Trey VanCamp Teachings Podcast

I was given an opportunity to speak to the leaders at Mountain Ridge Baptist Church. It was such a pleasure to spend 20 minutes on the topic of becoming a coach that is able to produce other coaches. Text based in Galatians 5.

We are starting a new sermon series at Passion Creek Church about SOMETHING NEW. We are analyzing Isaiah 43 and seeing what God has for us in this next season of our church. Isaiah 43:1-7, 19

Taken from "Sinking Sand" message on Matthew 7:24-29

I guess all good things must come to an end. Xiong has been doing ministry with me for a little over two years and now it's time for him to move back home. We will miss him dearly.

This concludes the Sermon on the Mount for us at Passion Creek Church. Matthew 7:24-29

We are starting a new format where we sit down with our intern and talk all things ministry. In this episode, we talk a lot about: - how to prepare a sermon - what every young preacher must focus on - my personal method of writing a sermon - how to find your own voice.

03:35 - “Secularism isn’t a conclusion but a mood.” Ken Myers 05:18 - The mood is disenchantment. Our move is re-enchantment. 06:28 - Secularism has swapped the pursuit of supernatural presence with super natural progress. 11:23 - Satan doesn’t want us to connect the dots between our disenchantment and our depression. 15:46 - Secularism wants the fruit of Christianity without the root of Christianity. 19:29 - Satan doesn’t want us to connect the dots between our defiance and our discord. 21:47 - Secularism wants the fruit of Christianity without the route of Christianity. 23:40 - Satan doesn’t want us to connect the dots between our decisions and our decay. 29:43 - Titus 3:1-8

We are finishing up the Sermon on the Mount and we are in the section where Jesus warns us against false teachings and false teachers. This message explores three ways we can spot wickedness that is clothed in innocence. Matthew 7:15-20

Matthew 7:13-14

0:07 - Lifestyle of Christ 6:32 - Your journey of faith will be that of frustration if you are not intentional with spiritual formation. 9:47 - Loving God - God time and Gather time 12:42 - Loving Others - Group time and Go time 18:03 - We can personalize these practices according to our sin, season and stage of life. 19:19 - Our sin - our particular temptations that draw us away from God. 20:32 - GUT // INSTINCTIVE TRIAD 22:15 - HEART // FEELING TRIAD 24:10 - HEAD // THINKING TRIAD 29:33 - Our season - our particular set of life circumstances 31:25 - Our stage - our particular stage of growth in Christ 33:22 - Trying to behave like Jesus leads to death. 34:44 - Dwelling on God’s love for me keeps discipline from drudgery.

Matthew 7:7-11 // What does Jesus mean when He commanded that we ask, seek and knock?

2:23 - The gospel is more than a sentence. 3:33 - The gospel is more than a sentence at death. 8:14 - The gospel is more than a sentence because it’s a story. 9:05 - God // Creation 13:10 - Man // Fall 15:39 - The Way of Self-Discovery 19:21 - The Way of Self-Discipline 21:29 - Jesus // Redemption 24:02 - The Way of Self-Denial 26:20 - Spirit // Restoration 28:14 - The gospel is a story that we are all invited to partake in.

Matthew 7:1-6 // The true meaning of "Do not judge."

3:30 - Let’s talk about parenting 4:40 - Essentials To Parenting 8:27 - Current Generations Problem in Parenting 11:45 - How Education System is Helpful 14:21 - This Isn’t The Job of the Education System 18:00 - My Great Epiphany 20:57 - How To Establish Rules For Multiple Children 22:35 - When To Give Children A Phone? 25:55 - Don’t Slip Into Rigid Ritual 29:14 - When To Spank and Instill Boundaries 32:15 - You Should WANT To Release Them Into The World 35:57 - Parenting and the Enneagram 43:25 - A Healthy Fear of Parents 44:28 - Chores 47:45 - The Turning 16 Rule Too Far? 49:04 - First Audience Question 52:47 - 2nd Question on Parenting & Formation 01:00:00 - Coercion

