TOMS Anglican Churches

Psalm 100 - Shout for Joy

A sermon on Psalm 100 by Peter Chapman at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of January 2010. Sermon outline:

• Section 1
  • 3x Calls to Thanks (verses 1 and 2)
  • 3x Reasons (verse 3)
• Section 2
  • 3x Calls to Thanks (verse 4)
  • 3x Reasons (verse 5)
• Reasons
• Thanks and Praise is...

Psalm 51 - A Broken and Contrite Heart

A sermon on Psalm 51 by Les Henley at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of January 2010. Sermon outline:

• Background
  • David and Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11
  • David and Nathan - 2 Samuel 12
    • David's confession: 2 Samuel 12:13a
    • God's response: 2 Samuel 12:13b
  • Contrast:
    • Adam and Eve
    • David
• Psalm 51
  • Terms
    • Sin (verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13)
    • Transgression (verses 1, 3, 13)
    • Iniquity (verses 2, 5, 9)
  • David's sin
    • Depraved heart
    • Not capable of making itself righteous
  • God establishes rebirth
  • David:
    • v1-2: seeks God's mercy
    • v3-5: confesses his sin
    • v6: only by God does he know his sin
    • v7-12: repents
    • v13-16: anticipates his response to God's mercy
    • v17: recognises the standard
    • v18-19: submits to God's response

Psalm 95 - Come Let Us Worship

A sermon on Psalm 95 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of January 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The God of our confidence
  • He is the LORD
  • He is Sovereign
  • He is Creator
  • Verse 7
• Our response to our God
  • A shared experience
  • Bringing our thanks
  • Bow and kneel
  • A warning about presumption

Psalm 8 - How Majestic!

A sermon on Psalm 8 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of December 2009. Sermon outline:

• The world says 'big is beautiful'!
• God's majesty is measured differently
  • The high praise He gets from humble children
  • The high position He has given humble man
• Is that what we see at the moment?
• But we see Jesus...
• How majestic indeed!

Psalm 2 - The Rule of God's Anointed

A sermon on Psalm 2 by Jim South at the Christmas Eve Service on the 24th of December 2009 and the Christmas Day Service on the 25th of December 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • Message to the shepherds
  • Messiah (Christ)
• The Situation (v1-4)
  • Rebellion
  • Response
• The Reaction (v5-9)
• The Advice (v10-12)
• So What?
  • Get your relationship with the Messiah right
    • The path of wisdom
    • An appropriate response
    • The path of commitment

Psalm 1 - The Two Paths

A sermon on Psalm 1 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 20th of December 2009.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction - Psalms: Emotive and Instructive
• 1) Beware the influence of the world (v1)
• 2) Be shaped by God's word (v2)
• 3) God's word makes you healthy (v3-4)
• 4) God's word determines your destiny (v5-6)
• Conclusion - the Bible works

Psalm 103 - A Big Love

A sermon on Psalm 103 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 13th of December 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro to Psalms
• Intro to Psalm 103
• God's big love in redemption
• God's big love in provision
• God's big love for our destiny

Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14 - The Good News and ...?

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14 by Steve Judd at Morning Church and Night Church on the 6th of December 2009.

• What is the meaning of life?
  • Many things are 'vanity'
  • What brings REAL happiness?
• The life of joy
  • Youth is wasted on the young
  • Know your job
  • To bring glory to God
  • Enjoy life - but make sure you understand real happiness
• The urgency of decision
  • Life is fleeting
  • Growing old isn't fun
  • What's really important to you?
• These are words of integrity
• The real purpose of life
  • The good news
  • The bad news
  • The REALLY GOOD NEWS

Ecclesiastes 4 - How to Survive in the Real World (pm)

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 4 by Cameron Griffiths at Night Church on the 29th of November 2009. Sermon outline:

• Imagine...
• Background to Ecclesiastes
• The rat race
• 1) The dead-beat
• 2) The power-monger
• Better not to have been born!
• Man's envy of neighbour
• 3) The drop-out
• 4) The work-horse
• 5) The has-been
• What is 'better'?
• Jesus' words

Ecclesiastes 4 - How to Survive in the Real World (am)

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 4 by Les Henley at Morning Church on the 29th of November 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• "Under the Sun"
• 1) Oppression (v1-3)
• 2) Toil (v4-6)
• 3) Building wealth (v7-8)
• 4) Partnership (v9-12)
• 5) Poor wisdom (v13-16)

