TOMS Anglican Churches

Titus: Doing What is Good in a Tough World - A People Trained to do Good - Titus 2

Jim South speaks on 'A People Trained to do Good' (Titus 2) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of July 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• Question 1: Why teach Christians to live differently?
  • A:
  • B:
• Question 2: What should living differently look like?
  • v1
  • Spirit-filled lives
  • Responsible home life
  • Concern for the spiritual well-being of others
  • People of integrity
• Question 3: What is the point of being taught to live differently?
  • v5
  • v8
  • v10
• Conclusion

Titus: Doing What is Good in a Tough World - A People Led to do Good - Titus 1:5-16

Jim South speaks on 'A People Led to do Good' (Titus 1:5-16) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 1st of July 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• Personal qualities of church leadership
  • Moral integrity
  • Sexual purity
  • Domestic responsibility
  • Personal integrity
  • Doctrinal stability
  • God's stewards
• False leaders
  • Rejecting the truth
  • Polluting the truth
  • Misusing the truth
• Response to the presence of false leaders
  • Teaching
  • Silencing
  • Rebuking
• Conclusion

Titus: Doing What is Good in a Tough World - A People Chosen to do Good - Titus 1:1-4

Jim South speaks on 'A People Chosen to do Good' (Titus 1:1-4) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• People called by God
• People in community
• People of faith
• People of knowledge
• People of hope

James: Wealth, Poverty and Planning When We're Not in Control - James 4:13-5:20

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Wealth, Poverty and Planning When We're Not in Control' (James 4:13-5:20) at Night Church on the 17th of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• Plans and the future…
• Arrogance and self-sufficiency ignores God's providence (4:13-5:6)
  • Planning (4:13-17)
  • Riches (5:1-6)
• A call to faithfully endure to the end (5:7-12)
• The last word… a call to prayer and care (5:13-20)
• Themes of James - putting the pieces back together
• Plans and your future?

James - Wisdom in a World of Folly - Being Single-Minded - James 3:13-4:12

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Wisdom in a World of Folly - Being Single-Minded' (James 3:13-4:12) at Night Church on the 10th of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• Replacement theory?
• Who is wise? (3:13-18)
• What causes quarrels? (4:1-6)
  • Quarrels come from warring desires
  • Friendship with the world equals enmity with God and His people
• The answer... submit to God (4:7-12)
  • Resist the Devil
  • Draw near to God
  • Wash your hands and heart
  • Godly sorrow
• Conclusion

James: The Boasts of the Tongue - James 3:1-12

Chris Overhall speaks on 'The Boasts of the Tongue' (James 3:1-12) at Night Church on the 3rd of June 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: Tongues of fire
• Context:
  • In the Epistle of James
  • In the New Testament
  • In the Bible
• Teachers, watch your tongues! (v1)
• Words... the barometer of the Christian life (v2-8)
• Be consistent with the use of your tongue (v9-12)
• Conclusion

James: The Nature of Saving Faith - James 2

Chris Overhall speaks on 'The Nature of Saving Faith' (James 2) at Night Church on the 20th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: Authentic vs Fake
  1. Does saving faith play favourites? (v1-13)
     • Matthew 22:36-40
     • Implications
  2. Is saving faith on its own? (v14-26)
     • Abraham our father
     • Rahab the prostitute
     • Implications
• Conclusion

James: Hearing and Doing the Word - James 1:19-27

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Hearing and Doing the Word' (James 1:19-27) at Night Church on the 13th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: The gift of life!
• Rid and receive! (v21)
• Listen up! (v19-20)
• Practice what you preach! (v22-25)
• Real religion (v26-27)
• Conclusion

James: Trials, Temptation and Living with Adversity - James 1:1-18

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Trials, Temptation and Living with Adversity' (James 1:1-18) at Night Church on the 6th of May 2012. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
  1. Address
  2. Trials and joy
  3. If... an exception
  4. Why... take the long view
  5. The wise (right) view to trials and temptations
  6. The negative... don't be deceived!
• Conclusion

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 - 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