejecting the Lie, Holding to the Truth - 2 Thessalonians 2

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 2 Thessalonians 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of October 2010. Sermon outline:

• Unsettled hearts
• The Thessalonian hearts
• The man of lawlessness
  • Who is he?
  • What will he do?
  • When will he come?
  • Who will he harm?
  • What will be his fate?
• But don't you be unsettled...
  • Hold on, stand firm
  • Paul's prayer for them
  • In a nutshell
  • Don't speculate
  • Be ready

Waiting for the Day - Believing Under Fire - 2 Thessalonians 1

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 2 Thessalonians 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of September 2010. Sermon outline:

• Hope
• The green church
• A faith that endures
  1. Growing faith
  2. Love increasing
  3. Perseverance
  • 'Cause you gotta have faith
  • Our faith is evidence
• Remember the righteous judgement of God
  • The Day
  • Divine punishment and hell
  • The kingdom of God
• Paul's prayer for them
• The Day is coming

Nehemiah: God's Builder - No Time for Coffee Breaks (pm)

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Nehemiah 6:1-7:4 at Night Church on the 22nd of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• The state of play
• So close...
• Choke!
• Politics
• Hardened by pressure
• Focussed by priorities
• Sustained by prayer
• The fear of the Lord

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Caution! Men at Work (pm)

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Nehemiah 3 at Night Church on the 1st of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• A bad week to come to church?
• An invaluable historical record
• The project
• Its significance
  1. For the glory of God
  2. For the people's protection
• The personnel
  1. Led from the front
  2. Every part of the community used
  3. Remarkable unity
• True fellowship is found in service
• An overconfident Nehemiah?
• The heavenly Jerusalem!

How to Contend - Jude 17-25

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Jude 17-25 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Persevering to the end
• Be built up in the faith (v17-21)
• Be merciful to those in trouble (v22-23)
  • An attitude of compassion
  • An attitude of boldness
  • An attitude of caution
• Be confident in God's grace (v24-25)

Contending for the Faith - Jude 1-16

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Jude 1-16 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Tolerating the intolerable
• The church's crisis
• Jude and the church
• Contend for the faith
• Wake up!
  1. Even the most unlikely characters will be judged
  2. They really are ungodly scum
  3. They are so dangerous
• A message to our church
  • …about false teachers
  • …about our witness

Don't Refuse God, Even When It's Tough - Hebrews 12

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Hebrews 12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of June 2010. Sermon outline:

• Homecoming for Jessica Watson
• Running tips
  1. We need to lay some things aside
  2. We need to have endurance
  3. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus
• Endure discipline as sons
  • Discipline for our shaping
• Therefore, go for gold!
• A tale of two mountains
• Therefore, don't refuse him who speaks!

Jesus the Sacrifice - Hebrews 9:1-10:18 (pm)

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Hebrews 9:1-10:18 at Night Church on the 30th of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• Obsolete!
• Why is it truly obsolete?
  • The sacrifice of the old covenant
  • What it was
  • What was done on it
  • Its limitations
• The sacrifice of the new covenant
  • What it is
  • What is done on it
  • Its benefits
• How has it become obsolete?
  • Like a will
  • God desired a body, not mere offerings
• Obsolete, but a good school master
• Are you still messing around with the old technology?
• Power-pellet theology

Jesus: Don't Sell Him Short - Hebrews 2:5-3:6

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Hebrews 2:5-3:6 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• Depicting Jesus
• Man's mandate to rule...
• ...fulfilled in the Son of Man
• The benefits unpacked
  1. He destroys the one with the power of death
  2. He liberates those held captive by their fear of death
  3. He becomes our merciful and faithful high priest
• Therefore, fix your eyes on Him, hold fast to Him