Thrive Community Church

Gerry Letourneau - Teaching Team

Thyatira is praised for love, faith, service, and growing perseverance—a church that was, in many ways, spiritually vibrant and active. Yet Jesus rebukes them for tolerating "Jezebel," a figure or influence leading believers into sexual immorality and idolatry under a guise of prophetic authority. The issue wasn't ignorance but permissiveness—allowing sin to operate unchecked in the name of grace or tolerance. This passage warns that love and good works, however admirable, cannot substitute for moral discernment and the courage to confront sin. Holiness requires more than affection and busyness; it demands a refusal to give space to what corrupts. Jesus promises authority and the morning star to those who hold fast and overcome, calling the faithful remnant to pursue purity even amid a compromised community.

This week's passage is Revelation 2:18-29 (NIV).

Guest Speaker - Keith Ferrin

This week's passage is Revelation 2:12-17 (CSB).

Tim Zulker - Guest Speaker

This week's passage is Revelation 2:8-11 (NIV).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

Ephesus was a church commended for its hard work, perseverance, and doctrinal discernment—they had tested false apostles and refused to tolerate wickedness. Yet Jesus held one serious charge against them: they had forsaken their first love. Somewhere along the way, sound doctrine and tireless labor had eclipsed the simple devotion they once had for Christ. Their faith had become correct but cold. The call to "remember, repent, and do the things you did at first" is a call back to relationship over routine—a reminder that orthodoxy without affection can harden into mere religious duty. The warning is sobering: without repentance, their lampstand—their very presence as a witness—would be removed. This passage challenges believers to examine whether service has quietly replaced intimacy with Jesus.

This week's passage is Revelation 2:1-7 (CSB).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

As the people move into the city, Nehemiah gives them some final instructions about how to move forward as the people of God.

This week's passage is Nehemiah 13 (CSB).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

As the people move into the city, Nehemiah challenges them about what they focus on and worship, because that will determine who they become. It is the same for us: what we focus on and worship determines who we become, and that, in turn, determines the kind of church we become.

This week's passage is Nehemiah 12:27-47 (CSB).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

A thriving church keeps its commitments to God and others.

This week's passage is Nehemiah 10 (CSB).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

As the people move into the city, they look back and remember how God has been present with them in the past and how he has worked. A church thrives when it remembers what God has done in the past. 

This week's passage is Nehemiah 9:1-37 (CSB).

Josh Reich - Lead Pastor

As the people move into the city, they pause to worship, thank God, and open Scripture together.

This week’s passage is Nehemiah 8 (CSB).

Gerry Letourneau - Teaching Team

This week’s passage is Nehemiah 6:1-7:4 (NIV).