Ecclesiastes 2 - Money Doesn't Bring Happiness

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 2 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of November 2009. Sermon outline:

• James Packer
• Solomon wants to get to the bottom of life
• This is what he does:
  • Laughter and wine (v2-3)
  • Great projects (v4-9)
  • His conclusion (v11)
• How are we to view work, wealth and possessions?
  1. We will be forgotten
  2. We must pass it on to others
  3. It wrecks our lives
  4. We never have enough
• Two things Jesus taught

Ecclesiastes 1 - The Search for Meaning

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 1 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of November 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Meet "Qohelleth"
• Key Phrases
  • "Vanity" (breath or vapour)
  • Time
  • Value
  • Eternity
• "Under the sun"
  • The Generational Parade
  • The Circle of Life
  • Life Satisfaction
  • Sameness
  • Remembrance
• Conclusion
• Qohelleth - right... so far as he goes

Pure Sex #2 - Sex in Marriage the Way God Designed It - Genesis 2:15-25

A sermon on Genesis 2:15-25 by Cameron Griffiths at Night Church on the 4th of October 2009. Sermon outline:

• Turning to the Designer's purposes
• Genesis 1-3
• Implications
  • It is good
  • It is for procreation
  • It is for uniting
• The great aphrodisiac: trust
• The challenge to serve
• Christ and the church
• The best sex you'll ever get!

Joel - The Coming Day of the Lord: The Valley of Decision - Joel 3

A Sermon on Joel 3 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of July 2009. Sermon outline:

• "The Old Testament God is a God of anger; the New Testament God is a God of love."
• The story of Judah and Jerusalem's restoration...
• ...amidst judgement
• God defends His people
• Crimes against Judah
• Not the war they were expecting
• Strange love
• The blessings
• The LORD is on your side
• Rock of Ages, cleft for me
• Embarrassed about God's judgement?

Joel - The Coming Day of the Lord: The Imminent Day of the Lord - Joel 2

A Sermon on Joel 2 by Steve Judd at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of July 2009. Sermon outline:

• Some things to consider
• Chapter 1 review
  • In the beginning Then man... Judah
  • Wake up Jeff
  • The "Day of the Lord"
• Chapter 2 - The Imminent Day of the Lord
  • Trumpet call - the warning
  • Who can endure it?
  • How can we fix it?
  • Repent: heart vs. garments
  • What happens when we put our trust in the God who is love?
  • Guess who moved?

Joel - The Coming Day of the Lord: Worship the Grass-hopper Master - Joel 1

A Sermon on Joel 1 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of July 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • Grass-hopper plagues
  • Historical setting
  • The division of prophecy
• Recognise that God is involved
• Recognise that God has something to say
  • Possibly a word of encouragement
  • Possibly a call to honour Him more
  • Possibly a rebuke to sin
  • Not necessarily a one-for-one relationship with sin
  • Certainly a call to renewed commitment to Jesus

In The Beginning: Judgement and Grace II - Genesis 4:1-26

A Sermon on Genesis 4:1-26 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of March 2009. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Optimist or Pessimist
• Sin has entered the world (Genesis 3)
• Sin continues in Cain (4:1-8)
• Sin continues in following generations (4:23-11:9)
• We are like Cain
• Judgement and Grace = Commitment (4:9-16)
• Judgement and Gracae = The Cross (4:25-26)
• Call on the Lord

In The Beginning: Judgement and Grace I - Genesis 3:14-24

A Sermon on Genesis 3:14-24 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of March 2009. There is no outline for this sermon.

In The Beginning: Sin - Genesis 3:1-13

A Sermon on Genesis 3:1-13 by Cameron Griffiths at Night Church on the 1st of March 2009. Sermon Outline:

• Something is terribly wrong with our world...
• The temptation
  1. God's word is questioned
  2. God's goodness is questioned
  3. God's honesty is questioned
• The consequences
• Our family disease
• Learning about sin...
• The second Adam

In The Beginning: Man - Genesis 2:4-25

A Sermon on Genesis 2:4-25 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of February 2009. Sermon Outline:

• Psalm 8:4 - What is man...?
• Man is distinctive
• Man has responsibilities
• Man is male and female
  • Differences
  • Marriage
  • Those alone
• Psalm 8:3-4