What is the way of Jesus and what is the way of the world? In this talk Bill Bowers teaches on the difference between American culture and the kingdom of God, challenging God's people to move toward the values of the kingdom.

Based in Puyallup, WA, Bill leads Pursuing More, a ministry dedicated to true transformation and growth in intimate relationship with God.

After humanity's exile from Eden, the question the rest of the Bible wrestles with is, "How can we get back?" And the story of Cain and Abel offers us hints. In this message, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores how Cain's murder of his brother in Genesis 4 shows the right and wrong way to get back to God.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 3:17; 4:1-16; Jude 11; Hebrews 11:4; 12:22-24; James 1:13-14; 1 John 3:12; and John 7:7.

Genesis 3 ends with Adam and Eve exiled from the Garden of Eden. And yet even this punishment is an exhibit of God's mercy that points ahead to a future day of redemption. In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores what Genesis 3 teaches about God's mercy and justice, and how the two fit together.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 1:22, 27, 28; 2:15; 3:1-24; 4:17; Isaiah 26:9; Romans 1:24, 26, 28; 11:32; Matthew 26:31; and Zechariah 13:7.

Immediately after the first sin, Adam and Eve are ashamed to be naked and cover themselves. Why? What’s the relationship between sin and shame, and why does shame hold such power over us? In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores what Genesis 3 teaches about the consequences of sin.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 2:25; 3:1-13, 21; Hebrews 4:13; and Ephesians 4:24.

What’s wrong with the world? The Bible's answer is sin. Sin is more than just the bad things we do. At the heart of sin is the lie of the serpent that God isn’t good and trustworthy. In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, unpacks what Genesis 3 teaches on the nature of sin.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 2:17; 3:1-24; 4:7; John 8:34; Galatians 3:16; and Luke 15:11-32.

The fall in Genesis 3 explains for us why our world is broken and marred by sin. But the world didn't start out that way. Before Genesis 3, there was Genesis 1 and 2: a depiction of God's "very good" world, the world as it should be. So what can we learn from Genesis 2 about God's original design? In this talk, Conner Dill, a member of Thrive Harbor explores what Genesis says about the goodness of creation.

Every story has a beginning. And how a story begins shapes its entire trajectory. What about our world? How does our world begin, and what does that tell us about God, ourselves, and the kind of universe we're living in? In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, opens up a new series on Genesis exploring how the Bible begins.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 1:1-2:3; John 17:24; Romans 1:20; 8:28; Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ephesians 1:4-5; 2:4; Psalm 139:14; Jeremiah 2:13; and 1 John 4:8, 16.

Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, speaks on Mary Magdalene to explore the theme of Thrive's 2024 Fall Retreat, friendship with God.

Dustin Polley, director of Thrive Kitsap, speaks on John to explore the theme of Thrive's 2024 Fall Retreat, friendship with God.

Chris Basile, a member of Thrive Kitsap, speaks on Jesus' relationship with the Father to explore the theme of Thrive's 2024 Fall Retreat, friendship with God.