TOMS Anglican Churches

Jim South speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - Parting Words' (Romans 16) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of March 2014.

Sermon outline:

• What would be your one-sentence summary?
• Intro
• A worker to be helped
• Sister
• Servant
• Helper
• Some colleagues to greet
• They were not necessarily important in the world's eyes
• The value of Christian homes
• Christianity is hard work
• Christianity may involve suffering
• The importance of relationships
• Some enemies to avoid

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - Mission Possible' (Romans 15:14-33) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of March 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Where do you fit in the mission of God?
• Paul and the Romans (v14-16) - Discipling
• Paul and the Gentile world (v16-21) - Making disciples
• Paul and the future (v22-33) - Together making disciples

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - When "Could" Doesn't Mean "Should"' (Romans 14:1-15:13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of February 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Christians have the freedom to differ in opinion (14:1-12)
• Use your freedom for the sake of the Kingdom (14:13-23)
• Use your freedom for the sake of others (15:1-6)
• Use your freedom to show the power of God to unite a family forever under Christ (15:7-13)

Toby Campbell speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - Living With the World Around Us' (Romans 12:14-13:14) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of February 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Not conformed but transformed
• Transformed living with enemies
• Transformed living with authorities
• Transformed living with love
• Living in light of the day

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - Who Do You Think You Are?' (Romans 12:3-13) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of February 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Are you thinking rightly about yourself? (v3)
• Are you thinking rightly about the Body of Christ? (v4-5)
• Are you thinking rightly about using your gifts? (v6-8)
• Are you thinking rightly about living each day? (v9-13)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Getting it Right With God... the Response it Requires! - What Does God Expect of You?' (Romans 12:1-2) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of February 2014.

Sermon outline:

• In light of God’s mercy ...
• ... offer your bodies to God.
• Do not conform to the world ...
• ... be transformed by your new mind ...
• ... then you will be able to discern God’s will.

Toby Campbell speaks on 'The Voice: Luke 8 - Jesus Brings Satisfaction to the Hungry' (Luke 9:1-17) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of January 2014.

Sermon outline:

• A hungry horde
• A miraculous meal
• A saviour who satisfies

Kristian Wren speaks on 'The Voice: Luke 8 - Jesus Brings a Life-Giving Word' (Luke 8:40-56) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of January 2014.

Sermon outline:

• "Please will you help me..."
• A desperate father (v40-42)
• A disadvantaged woman (v43-48)
• A restored daughter (v49-56)
• Jesus' life-giving words
• A commendation of a public faith
• A call to a patient faith

Al McCallum speaks on 'The Voice: Luke 8 - Jesus Brings a Freeing Word' (Luke 8:26-39) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of January 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• A freeing word... only for a while (v26-33)
• "and they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss" (v31)
• A freeing word... for eternity (v35, 38-39)
• "and he went away, proclaiming ... how much Jesus had done for him" (v39)
• A freeing word ... rejected (v34-37)
• "then all the people ... asked him to depart from them. For they were seized with great fear" (v37)
• Conclusion
• "...declare how much God has done for you" (Luke 8:39)

Les Henley speaks on 'The Voice: Luke 8 - Jesus Brings a Revealing Word' (Luke 8:16-25) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of January 2014.

Sermon outline:

• Arise, shine, for your light has come
• Matthew 5:14-16
• Genesis 1:3-5
• Isaiah 42:5-7
• Isaiah 60:1-3
• Hear the word of God and do it
• Who is Jesus' family?
• Who has authority to 'command' us?
• Can we be less obedient?

Jim South speaks on 'The Voice: Luke 8 - Jesus Brings a Divisive Word' (Luke 8:1-15) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• God is with us
• God has something to say
• God expects us to respond
• The ignorer
• The dabbler
• The good starter
• The obeyer
• Conclusion

Adam Taylor speaks on 'What Do You Give the Man Who Has Everything?' (Philippians 2:1-11) at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services on the 24th and 25th of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Jesus: The one who had everything (v6-7)
• Jesus: Gave it all up in selfless, sacrificial service (v8)
• Jesus: The name above every name (v9-11)
• When will you bow before Jesus? (v11)
• If you have already bowed your knee before Jesus, are you living the attitude of Jesus' purposeful sacrifice?

David Robinson speaks on 'Incarnation: The Mystery of Christmas - Jesus Christ, God Become Man for Us' (Hebrews 2:14-18) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Christ the man, just like us
• Christ the man, our High Priest
• Christ the man, our liberator
• Christ the man, our present hope

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Are You Ready for Another Flood?' (Luke 6:43-49) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Devastating floods
• Foundations for eternity
• Foundations are found in the heart (v43-45)
• Foundations are formed by responding to Jesus' words (v46-49)
• Foundations that last for eternity (the difference between two houses that look the same)
• A final devastating flood

Jim South speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Is it Wrong to Judge?' (Luke 6:37-42) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Judge not, and you will not be judged
• A disciple is not above his teacher
• First take the log out of your own eye
• Conclusion

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Jesus Brings Faith to Fight For' (Jude 17-25) at Morning Church on the 1st of December 2013.

Sermon outline:

• A fight worth fighting
• Fight against scoffers
• Fight for the faith by:
• Keeping in the love of God
• Having mercy on those who doubt
• Saving others out of the fire
• Showing mercy with fear
• Fight for the faith Jesus brings!

Chris Overhall speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Does Anyone Really Love Their Enemies?' (Luke 6:27-36) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of November 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Where is the love?
• A four-fold CALL to love your enemies (v27-28)
• Four ILLUSTRATIONS of loving (v29-30)
• A COMMAND to love (v31)
• Three ILLUSTRATIONS of radical love (v32-34)
• A CALL to love like God (v35-36)
• Where is the love?

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Is the World Upside-Down?' (Luke 6:12-26) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of November 2013.

Sermon outline:

1. A distinction between Christians and the world (v12-26)
2. A distinctive perspective on life now (v20-26)
• Poor and rich (v20, 24)
• Hungry and full (v21, 25)
• Weeping and laughing (v21, 25)
• Hated and spoken well of (v22-23, 26)
3. A distinctive perspective on the future

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Are You Ready to Try a New Way?' (Luke 5:33-6:11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of November 2013.

Sermon outline:

• The Lord of liberty (5:33-39)
• The Lord who liberates (6:1-11)
• In the fields (6:1-5)
• In the synagogue (6:6-11)

Adam Taylor speaks on 'Unshakeable! Solid Words in Uncertain Times - Are You Afraid of Jesus?' (Luke 5:1-32) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of November 2013.

Sermon outline:

• Are you afraid of Jesus? (v1-11)
• Are you aware Jesus can make you clean? (v12-16)
• Because He has authority to forgive sin (v17-26)
• Are you afraid to follow Him? (v27-32)