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Wonderful Truths in Colossians (Colossians 4:2-6) | Losing My Religion?
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- Next Steps 💪 • Are you NEW to Thrive? We've prepared a Stainless Steel Thrive Water Bottle for you to thank you for spending your Sunday with us. Text “New” to (604) 285-5770 or visit https://MyThrive.info/new • Did you just pray the prayer to receive Jesus? Let us know! We have prepared a Thrive mug that we want to mail you; we'll also send you …
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Strength Under Control (Colossians 3:18-4:1) | Losing My Religion?
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Have you ever wondered how submission and authority shape your daily life? Just like in a kitchen with too many cooks, navigating when to submit or assume authority is crucial in our lives—whether in your home, workplace, or even in your spiritual walk. In this message, Thrive Preaching School Student Carmen Hui guides us through four transformativ…
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You Are a Construction Zone (Colossians 3:12-17) | Losing My Religion?
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When we know something is under renovation or under construction we tend to have more grace for when things look disorderly. In the same manner, we must give ourselves the same grace to be patient and hopeful of the new and improved version God intended for you. Join us this week as Pastor Nick Osborne from Lighthouse Church Steveston shares how Go…
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Set On Things Above (Colossians 3:1-11) | Losing My Religion?
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Isn’t it amazing how easily we can navigate virtually anywhere as long as we’re connected to a GPS device? Similarly, in life, we will be in the right place or heading in the right direction as long as we set our sights on the things above—namely Jesus. Join us this week as we continue our series, 'LOSING MY RELIGION?' Pastor J.B. Lim will share ho…
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Jesus Is All I Need (Colossians 2:16-23) | Losing My Religion?
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To follow religion, or to relate with Christ, that is the question. Religion can be burdensome, but the great news is that a relationship with Christ frees us from burdens of the do’s and don’ts; when we take on His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. Join us this week as guest speaker Pastor Bon Marasigan shares the latest message in our series "LOSI…
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Standing Firm in Confusing Times (Colossians 2:6-15) | Losing My Religion?
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“Fake news!” We hear this phrase often when we don’t agree with or like what we see on social media or even in social settings. This isn't a new phenomenon; the Bible describes the early church's struggle to navigate through a flood of information and discern what is fake from what is authentic. Join us this week as we continue our LOSING MY RELIGI…
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Finding Hope and Strength Beyond Yourself (Colossians 1:24-2:5) | Losing My Religion?
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Watch Adonai (All My Days) Music Video at All For One Name's YouTube Channel Now! https://linktr.ee/allforonename - Sincerely speaking, serving God comes with some suffering. But did you know that when we share in that suffering, it becomes an ideal opportunity to experience a surging power from God within you? Tune in to our latest episode of the …
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What to Do When Life Feels Overwhelming (Colossians 1:15-23) | Losing My Religion?
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Watch Adonai (All My Days) Music Video at All For One Name's YouTube Channel Now! https://linktr.ee/allforonename - Why worry and become overwhelmed when you can let go and let God grant you His grace, which is sufficient in all circumstances! This week, Pastor J.B. Lim shares the second message of our newest series, “LOSING MY RELIGION?”. Discover…
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Series Opener to 'Losing My Religion? The book of Colossians'
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Watch Adonai (All My Days) Music Video at All For One Name's YouTube Channel Now! https://linktr.ee/allforonename - Ever wondered how you can truly make a difference in someone’s life? Join us this week as Pastor J.B. Lim delves into seven ways to support those we care about. Get ready to be inspired to make a positive impact in the lives of others…
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It has been said that the only constant is inconsistency. But did you know God’s love for you remains unchanged and at full power throughout the ages? How can this be true? Tune in this week as we conclude the Love Infusion series with special guest preacher, Pastor Christopher Ogundare, as he reveals proof that God’s love for you is steadfast and …
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Love In Every Day And Every Place | Love Infusion
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What good is being multi-talented and ultra-knowledgeable if we’re not loving? Being right and not being loving can come off as a foul person. The Beatles are credited for saying, all you need is love… because love is a pleasant aroma. Tune in this week as Pastor Tim Osiowy shares the latest episode of Love Infusion, message series; on how to captu…
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Understanding God’s Love for You: 3 Truths about Your Heavenly Father from Jesus’ Baptism | Love Infusion
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Did you know we’ve been commanded to love those around us? Loving others can be challenging, especially when we haven't received much love ourselves. Fortunately for us, our Heavenly Father is always there and ready to fill us with His love and the best way to infuse love into others is to be filled with God’s love first! Tune in this week as Pasto…
