TOMS Anglican Churches

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 - No Time for Coffee Breaks (am)

Adam Taylor speaks on Nehemiah 6:1-7:4 at Morning Church on the 22nd of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• Distract, divert, discredit!
• Distract Nehemiah by attacking his loyalty to the king
• Divert Nehemiah by attacking his loyalty to God
• Discredit Nehemiah by attacking his loyalty to the people
• Fronts to be conscious of

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 - Caution! Men at Work (am)

Jim South speaks on Nehemiah 3 at Morning Church on the 1st of August 2010. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• "All hands to the pump"
• Different tasks, one purpose
• Duties pleasant and unpleasant
• God knows

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!

Jesus the Sacrifice - Hebrews 9:1-10:18 (pm)

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Hebrews 9:1-10:18 at Night Church on the 30th of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• Obsolete!
• Why is it truly obsolete?
  • The sacrifice of the old covenant
  • What it was
  • What was done on it
  • Its limitations
• The sacrifice of the new covenant
  • What it is
  • What is done on it
  • Its benefits
• How has it become obsolete?
  • Like a will
  • God desired a body, not mere offerings
• Obsolete, but a good school master
• Are you still messing around with the old technology?
• Power-pellet theology

Jesus the Sacrifice - Hebrews 9:1-10:18 (am)

Les Henley speaks on Hebrews 9:1-10:18 at Morning Church on the 30th of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• Sacrifice - what is it?
• Why is sacrifice for sin needed?
• The shadow - OT sacrificial system
• The reality - Jesus, a perfect sacrifice
• Your choice

Don't Fall Away - Hebrews 5:11-6:20

Adam Taylor speaks on Hebrews 5:11-6:20 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of May 2010. Sermon outline:

• The battle of the bulge
• Dangers of a poor diet
  • The 'falling away' question
• The joys of a good diet
• Beating the spiritual bulge