Thrive Church Honesdale

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’...

“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...