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Welcome to the Thrive Church Podcast! Catch up on missed messages or listen again to those that spoke to you. Also, a great way to share Thrive Church with family and friends looking for a church family! Find out more about Thrive, including who we are, how to get involved, and how to give at encounterthrive.com. Our current home each Sunday is: Dellwood Park Community Center 1811 S Lawrence Ave Lockport, IL 60441 Services begin at 10:00am, each Sunday. Watch our messages live on Facebook (facebook.com/encounterthrive) or subscribe to our YouTube Channel (youtube.com/channel/UCLEMMVvvqdeGymrXjL09dVg) Like/Follow/Share @encounterthrive Bumper music courtesy of www.purple-planet.com.
Episodes

Jul 24, 2023
Jul 24, 2023
47 min
Pastor Brian returns from he and his wife's trip with CUFI, Christians United for Israel, to Washington, D.C.. This week we dive into a new series on the book of Ephesians.
Join us in person for this powerful series. We currently meet in the Dellwood Park Community Center in Lockport, IL, Sundays at 10am. Find more at www.encounterthrive.com

Jul 16, 2023
Jul 16, 2023
38 min
Cassidy Novak speaks today on Surrender. She encourages us to surrender to God the one thing that's keeping us from freedom in Him. Cassidy is the author of "I Can I Have I Will," and is joined by husband Clif toward the end of today's message.
Join us in person at the Dellwood Park Community Center next Sunday at 10am.

Jul 9, 2023
Jul 9, 2023
1 hr 5 min
Pastor Brian wraps up our sermon series entitled, "It Gets Better Tho." In this week's message, we are reminded that following Jesus doesn't prevent struggles all the time, but it prepares us to go through them.
Join us in person next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. For more, visit online at encounterthrive.com

Jul 2, 2023
Jul 2, 2023
54 min
Pastor Wayne Northup, who planted Saints Community Church in New Orleans, joins us today to speak on planting seeds and to encourage the Thrive Family.
Join us next week in person at the Dellwood Park Community Center at 10am. Connect on social media at @encounterthrive.

Jun 25, 2023
Jun 25, 2023
37 min
Guest Speaker Pastor Jim Nickols speaks today on Psalm 1, and happiness in Jesus.
Join us next weekend for Church on the Farm at the Novak Farm. Find more at encounterthrive.com or on Facebook @encounterthrive,

Jun 11, 2023
Jun 11, 2023
31 min
Pastor Brian continues our series on the Thrive motto: It Gets Better Tho.
Following Jesus is not easy, but it gets better tho. Sometimes when you least expect it, much like the beggar at the Beautiful Gate in Acts 2.
Connect with us as encounterthrive.com.
Join us next week back at the Dellwood Park Community Center.

Jun 6, 2023
Jun 6, 2023
31 min
This week, Thrive celebrated our graduates, whether graduating kindergarten, 8th grade, or high school. Nate Bougher graduated from high school this spring and from Thrive's Internship Program as well. In this week's message, he continues our theme on It Gets Better Tho.
Join us this Sunday, June 11th, at City Hall in Lockport, IL, at 9:30am, as part of Canal Days. Find more at enounterthrive.com.

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
50 min
We are continuing our series It Gets Better Tho with Pastor Brian Bougher. We start in Acts 1 and the choosing of Matthias to replace Judas in the Disciples. The message: God sees you. You may serve behind the scenes and in obscurity, but God sees it.
Connect with us at encounterthrive,com!

May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
56 min
Pastor Brian invites members of the Thrive Church family to come up for a special Mother's Day Panel for our celebration of the gift of Motherhood this Mother's Day.
We hope you'll join us in person next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center on Lawrence Avenue, Lockport, IL. Service starts at 10am. Find more at encounterthrive.com.

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023
46 min
Pastor Brian Bougher continues our series It Gets Better Tho, as we dive into the moment Jesus ascended into Heaven, leaving the 11 Apostles staring into the clouds. What did that moment mean? What came next? How often are we paralyzed to do what we're called to do?
Join us next Sunday for our in-person service at the Dellwood Park Community Center on Lawrence Avenue in Lockport, IL. Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @encounterthrive.
