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God promised to bless Abram, and for him that blessing included material riches. But God had to teach Abram how to have riches without getting attached to them, a lesson he learned one day when he and his nephew Lot got into a little dispute over real estate.

This message was given by Tim Guenther, a member of Thrive Harbor.

Three of the world's great religions trace their roots back to Abraham. But who was he and why is he so significant? In this message, Peter Churness, pastor of One Hope Church, introduces us to this central figure in the biblical story.

At the Tower of Babel, humanity marshaled their creative powers to rival the Creator. What began as an expression of human pride became a monument to human folly, and a pointer to the better way of Jesus, the one who ascended through descending and ruled through serving.

This message was given by Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor. Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 1:28; 10:1-11:9; 12:1-3; Daniel 4:30; Revelation 2:17; Philippians 2:7; and Matthew 11:28-29.

The Bible says that God is a righteous judge. He gives us over to what we ask for and uses judgment to restrain evil. But He always provides a way of escape—much as He did for Noah and his family in the days of the flood. In this message, Tim Cedarland, Thrive's director emeritus, shows how the story of Noah points to the salvation Jesus offers us from the judgment still to come.

Genesis 5:1 and Matthew 1:1 summarize the Old and New Testaments. The former is the "book of the generations of Adam," whereas the latter is the "book of the generations of Jesus Christ." And in Genesis 5 we see that Adam's book consistently, repeatedly ends in death. Only with the arrival of Jesus is death swallowed up by life. This message was given by Eric Lundquist, a special guest speaker.

Richard & Laura Wilson spent decades of their lives serving God in Venezuela. In this message, they share about how God called each of them to that work and how we can lean in to saying “yes” to God’s call on each of our lives.

We apologize that due to a technical problem there is a slight interruption in the audio at approximately the 5-minute mark.

Jesus said that His disciples are the light of the world. In this message, Tim Guenther, one of Thrive Harbor's leaders, shares about his recent trip to Cambodia and how his time there showed how God's people can walk out their calling to shine Christ's light around the world.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 5:14-16; 6:22; 26:13; John 15:4-12; Acts 7:60; Mark 12:30-31; and 1 John 4:19.

At the end of the Bible, we see people from every ethnic family on earth worshipping God. In this talk, Tyler Pease, Regional Director for Perspectives USA, shows from Scripture that God's heart is for all people groups to know Him. This can only happen if His people go to the ends of the earth with the gospel, hence why missions is so important.

During their long journey through the desert, the Israelites learned that God is a faithful provider. In this message, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, teaches on Exodus 16 and what it says about God’s provision in our lives.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Exodus 3:1; 1 Samuel 23:14; Matthew 4:1; Revelation 12:6; Hosea 2:14; Jeremiah 2:2; Proverbs 30:7-9; and Philippians 4:19.

For the final night of Thrive's series on "Sexuality Redeemed," Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores the hidden enemy beneath so many of our sexual addictions and struggles: shame. Shame over sexual sin done by us or to us wants to sabotage our souls, but through the cross of Christ and the body of Christ, we can know freedom from shame.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include 1 Corinthians 6:18; 8:1-3; Genesis 2:25; 3:7-13; John 1:29; Colossians 3:13-14; Hebrews 9:13-14; Luke 15; Psalm 139:23-24; Hebrews 12:2; and 1 John 1:7.