TOMS Anglican Churches

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - A Man of Great Authority - Mark 1:14-4:43

Steve Judd speaks on Mark 1:14-4:43 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 14th of November 2010. Sermon outline:

• Recap: "Guess Who's Coming to Galilee?"
• The purpose of Mark's gospel
  • to tell us...
  • even though...
  • God has provided...
• The time has come
  • The kingdom of God is...
  • so...
• What is authority?
• Amazing teaching
• Authority over evil spirits
• Authority to forgive sins
• Authority over the Sabbath
• The parable of the sower
• The challenge for us

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!

Waiting for the Day - Rejecting the Lie, Holding to the Truth - 2 Thessalonians 2

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 2 Thessalonians 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of October 2010. Sermon outline:

• Unsettled hearts
• The Thessalonian hearts
• The man of lawlessness
  • Who is he?
  • What will he do?
  • When will he come?
  • Who will he harm?
  • What will be his fate?
• But don't you be unsettled...
  • Hold on, stand firm
  • Paul's prayer for them
  • In a nutshell
  • Don't speculate
  • Be ready

Waiting for the Day - Believing Under Fire - 2 Thessalonians 1

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 2 Thessalonians 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of September 2010. Sermon outline:

• Hope
• The green church
• A faith that endures
  1. Growing faith
  2. Love increasing
  3. Perseverance
  • 'Cause you gotta have faith
  • Our faith is evidence
• Remember the righteous judgement of God
  • The Day
  • Divine punishment and hell
  • The kingdom of God
• Paul's prayer for them
• The Day is coming

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 - Dedication of the City

Adam Taylor speaks on Nehemiah 11-12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of September 2010. Sermon outline:

• The reason for rejoicing
• My reason for joy is...
• The art of rejoicing - music
• The art of rejoicing - don't muffle joy

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 - No Time for Coffee Breaks (pm)

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Nehemiah 6:1-7:4 at Night Church on the 22nd of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• The state of play
• So close...
• Choke!
• Politics
• Hardened by pressure
• Focussed by priorities
• Sustained by prayer
• The fear of the Lord

Nehemiah: God's Builder - Union Dos and Don'ts

Adam Taylor speaks on Nehemiah 5 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• What is driving the 'Agenda 4 Action'?
• A great outcry 4 action
• The fear of God

Nehemiah: God's Builder - He Who Would Valiant Be

Adam Taylor speaks on Nehemiah 4 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• The arduous work of rebuilding the wall...
• What kind of prayer is that?
• A sure basis on which to stand
• A sture basis to be valiant

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

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Nehemiah 3 at Night Church on the 1st of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• A bad week to come to church?
• An invaluable historical record
• The project
• Its significance
  1. For the glory of God
  2. For the people's protection
• The personnel
  1. Led from the front
  2. Every part of the community used
  3. Remarkable unity
• True fellowship is found in service
• An overconfident Nehemiah?
• The heavenly Jerusalem!

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?

How to Contend - Jude 17-25

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Jude 17-25 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Persevering to the end
• Be built up in the faith (v17-21)
• Be merciful to those in trouble (v22-23)
  • An attitude of compassion
  • An attitude of boldness
  • An attitude of caution
• Be confident in God's grace (v24-25)

Contending for the Faith - Jude 1-16

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Jude 1-16 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of July 2010. Sermon outline:

• Tolerating the intolerable
• The church's crisis
• Jude and the church
• Contend for the faith
• Wake up!
  1. Even the most unlikely characters will be judged
  2. They really are ungodly scum
  3. They are so dangerous
• A message to our church
  • …about false teachers
  • …about our witness

Living Together - Hebrews 13

Adam Taylor speaks on Hebrews 13 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of June 2010. Sermon outline:

• Loving Others (v1-8)
  1. Loving God’s family above all others (v1-3)
  2. Loving others by keeping marriage pure (v4)
  3. Loving people, not things (v5-6)
  4. Loving our leaders (v7)
  5. Loving Christ who does not change  (v8)
• Loyalty to Christ (v9-19)
  1. Go to Jesus and endure for His name (v9-14)
  2. Continually engage in a life of worship (v15-16)
  3. Back your leaders (v17-19)
• Last Words (v20-25)
  1. God equips us to live the Christian life (v20-21)
  2. Bear with these words (v22)
  3. Grace be with you all (v25)

Don't Refuse God, Even When It's Tough - Hebrews 12

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Hebrews 12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of June 2010. Sermon outline:

• Homecoming for Jessica Watson
• Running tips
  1. We need to lay some things aside
  2. We need to have endurance
  3. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus
• Endure discipline as sons
  • Discipline for our shaping
• Therefore, go for gold!
• A tale of two mountains
• Therefore, don't refuse him who speaks!

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!