Greater Things with T.J. McCormick » Coconut Creek

Opportunity Knocks

T.J. — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:07:22 +0000

I cannot believe how fast this year is going. I am starting to put together my message for Easter, which is April 4th, and thinking about all of the people who will come to church this one day of the year. What an opportunity for us as a church to show people that the church isn’t about rules or religion but about relationship. I know that God has brought COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH to COCONUT CREEK for a reason. That reason is to show people that God loves them unconditionally and that he sent his son over 2000 years ago so people could not just know about him but KNOW HIM!

I want to encourage each person to step out in faith and invite your friends, neighbor, co-worker, the clerk at the grocery store, the barista at Starbucks, or basically anyone that is breathing air on this planet to church. They will come, they are programmed to come, they want to come. The question is, will you ask them to come with you?

Can we seize the opportunity that is before us to reach people for Jesus? I believe we can.

This Weekend

T.J. — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:10:33 +0000

I am so jacked up for this weekend at Coastal Community Church . I love the series that we are doing right now called UNWRITTEN. It is so important for our walk with Christ that we get a vision of where we are going in life so we can make decisions based on the direction we are suppose to go. It is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of life and lose track of where we are and where we are going.

This weekend is going to be incredible. We have some things planned that are going to knock your socks off. I am going to be sharing a principle that has transformed my life personally and I believe will help guide you in relationships. You do not want to miss what is going to happen. I want to encourage you to invite a friend or three or thirty three because this weekend is going to be transforming.

Can’t wait to see you this Sunday, February 21st at Monarch High School at 10am.

Psalm 91

T.J. — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:14:42 +0000

I was doing my time with Jesus today before early morning prayer at our offices and a verse really stuck out to me today that I have read hundreds of times. It is found in Psalm 91:1

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

What really struck me about this verse was the word DWELL. In the Webster’s dictionary it means: to live as a resident. I started to think about my relationship with God and am I a resident of a consistent time with God. The thing that happens when I am dwelling with God is that I am right there with him, following (hence why I am in His shadow) but yet protected because he is making the way for me, leading out in front.

I find it so easy to be a nomad in my relationship with God. There are times when I dwell with him but then all of a sudden I will find myself out wandering around looking at other places to be my shelter or residence. I don’t know why I have this tendency but I do. I want this year to be the year where I take up permanent residence in God’s house, where I don’t wander out looking for other places to rest or other people to follow. This is the year where I believe each of us needs to establish our residence with His.

The Morning After

T.J. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:39:30 +0000

This past weekend was incredible at Coastal Community Church. We finished up our series called THE BLESSED LIFE with a message on reaching the lost. I love talking about Jesus and how he changed my life and how we should be passionate to tell others what he has done for us. I was a little jacked up and got my preach on when usually I am pretty laid back and chilled. There are just some things in life that I am incredibly passionate about and reaching people for Jesus is probably the one that tops them all.

I cannot wait for this upcoming series that we have called UNWRITTEN, I believe that it is going to help each one of us see the purpose and plans that God still has for our lives whether we are 12, 22, 72 or 102. God still has a story that he wants to write in our life and all we have to do is discover what that is and pursue those dreams with all that we have got. I cannot wait to see everyone this next weekend. You don’t want to miss what we have in store for the next couple of weeks.

This weekend

T.J. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000

I love coming to Starbucks to study for the weekend message at Coastal Community Church. I love coming to grab a cup of coffee, sitting with my laptop writing and checking out with the headphones in the ears. For some reason I get so much done when there is activity happening around me. When everything is quite and there are no visual elements around I am completely distracted. Weird that it would be that way but that is how I work.

I am jacked up about this weekend because I am sharing a principle that has guided our life throughout the years. I believe that this weekend can revolutionize where you are going in life and how you are getting there. I know that God has a purpose and plan for your life. I also truly believe that God wants you to know that vision more than you or I want to know what that vision is for our life. I am believing that all of you would get a picture of where God wants to take you. I can’t wait to share, so be ready for God to show up and do something BIG in your life.