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John Dorsey, former youth pastor at Fox Island Alliance Church, joins Thrive to talk about prayer. John shares his story about how God became real to him through prayer, the difference between prayer as duty versus delight, and his favorite ways to spend time with God.

As Thrive journeys through the Psalms, be sure to check out the Thrive "Psalmcast," a special series of regular podcast episodes that help you pray the psalms. Just search for "Thrive Harbor" wherever you get your podcasts!

How can our hearts become ready and receptive to meet with God in prayer? In Psalm 139, David shows that one way to do this is to meditate on whom it is we’re praying to. Reflecting on God’s attributes prepares our hearts for prayer, captivating us with God’s wonder and majesty, and also driving us to a healthy measure of self-examination. 

Scripture passages cited in this message include Psalm 139 and Proverbs 20:27. 

As Thrive journeys through the Psalms, be sure to check out the Thrive "Psalmcast," a special series of regular podcast episodes that help you pray the psalms. Just search for "Thrive Harbor" wherever you get your podcasts!

Thrive is journeying through the psalms! Follow along by tuning into the Psalmcast, where we'll be offering regular reflections on different psalms, as a springboard to using them for prayer.

If we encounter God through prayer, that must also mean that He encounters us—in all our brokenness, unbelief, and messy emotions. Is it okay to bring our "difficult" emotions before God? Does he really give us permission to be raw and vulnerable before him? According to Psalm 39, the answer is yes. Through Jesus Christ, prayer is a kind of divine invitation to come before God just as we are, knowing that he alone can untangle the mess of our lives.

As Thrive journeys through the Psalms, be sure to check out the Thrive "Psalmcast," a special series of regular podcast episodes that help you pray the psalms. Just search for "Thrive Harbor" wherever you get your podcasts!

Thrive is journeying through the psalms! Follow along by tuning into the Psalmcast, where we'll be offering regular reflections on different psalms, as a springboard to using them for prayer.

Thrive is journeying through the psalms! Follow along by tuning into the Psalmcast, where we'll be offering regular reflections on different psalms, as a springboard to using them for prayer.

Thrive is journeying through the psalms! Follow along by tuning into the Psalmcast, where we'll be offering regular reflections on different psalms, as a springboard to using them for prayer.

Thrive is journeying through the psalms! Follow along by tuning into the Psalmcast, where we'll be offering regular reflections on different psalms, as a springboard to using them for prayer.

How can prayer shift from being a routine space to a relational space, a space where God becomes real to your heart? In this opening message for Thrive’s series on praying the Psalms, Michael Bouterse, Thrive’s local director, teaches through Psalm 73. Psalm 73 revolves around an encounter that Asaph had with God that changed his life forever. This is what prayer is meant to be: not just a churchy ritual, but an encounter of awe and intimacy with God.

As Thrive journeys through the Psalms, be sure to check out the Thrive “Psalmcast,” a special series of daily podcast episodes that help you pray the psalms. Just search for “Thrive Harbor” wherever you get your podcasts!

The coronavirus has exposed the fragility and uncertainty of our world. Can we have hope for the future? In this message on 2 Peter 3, David Baumgaertel, one of Thrive’s alums, walks through what Scripture says about Christ’s glorious return, answering along the way key questions about the end times, such as: Why does it seem like Jesus is taking so long to come back? What is “the Day of the Lord”? And why should we study Bible prophecy?

For more biblical insights from David, check out his blog, www.testing521.com, or follow him on Twitter @testing521.