TOMS Anglican Churches

Solas - Grace Alone - Ephesians 2:1-10

A Sermon on Ephesians 2:1-10 by Jim South at Morning Church on the 23rd of November 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Saved by grace alone
• Serve by grace alone
• Shaped by grace alone

Solas - Faith Alone - Romans 3:19-31

A Sermon on Romans 3:19-31 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of November 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Martin Luther
• We can't do the law (v20)
• Justification apart from works (v21-22)
• Salvation - achieved and received
• Faith is...
• Faith means:
  • No boasting
  • Equality
  • New obedience

Solas - Cross Alone - 1 Corinthians 2 (am)

A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church on the 9th of November 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• I Know Nothing
• The Cross Reveals...
  • God's Power
  • God's Wisdom
  • God's Character
  • God's Justice
• Case Study - A Late Reformer
  • Leon Moris
  • A Word worth fighting for
• The road to maturity in Christ
  • Beyond the Cross?
• Conclusion - What about you?

Solas - Christ Alone - Acts 4 (am)

A Sermon on Acts 4:1-22 by David Gardner at Morning Church on the 2nd of November 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Peter
• Final instruction
• The power
• The gift
• The card
• The purpose
• The corner
• The challenge

Tough Talk for Testing Times - 1 Timothy 5

A Sermon on 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of October 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Churches have problems
• The way to treat people (v1-2)
• Potential Problem 1 - Misuse of church resources
• Relatives are to look after their own family members (v3-4, 8, 16)
• Have a system of checks (v9-10)
• Encourage alternative arrangements (v11-15)
• Potential Problem 2 - Faithful leaders not being respected
• Pay your leaders (v17-18)
• Protect leaders from false accusation (v19-21)
• Potential Problem 3 - The appointment of unsuitable leaders
• Choose carefully with testing (v22-24)
• Potential Problem 4 - Bosses taken advantage of (6:1-2)
• Work hard and serve willingly

Tough Talk for Testing Times - 1 Timothy 4

A Sermon on 1 Timothy 4 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 28th of September 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• What is the Threat? (v1-5)
• What is the Answer? (v6-16)
• Positively Teaching the Truth (v11-13, 15-16)
• Faithful Exercise of Ministries (v6, 14)
• Effort (v7b-10)
• Conclusion

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 9 - True Messiah - Victor

A Sermon on Isaiah 61:1-3, 61:10-63:3 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 21st of September 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Seeing the Big Picture
• The Good News (61:1-3)
• The Rescuer is Here! (Luke 4:16-21)
• No 'Home-town Hero' (Luke 4:22-30)
• The one Disclaimer on Salvation
• 'It's Not Whether You Win or Lose...' (63:1-6)
• The 'Job' Isn't Finished Yet
• The Justice of His Victory
• Conclusion - Where is Your Focus?

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 8 - True Messiah - Lamb (am)

A Sermon on Isaiah 52:13-53:12 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church on the 14th of September 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - A Messiah Complex
• Who Is This? (52:13-15)
• The Heart of the Job (53:1-10)
• A Sacrificial Death (53:7-9)
• A Propitiating Death (53:10a)
• A Temporary Death (53:10b-12b)
• A Vicarious Death (53:4-6, 12c)
• The Man for the Job (Mark 10:45)
• Conclusion - "We've never seen anything like this!"

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 7 - True Messiah - Servant

A Sermon on Isaiah 42:1-6, Isaiah 49:1-7 and Isaiah 50:4-9 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of September 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Song #1 - Isaiah 42:1-6
• Song #2 - Isaiah 49:1-7
• Song #3 - Isaiah 50:4-9
• So What?

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 6 - True Strength

A Sermon on Isaiah 40:12-31 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 31st of August 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - 'How would you feel?'
• Is God Willing? (40:1-11)
• Is God Strong Enough? (40:12-26)
• The End of the Matter (40:27-31)
• Waiting for the Dawn (Luke 1-3)
• How to Wait (1 Peter 1)
• Conclusion - Strong Comfort

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 5 - True Comfort

A Sermon on Isaiah 40:1-11 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of August 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - 'Who needs the Gallery...?'
• How to Insult God - part I
• Sennacherib, king of Assyria
• Hezekiah's Prayer
• How to Insult God - part II
• Hezekiah, king of Judah
• Hezekiah's Comfort
• Conclusion - Yahweh's Comfort

Isaiah - God's Vision Statement: 4 - The True King

A Sermon on Isaiah 10:33-11:9 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of August 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - An 'Ideal' World
• Paradise Lost
• The Lumberjack of the Nations (10:33-34)
• From the Ashes (11:1)
• A True King (11:2-3a)
• What Will He Do? (11:3b-5)
• When Will It Be?
• What Difference Will It Make? (11:6-9)
• Where Will It Be?
• Who Lives There?
• Conclusion - Heaven on Earth in Beijing?

