Thrive Church Podcast

This week, we are blessed to have Cassidy and Clif Novak share a great message.  It goes along with last week’s message, and in many ways, builds upon the idea we will never face something we cannot handle. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

The Bible states that we will not tempted beyond what we can handle (1 Corinthians 10:13), but a lot of people take this as God promises we will never face challenges that are beyond our ability or perseverance.  Christ said the opposite, He said we will face persecution and a lot of it (John 15 & 16).  In fact, the point of these trials we face in life is to lean on God rather than facing the...

Welcome to our new series!  This first week?  The world says to follow your heart, and yet the Bible teaches the complete opposite.  It seems to be a catch-all phrase to do whatever we want in life, but God calls us to obedience instead.  Pastor Brian kicks off this new series with a great start! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online...

What is one of the greater things we can do for Christ?  Share The Gospel.  Once we come to know Christ, and experience his goodness, a sign of this is that we feel compelled to share how good He is.  In this week’s message, Pastor Brian shares how there are signs of our growth and the greater things that believers do to show this!  Also, Howie shares an amazing story of salvation at the end. Join...

Have you ever seen a miracle in your life?  How many times have you had the clarity to see when God has shown up for us?  God is good, He is there for us, and he delivers on His promises.  Pastor Brian shares a wonderful message about how God has shown up for him in his life, and how it’s good to have the eyes to see when He does for us! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 L...

Jesus said that we will do “greater things” than even He did.  Well how can that be possible?  Well, it starts with every small action we take in our lives.  Let’s find out with this week’s amazing message with Pastor Brian! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

Does it ever feel like the game is rigged, the game being life?  Exactly, it’s like McDonald’s Monopoly.  Get this, God’s grace makes life not fair, and that’s a good thing for all of us.  Pastor Brian shares an awesome message about living in God’s grace and how that help creates peace in our hearts. Also, next week is Pack-the-Place and there will be baptisms!  If you feel called to be baptized,...

Life doesn’t go as planned sometimes, and that’s okay.  For instance, space travel.  It seems everything can be in order, you can seemingly have all the right things in all the right places, and yet things can still go wrong.  The correct order is God’s order; Pastor Brian shares a great message about having this order in our lives. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn...

Our apologies for not being able to upload a message from last week, we were experiencing some technical difficulties, but a huge thank you to Pastor Nate for sharing about healing in Christ.  This week’s message, delivered by Pastor Brian, is from Acts 10.  Life sure is full of surprises, isn’t it?  Together, we get to explore how the early church reacted to such unexpected twists in life. Join u...

Tearing anything down is easy, building others up is what seems to be difficult in this life.  This week, Pastor Brian shares a message about Barnabas in the Book of Acts and how he went around encouraging others; let us all be Barnabas to one another. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

There really is nothing like a salvation testimony!  Today’s message, is about the story of when the Apostle Paul encountered Jesus Christ and had his name changed from Saul to Paul.  Pastor Brian shares a message about his favorite story in the book of Acts. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giv...

This week’s message might be short, but it is sweet.  First, missionaries Earl and Laura Goodrich share how they are carrying out The Great Commission in Africa.  Second Pastor Brian share a great message on how The Gospel is for ALL nations, not just a select few.  For those that were able to make it to service the Sunday this message was shared, what a blessing it was to have The Arts Collective...

Our apologies for the poor audio quality this week, we were experiencing technical difficulties and this is the best we could do with what was available to us.  To open this week, Pastor Keith Lawler shares the ministry of Father’s House Fellowship in Cambodia that he leads and all the God is accomplishing through him there.  Then, Pastor Brian shares a very apt message about missions in the early...

Remember “What Would Jesus do Bracelets”?  More like “Jesus would not have got himself into this situation in the first place,” am I right?  We often find ourselves in difficult situations that we didn’t intend to be in.  Thankfully, we serve a God who’s bigger than those situations.  Pastor Brian shares a message about how we can change the world through God’s calling. Join us in person: 22811 S....

It’s the Thrive Podcast!  On this episode, AP is joined by Chase to discuss our current message series in the book of Acts.  Happy Independence Day everyone! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

This message, we are blessed to have Pastor Brian and Angela preach together.  When it comes to ministry, there are people who breathe life into it, those that struggle who do so, and those that just kill it.  It should be our goal to bring that life to ministry to lead more to Christ, let’s listen to this blessed message together. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn M...

It’s Father’s Day!  What a better day to talk about our commitments.  In Acts 5 it speaks about that living up to the commitments that we make, let’s listen to the Word that Pastor Brian share from God’s heart. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

There are times we are defiant, we push the line.  Beliee it or not, sometimes it’s Godly to do so!  Pastor Brian shares a great message about Acts 4 where the early church pushes the line. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

When we come to God in prayer, we should come to Him in expectation.  Maybe it is a desire you have based on how things have been going, better yet, maybe it’s one that God put in you; either way, it is good to seek after, pray for, and anticipate God’s Will when we come to Him in prayer.  Pastor Brian shares a great message about how the early church did this.  “Somethin’s bout ta happen!” Join u...

It’s the week after Pentecost.  Not that exciting, but this is life.  What matters is that when life seems mundane, our faith in Christ is immovable.  Pastor Brian shares a message about how, in Christ, we are NEVER alone. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

It’s Pentecost everyone!  Pastor Brian shares a great message about the birth of our church, and the history of our ancestors. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

There is sometimes that one moment in our life that just defines a season in our life.  Pastor Brian shares a message about how something huge can come from something that seems small, but in God’s economy of faith, isn’t at all. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Online: encounterthrive.churchcenter.com/giving

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our amazing moms!  Pamela Picard joins us to share a message about overcoming the adversities of life through Christs.  She is the director of Keep Growing Ministries and owner of House of Life, a counseling service.  We pray you are blessed by this message she shared! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.com Give Onlin...

It’s the best promise of them all, God is with us.  The world may throw “joy” our way and what it is perceived to be, but this is what joy truly is; God is always with us.  Pastor Brian shares an awesome message this week that, even when we don’t feel it, even when the emotional high of a retreat ends, even when calamity comes our way, He is right there with us. Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar R...

This week special guest Pastor Billy Willis is joined by his wife Katy to preach a message about compassion on the people of our broken world.  They are missionaries with Youth Alive Ministry; if you feel led after this message, please reach out to them and donate to the amazing work they are doing for Christ! Join us in person: 22811 S. Cedar Rd., Manhattan, IL 60442 Learn More: encounterthrive.c...