TIMESTAMPS: 4:50 - First Half of Spiritual Life: We pursue a life without lack by leaning into our longings. 6:35 - Stage One - Awakening 10:12 - What we learn in this stage 11:14 - Stage Two - Purgation 16:57 - What we learn in this stage 19:22 - Second Half of Spiritual Life: We pursue a life without lack by leaning into our limitations. 23:35 - Stage Three - Illumination 25:21 - What we learn in this stage 27:23 - Stage Four - Union 29:28 - Some things to know about stage theory 31:02 - Jesus may not be calling you to the next stage but He’s certainly calling you to a next step.

Why is anxiety the plague of our society? The way of Jesus offers compelling answers. Matthew 6:25-34

In this episode, I interview my good friend Charlie Mitchell. He is a church planter in Baltimore and is looking to be more for B-more. Be in prayer for him and his new church. This conversation brought life to my soul and I pray it does the same for you.

In this message, examine Matthew 6:19-24 and see what Jesus says about treasure and possessions. Be encouraged!

In this episode, I sit down with Zach and we walk through "Facing Leviathan: Leadership, influence, and creating in a cultural storm" by Mark Sayers This book was helpful for me in many ways. This is not meant to be a perfect book review but it's an opportunity for me to chat with a good friend about the principles we are wrestling with in the book. We encourage you to grab a copy yourself! Leaders are readers!

Looking at Matthew 6:9-13 and Ephesians 6:10-18, we examine that prayer is not just about gazing on the beauty of the Father. It's also about engaging in the battle with God our Fighter. I hope you're encouraged by this message. Remember, #JesusIsBetter!

First of 5 sessions, we are examining what it looks like to be a follower of Jesus in the 21st century. We hope this brings you encouragement. 0:40 - Matthew 13 3:48 - The philosophy of our time says the way to change is through the mind. 5:20 - The way to change is to be made whole and that can’t happen without the soul. 7:45 - Passionately pursue the life and lifestyle of Christ in Queen Creek. 7:58 - APPRENTICE OF JESUS PASSIONATELY PURSUE 8:21 - Apprentice of Jesus never stops learning, never compares, never gives up, never holds back and is never alone. 12:55 - APPRENTICE OF JESUS PASSIONATELY PURSUE LIFE IN CHRIST. 13:55 - Christ is our reconciler, redeemer, substitute and victor. 14:57 - APPRENTICES OF JESUS PASSIONATELY PURSUES THE LIFESTYLE OF CHRIST. 16:30 - God time, Gather time, Group time, Go time 20:07 - APPRENTICES OF JESUS PASSIONATELY PURSUE THE LIFE & LIFESTYLE OF CHRIST IN THEIR CITY

I am reading about two books a week and I am starting to realize that I need to process them with someone. Thankfully, my friend Zach has decided to read some of them with me. This is a part two conversation and you'll likely need to listen to part one for context. This is not us claiming to be experts on anything. We are in the beginning phase of recognizing how deeply secularism has actually effected our spiritual walks... more than we'd like to admit.

In this message, we work through Matthew 6:5-9. I hope this is encouraging for you. It's critical to see the importance of seeing God as our Father.

I sit down with my college friend Zach and work through James KA Smith's "How To (Not) Be Secular." It's a fantastic read and it has caused me to wrestle with a few concepts as I attempt to pastor a church that is more influenced by secularism than we even realize.

We are BACK from Malay and we couldn't be more thankful. God gracefully used our team to help advance the gospel message on the other side of the earth.

