Thrive Church Podcast

Pastor Brian explains how our mind, body, and spirit reflects the Trinity that is God in Heaven.  This week, we dive to the mind portion of our being.  Is your mind healthy?  God wants you to be healthy! Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

Pastor Brian shares a brief history of the beginning of the Church but leads us into a message about allowing the Spirit of God to move in our lives.  This means, putting God’s Will first in our lives, even if it leads to putting ourselves in harm’s way.  Let’s dive into 3 John together! Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

The Love of Believers, the Love of God.  Pastor Brian shares a message about what love truly is, per God from 1 John 4. Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

Pastor Brian shares a message to us about the gift of prophesy and how God speaks to us through His word from 1 John 4.  What is the Lord speaking to you today?  God is for you, not against you! Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

Pastor Brian continues our series, Grace Awakening, and speaks on the three types, or levels, of grace.  Join us in person next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. We're having our Youth Group Pie Smash Fundraiser! Your donation gives you the opportunity to smash a pie in a leader's face! Hope to see you there!  More at encounterthrive.com

Pastor Brian leads our Father's Day service talking about our Abba and His unending grace.  Join us next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Connect with us at encounterthrive.com. 

Live from Dellwood Park Bandshell, our first of two scheduled outdoor services this summer! Pastor Brian continues our series Grace Awakening. With God, Jesus eliminates the middleman to get to God.  Join us for our Father's Day service next Sunday. We'll be back at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Come for coffee at 9:30! Service starts at 10:00am. Connect at encounterthrive.com. 

Pastor Brian Bougher returns to teach on Grace in our first week of our new series Grace Awakening. In today's message, Pastor Brian compares the power of God's grace to the oil needed to run the engine of your life.    Audio clip courtesy of The Bible Project, "The Law."  https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/law/   Join us at the Dellwood Park Bandshell in Lockport, IL, for a fun outdoor servic...

Dave and Bobbie Ebert are US Missionaries that minister to survivors of sex and human trafficking. Their ministry uses improv games and exercises to help survivors develop communication skills, find their voice and confidence, and tap into their creativity, ultimately leading to finding their identity in Christ. Today, they share on JOY and how we can always choose joy!  Find our more about Dave a...

Today we dive into Proverbs 31 with Ximena Jensen for this special Mother's Day Message.  To all the Moms, grandmoms, stepmoms, adoptive moms, and spiritual moms, from us at Thrive, Happy Mother's Day!!! 

Pastor Brian Bougher shares on trusting in God and building faith in times of struggle. We begin in Proverbs 16:9.  Join us for a special Mother's Day message next week. We'd love to see you in person Sunday at 10am, at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com.

Pastor Brian Bougher continues our series through Proverbs. Pastor Brian admonishes us to strive to always be teachable and be willing to take correction. Join us next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center in Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com.  Mark your calendars for our RFK Fundraiser Comedy Night and Silent Auction. More at rfklockport.wellversedcomedy.com 

We pick back up our Proverbs series beginning in Proverbs chapter 6. Today's message is titled Lessons on Evil and Deception vs. Wisdom and Flourishing.  Join us next week at the Dellwood Park Community Center in Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com.  Mark your calendars for our RFK Fundraiser Comedy Night and Silent Auction. More at rfklockport.wellversedcomedy.com 

On a day where we celebrated Baptisms, we continue our Son of God series with Pastor Brian. We dive into the story on The Road to Emmaus.  Join us for services next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com. 

Thrive's annual Easter-palooza is celebrated with the honoring of Jesus's victory over sin and death. Join us for our Easter/Resurrection Sunday message from Pastor Brian Bougher.  Join us in person next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Next Sunday is BAPTISM SUNDAY! Let us know if you want to join in this public declaration of what Jesus has done in your life! Find more at encountert...

We honor and remember what Jesus experienced in His final hours of His natural life on earth. Let us never get bored with the message of the Cross. Let us never not be in awe of what Jesus went through for us. 

Pastor Brian Bougher teaches on the meaning of Palm Sunday and Jesus's stating His Kingship.  Join us for Good Friday on Friday, March 29th, at 7pm. Then, come out for Easter-Palooza next Sunday as we celebrate our Risen King! Find more at encounterthrive.com/easter. 

Who do you say Jesus is? We begin our series in preparation of Easter with the Son of God.  Make plans to join us for Good Friday Service, Friday, March 29th, 7:00pm at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Then, celebrate the risen King with Easterpalooza on Sunday, March 31, also at the Dellwood Park Community Center. Find more at encounterthrive.com. 

Royal Family Kids Camp is a camp for abused and neglected kids in the foster care system. It's a week where kids are loved and treasured and introduced to the love of Christ. Kimmy Zwartz is the director of Royal Family Kids - Lockport. She shares the story of camp and the need for volunteers and support to be able to bring 20 kids to camp this year.  Follow RFK - Lockport at www.facebook.com/rfkL...

Pastor Brian Bougher opens up our new series on Proverbs, and the wisdom of the man considered the wisest ever, King Solomon. Today, our focus is the Fear of God. Join us in person next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com. 

Pastor Brian concludes our series on Culture Deconstruction. We begin with Jeremiah 1:4, and break down 3 lies, or false gods, that today's society pushes on us all.  Join us in person next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center, 1811 Lawrence Ave., Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com. 

Pastor Brian continues our brief series on Culture Deconstruction. Pastor Brian tells us about 4 reasons our society is deconstructing at a rapid pace is Darwinism in Academia, a skewed view of the concept of Separation of Church and State, Marxism in Academia, and Moral Relativism and Progressivism. Despite society's bent towards its own deconstruction, we have hope.    Join us in person next Sun...

Pastor Brian Bougher leads us in the first of our new series called Culture Deconstruction: Tearing Down Our Age of Lies. This first message focuses on the origins of the feminist movement and how the movement became corrupted.    Join us in person next Sunday at the Dellwood Park Community Center, Lockport, IL. Find more at encounterthrive.com. 

Pastor Ed Ainsworth concludes our Warrior Men's Retreat on Saturday, January 27th, confronting shame head on.    Please note that this message is from our men's retreat and handles some mature topics related to men. 

Pastor Ed Ainsworth opens our Warrior Men's Retreat on Saturday, January 27th, confronting shame head on.    Please note that this message is from our men's retreat and handles some mature topics related to men.