Thriving in The Word

We hit record early sometimes while waiting for everyone to arrive and who knows what topics might come up. We go into a discussion of the dangers of addiction. What it really feels like to be addicted and the motivations that drive an addict. This bonus discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you w...

Our second discussion about Habakkuk deals with pride, righteousness and the mercy of God  This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ If you need prayer email us at prayer@thrive.church This is a presentation of Thrive. Ch...

Join us as we jump into the book of Habakkuk and discuss the things that stand out to us. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ If you need prayer email us at prayer@thrive.church This is a presentation of T...

We love to be around powerful people who have our back and keep us safe. God is a God of love but He is also a God of power! This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ If you need prayer email us at prayer@thrive...

We are beginning our discussion of the book of Nahum and through it the topic of abortion comes up. So many people get deceived by various opinions and fail to discover what God’s word says about these topics. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you...

How can we determine when Scripture is to be taken literal and when should we take it figuratively? God’s anger is like wasabi?? Even though God does get angry, His anger won’t last long if we repent and turn back to Him. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny Vaina For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give...

Are we listening to what God is telling us? We may be hearing but are we listening? What is God looking for? Everyone wants to know, but He tells us clearly in the book of Micah. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.chu...

So many people identify with a brand of theology rather than Scripture itself. We need to read Scripture with fresh eyes. Why does money and ministry get so weird? This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny Vaina For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ I...

Why would Jonah deliberately disobey God? Why was he so emotional and even suicidal about this mission? Are there ever things in our life that we don’t want to obey? This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ If...

God cares about even the animals so how much more does He care for People? If we are left to our own devices we won’t repent. But when we see the truth of God it inspires repentance. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive...

This book is different than the other Minor Prophets. Most of the Minor Prophets show the prophet as good and the people as evil. But this book shows the prophet as bad and the people are repentant. Jonah believed God’s Word but he wanted to manipulate God. Jonah would rather die than go and obey God. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Joh...

Even though Israel made mistakes God gave them a promise of restoration. From the beginning of time God was all about restoration. The Israelites had been deceived by their own pride. It’s one thing to be deceived by someone else, but it’s another thing to deceive ourselves. This weeks discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information v...

God spared Israel from calamity because Amos stood in the gap and asked God not to. What’s the best Bible translation for you to read? This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.church/give/ If you need prayer email us at pra...

Are we living our lives for show and pretense? So many people are trying to maintain the image of following Jesus rather than actually following Him. We are called to come out of the world to represent Christ. So many people want a word from God but when they get it they disregard it and rationalize it away. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, David LaManna, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette,...

Sometimes we are afraid of the big sins and we pay attention to them. But often times it’s the small ones that trip us up.  Small locusts in great quantities can bring massive destruction God will restore all the consequences of sin if we repent.  God is waiting for us to turn back to Him, no matter what you’ve done. Turn to God while there’s still time.  As long as you have breath...

Christians always say “hate the sin but love the sinner” because we know that God calls us to hate sin. It’s easy to hate the sin in someone else. More importantly do we hate the sin inside of us? Joel predicted God pouring out His spirit on all people long before it actually happened. At that time most prophecies were focused on the Jews, but this prophecy reached into the future to us. This week...

The first step of drawing near to God begins with us. If you feel far from God, you’re the one who has moved away. So many people have traded God for the government. Many are far more concerned about their government ideals than about pleasing God. This is nothing new… civilizations have been doing this for thousands of years. As our country battles down a path of atheism and emperor worship we ne...

Do we praise God because He is good or because He does things for us? God wants to plow up the hard ground of our heart. Now is the time to seek the Lord. Are we letting God break up the hard parts of our lives? This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so he...

Why do we disregard God when He has done so much for us? Do we ever act as if God’s Words don’t apply to us? Always wishing someone else would apply God’s Word but not applying it ourselves? Most people demonstrate that their values and their actions do not align.  This weeks discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and David LaManna For more information visit: www.thriv...

We are much like a diamond in the rough. The master will chip away, shape and polish it. They don’t do this to destroy it but to make it more beautiful and add value. Surface repentance is not enough. We need to get broken down so that God can bring real restoration. If God kept a record of our sins, who could ever survive? Do we ever look to other things for our help rather than looking to God? J...

It’s one thing for us to not know God. But it’s an entirely different thing to choose to not know God.  So many people say “if my life’s doesn’t line up with Scripture, I’m doing to redefine Scripture.” This weeks discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, David Lamana, and Johnny V with special guest Jeff Judd

Everyone wants to be a prophet but not everyone wants to marry a hooker! What idols are we allowing to stand in our life? What things displease God but we aren’t willing to remove? This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, David LaManna, and Johnny V For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give financially you can do so here: www.thrive.c...

This recording was started in mid thought. Judah started by saying he likes to read the Bible as if he just discovered it, as if no one has ever read it before. It started a conversation about preconceived notions we might have due to the teachings of others. Can you get an understanding of the Bible from a book written by a famous pastor? Well it might give you some insight or a different perspec...

We live in a world that says they go by the science. But what is science? Does a scientist’s beliefs interfere with their findings? Would it for you? We discuss a lot of controversial subjects including climate control and abortion. This bonus discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and David LaManna For more information visit: www.thrive.church If you would like to give fin...

In this final episode of John we discuss Pilate and his role in the execution of Jesus. All of his soldiers were mysteriously knocked to the ground by just a few words of this man. Then we chat about disciple’s choice to go fishing and how Jesus showed up to them and commissioned them to once again follow Him. This week’s discussion features Judah Thomas, Lenny Salgado, Ben Cossette, and David LaM...