This is one of the defining markers of Christianity and yet many of us have a lot of problems with it. I hope this message encourages you and enables you to see that Jesus empowers us to love our worst enemies. Matthew 5:43-48

This was a great conversation with Chase Jones. We cover topics such as: the difficulties of starting out, what I would have done differently and how to lead through different seasons of the church. He is planting a church in Macedonia, Ohio. Please pray for him as he launches 2 weeks before Easter Sunday, 2020! Check him out on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/bobiscoo

Our quick response is to fight or flight. But what if there was another option? In this message, we look at the core issue of our desire for revenge and retaliation: dehumanization. Praise God that the cross paves the way for us. Matthew 5:38-42

When we read Matthew 5:33-37, we can get lost in a cultural disconnect. We don't use oaths the same way they were used in the time of Jesus. When we learn the motivation behind taking oaths, we get to the heart of the issue. Are you a master of manipulation? It points to an issue that only a regenerated heart in Jesus can solve. #JesusIsBetter

This has plagued so many people and I think a lot of us have grown hopeless in the battle against lust. It's important for us to recognize that this isn't a battle against desire... but a disordered desire. We believe Jesus gives us the blueprint to truly find liberation from the destruction of lust. Matthew 5:27-30

The focus on the 21 Day Practice starts around 24:00. However, this whole episode was fun and encouraging. We talk about how to make conversations and bring people into the fold. I know you'll love it.

I hope this podcast encourages you and maybe makes you feel a little more at ease. Sharing the gospel is not just for the crazy extroverts that aren't terrified of a crowd. I believe this trying vs training mentality will release a lot of anxiety and give you the courage to take at least one step forward.

Each day I will be walking through the practices we will be engaging in during this #21DayPractice. I hope this will inspire you to partake in this with us. Todays topic: Pray for formation.

We desperately need this message in today's society. Contempt is killing us and the gospel of Jesus enables us to be free from it. Matthew 5:21-26 Also excuse the poor audio at the end. The camera that records the audio died and so we had to use the poor audio from the other camera to complete the message.

Self-discovery, self-discipline or self-denial. Passage is centered around John 10:1-11. Happy Easter!

Looking at Matthew 5:17-20, we learn how content without context leads to conflict. It really was a great response and I pray it encourages you as well.

As Christians, we are agents of hope and change. In this message, I walk through how we are called to be salt and light in a secular age.

Jordan and I sit down for an hour and debate over a bunch of would you rathers. We also throw in some life-ministry balance tips and theology I am working through.

How we begin the Sermon on the Mount is critical in understanding the rest. I hope this interpretation makes sense and brings you hope. Matthew 5:1-12

I am in a bit of a slump in this episode and process it all with Caleb. I think this podcast is a good one and I pray it encourages you.

We seem to struggle figuring out how obedience doesn't get us to Heaven and yet for some reason we are supposed to still obey. I hope this message clears it up for you a bit. Matthew 4:17-25

We are trying something new here. Pastor Caleb is going to join me weekly to walk through what our topic was from Sunday. We always feel like we have more to say about Sundays message and this is our opportunity to dig deeper into it. I think this one is worth the listen. Go follow @calebcmartinez on instagram while you're at it.

Studying Matthew 6:9-13, we are looking at the practice of prayer. I think this message was helpful for our congregation to get a better grip on how to pray. I pray the same happens for you.

Sabbath is often ignored and I believe that's to our detriment. I hope this message gives you another perspective of the Sabbath. I apologize for the audio quality. Perks of being portable - we have no idea what went wrong with my mic. So sorry!

We sit down for an hour and recap our trip to the Bahamas. We are so thankful for family time!

Why do we have membership? How is the leadership supposed to operate? This episode we walk through those questions.

Fasting is a combination of feasting and releasing. This message is an overview of the power of fasting and why we do it. I hope this encourages you to engage in the practice of fasting.

What if your enneagram number can point to the practices of Jesus that your soul needs most? Here is my first attempt at that.

God has called every church to have deacons and elders. The problem is that we often don't keep them accountable and often overlook character because of their competence. I hope this helps you decipher whether or not God has called you to be a deacon or elder. #EnTreyPreneur

Walking through Ephesians 4:17-24, we examine the process of spiritual formation. We are either intentionally becoming like Jesus or unintentionally becoming someone else. From the series: Practicing the Way of Jesus.