Thrive Vineyard

You are made to match. You are made for more than the shelf. You are made for a world full of creative expression, purpose and fulfillment. Let’s discover more together in this episode.

Carnivals used to give away cigars to players who overspent on challenging knock-down- the-milk-bottle games. To entice players to come play their game, or try again, the booth attendant would yell out: “Close, but no cigar.”

Has connection to church these days feel like 'close, but no cigar'? Have you settled for a new definition of connection?

In this episode, we journey through scripture and find Jesus's words, that reveal God’s radical and dynamic purpose for living close.

How do we walk through this season of political unrest? In this episode Kevin talks about how to honor God in this time.

Anyone else setting that alarm a little later these days? Fall is almost here. That means we might need a small network of assistants to get us out of bed on these cooler and darker mornings. What happens when there is no one there to support our morning needs? Do you rely on tricks to help you get going in the morning? God has a solution that will help us hand over our tricks! He provides insight to real rest- rest that is accessible even now…. in the fall…when sleep is hard.

In this episode Kevin talks about what holiness looks like in the face of our culture.

Lexi Barth shares about choosing living water in a very dry and long season.

Many of us don't think too much about our identity. We usually just go about life, living out our identity unconsciously. But what is our identity, and who defines it? While many of us may have a theology for our christian identity, often, our real lives don't match our theology which means that we may be torn between multiple identities or even confused about who we really are.

Have you been using portrait mode this week? I’m praying that the ever-changing circumstances and the details of your life are remaining a bit fuzzy in the background. God has highlighted our identity in this season: we are a waiting church. We are waiting for His Spirit to fill and accomplish His mission in our lives. Now that we have identified an identity, how do we keep that in focus?

This week, we practice eliminating two things that might obscure our identity.

How do you navigate the change of seasons? Have you become an expert in dealing with change in the year 2020? God is a brillant author of seasons and a constant guide through change. In this episode, we regain focus on what stays constant when we are surrounded by change.

In this episode, guest speaker, Ryan Searles, shares how even through the fires of this world, there's a God that is in the fire with us.