For many, the bible can seem impossible to understand.  Full of ideas, culture, and characters that seem to be hard to resonate with.  And yet, the Bible is God's word and speaks truth of God contiues to pour out grace and mercy to mankind. How do we get an overview of God's story of love and grace? Enter the Bible Survey! 

Join us as we get a chance to hear from Dr. Bert Downs, former seminary president of Western Seminary and vice president of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries. We get to hear his heart behind the Bible Survey, a class that helps look at the big picture of Scripture! It will enhance your Bible study and help you understand the articles in a Bible commentary by giving you an understanding of the structure and major themes of the books of the Bible. 

More about Bert! 

A proverb in the Downs household is that Bert still works for everyone he ever worked for . . . and that’s very close to the truth. At various times a high school teacher and principal, a football coach, the vice president for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries, a WTB seminar instructor, a seminary staff and faculty member, a seminary president, the executive director of a conference center, a regional exec for a church association, a seminary chancellor and an interim pastor multiple times over, Bert still periodically engages in all of those things, often with the original groups he started with! Yes, multi-faceted and multi-engaged would be good ways of describing Bert’s career both in and out of the ministry arena.  You can find out more about Bert and the Bible Survey here! 

 

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Join Scott as he interviews Ben and Janet Burns.  These lovely folks are leading a parenting class at GracePointe starting September 18th. From their background in college and family ministry to why parenting is both challenging and essential to our community, this interview is one you won't want to miss.  Even better, sign up to take the parenting class with them! You can do that here!!! 

Ben and Janet Burns have been on staff with Cru for 33 years. As marriage and family educators they seek to help others understand and live out the biblical picture of marriage and family in their homes, churches and neighborhoods. Their role in the Great Commission with Cru is to partner with parents and local churches to raise and release the next generation of cultural leaders to reflect Jesus and the reality of the gospel to others. They do this by speaking at Weekend to Remember marriage conferences, Countdown parenting seminars, College Life 101 live seminars and YouTube series and Western Seminary. They also have an extensive ministry coaching couples and individuals. 

As always, thanks for listening! Check out our other episodes here.  You can find out more about GracePointe Church by clicking here.

Join us this week as we find out all the fun things that are happening with the next generation! Jen Sadlier and Lauren Knox are brand new to the team but have been serving at GracePointe and in our community in big and mighty ways for years! We are so excited to hear more about their story of faith and how they are using their gifts to help impact our kiddos in our own homes and in our community. We also seek to divine the answers behind the questions regarding potlucks and mascots.  This is an episode for those who are courageous!  Jen and Lauren are awesome folks and we were so thrilled to have a chance to sit down with them and hear their heart for helping teach our children as they take their first steps in their faith journey with God. 

 

If you are interested in helping serve in the kid's ministry, you can email JEN SADLIER or LAUREN KNOX

You can sign up for the Parenting Class with Ben and Janet Burns starting on September 18th by clicking here. 

 

As always, thanks for listening! Check out our other episodes here.  You can find out more about GracePointe Church on our website!

Andrew and Rebecca LaSavio have been endorsed by WorldVenture and are serving in Albania. Andrew's focus is in Korçë with the Kenedi Foundation, which shares the love of Christ in tangible ways to the handicapped, the elderly, unloved children and the hurting. Rebecca is working to re-establish vision at the Children's Day Center and Girls' Safe Home, which she started in 2003 during the four years she spent in Albania with WorldVenture.The LaSavios' have dove into Albanian life to support and expand the existing church and its ministries. They also are witnessing how the children they work with grow and change, and equipping national leadership to deepen that ministry. Andrew and Rebecca work closely with existing leadership and prayerfully seek God's long-term call on their lives. Join Jason, Scott and Brittany as they interview Andrew LaSavio and learn about the great work that he and his wife Rebecca are doing to help eradicate hopelessness in Albania! 

 

 

Kenedi Foundation website for general overview of ministries:

www.kenedifoundation.org

 

Our personal support page at WorldVenture

www.worldventure.com/lasavio

 

Donation page for the Day Center and Safe Home ministries

www.worldventure.com/kenedikids

 

As always, thanks for listening! Check out our other episodes here.  You can find out more about GracePointe Church by clicking here.

