TOMS Anglican Churches

Defending the Gospel: Life: Defending Work

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Life: Defending Work' (Ecclesiastes 4:4-6, 1 Peter 2:11-21) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of March 2017.

Sermon outline:

• What is the point of work?
• Work is GOOD AND Work is GRIM
• AND for the Christian Work is GOVERNED by the GOSPEL

Defending the Gospel: Life: Defending Money

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Life: Defending Money' (Proverbs 30:7-9, Matthew 6:19-34) at Morning Church on the 5th of March 2017.

Sermon outline:

• In money we trust: A loyalty that drives out God (Proverbs 30:7-9)
• In Christ we trust: A loyalty that drives our hearts (Matthew 6:19-24)
• In Christ we trust: A loyalty that drives our righteousness (Matthew 6:25-34)
• "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Defending the Gospel: Defending the Challenge

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending the Challenge' (John 3:16-18, 35-36) at Morning Church on the 19th of February 2017.

Sermon outline:

• The challenge: there are only two ways to live
• The protests:
  • I protest against the NARROWNESS of the challenge (John 3:16-18, 35-36)
  • I protest again the EXCLUSIVE claims of Jesus (John 14:1-6)
  • I protest against the INJUSTICE of the exclusive claims of Jesus
• Which way will YOU live?

Defending the Gospel: Defending the Resurrection

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending the Resurrection' (1 Peter 3:18) at Morning Church on the 12th of February 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Resurrection is the truth society is grasping for
• Resurrection truths that believers need to grasp:
  • Resurrection brings new life to believers
  • Resurrection delivers believers into a living hope
  • Resurrection declares Jesus ruler and judge of the world
  • Resurrection is the basis for the believer's boldness and endurance
• Resurrection is the truth we can confront society with

Defending the Gospel: Defending Jesus

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending Jesus' (1 Peter 3:18) at Morning Church on the 5th of February 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Twisting the truth about Jesus
• Untwisting our thinking
• Twisted thinking 1: Jesus is an emotional comforter
• Twisted thinking 2: Jesus is a life fixer
• Twisted thinking 3: Jesus is a moral teacher
• UN-twisted thinking: Jesus IS the atoning Saviour

Defending the Gospel: Defending Judgement

Steve Judd speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending Judgement' (Hebrews 9:26b-28) at Morning Church on the 29th of January 2017.

There is no outline for this sermon.

Defending the Gospel: Defending Sin

Chris Wren speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending Sin' (Romans 3:10-12) at Morning Church on the 22nd of January 2017.

Sermon outline:

• The biblical definition of sin needs to be explained to dispel the world’s false definition
• All the wrongs of this world go back to the basic universe sized wrong of human beings ignoring God and running their own lives
• All the small wrongs are evidence of that big wrong, the rebellion against God that lies behind them all
• God's standard is not "near enough is good enough"
• God has the right to control every life and every part of life. It is His standard that counts, not ours

Defending the Gospel: Defending God

Fadi Raad speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending God' (Romans 1:18-23) at Morning Church on the 15th of January 2017.

There is no outline for this sermon.

Defending the Gospel: Defending the Hope We Have

Les Henley speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending the Hope We Have' (1 Peter 3:8-17) at Morning Church on the 8th of January 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• What is the hope that you have?
  • John 3:16
  • 1 Peter 3:15b
• Why do we need to be prepared to answer?
  • 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  • Matthew 6:33
  • Matthew 22:37-40
  • Matthew 28:18-20
  • 2 Chronicles 7:14
• Do you have the hope?
• Are you prepared to defend it?
  • Many ways – here are a few:
    • Two Ways to Live
    • Gospel Beads
      • Green – Genesis 1
      • Black – Genesis 3, Romans 6:23
      • Red – Matt, Mark, Luke and John
      • White – New Testament
      • Gold – New Testament
    • The Roman Road: A Well-engineered Path to Salvation
    • Christianity Explored (7 sessions)
    • Christianity Explained (6 brief bible studies)
• How will you respond the next time someone asks you "to give the reason for the hope that you have"?

Christmas Through the Eyes of... Anna and Simeon

Jim South speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... Anna and Simeon' (Luke 2:22-40) at Morning Church on the 1st of January 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Three significant events after Christmas
• The dedication and purification rites
• The meeting with Simeon
• The meeting with Anna

Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Shepherds

Jim South speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Shepherds' (Luke 2:8-20) at Morning Church on the 18th of December 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Who were they?
• What were these tough men told?
• What did they do?

Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Angel

Les Henley speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Angel' (Luke 1:28-39) at Morning Church on the 11th of December 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Understanding angels
• Appearance/nature
• Actors/roles
• Proclaimers
• How angels are invested in Christmas
• Why angels celebrate Christmas

The Lord is King: A Perfect World - A Perfect God

Jim South speaks on 'The Lord is King: A Perfect World - A Perfect God' (Isaiah 9-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of December 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction and review
• God provides a rescuer (9:1-7)
• God judges those who reject His way (9:8-10:4)
• Divine usefulness does not exclude judgement (10:5-34)
• The Lord will restore His people (11:1-16)
• The song of praise (12:1-6)

The Lord is King: What's in a Name?

Mark Thompson speaks on 'The Lord is King: What's in a Name?' (Isaiah 7-9) at Morning Church on the 27th of November 2016.

There is no outline for this sermon.

The Lord is King: Do You Want to See the LORD?

Jim South speaks on 'The Lord is King: Do You Want to See the LORD?' (Isaiah 6) at Morning Church on the 20th of November 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Isaiah's experience
• The vision
• The confession
• The purification
• The commissioning
• To see the LORD
• Our vision of God's holiness
• Confession
• Purification
• Our commissioning

The Lord is King: This is Not a Love Song

Michael Gange speaks on 'The Lord is King: This is Not a Love Song' (Isaiah 5) at Morning Church on the 13th of November 2016.

Sermon outline:

• This is not a love song
• God's judgement is justified
• The bad fruit of the vineyard
• Destruction of the vineyard
• Are you bearing fruit?

The Lord is King: The Day of the Lord

Jim South speaks on 'The Lord is King: The Day of the Lord' (Isaiah 2-4) at Morning Church on the 6th of November 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Picture #1 - The mountain of God
• Picture #2 - The day of judgement
• Picture #3 - Restoration by the righteous branch

The Lord is King: When the Lord Hates Religion

Toby Campbell speaks on 'The Lord is King: When the Lord Hates Religion' (Isaiah 1) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 30th of October 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Isaiah who?
• When the Lord hates religion
• The religion of rebels
• The religion of the righteous
• When the Lord accepts religion

Certain Truth in Uncertain Times: Prizing the True Peace

Jim South speaks on 'Certain Truth in Uncertain Times: Prizing the True Peace' (2 Peter 3:10-18) at Morning Church on the 23rd of October 2016.

Sermon outline:

• The facts which shape our perspective
• Jesus will return
• The world, as we know it, will be disappear
• In this new situation, there will be no hiding
• v11 - Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?
• Features
• Looking forward
• The questions will be answered
• Living holy and godly lives
• On our guard against error

Certain Truth in Uncertain Times: Counting Down the Days

Al McCallum speaks on 'Certain Truth in Uncertain Times: Counting Down the Days' (2 Peter 3:1-10) at Morning Church on the 16th of October 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• The reminder (v1-2)
• "reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking" (v1)
• "I want you to recall the words spoken in the past..." (v2)
• The scoffer (v3-7)
• "in the last days scoffers will come..." (v3)
• "...they deliberately forget..." (v5)
• The day (v8-10)
• "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise..." (v9)
• "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief (v10)
• Conclusion