Thrive Church Honesdale

Christmas series A Thrill of Hope: Jesus Has Come part 4 “That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people....

A Thrill of Hope: Joy Christmas Series Part III JOY “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 1.) Joy is a focus before it is a feeling JOY is a point of view. True Joy frees you from the need of feeling a certain way. “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set bef...

A Thrill of Hope: Peace (Part 2) In order to find yourself on the path of peace, you have to determine the source of your stress. A place, a pace, a problem, or a person. Whatever you identify as the source of your stress will determine where you will seek your peace. What is your expectation of peace? God, not only rescues you from, but also visits you in your trouble. God promises peace, not you...

A Thrill of Hope This is a very promising prophecy that Isaiah delivers to a people who have been cut down and reduced to almost nothing. When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something. If you’ve had a banner year or a barren year, God is up to something in your life! “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.” Could it be that the branch Isaiah sp...

In God We Trust (Part 4) Honor We fear God, and we Revere God, because we Honor God. “Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left. She wil...

In God We Trust Pt. 3 “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helpe...

In God We Trust Pt. 2 “And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.” Isaiah 29:13 NLT God doesn’t care about lip service, he cares about heart service. For most people, the common denominator in all their problems is them, And it’s a heart issue. “Whom h...

““Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭36‬-‭40‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Money is a terrible master, but...

“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬ “At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s wom...

Why do we worship part 3 “And they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God and you shall be established; believe and remain steadfast to His prophets and you shall prosper. When he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to sing...

Made to Worship: Why do we worship part 2 “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands...

Made to Worship “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There’s not just power in your praise, there is power in our praise. It’s not just “You exalt God,” It’s “Let us together exa...

How to Love Your Neighbor: Pt. 3 Brotherly Love God calls us to bring comfort and clarity to situations and relationships that are chaotic and confusing. Relationships can be risky but they can be rewarding. Where there is no pollution, the heart is clean. “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.” ‭‭Proverb...

1.) Dynamics in our relationships “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” ‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Dunamis: Greek word for dynamite power, or dynamic power because of our relationship with Christ. The first dynamic we ha...

od calls us to bring comfort and clarity to situations and relationships that are chaotic and confusing. “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you fr...

1.) God wants you to look out for one another. “To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not Lording it ove...

Journey to Discipleship Part 4 “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The enemy always tries to tell you who you are not, but God always tells you who you are in him! 1.) L...

“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. * * *” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭MSG‬‬ 1.) God wants you to be changed from the inside out “Don’t be concerned about...

Jesus Saves “the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ 1.) Jesus came to seek and save the lost. “for the Son...

Kingdom “But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it:...

Chosen “He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭78‬:‭70‬-‭72‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 1.) God Chose You “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appoin...

“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Why, How, What 1.) Do You Know WHY “God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense...

Prepare. Posture. Propel. Produce. ““Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.” ‭‭Proverb...

The Living Word: Protecting the Word “Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with j...

1.) God’s Word brings hope and healing “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬ The world is filled with heartbreak. God’...