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What did Jesus teach about family?
This is a great question that Pastors Sean Clemons and Stephen Law talk about in today’s episode of Vantage Point. Listen in as they dive into Mark chapter 3, and how Jesus describes family.
Recommend Resources:
Mark 3:31-35
Luke 9
Mark 3: 20-21
Galatians 3:10
https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-did-jesus-teach-about-family/
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We are excited to be back after our break!
In this episode of Vantage Point, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons discuss blended families. They discuss how there are challenges that come along with blended families. Also, they share how the Lord brings healing and restoration as well. Please listen in as Pastor Sean gives his own personal experience with being a blended family.
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Recommend Resources:
Genesis 2:4-24
Ephesians 5
Please email Pastor Sean if you are interested in the Blended Families class. [email protected]
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Tune in to this week's episode of Vantage Point where Pastor Stephen interviews Bishop Brett Fuller at his book launch of High Ceilings: Women in Leadership.
Bishop Brett Fuller is the Senior Pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, VA. He currently serves as the chaplain of the Washington Football Team.
In 2000,he inspired a bill in Congress to establish a memorial honoring the African American slaves who helped build America. Though the bill was never passed, he still seeks to complete this mission. In addition, from 2007 to 2009 he served on President George W Bush's Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Recommended Resources:
Genesis 2:18-25
1 Corinthians 14:34-40
1 Timothy 2:8-14
Romans 16:17
Amazon: High Ceilings: Women in Leadership
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Join Pastor Stephen as he interviews Bishop Brett Fuller for his book launch of Dreaming in Black and White with a live audience.
Bishop Brett Fuller is the Senior Pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, VA. He currently serves as the chaplain of the Washington Football Team.
In 2000,he inspired a bill in Congress to establish a memorial honoring the African American slaves who helped build America. Though the bill was never passed, he still seeks to complete this mission. In addition, from 2007 to 2009 he served on President George W Bush's Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Recommended Resources:
Matthew 18:21-35
Amazon: Dreaming in Black and White
Barnes & Noble: Dreaming in Black and White
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In today’s episode, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons talk about different methods and strategies for reading the Bible. They also provide various resources and reading plans that can help you get started. Listen and access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Methods of Reading the Bible:
Observation, interpretation and application. Promise Principles by Phillip Hunter Write out a verse. Memorization and meditation journaling Meditative Approach Practicing the Presence of God by Brother LawrenceVantage Point Challenge:
Read your Bible everyday.
Scripture References:
Ephesians 1
John 3:16
Reading Plans:
Bible Reading Plan by Robert Murray M’Cheyne PDF
Youversion
Bible Project
Read Scripture App
Bible Reading Plan for Slackers & Shrinkers PDF
Recommended Resources:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Jesus Bible
ESV Study Bible
NIV Cultural Background Study Bible
The Bible Hub
Streetlights Bible
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In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons and Stephen Law explain what it means to trace themes in the Bible. They go into detail about various imagery and symbols in the Bible that may appear disconnected at first, but in reality fit together into a powerful theme. The one theme they expand on is the Kingdom of God. Listen and access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Scripture References:
Hebrews 9:22
Leviticus 17:11
Genesis 3
Matthew 27:32-61
Revelation 22
Genesis 2
Matthew 4:17
Acts 2
Vantage Point Challenge:
Choose one theme in scripture and trace it throughout the Bible.
Recommended Resources:
The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God by George Ladd
The Gospel of the Kingdom by the Bible Project
Major Bible Themes by Lewis Sperry Chafer & John F. Walvoord
Olive Tree
Logos Software
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In today’s episode, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons break down the various genres of the Bible.
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Genres in the Bible:
Old Testament
Law (Pentateuch) — 5 books, Genesis to Deuteronomy Historical Books — 12 books, Joshua to Esther Poetry (Wisdom) — 5 books, Job to Song of Solomon Major Prophets — 5 books, Isaiah to Daniel Minor Prophets — 12 books, Hosea to Malachi Post-exilic literature - Ezra, Nehemiah, and EstherNew Testament
The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Historical — Acts of the Apostles Epistles — letters written to churches & individuals Apocalyptic — RevelationHelpful Tips:
Sunday sermons ESV Study Bible Bible project Good Bible studies, commentaries (Bible Hub)- Barnes Notes, SonicLight Dr. Thomas ConstableRecommended Resources:
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stewart
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Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons begin to unpack the overarching story of the Bible and talk about God’s story.