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Have you ever struggled to forgive someone, feeling weighed down by grudges and resentment? How do you forgive someone who keeps making the same mistake? Join us in this message, 'The Art of Forgiveness,' as Pastor Nick Osborne from Lighthouse Church Steveston unpacks the true meaning of forgiveness, clarifies the distinction between forgiveness an…
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How Much Should I Change For Love? (Part 2) | Love Infusion
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How much should you change for the one you love? In marital relationships, the challenge of sex and satisfaction can be a major source of tension and frustration. Tune in this week as Pastor J.B. Lim delves into the topic of sex in marital relationships. Discover how to infuse love through effective communication, and learn strategies to overcome t…
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How Much Should I Change For Love? | Love Infusion
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In relationships, there is a challenge to change: to be or not to be, or in other words, how much should I change for love? Not all requests for change are healthy; some requests are not from a place of love. Tune in this week as Pastor J.B. helps us navigate this important question of how much we should change for love. Remember that God is in the…
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Going For The Best And The Greatest | Love Infusion
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The closest experience to heaven is a place of love. Jesus mentioned that you will know His true disciples by how they love. Join us today as Pastor Tim Osiowy shares the next message in the Love Infusion series, exploring how we can experience and share the unconditional love that God has for us all—the kind of love that is patient, kind, and rest…
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Transforming the Hearts of Parents and Children | Love Infusion
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One of the earliest and longest relationships is that of a parent-child relationship. Although it is one of the first experiences we have with relationships, it can commonly be one of the most strained and tense. Thrive Preaching School student Carmen Hui shares in this week’s episode of the Love Infusion message series how to take practical steps …
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When Words Get in the Way: Learning to Speak the Truth in Love | Love Infusion
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Have you ever found that honesty has led you into unexpected trouble? Have you walked away from a conversation feeling more like the villain than the hero you aimed to be? Tune in to this week’s message and learn about how to speak the truth in love in this message series, LOVE INFUSION. Pastor J.B. Lim shares how we can be honest in what we say wh…
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Are you a safe person to talk to? When you listen, you give dignity to others. This is how love is infused into those around you more effectively. To bless the world, we must first listen. In this message, Pastor Nick Osborne from Lighthouse Church Steveston shares the 4th episode of Love Infusion and teaches us how to love others by listening bett…
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How can you experience a better and less bitter life? By apologizing! Timson Hui, Thrive Church's preaching school student, shares the 3rd installment of our Love Infusion message series, on how to model apologizing more regularly and sincerely. Let's tune in to this week’s message to learn how to please God and others by apologizing as God has cal…
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Safe With Me: Learning to Bear with Others in Love | Love Infusion
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Without realizing it did you know that no one else bears more with you than Jesus? If you wish to honour God then you too must share His bearing love to those around you! This week as we share our second episode of the Love Infusion series, Pastor J.B. Lim shares how we are called to be someone that can bear with one another in love. He’ll reveal 7…
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From Relational Skimming to Intentional Loving | Love Infusion
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What's the most important thing in life? Relationships! Though loving others sometimes gets challenging, Jesus emphasized its importance when He summarized God's commands: love God and love people. Join us as we kick off the inaugural message to our latest series Love Infusion - a series on how to better give and receive love. Tune in to see what P…
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Hope Stronger Than Death: Overcoming the Fear of Death and Dying
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As we reflect on the story of Jesus’ death this Easter weekend, how do we confront the prospect of our own death one day? What does the Bible say about our deaths, and what hope might we get from it? Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he shares the good news that Jesus brought to all humanity, triumphing over death itself through what He has done on the cross…
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How Jesus Sees Our Brokenness | Jesus Vision
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👑 Easter at Thrive: thrivechurch.ca/easter We don’t need to look very far for evidence of brokenness, in the world or within ourselves. It’s no wonder we hide it, feel shamed by it, and become scared of it. What should we do with our brokenness? How does Jesus see our brokenness? Join Pastor Nick Osborne as he helps illustrate God’s compassionate a…
