Thrive Harbor

The gospel is a reflection of God's character—including His great faithfulness. In this message, Dustin Polley, director of Thrive Kitsap, reflects on what God's faithfulness can look like in our lives.

On the night the Israelites fled from Egypt, God saved anyone whose doorposts were marked with the blood of the lamb. Nearly 2,000 years later, Jesus was called the Lamb of God. His sacrifice rescues us from death, just like at Passover thousands of years ago.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Exodus 12:1-7, 12-13; 1 Corinthians 5:7; John 1:29; 8:33-34; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Isaiah 53:5; and Romans 10:9-13.

What is the Bible all about? One answer is: marriage. The Bible begins and ends with a wedding, and in between you find a tempestuous love story between God, the lover, and his people, the beloved. So to wrap up a series that’s looked at human marriage, we’re taking a look at what you might call “God’s marriage”—the greatest love story ever told.

Scripture passages cited in this message include Revelation 19:6-8; 21:1-4; Ephesians 4:22-24; and Hebrews 13:5.

Seasons of waiting are hard. You want to be married and aren't. You feel behind on life and are stuck. You need direction and are confused. But Psalm 37 points us to the good news that waiting is always an invitation to go deeper with God. Scripture passages cited in this talk include Psalm 37:3-7; Deuteronomy 33:27; and Proverbs 16:3.

Dating can be great... and really confusing. So what does it look like to date well? This second talk on dating looks at the Bible's wisdom on how to do that.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Song of Solomon 1:4-6, 8-10; 2:3-4, 7-16; 3:5, 10-11; 5:9; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Proverbs 5:18-19; Romans 8:1; and Proverbs 30:18-19.

Candace and Michael take questions about dating.

Dating isn't in the Bible, nor is there a "biblical model of dating." But the Bible does offer wisdom about how to date well. This first talk on dating looks at the Bible's wisdom on whom to date: is the guy or girl who's caught your eye someone you should be in a relationship with—or not?

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Song of Solomon 1:1-10; 2:16; Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 11:29; 19:6; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 2 Corinthians 6:14; 1 Kings 11:3-4; Proverbs 31:30; Romans 8:1; and Genesis 24.

When God made man, He declared that everything was "good"—except the man's loneliness. One of the purposes of marriage is companionship, and a healthy marriage is one in which your spouse isn't just a business partner but a dear, deep, lasting friend. Drawing on Scripture and his own experience of sixteen years of marriage, Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, explains what it looks like to have a healthy marriage rooted in friendship.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Matthew 28:16-20 and Genesis 1; 2:18-25.

Kurt Mach, pastor of Peninsula Christian Fellowship, has been married to his wife, Revell, for over 40 years. Listen in as Kurt shares his marriage story, chocked full with biblical wisdom about how to get married, be married, and stay married.

Today far fewer people are getting married in Western countries than just fifty years ago. Some want to be married and aren't, but others have dismissed marriage as an outdated tradition we no longer need. In the face of so much skepticism about marriage, why does the Bible see marriage as such a good thing? This talk seeks to answer that question by going back to the very first marriage in human history, where we see why God invented marriage in the first place.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this talk include Genesis 1:28; 2:18-25; 1 Corinthians 7:2; and Ephesians 5:31-32.