TOMS Anglican Churches

Psalm 4 - Evening Prayer

Jim South speaks on Psalm 4 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of January 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: David and Absalom
• He could be enlarged or hemmed in
• He could listen to God or listen to men
• He could have godly emotion or be self-indulgent
• He could choose contentment or discouragement
• Conclusion: Reality

Psalm 3 - Thick Trouble

Les Henley speaks on Psalm 3 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of January 2011. Sermon outline:

• Introduction: David and Absalom
• What's the problem?
  • State it clearly
  • Relative to God's capacity
• What to do?
  • Pray
  • Trust God
  • Pray again
• Step out in faith

Psalm 2 - The Rule of God's Anointed

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of January 2011. Sermon outline:

• Psalm 1 and 2
• World-wide rebellion
• God's response
• The LORD's anointed
  • A relationship
  • An inheritance
  • A rule
• Therefore, wise up

Psalm 1 - The Two Paths

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• The Psalms: importance and background
• Choices in our world
• Psalm 1 - two options
• The blessed man
  • A new loyalty
  • Associations
  • Prosperity
    • Deuteronomy 28
    • Psalm 73
• The wicked man
  • Like chaff
• Two paths: which are we on?
  • John 3:36

Blessings of a Light Christmas - John 1:14-18

Adam Taylor speaks on John 1:14-18 at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services on the 24th and 25th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• God is invisible
• God revealed himself in the Law of Moses
• God became human
• In Jesus we see God
• God wants to be seen and known in His Son
• What is God like?
• God came to give us grace; we must receive it

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - The Surprising Rejection of This Man - Mark 11-12

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Mark 11-12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 19th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• Project O
• Victorious entry
• Disappointing reception
• Jesus' indictments
• Traps and true religion
• Empty religion
• Receiving the King in our hearts

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - The Surprising Kingdom of This Man - Mark 9-10

Adam Taylor speaks on Mark 9-10 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• The Kingdom of God
• The Kingdom's King
• The upside-down Kingdom
• Entering the Kingdom
• Greatness in the Kingdom

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - A Man Who Brings Blessings to All - Mark 7:24-8:38

Adam Taylor speaks on Mark 7:24-8:38 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of December 2010. Sermon outline:

• The joy of the blessing Jesus brings to all people
• Feeding on the blessing Jesus brings to all people
• Do you see clearly the one who brings blessing to all?

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - A Man Having God's Authority - Mark 6:30-7:23

Jim South speaks on Mark 6:30-7:23 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 28th of November 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The feeding of the 5000 (6:30-44)
• Jesus walks on water (6:45-52)
• Relating to God among us
  • 1)
  • 2)
• What is the challenge of these verses for you?

Mark: The World's Most Influential Man - A Man of Greater Authority Than Anyone Else - Mark 4-6

Adam Taylor speaks on Mark 4:35-41, 5:1-20, 5:21-43 and 6:1-6 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 21st of November 2010. Sermon outline:

• Scene 1: A violent storm (Mark 4:35-41)
  • Question:
• Scene 2: An uncontrollable man (Mark 5:1-20)
  • Question:
• Scene 3: A life cut short (Mark 5:2-43)
  • Question:
  • Question:
• Scene 4: Back at home (Mark 6:1-6)
  • Question:

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!

TBW 12 - Talk 4 - 4 Christ

A sermon by Adam Taylor at St Tom’s Big Weekend 12. This is the last in a series of four talks on the topic of 'Our Vision'. This talk is entitled '4 Christ' and was delivered on the 31st of October 2010.

All 4 Christ and His glory!

Sermon outline:

• Where we've been so far...
• Where we're going now (Philippians 1:12-21)
• Where we'll finish

TBW 12 - Talk 3 - Serve and Outreach

A sermon by Adam Taylor at St Tom’s Big Weekend 12. This is the third in a series of four talks on the topic of 'Our Vision'. This talk is entitled 'Outreach and Serve' and was delivered on the 30th of October 2010.

With the result that under God TOMS will be multiplying discipline-making disciples who are:

• pursuing Mature-ity in Christ
• Serve-ing one another in love
• active in Outreach to their communities and beyond

Sermon outline:

• Remember... (Colossians 1:9-14)
• Pursuing Mature-ity in Christ (Colossians 1:28-29, 2:6-7)
• Serve-ing one another in love
• Active in Outreach to their communities and beyond

TBW 12 - Talk 2 - Mature

A sermon by Adam Taylor at St Tom’s Big Weekend 12. This is the second in a series of four talks on the topic of 'Our Vision'. This talk is entitled 'Mature' and was delivered on the 30th of October 2010.

We are prayerfully planning to: Mature people as faithful followers of Jesus, through the Word of God.

Sermon outline:

• God-dependent plans
• We plan to Mature faithful followers of Jesus (Matthew 28:16-19)
• We plan to Mature them through the Word of God (Matthew 28:20)

TBW 12 - Talk 1 - Together

A sermon by Adam Taylor at St Tom’s Big Weekend 12. This is the first in a series of four talks on the topic of 'Our Vision'. This talk is entitled 'Together' and was delivered on the 29th of October 2010.

We believe: God is calling Together disciples for himself through the gospel of Christ

Sermon outline:

• The God who calls (1 Corinthians 1:9)
• God calls Together disciples (1 Corinthians 1:24-30)
• God calls through the gospel of Christ
• God has called us Together (1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 12, 18-20)

Here Comes the King - Psalm 24

Adam Taylor speaks on Psalm 24 at Morning Church on the 24th of October 2010. Sermon outline:

• God made us (v1-2)
• God meets us (v3-6)
• God saves us (v7-10)

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