05-20-12. There’s an App for That: The Prayer 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”

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).

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

Punching the Time Clock, Not Your Co-workers from TOCC Media on Vimeo.

Treat your co-workers with respect – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Be a peacemaker – 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (Romans 12:18)

Help the team succeed – 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (Philippians 2:3-4; Romans 12:15)

Refuse to retaliate – 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (Romans 12:19-21)

Be positive influence – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (Philippians 2:14-16)

Next weeks’ message: “Keeping Work a Profession, Not an Obsession”

Why Am I Here? from TOCC Media on Vimeo.

Look beyond yourself – Luke 19:1-4

Make some DTR (Define The Relationship) time with God – Luke 19:4-6

Learn from others in community – Luke 19:7

Seek as you are sought – Luke 19:10

Creator God from TOCC Media on Vimeo.