TOMS Anglican Churches

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century - By Putting God as Number One - Exodus 20:1-3

Jim South speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Putting God as Number One' (Exodus 20:1-3) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• His Majesty
• His Holiness
• God spoke
• He has saved
• So... have no other gods

The Holy Who? - What is the Spirit's Heartbeat? - Acts 1:1-8 and 2:1-41

Jim South speaks on 'What is the Spirit's Heartbeat?' (Acts 1:1-8 and 2:1-41) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of June 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• A basic PRINCIPLE
• A PROMISE to be believed
• A POWER to be at work
• Conclusion

"…all our evangelism is… totally dependent on the Spirit’s work. We proclaim and plead, we love and warn, but we are not at liberty to soft-pedal the essential message in any way. We must not be in too great a hurry to count heads. It is roots that matter, and they are the Spirit’s sovereign work. He alone is the Lord and giver of life, and only he gives the increase. Our part is to proclaim the authentic message, calling on the Spirit for his power to be at work in preacher and hearers, so that there is an authentic response of repentance and faith. When it becomes the passion of our lives that lost people matter to God, we can be sure that our hearts are beating as one with the Spirit of Truth."

David Jackman, The Spirit of Truth (Christian Focus), p. 126

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The Holy Who? - How is the Spirit's Strength Experienced? - Ezekiel 37:1-14

Jim South speaks on 'How is the Spirit's Strength Experienced?' (Ezekiel 37:1-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of June 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• A vision for Ezekiel
• Spirit and Word in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel's vision for us
  • Dry bones - hear the Word of the Lord
  • Speak to the Breath

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1 John: The Child of God - Be Aware! - 1 John 2:18-28, 4:1-6

Jim South speaks on 'Be Aware!' (1 John 2:18-28, 4:1-6) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of May 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introducing the spirit of anti-christ
• How can I recognise the spirit of anti-christ?
• So... what is the answer?
  • The simple Gospel message
  • The work of the Holy Spirit

Mark: The Passion of Jesus - On His Feet Again - Mark 15:42-16:8 (Easter Sunday Service)

Jim South speaks on 'On His Feet Again' (Mark 15:42-16:8) at the Easter Sunday Services on the 22nd of April 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• He really did die (15:42-47)
  • Buried by identifiable people
  • Buried in an identifiable place
  • The tomb was deliberately closed
  • What is the point of this?
• He really did rise again (16:1-8)
  • The return to the tomb
  • The stone had been moved
  • The empty tomb explained
  • All the disciples would see Him alive
• Importance - 1 Cor 15:17
  • Guarantee that penalty for sin has been fully paid
  • Validates Jesus' claims
  • Foundation for resurrection of believers

Mark: The Passion of Jesus - Take It Away... Take Him Away - Mark 14:32-72

Jim South speaks on 'Take It Away... Take Him Away' (Mark 14:32-72) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of April 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• The "No" of exploration (v32-42)
• The "No" of procedure (v43-52)
• The "No" of testimony (v53-65)
• The "No" of denial (v66-72)

Ephesians: Exploring the Riches of Christ - God's Great Mystery Revealed - Ephesians 3:1-13

Jim South speaks on 'God's Great Mystery Revealed' (Ephesians 3:1-13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 13th of March 2011. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Standing in the spotlight of grace
• Working in the spotlight of grace
  • Bring to light the plan of the mystery
  • Enable others to play their part
  • Show the wisdom and grace of God to heavenly beings
• Struggling in the spotlight of grace
  • The way Paul saw his imprisonment
  • v11-12

Psalm 4 - Evening Prayer

Jim South speaks on Psalm 4 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of January 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: David and Absalom
• He could be enlarged or hemmed in
• He could listen to God or listen to men
• He could have godly emotion or be self-indulgent
• He could choose contentment or discouragement
• Conclusion: Reality

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - A Man Having God's Authority - Mark 6:30-7:23

Jim South speaks on Mark 6:30-7:23 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 28th of November 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The feeding of the 5000 (6:30-44)
• Jesus walks on water (6:45-52)
• Relating to God among us
  • 1)
  • 2)
• What is the challenge of these verses for you?