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Episode Notes:
Have you ever wondered what book to read first in the Bible?
Or have you ever questioned, how can this book fit into my life?
In today’s episode, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons answer both of these questions, and explain some misconceptions they had when first reading the Bible. Also, they begin to talk about the comprehensive story, and how it truly is the good news.
Content Mentioned in this Episode:
Metanarrative (2 Peter 1:16-21) 2 Timothy 3:16 Creation (Genesis 1 & 2) Fall (Genesis 3) Restoration (Revelation 21 & 22) Substitutionary Atonement (Hebrews 9:22) Redemption (1 Corinthians 6:20) Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18) Justification (Romans 8:30) Adoption (Ephesians 1:5) Regeneration (2 Corinthians 5:17)Recommended Resources:
Atomic Habits by James Clear God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts The Jesus StoryBook Bible Bible.com Reading PlansDid this episode help you see your faith, life, and culture more clearly? If so, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Follow us on @thrive20s30s .
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We are excited to be back after our break!
In this episode of Vantage Point, Pastor Stephen interviews his co-host Pastor Sean Clemons about the stabbing that took place on July 18th, 2020, and his road back to recovery. He shares his testimony, the faithfulness of God, and the lessons God taught him along the way. He also shares about his wife’s testimony, and how important their church community was throughout the whole recovery process.
Listen and access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Recommend Resources:
Treasure Found in Trouble - Panel Discussion
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In today’s episode, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons discuss racism in America, and share practical steps you can take if you are struggling with the question, “What can I do?”
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint.
Practical Steps:
Have conversations with your African American friends, coworkers, and/or spiritual family. Attend, participate and/or serve at a Black Lives Matter’s protest. Take time to educate yourself. Use your voice on social media and/or through legislation and political change. Take time to pray and share the Gospel.Recommended Resources:
1 John 5:14
Jeremiah 5
Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
Divided by Faith by Michael O. Emerson & Christian Smith
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619 - 1962 by Leronne Bennett
Black Labor, White Wealth: The Search for Power and Economic Justice by Claud Anderson
Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor Branch
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Would you like to learn how to manage your money better?
In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons and Stephen Law talk about managing money from a biblical perspective. They share a few personal stories from their financial journeys, and offer 3 tips to help you get started with your own.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
3 Tips on Managing Your Money Well:
Avoid the two extremes of the prosperity gospel on one hand, or apologizing for making money on the other. Exercise your faith and trust in the Lord. Seek counsel from a wise man of God.Vantage Point Challenge:
Create a monthly budget. Take Financial Peace class.Recommended Resources:
Matthew 6:33
Psalm 37:4
The Story if Joseph: Genesis 37-50
Deuteronomy 28
Matthew 7:11
Matthew 6:24
Your15 on Prosperity by Stephen Mansfield
Dave Ramsey
John Wesley on Finances
Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies by Paul David Tripp
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In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons and Stephen Law have a conversation with Pastor Brett Fuller about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting.
Pastor Brett Fuller is the Senior Pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia - a suburb of Washington, DC. He currently serves as the North American Leadership Team Director for Every Nation Churches, and as Chaplain of the Washington Redskins. From 2005 to 2014 he also served as Chaplain for the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint.
Recommended Resources:
2 Corinthians 5:18
https://www.instagram.com/fullerlifetoday/
gracecov.org
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Have you ever wondered what it looks like to be a great man? Or have you ever wondered if you are on the right path?
In today’s episode, Pastors Steven Law and Sean Clemons are joined by JT McCraw to talk about manhood from a biblical perspective. JT shares his personal testimony and talks about how manhood is a gift, and an accomplishment that is meant to be celebrated.
JT is the founder of the BE MEN Movement, a John Maxwell certified Life Coach & Speaker, an independent life coach with Stephen Mansfield's GreatMan Coaching team, the men's pastor at Bethel World Outreach and is one of the leading men’s ministers in the United States.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Recommended Resources:
https://www.jtmccraw.com/
https://www.time2bemen.com/
Twitter: @jtmccraw
21 Day Manhood Journey
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Have you ever wished you received a parenting manual when you left the hospital?
Whether you are a new parent, aspiring parent or a seasoned parent, this episode is for you.
Listen to Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons have a conversation with Anica Ham who is the director of the Children's Ministry at Grace Covenant Church. They share their personal parenting stories and offer seven practical tips that parents can implement today.
