May 13th, 2012. There’s an App for That: The Patience App

05-13-12. There’s an App for That: The Patience App
 

Be patient. Your suffering is temporary (James 5:7-11; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18).

Be encouraged. You are not alone.

  • Remember the example of those who’ve gone before (James 5:10-11; Hebrews 12:1).
  • Reach out to those who are near you today (James 5:9; 13-16).

Be faithful. Trust in the goodness of God (James 5:11).

May 6th, 2012. There’s an App for That: The Investment App

The INVESTMENT App from TOCC Media on Vimeo.

05-06-12. There’s an App for That: The Investment App
 

 

Your life is short. Do good with it. (James 4:13-17; Proverbs 23:4; Luke 12:15)

Your wealth is corrosive. Be generous with it. (James 5:1-3; 1 Timothy 6:9-10)

  • Remember where it came from. (Deuteronomy 8:18; Chronicles 29:14)
  • Remember who it belongs to. (Psalm 24:1; Malachi 3:8)
  • Remember why you have it. (Luke 12:48; 1 Timothy 6:17-19)

Your integrity will leave a legacy. Be careful with it. (James 4:15; 5:4-6)

 

Next Week’s Message: “The HEALING App”

Apr. 29th, 2012. There’s an App for That: The Peace App

The Peace App from TOCC Media on Vimeo.

04-29-12. There’s an App for That: The Peace App
 

Examine your hearts.

  • The source of conflict is a selfish heart (James 3:14-16; 4:1-3).
  • The source of peace is a humble heart (James 3:13, 17-18).

Give your heart to God, not the world (James 4:4-7a).

Let God do emergency open heart surgery.

  • Resist the devil (James 4:7).
  • Return to God (James 4:8).
  • Repent of your past mistakes (James 4:8-10).
  • Receive his grace for a new beginning (James 4:10).
  • Replace selfish judgement with the grace you’ve received (James 4:11-12).
Next week’s message: “The Investment App”

 

Jan. 9th, 2011. Pure Sex: Introduction

Sermon Series: Pure Sex - Twin Oaks Christian Church - Woodhaven, MI

Sermon Series: Pure Sex - Twin Oaks Christian Church - Woodhaven, MI

“Pure as the driven snow”. You’ve heard that phrase before right?

“Pure” and “snow” are two words that just seem to go together. As I look out my office window at the gently falling snow, just above the window hangs a photograph of a winter scene with the words from Psalm 51:7, “Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.” When King David was weighed down by the stain of his sin and he wanted more than anything to be pure again, his mind immediately went to dazzling white snow to express the condition he desired for his soul. “Pure” and “Snow” – two words that go together like peanut butter and jelly.

But “Pure… Sex”? If I had asked you to complete “Pure ______” and fill in the blank with the first word that came to your mind, can any of you honestly say that you’d have put down “sex”? Only those of you who’ve been eagerly anticipating the new series of messages I’ll be starting this Sunday. For the rest of the month we’ll be looking at what the Bible says about sex and if you are here for all four messages you will realize by the end that sex, done right, is one of the purest (and most fun) things in the world. Since God thought it up, He should know how it works. And He talks a lot about it in the Bible so we’ll open it up and see what He says. As I said last Sunday, this series is only for single, married, divorced, and widowed folks. Everyone else can take the month off :) Parents: kids under 6th grade should probably be in Kingdom Kids and their Sunday School classes for these messages.
1-9-11: Pure Sex
 

Keeping Work a Profession, Not an Obsession

Are you climbing the corporate ladder? Grabbing for the American Dream? Only to realize you sacrificing the most important things in life?

Turn off that cell phone and tune into Randy Wheeler’s final message in the series–”Working for a Living.”

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Punching the Clock, Not Your Co-workers

This is the second message in our message series on “Working for a Living.” Randy Wheeler teaches us what the Bible has to say about building Christian relationships at work—ensuring we are “Punching the Clock, Not Your Co-workers.”

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