"Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water ...  Read More

But who do YOU say that I am? (Matt 15:16). From 9/22/24 Sunday’s sermon by Pastor Pete was thought provoking at the least. If someone asked you who Jesus was, what would your answer be? Would it be j...  Read More

Thrive had its 12th “birth-aversary” this past weekend! Our family has been a part of 10 of those birthday anniversaries. Thrive was the first church we tried out when we were looking for a church hom...  Read More

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself fo...  Read More

Psalm 139:1-71 O Lord, you have examined my heart    and know everything about me.2 You know when I sit down or stand up.    You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.3 You see me when I travel    a...  Read More

Joel 2:12 "Yet even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and with mourning; Pastor Pete in his sermon last week told us the reason we should fast is Divin...  Read More

Listening to Pastor Pete's recent sermon on prayer and fasting, I was vividly reminded of a consequential chapter in my journey—a transformative period that nudged me toward vocational ministry.Althou...  Read More

Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21)Here I sit, computer open, notes and bible set open before me and my mind screams, “What a week to be a devotional wri...  Read More

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." -Galatians 5:1In our One Year Bible discussion groups this year, I ...  Read More

After all, “He predestined us to be adopted as His children through Jesus Christ.” Eph 1:5Pastor Aaron brought us on an amazing journey through the Old Testament to show us how Israel’s story is a par...  Read More

Sabbath Sunday – The importance of Sabbath VERSE: Genesis 2:1-3 (The Message)“Heaven and Earth were finished, down to the last detail.  By the seventh dayGod had finished his work.  On the seventh day...  Read More

Sabbath. Oh, how pleased I was to hear Pastor Pete preach on the Sabbath the week I am set to write the devotional. One of my favorite parts of being a Christian! The command to take a Sabbath REST.So...  Read More