Thrive Harbor

Joseph's character formation was long and intense. Before God used him mightily, he made Joseph pass through trials and temptations—which are as instructive for us in our day as they were for him in his.

This message was given by Joe Schneider, pastor emeritus of Peninsula Bible Fellowship and one of Thrive's board members.

Judah will come to play a critical part in the story of Joseph, and later the story of Jesus. But first he must pass through a tough series of circumstances—some of his own making—before God brings redemption to his story. In this message, Tim Stobbe, pastor of Waypoint North, unpacks what Genesis 38 teaches us through Judah's journey.

The story of Joseph is one of the most beautiful and redemptive stories in the Bible. But it begins with a terrible tragedy. In this message, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, looks at what Genesis 37 teaches about God's relationship to tragic events in our lives.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 12:3; 15:13-14; 37; 42:21-22; 2 Kgs 6; Psalm 105:19; and Hebrews 5:8.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on the challenge of being content in Christ, the sixth of six talks for Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Timothy 6:2-21 and Jeremiah 2:12-13.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on Christlike character as the goal of the disciple's life as the fifth of six talks for Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Timothy 3-4.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on having a posture of prayer as the fourth of six talks for Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Timothy 1-2; Acts 1:13-14; 2:42; 6:4; 19:13-20; Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4; and Philippians 4:4-7.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on the difference between living from a foundation of fear versus a foundation of love as the third of six talks for Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Timothy 1:5; 2 Corinthians 5:14; John 13:34-35; 14:2; 15:1-13; and 1 John 4:8, 16, 18-19.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on the disciple's motto—that Jesus has come into the world to save sinners, "of whom I am the chief"—for the second of six talks for Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Timothy 1:1, 15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-6; and Isaiah 6.

Jake Chambers, pastor of Local Church, teaches on the definition of a true disciple for the first of six talks at Thrive's Fall Retreat.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Matthew 4:19; 28:18-20.

After a wayward period, Jacob returns to Bethel and renews his commitment to God. The steps he takes to rekindle his faith show how we, too, can get back on track spiritually.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 31:3; 34-36; Colossians 4:17; and Ephesians 4:20-24.