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - The Beginning of the End - Mark 1:1-13

Jim South speaks on Mark 1:1-13 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of November 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The Big Build-Up
  • From the first sentence
  • From the Old Testament
  • From John the Baptist
  • From God Himself
• A Big Surprise

If Jesus is not the most important person in your life, then you don't think enough like God, and you don't understand Mark 1:1-13!

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Reconstruction Engineering - Nehemiah 13

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 13 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of September 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Four problems had reappeared
  • Alliances with the enemy
  • Religious failure (v10-13)
  • Business failure (v15-22)
  • Marriage alliances (v23-27)
• Four modern parallels
  • Alliances with the enemy
  • Religious failure
  • Business failure
  • Marriage alliances
• Two clear principles
  1. To honour the Lord Jesus in our lives is foundational to the building of the church
  2. We rest on where we're at, or where we've been, to our spiritual peril

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Chips of History

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 9:32-38 and 10:28-29, 37-39 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of September 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Their attitude
• Their awareness (9:4-47)
  • An awareness of God's greatness
  • An awareness of God's ways (9:7-15)
  • An awareness of their own rebellion (9:16-18)
  • An awareness of God's mercy
• An affirmation of commitment
  • Their domestic life (10:30)
  • Their commercial life (10:31)
  • Their private and public religious life (10:32-39)

Nehemiah: God's Builder - The Master Blueprint

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 8 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The setting (v1)
• The scroll
• The responses
  • They worshipped (v3b, 6)
  • They wept (v9)
  • They went
  • They worked
• Conclusion - The secret of joyful building

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

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 3 at Morning Church on the 1st of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• "All hands to the pump"
• Different tasks, one purpose
• Duties pleasant and unpleasant
• God knows

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Surveying the Situation

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 25th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The request (v1-9)
• The review (v11-16)
• The reveille (v17-18)
• The resistance (v10, 19-20)

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Preparing and Equipping

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• History
  • 597 BC
  • 539 BC
  • c. 480 BC
  • c. 450 BC
• The Problem (v1-3)
• The Person (v4)
• The Procedure (v5-11)
  • God's Majesty
  • Confession of Sin
  • Claim God's Promises
• Workshop or Lounge Room?

Faith - Its Meaning and Its Heroes

Jim South speaks on Hebrews 11 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 13th of June 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• A description of faith
• Demonstration of faith
  1. Faith worships (v4)
  2. Faith walks (v5-6)
  3. Faith works (v7)
  4. Faith waits (v8-22)
  5. Faith - at war (v23-29)
  6. Faith will win (v30-31)
• Diversity of faith (v32-40)

Don't Shrink Back - Hebrews 10:19-39

Jim South speaks on Hebrews 10:19-39 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 6th of June 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • Persecution
  • Therefore... since
    • There is a new and living way
    • Jesus is the great high priest
• Four encouragements
  • Let us draw near
  • Let us hold fast the confession of our hope
  • Let us consider one another
  • Let us not give up meeting
• A solemn warning
• A vision
• Don't shrink back!

Jesus, the Great High Priest - Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Jim South speaks on Hebrews 4:14-5:10 and Hebrews 7-8 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• Introductory questions
• Role of the Priest in OT
• Shortcomings
• Jesus, the Great High Priest
• OUR Great High Priest
• He is a Merciful High Priest
• So
  • Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess
  • Let us approach with confidence

He Came to Serve - Mark 10:45 (Good Friday Service)

A sermon on Mark 10:45 by Jim South at Morning Church on the 2nd of April 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • Passover
  • Prophecy
  • Kingdom
• Straight-Talking About the Nature of the Kingdom
• Straight-Talking About the Nature of His Death