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 3 - The Promise of True Vision

A Sermon on Isaiah 7:1-17 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of August 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Politics - Judah under attack (v1-2)
• Ahaz has to choose
• Through Isaiah God calls Ahaz to be faithful (v3-9)
• A remnant will return
• Syria/Ephraim will not succeed
• A sign offered
• Ahaz refuses to listen (v10-12)
• The Lord chooses (v14)
• A new king
• A new sign
• Who will you choose?

Isaiah - God’s Vision Statement: 2 - Isaiah's Vision (am)

A Sermon on Isaiah 6 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church on the 3rd of August 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• "I saw the Lord!" (v1-4)
• "I am ruined!" (v5-7)
• "Here I am. Send me!" (v8)
• "How long, O Lord?" (v9-12)
• "The Holy Seed" (v13)
• Salvation by Holiness x3
• Conclusion

Isaiah - God's Vision Statement: 1 - The Great Vision

A Sermon on Isaiah 1:1-9, 2:1-5, 65:17-25 and 66:18-24 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of July 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• A City Rejected (1:2-9)
• A City Accepted (2:1-4)
• A New City (65-66)
• Made in a Day
• For the Nations
• The City of the Living God

Tough Talk for Testing Times - 1 Timothy 3

A Sermon on 1 Timothy 3 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of July 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Introduction
• What is this church? (v14-16)
  • Household of God
  • Church of God
  • Pillar and Buttress of the Truth
• Who are these leaders?
  • Bishops/Overseers/Presbyters/Elders
  • Deacons
• What are the qualifications for leadership?
  • Personal
  • Moral
  • Spiritual
  • Functional
• Conclusion

Tough Talk for Testing Times - 1 Timothy 2

A Sermon on 1 Timothy 2 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 13th of July 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro and Review
• Look to our public worship
• What is worship?
  • Worship means acknowledging God's greatness
  • Worship means acknowledging God's gospel
  • Worship means acknowledging God's holiness
  • Worship means acknowledging God's ordained roles in ministry
    • Equality
    • Ministry
    • Spiritual headship

Tough Talk for Testing Times - 1 Timothy 1 (am)

A Sermon on 1 Timothy 1 by Jason Porter at Morning Church on the 6th of July 2008. Sermon Outline:

• The introduction we normally skip over (v1-2)
• Paul, Ephesus and Timothy
  • Missionary journeys
  • Ephesus
  • Timothy
• (A) Paul's Charge to Timothy (v3-5)
  • (B) False Teachers (v6-7)
    • (C) The Law Mishandled (v8-10)
    • (C') Authorised Doctrine (v10-11)
  • (B') Faithful Teacher (v12-17)
• (A') Paul's Charge to Timothy Repeated (v18-20)

The Tale of Two Cities #9 - Come and See: The Bride of the Lamb - Revelation 22:6-21

A Sermon on Revelation 22:6-21 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of June 2008. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - A Clayton's Farewell
  • I Am the One (Christ) (v16)
  • I Am in Control (Lord) (v13-14)
  • I Am Coming (v7, 12, 20)
• How to Respond?
  • Let he who hears, hear and keep (v7, 9-11, 18-19)
  • Long for His Coming (v17, 20)
  • Be what you are (v8-9, 11, 14)
• Conclusion - It Won't Be Long

The Tale of Two Cities #8 - Jerusalem: Great, Wealthy... and Eternal! - Revelation 21:9-22:6 (am)

A Sermon on Revelation 21:9-22:6 by Steve Judd at Morning Church on the 22nd of June 2008. Sermon Outline:

• What's heaven going to be like?
• A brief history of mankind
• What Jesus said about heaven
• What Revelation says about heaven
  • New
  • The Bride
  • 12
  • The Big Cube
  • No Temple
• You
• The Gates
• The Garden of Eden
  • The river of the water of life
  • The tree of life
• The completion of God's plan
• How do we get there?
• Be encouraged; put your trust in Christ alone