Thrive Church Honesdale

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don’t get off track, either left or right,...

We serve the God of Celebration “A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect —life in its fullness until you overflow!” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭TPT‬‬ 1.) People don’t celebrate because they are still entangled “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw of...

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬ The filters you have shape how you see life Cognitive bias: mistake in reasoning based on personal experiences or preferences 1.) Thank God for what didn’t happen “And we know that all things work together for good to them t...

Taking Every Thought Captive You have to take every thought captive because your life is always moving in the direction of your most dominant thoughts. What comes into your mind comes out in your life. 1.)If you don’t control the way you think, you’ll never be able to control what you do. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will b...

Breaking Strongholds “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭...

Holy Habits: Renewing Your Mind The Mind is a Battlefield. Right thinking leads to right living. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test an...

Holy Habits: the sabbath pt 2 You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your habits. Your consistency in your holy habits will lead to explosive growth. Consistency breeds victory “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that...

Holy Habits “Intensity makes for a great story, but consistency makes for great progress.” Consistency breeds Victory You need to build Holy habits, to live in victory. You need quiet time because Jesus needed quiet time. You need spiritual discipline because Jesus needed spiritual discipline. “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the wo...

Acres of Hope ““And now, here’s what I’m going to do: I’m going to start all over again. I’m taking her back out into the wilderness where we had our first date, and I’ll court her. I’ll give her bouquets of roses. I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. She’ll respond like she did as a young girl, those days when she was fresh out of Egypt.” ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Only God can take...

“When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was...

Friday Faith He died on Friday, it was Silent on Saturday, He Rose on Sunday. Remember, if the worst possible thing could happen, God is still greater. Since we have seen Sunday, we can face Friday. ‬‬ “And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. [Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:...

What are you building? “Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my sc...

“I wrote you in my previous letter asking you not to associate with those who practice sexual immorality. Yet in no way was I referring to avoiding contact with unbelievers who are immoral, or greedy, or swindlers, or those who worship other gods—for that would mean you’d have to isolate yourself from the world entirely! But now I’m writing to you so that you would exclude from your fellowship any...

The first thing God deals with is You, and then your relationships, You and then your friendships, you and then your family members. 1.) Jesus is Love This is who He is, not what He does. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:8 NIV More than the Sands of the seas are the thoughts of the Lord toward you! -Psalms 139:18 You need to get it settled in your life. Even...

““Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day. “You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’ “The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour...

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22 KJV We get to give we don’t give to get. You give for the right reason, and your motives are pure, and it positions you for the blessing of God. The Bible never says to give a tithe to God it says to bring and return the tithe to him, you don’t give what already belongs to him, you return it to Him! We eith...

1.) The purpose of Proverbs is wisdom, understanding, and discernment. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6 ESV “Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever e...

Wisdom brings great peace and great increase. “Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She...

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been f...