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TBW 2011 - Perfection: The Goal of God's Plan - The Perfect Plan - Psalm 64

A talk by Joe Wiltshire at St Tom’s Big Weekend 2011 on the topic of 'Perfection: The Goal of God's Plan'. This talk is entitled 'The Perfect Plan' (Psalm 64) and is the first in the four-talk series. Talk outline:

• Perfect Planning
• God: The Perfect Planner
• God's Perfect Plan
• What it affects
• Implications
  1. "The Will of God"
  2. Guidance from God
  3. Suffering and evil
  4. Prayer
  5. Immortality
  6. Come voluntarily under the Lordship of Christ
  7. Get your priorities worked out
  8. St Tom's in 2012
• Conclusion: What's it all about?

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The Struggle for Faith - Habakkuk 3

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The Struggle for Faith' (Habakkuk 3) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• The struggle for faith
• Real faith
  • The basis of real faith - God's past actions
  • The hope of real faith - God's defence of His people
  • The path of real faith - testing
  • The character of real faith - lets God be God
• Habakkuk the righteous 'will live by faith'

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The God of Justice - Habakkuk 1:12-2:20

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - The God of Justice' (Habakkuk 1:12-2:20) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• The desire for justice
• "Why does evil seem to go unpunished?"
• God answers...
  • The vision
  • Two types
  • Five woes
• The revelation of God's justice at the cross
• Seeing God's justice
  • ...requires God's perspective
  • ...requires patience
• "The righteous shall live by faith"

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - Longing for Justice - Habakkuk 1:1-11

Cameron Griffiths speaks on 'Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith - Longing for Justice' (Habakkuk 1:1-11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of October 2011. Sermon outline:

• "Where is God?"
• God answers
• The tools of God
• The Cross
• Our surprising God
• Where is God?

Thanksgiving Service: Encouraging Generosity - 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Encouraging Generosity' (2 Corinthians 8:1-15) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 25th of September 2011. Sermon outline:

• The Grace of God in the poor Macedonians
• The Grace of God in the rich Messiah
• The Grace of God in our lives

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Being Content - Exodus 20:17

Jim South speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Being Content' (Exodus 20:17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of September 2011. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Some Negatives
  • It sins against God
  • It sins against other people
  • It leads to further sin
  • It breaks all the other commandments
• Some Positives
  • What really matters
  • Our responsibility to others

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Being Honest - Exodus 20:16

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Being Honest' (Exodus 20:16) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 11th of September 2011. Sermon outline:

• The Problem
• The Context
• The People
• The Practicalities

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Private Possessions - Exodus 20:15

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Private Possessions' (Exodus 20:15) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 4th of September 2011. Sermon outline:

• Attitude of stealing
• Stealing in the Old Testament
• Stealing in the New Testament
• Valuing God's provision
• Attitude to steal-ers

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Promises - Exodus 20:14

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Promises' (Exodus 20:14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 28th of August 2011. Sermon outline:

• No Adultery!
• Adultery is disloyalty to God
• Adultery is disloyalty to family
• Adultery: More than sex
• Adulterous relationships

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Human Life - Exodus 20:13

Michael Gange speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Valuing Human Life' (Exodus 20:13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 21st of August 2011. Sermon outline:

• The sanctity of human life
• Murder ignores the sanctity of life
• Anger and insults ignore the sanctity of life
• The consequence for murder
• Righteousness through the murder of Jesus

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Honouring Your Parents - Exodus 20:12

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Honouring Your Parents' (Exodus 20:12) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 14th of August 2011. Sermon outline:

• The Scope
• The Detail
• The Reality

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Avoiding Workaholism - Exodus 20:8-11

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Avoiding Workaholism' (Exodus 20:8-11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of August 2011. Sermon outline:

• What is the Sabbath?
• Sabbath in the Bible...
  • Creation (Genesis 2:1-3)
  • Fall (Genesis 3)
  • Moses and the Law (Exodus 23:12, 31:15-17, 20:1-2)
  • Promised Land
  • Jesus and the Pharisees (Mark 2:23-28, Exodus 31:12-13, Matt 11:28)
  • Heaven (Hebrews 3-4)
• Sabbath in our lives...
  • Avoid legalism
  • Avoid workaholism
  • Live for rest
  • Rest to live

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century - Not Distorting God's Character - Exodus 20:7

