TOMS Anglican Churches

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Glory of God - Exodus 40:34-38

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?

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Mediator - Exodus 31:18-34:35

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

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Great High Priest - Exodus 28-29

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?

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Tabernacle - Exodus 25-31 and 35-40

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?

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Angel - Exodus 23:20-33

Michael Gange speaks on 'Christ the Angel' (Exodus 23:20-33) at Morning Church on the 13th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• The promise of land
• The angel delivers Israel to the land
• Jesus our angel
• Does obedience matter?

Christ in Exodus: Christ the Servant - Exodus 21:1-23:19

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

Does Jesus Fulfil God's Promises? - Luke 7:18-35

Jim South speaks on 'Does Jesus Fulfil God's Promises?' (Luke 7:18-35) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th April 2012. Sermon outline:

• John's doubts (v18)
• Jesus' response (v21-23)
• Jesus' own question (v24)
• Jesus' criticism (v31-35)

Does God Care? - Luke 7:11-17

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...

Does Faith Work? - Luke 7:1-10

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...

Romans: Getting it Right with God - The Life We Enjoy - Romans 5:12-21 (Easter Sunday Service)

Jim South speaks on 'The Life We Enjoy' (Romans 5:12-21) at the Easter Sunday Services on the 8th of April 2012. Sermon outline:

• Our involvement with Adam
• Our involvement with Jesus
• Two other distinctions
  • A difference in applicability
  • A difference in experience

Romans: Getting it Right with God - The Peace We Enjoy - Romans 5:1-11 (Good Friday Service)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Peace We Enjoy' (Romans 5:1-11) at the Good Friday Service on the 6th April 2012. Sermon outline:

1. Our new status: Peace with God
   • We have peace with God... (v1)
   • ...through faith in Christ (v1-2)
2. We now have a great hope in which to rejoice, even in suffering
   • A great hope... (v2b)
   • ...even in suffering (v3-4)
3. Our hope is certain...
   • ...since it is based on God's love (v5-8)
   • ...since it is based on the fact that we have been justified and reconciled (v9-10)
   • ...and so we 'boast' in God who has done all this (v11)

Romans: Getting it Right with God - What Type of Faith Works? - Romans 4

Adam Taylor speaks on 'What Type of Faith Works?' (Romans 4) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of April 2012. Sermon outline:

• Abraham - a man of faith (v1-8)
• Abraham - the father of all who believe (v9-17)
• Abraham - what faith looks like (v18-22)
• Abraham - an example of faith for you! (v23-25)

Romans: Getting it Right with God - Our Problem, God's Solution - Romans 3:9-31

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Our Problem, God's Solution' (Romans 3:9-31) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 25th of March 2012. Sermon outline:

• Our problem - there is no-one who is righteous! (3:9-20)
• BUT NOW - God's solution has been manifested (3:21-26)
  • Righteousness by faith apart from the law (v21-22a)
  • God's righteousness is available to all (v22-24)
  • God is righteous in salvation, through Jesus' death (v24-26)
    • Justification
    • Redemption
    • Atonement
• The one God justifies all people by faith (v27-31)
• What is your response to God's righteousness?

Romans: Getting it Right with God - Is God Merciful? - Psalm 51

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Is God Merciful?' (Psalm 51) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of March 2012. Sermon outline:

• The need for mercy
• The plea for mercy
  • The nature of sin
  • The effects of sin
  • The nature of God
• The mercy of God

The Gospel at the Centre of the Christian Life - Philippians 1:1-2:6

David Robinson speaks on 'The Gospel at the Centre of the Christian Life' (Philippians 1:1-2:6) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of March 2012. Sermon outline:

• Put the Gospel at the centre of your Christian fellowship (v3-8)
• Put the Gospel at the centre of your prayer life (v9-11)
• Put the Gospel at the centre of your ambition (v12-18a)
• Put the Gospel at the centre of your self-denial (v18b-26)

Romans: Getting it Right with God - Does Religion Save? - Romans 2:17-3:8

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Does Religion Save?' (Romans 2:17-3:8) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of March 2012. Sermon outline:

• What does your salvation rest on?
• What makes a true Jew?
  1. The law
  2. Circumcision
  3. The heart
• Defending the character of God?
  1. A covenant God
  2. A faithful God
  3. A just God
  4. A truthful God

Romans: Getting it Right with God - Does God's Judgement Discriminate? - Romans 2:1-11

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Does God's Judgement Discriminate? Misplaced Confidence...' (Romans 2:1-16) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of February 2012. Sermon outline:

• Intro: Dear Paul
• Finger-pointing and Hypocrisy (2:1-5)
• Living By and Under the Law (2:12-16)
• God's Judgement Comes on ALL! (2:6-11)
• Implications

Romans: Getting it Right with God - God, what do you think about homosexuality? - Romans 1:18-32

Adam Taylor speaks on 'God, what do you think about homosexuality?' (Romans 1:18-32) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of February 2012. Sermon outline:

• God is angry with humanity's unrighteousness (v18)
• Humanity's rejection of God is inexcusable (v19-20)
• God gives sinful humanity over to their own sin (v21-32)
• Thinking Biblically about homosexuality

Romans: Getting it Right with God - A Question of Passion - Romans 1:8-17

Adam Taylor speaks on 'A Question of Passion' (Romans 1:8-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of February 2012. Sermon outline:

• A passion for the world
• A passion for salvation
• A passion for righteousness
• A passion for faith

Romans: Getting it Right with God - A Question of Identity - Romans 1:1-7

Adam Taylor speaks on 'A Question of Identity' (Romans 1:1-7) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of February 2012. Sermon outline:

• The Man (v1)
• The Message (v1d-4)
• The Task (v5-6)
• The Question (v7)