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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

Sep 18, 2022
Sep 18, 2022
48 min
Pastor Ed Ainsworth from Generations Church, Lubbock, TX, wraps up our series on Fast Forward. Pastor Ed talks about how we are the missing piece to the growth of our church, as well as the Kingdom of God.
Connect with us at encounterthrive.com or on Facebook at @encounterthrive. We'd love to see you next week in person at the Dellwood Park Community Center in Lockport, IL.
Mark your calendars for Thrive Throws on October 2, a day of worship and then Thrive's first ever disc golf tournament on the #8 Disc Golf Course in America at Dellwood Park. Then, Trunk or Treat returns on Sunday, October 30.

Sep 11, 2022
Sep 11, 2022
44 min
Pastor Brian continues our series Fast Forward, as the Thrive family continues our 21 days of fasting. In this week's message, Pastor Brian challenges us to go, and make disciples, thus fulfilling The Great Commission. We read from Matthew 28:16-20.
Join us in person next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com, where you can sign up for Circles, the Dream Team, prayer requests, and more!

Sep 4, 2022
Sep 4, 2022
51 min
Pastor Brian Bougher kicks off our new series Fast Forward. This series coincides with Thrive's 21 Days of Fasting to not only FAST, but to move FORWARD. Pastor Brian's message, and this series, will challenge us to get out of our comfort zone and move forward for the Kingdom.
We'd love to connect with you! Connect at encounterthrive.com, on our Facebook and Instagram pages @encounterthrive, and in person at our 10am Central, Sunday services!

Aug 28, 2022
Aug 28, 2022
48 min
Illinois Student Ministries Director Chris Stanley is our guest speaker as we celebrate Youth Sunday. In today's message, Pastor Chris shares about the importance of modeling for our children.
Join us in person next Sunday, 10am Central, at the Dellwood Park Community Center. For more information, connect with us at www.encounterthrive.com or www.facebook.com/encounterthrive.

Aug 21, 2022
Aug 21, 2022
51 min
Pastor Brian Bougher concludes our series, Under Authority, with a message comparing the lives of Saul, David, and Absalom.
Join us in person next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Connect with us at encounterthrive.com.

Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
55 min
Pastor Ted Gerry visits us to continue our series Under Authority. He challenges us to let God clean some of the barriers that may keep us from fully accepting and surrendering to God's Authorirty, those to whom God has delegated authority, and, most importantly, receiving the truth that God loves you because God loves you because God loves you.
Join us in person every Sunday at 10am. Thrive Church currently meets at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Connect with us at www.encounterthrive.com and on Facebook @encounterthrive.

Aug 7, 2022
Aug 7, 2022
47 min
Pastor Brian kicks off a new series for August called Under Authority. What does being under authority mean, Biblically, and how living under authority looks in our lives?
Join us each Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Connect with us at encounterthrive.com.

Aug 7, 2022
Aug 7, 2022
39 min
Evangelist Scott Hinkle brings a powerful message to get our Reach Our City day of worship, revival and baptisms going.
Find more on our guest speaker at https://www.scotthinkle.org/
Connect with us at www.encounterthrive.com
We apologize for the technical difficulties resulting in this message coming out a week late. We strive to provide you with our weekly messages as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding! We hope to see you soon!

Jul 24, 2022
Jul 24, 2022
35 min
Pastor Brian Bougher shares the meaning and the hope we have in Christ and His return. It's encapsulated in the word Maranatha.
Join us next Sunday for our special service and all day worship service at City Hall. Connect on Facebook @encounterthrive or at encounterthrive.com.

Jul 17, 2022
Jul 17, 2022
48 min
Pastor Brian Bougher takes us into Elijah's prayer for fire on the altar. This is the incredible showdown between the prophets of the false god Ba'al and the one true God, YHWH, and His Prophet Elijah. Read Kings 18.
Summer at Thrive continues:
Sunday, July 24th: Royal Family Kids Camp Send-Off
We'll be blessing and sending off our staff for RFK camp, a camp for foster kids in our region. Join us at Dellwood Park Community Center.
Sunday, July 31st: Reach Our City at Lockport City Hall (No Service at DPCC)
We'll have RFK testimonies, Baptisms (if you would like to be baptized, sign up at encounterthrive.com), special speaker Scott Hinkle, BBQ outdoors, jump houses, and more w/ evening services.