As the world gets smaller and smaller, we are required to interact with others more and more all the time! From school and jobs to families and churches, there is an increased need for the ability to recognize, understand, and interact with a wide range of personality types. But what personality type is which? Am I am Retriever? Type A? Am I a processor? Perhaps a weird hybrid that ends up looking like an platypus! And what about those around me? In any case, our culture is desperate to see folks who are aware of who they are and how they can flourish in working with others.  One way that we can discover new insights into our personalities is through the Enneagram!

The Enneagram of Personality, or simply the Enneagram, is a categorization tool that classifies human personality into a typology of nine interconnected personality types. Join Jason, Scott, Brittany, and a few new folks as they dive in to their own Enneagram types as well as ways that knowing yourself can help you thrive in your life and faith journey! 

 

Take the Enneagram Test yourself and see what type you are! You can take a free test by clicking here!

 

As always, thanks for listening! Check out our other episodes here.  You can find out more about GracePointe Church by clicking here.

Gracepointe church had the opportunity to send over a team of Young Adults to Tegucigalpa, Honduras! They partnered with an amazing ministry that serves impoverished children as well as strives to equip and train children on how to rise up out of poverty. From leading classes on self-defense to building bunk beds for children; the team had a chance to experience all that Honduras and missions has to offer! 

Join Jason and Scott as they interview a few young hipsters from the Young Adults team that traveled to Honduras. Their experiences interacting with local children and serving needs will leave you wondering if maybe missions might be something for you! Be ready to laugh and, if we are honest, be frightened!  Dive into the mind of the millennial if you dare! 

 

As always, thanks for listening! You can check out our upcoming podcasts here.  If you would like to come to Gracepointe church, you are more than welcome!

The symbolism of Revelation has puzzled readers for centuries. Every generation falls prey to extreme views of interpretation. Yet Revelation is a profound work of New Testament theology and warrants a close study. The Apostle John expects and prepares believers to follow the Lamb through suffering and possible martyrdom. The problem is centered on what the symbols mean. Are they literal? Are they symbolic?

Jump in with Jason, Scott and Brittany on the GP 167 Podcast as they hear from Dr. Michael Kuykendall, professor of New Testament studies at Gateway Seminar, who has authored a new book Lions, Locusts and the Lamb:Interpreting Key Images in the Book of Revelation.  A fascinating dive into a complicated book that is sure to help guide you and the reading of God's word.   

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Episode 15: Join Jason, Brittany and Scott as they dive into the awesome event that is coming up on August 4th from 11-4 at Gracepointe Church called Car Free/Care Free. From the event to why serving our community is so important for our post-Christian culture, this is an episode you don't want to miss.  Oh...and yeah...we take a moment to do some awesome Howard Dean impressions.  

Carefree Sunday temporarily opens almost four miles of streets to people for the portion of a day by closing them to cars. The result is hundreds of people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with the community. Gracepointe Church is committed to serving God and loving our community so we are joining the event by opening up our property and having a plethora of fun things for folks to do! 

Bouncy Houses

FREE BBQ

Skateboard Competition

Live Music

We would love for you to give a rebel Howard Dean yell and come on out for an amazing time of fun as we join our community! 

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This weeks episode dives right in to some heavy subjects as we hear the stirring story of Josh LaPine and his journey through witchcraft to seeking God and finding healing through Jesus Christ.  It is an amazing story and one that we hope will bring you hope this week! 

 

We do however want you to know that this is NOT an episode for children and we would recommend you listen without young ears present! 

 

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Episode 13:  Worship is not something we do once a week but rather a lifestyle expressed through service and praise to God. Today we look at several Old Testament words that speak to holistic expressions of worship and how we can implement those through out our lives as we seek to worship God. 

As always, thanks for listening!  You can find the podcast on Itunes, Spotify and many other podcast sites.  You can also subscribe here

To find out more about Gracepointe Church, please go to our website!