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Seven Tips for New or Aspiring Parents:
Prioritize your spiritual growth. Regularly eat meals together. Have a consistent family devotional time. Ask your children for forgiveness. Cultivate an atmosphere of fun. Develop a plan for discipline. Have a strategy for education.Recommended Resources:
Deuteronomy 11:18-20
Proverbs 13:24
Tiny Theologians
Jesus Storybook Bible
Hug a Bible
The Action Bible
The Bible App
Instagram @GCCKidbuilders
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Have you ever wondered if what you do for work truly matters to God?
In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons and Stephen Law talk with author and general pediatrician Dr. Ashley Tauriac about navigating faith and work simultaneously. They give some practical tips on sharing your faith at work.
Dr. Ashley Tauriac tells us her story of how she faced the struggle of maneuvering her faith and work at the same time and explains the foundation she leaned on through it. For the last ten years, she has been teaching and studying concepts concerning faith and health at work and has led medical mission trips all around the world.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint.
Vantage Point Challenge:
Take some time out this week to write out what success looks like for you.
Recommended Resources:
Genesis 1:26-29
1 Corinthians 3:9
Romans 8:17
In Between the Lines: Of Faith and Work by Dr. Ashley Tauriac
www.ashleytauriac.com
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
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Title: Coronavirus
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Almost overnight, our world has been flipped upside down by the spread of the COVID-19. In today’s episode of Vantage Point, Pastors Stephen Law and Sean Clemons talk about what it looks like to have a posture of faith as we navigate these days with COVID-19. For the steps you can incorporate in your life, listen and tune in today.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
3 Action Steps in taking a posture of faith:
Listen to the Holy Spirit. Listen to leaders of faith. Find anchor passages in scripture.Recommended Resources:
Exodus 7:1-13
Matthew 5
1 Kings 17 & 18
Psalm 91
Hebrews 11:6
2 Corinthians 5:7
Mark 9
The Gospel Coalition
Love in Time of Coronavirus
The Church and Coronavirus: Four Lessons From History
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Welcome to this week’s Vantage Point podcast. In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons, Stephen Law and Kore Bendix talk about how Jesus was radical and how he drew near to the outcasts, disenfranchised, and misfits. Listen and tune in to hear helpful strategies on how to evangelize like Jesus today.
Access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint.
Strategies to Evangelize:
Know God’s story. Know your story about who Jesus is to you. Build and grow friendships with people around you. Be patient and allow Jesus to move both in your life and theirs.Vantage Point Challenge:
Have someone over to your house or take a co-worker out to eat and enjoy Jesus with them!
Recommended Resources:
Genesis 3:6
Revelation 19:6-9
Exodus 24
Luke 5
Luke 15
John 20
Luke 19:1-10
Luke 9:10-17
Luke 24:13-35
The Gospel Comes with a Housekey by Rosaria Butterfield
Making Room by Christine Pohl
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Welcome to this week’s Vantage Point podcast. In today’s episode, Pastors Sean Clemons, Stephen Law and Kore Bendix talk about the epidemic of loneliness and include personal experiences. How do you recognize loneliness in yourself or in others? Listen as the Pastors discuss the answer to both of these questions and a solution.
Listen and access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Practical Applications of Loving Ourselves and Our Neighbors:
Receive the mercy of Christ by seeing yourself as the man on the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan. Grow a deeper relationship with Christ through prayer, meditation on the Word of God and worship. Be intentional in befriending and loving others around you.Vantage Point Challenge:
Identify one "neighbor." Pray for them and ask God for a strategy to love them.
Recommended Resources:
Genesis 2:18
Luke 10:25-37
Luke 7:11-16
Luke 13: 10-17
Acts 8:26-40
Neighboring Journey - March 8th - March 22nd
Ellie Pollack, “New Cigna Study Reveals Loneliness at Epidemic Levels”. May 1, 2018
Economist, “Loneliness is a serious mental health problem”.
Eating Your Way Through Luke’s Gospel by Robert J. Karris
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Welcome to Vantage Point Podcast. Listen as LeShara McCoy talks with Adam Mabry about the art of rest and how to have faith in a world that never stops. Listen and access the show notes below, search for Vantage Point on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or gracecov.org/vantagepoint .
Tips on incorporating rest into our lives:
Rest is time set apart to give to Jesus. Rest is commanded in scripture, but is also a gift Jesus offers us. Take a day off or pockets of time throughout the day to rest.Resources:
The Art of Rest by Adam Mabry
Adam Mabry Instagram
https://www.adammabry.org/
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