TOMS Anglican Churches

Paul: God's Apostle - A Model Mission - Acts 18

A Sermon on Acts 18 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 14th of June 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Overview of Acts 18
  • Paul, Aquila and Priscilla
  • Silas and Timothy return - Jewish opposition
  • Court challenge
  • On to Ephesus and beyond
  • Enter Apollos
• Christian ministry is a team sport
• They all had just one message
• God gave the growth

Paul: God's Apostle - One King, One Book, One God - Acts 17

A Sermon on Acts 17 by David Gardner at Morning Church and Night Church on the 7th of June 2009. Sermon outline:

• One man, many hats
• The journey
• Thessalonica
• Berea
• Athens - a city of idols
• A multicultural society
• The thinkers (philosophers)
  • Epicurean
  • Stoic
• The Areopagus
• One God!

Paul: God's Apostle - The Midnight Feast - Acts 16:16-40 (pm)

A Sermon on Acts 16:16-40 by Cameron Griffiths at Night Church on the 31st of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Annice Smoel
• The gospel comes to Europe
• The power of the gospel, the powers of opposition
• Paul's imprisonment
• God the Rescuer
• The gaoler and his family turn, repent and are baptised
• Aside: infant baptism
• Living with God in control
• Joy

Paul: God's Apostle - The Midnight Feast - Acts 16:16-40 (am)

A Sermon on Acts 16:16-40 by Les Henley at Morning Church on the 31st of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• The Gospel comes to Europe
• “God, thankyou that you didn’t make me a Gentile, a woman or a slave”
• A wealthy woman comes to Christ
• A slave girl is given freedom by Christ
• A Gentile jailer comes to Christ and a midnight feast seals his unity in the fellowship
• The Gospel is for Gentiles (unbelievers), women (those without rights), and slaves (those without freedom)
• Receive it and believe it
• Deliver it to others

Paul: God's Apostle - Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing - Acts 15

A Sermon on Acts 15 by Michael Gange at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro - The World Wide Church
• The "Gospel plus" attitude (15:1)
• Three Speeches
  • Peter (15:7-11) Do not reject what God has accepted
  • Paul (15:12) We have seen God do it
  • James (15:13-21) It's always been the plan
• "Gospel plus" should be "Gospel minus" (15:22-29)

Paul: God's Apostle - Proclamation and Persecution - Acts 13 (pm)

A Sermon on Acts 13 by Mark Hartley at Night Church on the 17th of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Paul so far
• Cyprus and the magician
• Paul before Jews
• Raised from the dead
• Connected to the vine

Paul: God's Apostle - Proclamation and Persecution - Acts 13 (am)

A Sermon on Acts 13 by Jim South at Morning Church on the 17th of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro: Barnabas solves a problem in Antioch church
• They were serious about prayer
• They were serious about obedience
• The Lord is serious about growing his Kingdom
• The devil gets serious about opposition

Paul: God's Apostle - A New Mission - Acts 9:1-22

A Sermon on Acts 9:1-22 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Intro: T.C. Hammond
• His meeting with Jesus
  1. Jesus was alive
  2. Jesus was Divine
  3. Jesus identifies with His people
• The outcome of this meeting
  1. He was wrong
  2. He was commissioned
  3. He encountered grace
• Where does this leave us?
  1. Wrong: the need to change
  2. Change: by meeting with Jesus
  3. Impact: of the truth about Jesus on actions

Paul: God's Apostle - Saul of Tarsus - Acts 7:54-8:3

A Sermon on Acts 7:54-8:3 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of May 2009. Sermon outline:

• Husband blindness
• Star Trek
• Saul's background
• The rejection of the Holy Spirit
• Dead in sins, alive in Christ
• Learning from the Apostles' example

Angel Wings and Rocket Science - Ephesians 4:1-16 and Revelation 7:7-17

A Sermon on Ephesians 4:1-16 and Revelation 7:7-17 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of April 2009. There is no outline for this sermon.

Jesus and His Friends - What's All This About Unity? - John 17 (Easter Sunday Service)

A Sermon on John 17 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 12th of April 2009. Sermon outline:

• Is the church divided over our differences?
• God: three in one
• Jesus' three prayers to God
  1. For himself
  2. For his disciples
  3. For us
• Unity
• Unity in...
• Unity that is seen

Jesus and His Friends - From Sadness to Joy - John 16 (Good Friday Service)

A Sermon on John 16 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of April 2009. There is no outline for this sermon.

Jesus and His Friends - Friends of God - John 15

A Sermon on John 15 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 5th of April 2009. Sermon Outline:

• Brush with fame
• God of Sinai (Exodus 19:12-13)
• Jesus is God (Colossians 1:15-19)
• Friends of God (John 15:15)
• Servants and Friends
• Communication
• Honesty
• Total Loyalty

Jesus and His Friends - From Fear to Faith - John 14 (pm)

A Sermon on John 14 by Will Forsythe at Night Church on the 29th of March 2009. Sermon Outline:

• What do you fear?
• Jesus before his departure
• Faith instead of fear
• Jesus gives us...
  • A destination
  • The Holy Spirit
  • Peace

Jesus and His Friends - From Fear to Faith - John 14 (am)

A Sermon on John 14 by Steve Judd at Morning Church on the 29th of March 2009. Sermon Outline:

• Have you ever had one of those days?
• Coping with life
• "The Boat Cruise"
  • Who do you look to when the storm hits?
  • Do you trust in his direction?
• We live in an uncertain world
• "Let not your hearts be troubled"
• Why?
  • Sydney Tower
• My Father's house has many rooms
• You will do greater works
• Ask in his name
• William Frey
• Peace I leave you
• Where is your foundation?
• Footprints
• Let us put our trust in God and move forward in faith

Jesus and His Friends - Love and Let Love - John 13

A Sermon on John 13 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of March 2009. Sermon Outline:

• The upper-room discourse
• Washing the disciples' feet
• Why did Jesus do it?
  1. To display His love
  2. Because He knew who He was and where His eternal home was
  3. As a symbol of spiritual cleansing
  4. As an example to follow
• Is this the way the church is known?
• Do we understand what Peter didn't?

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