Thrive Church Podcast

The Gospel Part 3 (April 13th, 2025)

Have you ever been humbled my something rather minor?  Have you ever had an idea that people just were not on board with?  Well don’t worry, we serve the most humble King ever, and he’s here to be with you.  Welcome to Palm Sunday, we hope to see you all on Easter!

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The Gospel Part 2 (April 6th, 2025)

Life cycles and routines.  Monday, mundane; that might not be a coincidence.  Sometimes life isn’t very exciting or just plain difficult, and that’s okay!  Often, the life of a believer can be described in mountain tops and slow walks through the wilderness.  We don’t always want to go through the wilderness, but we get to go through that with Christ. Let’s dive into the story of when Christ was tempted in the wilderness together.

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Nehemiah Part 7 (March 23rd, 2025)

Our final week in Nehemiah!  We might go through cycles of highs and lows in our lives, that’s okay.  Not everything is awesome all of the time, but we do live in a fallen world, though things are always surrounded with despair.  We have a God that is bigger than all of that and can help us break these cycles and help us truly live our lives, especially for Him!

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Nehemiah Part 6 (March 16th, 2025)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Welcome to the key verse of Nehemiah; the Israelites are faced with massive amounts of opposition.  They are trying to re-build their wall while in exile, and others keep telling them or even attacking them, but Nehemiah keeps building the wall around their city for projection anyways.  Will you keep building that wall of God’s Word in your own life?  I know I’m convicted to also, let’s dive into Chapter 6 with Pastor Brian!

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Nehemiah Part 5 (March 9th, 2025)

Our enemy hates when we submit our lives to God and live in-line with his Will.  When you want to grow in the Lord, adversity will come our way.  Let’s dive into Nehemiah with Pastor Brian to learn how to stand firm against the schemes of our enemy in Christ!

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Nehemiah Part 4 (March 2nd, 2025)

What well are you drinking from?  Are you drinking from the Well of Life?  God is the Well of Life in our lives.  Let’s learn about entering the fountain gates together.

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Nehemiah Part 3 (February 23rd, 2025)

Turning of the tide.  When the King asks, “How can I help you?” the king’s favor is over Nehemiah’s life.  Likewise, God’s favor is over us, which comes from great faithfulness.  If you want God’s favor, we need to be faithful.  Let’s explore faithfulness with Pastor Brian!

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Nehemiah Part 2 (February 16th, 2025)

In God, we have authority, we have freedom, we have responsibility.  Sometimes it’s joy, sometimes it’s hard.  This is exactly what Nehemiah had to implement in Chapter 2.  Let’s explore this text together with Pastor Brian.

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RFK Sunday ! (February 9th, 2025)

This week, Kimmy Zwartz shares her testimony and all the great things God has done in her life through RFK!  If you believe God is calling you to donate to this special cause, please do so on our website!  It has touched countless lives and truly spreading the Gospel to children in need.

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Nehemiah, Week 1 (February 2nd, 2025)

Pastor Brian begins our next series in Nehemiah!  With Israel in exile, over 1,000 miles away from their homeland, they feel the call to re-ignite the fire of passion for God.  Are you on fire for God?  Let’s pray that fire rages again if it has been dwindling!

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