Les Henley speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: Not Distorting God's Character' (Exodus 20:7) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 31st of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• What's in a Name?
• The Name of God
• I Am = YHWH = The Lord
  • Exodus 3:11-14
  • Exodus 20:7
  • Exodus 33:12-16 and God's response in 17-23
  • Job 38-41
• Taking (or Carrying) God's Name
  • Exodus 6:7
  • Deuteronomy 7:6
• Taking (or Carrying) a name in vain
  • Contrast Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) with Stephen (Acts 7) and Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8)
• Four things to remember:
  • God's Name is holy
  • Proper use - no 'name dropping'
    • Titus 1:10-16
  • Give God the honour due to Him
    • Refer Herod (Acts 12:19b-23)
  • Live a consistent life
    • Matthew 5:33-37

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century - Not Worshipping Man-Made gods - Exodus 20:4-6

Jim South speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: Not Worshipping Man-Made gods' (Exodus 20:4-6) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Images are the first step in the rejection of God
  • Romans 1:20-23
• Images give a false or low idea about God
  • Deuteronomy 4:15-18
• Images tend to take the place of God
  • Exodus 32:4
  • A little detour
• God's jealousy
• A built-in warning
  • Exodus 20:5 and 6

Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century - By Putting God as Number One - Exodus 20:1-3

Jim South speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: By Putting God as Number One' (Exodus 20:1-3) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• His Majesty
• His Holiness
• God spoke
• He has saved
• So... have no other gods

The Holy Who? - Is the Holy Spirit a Spirit 'of Peace' or 'of Power'? - Romans 8

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Is the Holy Spirit a Spirit 'of Peace' or 'of Power'?' (Romans 8) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• Is the Holy Spirit a Spirit 'of Peace'?
  • The Spirit teaches us what has happened (vv. 1-8)
  • The Spirit teaches us who we are (vv. 9-11)
  • The Spirit teaches us how to live (vv. 12-17)
• Is the Holy Spirit a Spirit 'of Power'?
  • Power to live in the real world (vv. 18-27)
  • Power to live in the divine certainties (vv. 28-39)

When the cross of Jesus is our focus here and the glory of heaven our certainty hereafter, we are living in the power of the Spirit. Click here for presentation slides from this talk.

The Holy Who? - The Lifestyle of Spirit-filled People - Gal 5:13-26, 1 Cor 12:1-11 and 12:27-14:1

Adam Taylor speaks on 'The Lifestyle of Spirit-filled People' (Galatians 5:13-26, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 12:27-14:1) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of July 2011. Sermon outline:

• Leaving on a jet plane
• The fruit of the Holy Spirit
• Gifts of the Holy Spirit
• Love alone counts

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The Holy Who? - Recognising the Spirit's Work - John 14:15-27 and 16:1-16

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Recognising the Spirit's Work' (John 14:15-27 and 16:1-16) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of June 2011. Sermon outline:

• Praise God
• The Spirit of Truth (14:16-17)
• The Spirit of Holiness (14:25-27)
• The Spirit at work:
  • In us (16:5-7)
  • In the world (16:8-11)
  • In the church (16:12-16)

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The Holy Who? - What is the Spirit's Heartbeat? - Acts 1:1-8 and 2:1-41

Jim South speaks on 'What is the Spirit's Heartbeat?' (Acts 1:1-8 and 2:1-41) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of June 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• A basic PRINCIPLE
• A PROMISE to be believed
• A POWER to be at work
• Conclusion

"…all our evangelism is… totally dependent on the Spirit’s work. We proclaim and plead, we love and warn, but we are not at liberty to soft-pedal the essential message in any way. We must not be in too great a hurry to count heads. It is roots that matter, and they are the Spirit’s sovereign work. He alone is the Lord and giver of life, and only he gives the increase. Our part is to proclaim the authentic message, calling on the Spirit for his power to be at work in preacher and hearers, so that there is an authentic response of repentance and faith. When it becomes the passion of our lives that lost people matter to God, we can be sure that our hearts are beating as one with the Spirit of Truth."

David Jackman, The Spirit of Truth (Christian Focus), p. 126

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The Holy Who? - How is the Spirit's Strength Experienced? - Ezekiel 37:1-14

Jim South speaks on 'How is the Spirit's Strength Experienced?' (Ezekiel 37:1-14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of June 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• A vision for Ezekiel
• Spirit and Word in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel's vision for us
  • Dry bones - hear the Word of the Lord
  • Speak to the Breath

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