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Toughing through temptation is a tale as old as time - how do we emerge victorious when we are tempted? How did Jesus go through His season of temptation? Join Pastor Tim Osiowy as he discusses Jesus’ teaching of and approach to overcoming temptation, using His biblical truths to defend against the wars that the devil wages against our souls. - Nex…
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What Heaven Is and What Heaven Isn’t: What Jesus Says About Heaven | Jesus Vision
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What comes to mind when you hear the word “heaven”? How many of our current perceptions of heaven are supported by the Bible? While many of us have a basic idea of the eternal afterlife, we need to stay grounded in Jesus’ teachings about it to live in light of it. Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he helps debunk misconceptions that we might have about heave…
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In all shapes and sizes, rejection is a part of each of our lives. How do we stay standing in the face of such sorrow? Digging into Scripture, we find that no one faced more rejection than Jesus did, and yet no one handled rejection better than Jesus did. Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he highlights moments of rejection during Jesus’ life on earth, adapti…
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How Jesus Sees the Great Commission | Jesus Vision
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Jesus’ command for us to “go and make disciples of all nations” might seem daunting - how do we begin these conversations? What resources do we need to make disciples? How do we know that people will even listen to what we have to say? Our struggles to follow Jesus’ commands might stem from our flawed perspectives and practices - how did Jesus envi…
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Matchless Beauty: Unveiling Jesus’ Transfiguration | Jesus Vision
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How can we best understand Jesus’ beauty in the story of His transfiguration? What vision does Jesus want us to adopt when approaching and studying this iconic Bible passage? Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he takes a closer look at the transfiguration story to unveil the true nature of His majesty that invites us to respond not only with passion and excit…
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How God Makes Us New Again | Jesus Vision
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While we can show God some of the good in our lives, if we want to be justified and renewed before God’s sight, we need to do so on His terms, not our own. How does God view the good things we do in our lives? What does Jesus teach about our good deeds in relationship to justification? Join Pastor J.B. as he dives into one of Jesus’ famous parables…
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Jesus often used money as a subject matter in His parables. But why would the God of the universe focus on human finances? What was Jesus trying to say about wealth? Our heavenly Father loves us so much more than just providing us with banknotes and assets - He wants us to understand and receive His heavenly treasures, way beyond what the world can…
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God On Time: The Time Management Principles of Jesus | Jesus Vision
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How did Jesus manage His time on earth? What can we learn from the approaches and perspectives that Jesus used to carry out His jam-packed mission and ministry? Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he explores several snippets of Jesus’ life on earth to gather some of Jesus’ tips on busyness and prioritization, anchored in the sufficiency of the grace of the Fa…
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3 Reasons Why You Don't Need to Worry | Jesus Vision
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We all have times filled with concern, fear, and uneasiness - how can we combat the stress of our problems and our future? What perspective does Jesus use to approach worry? Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he dives into Jesus’ words on worry in the book of Luke, teaching us to focus on and follow our Father instead of our anxiety, seeking first His Kingdom…
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4 Types of Jesus Followers | Jesus Vision
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Before we can do as Jesus does, we first need to see as Jesus sees. Our spiritual vision reflects our spiritual health and our closeness to Jesus - how is your spiritual eyesight today? Join Pastor J.B. Lim as he opens up our new series, Jesus Vision, by assessing the spiritual vision of a few types of Jesus followers, teaching us how to adjust our…
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As this new year comes with new changes and challenges, how often to we bring these things to Jesus? What should our approach be when we reach out to Him? Join Pastor Bon Marasigan as he explores the stories of Jairus and the bleeding woman reaching out to Jesus in search of desperate answers. Their persistent faith and trust in Jesus gives Him the…
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Reflecting on an Amazing Year at THRIVE | 2023 New Year's Eve Service
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What an incredible year at THRIVE that we’ve had in 2023! Join us for a special New Years’ Eve Sunday service as we look back on some of the best moments in our messages, as well as many highlights from our community! We can’t wait to step into 2024 with you, praying that God will do so much more in and through us in this upcoming new year! - Thriv…
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The Christmas nativity scene is so well-known that many of us don’t stop to give it a second thought - why would baby Jesus be placed in a manger? What was God trying to tell us through this detail? Join Pastor J.B. in this special THRIVE Christmas message as he digs deeper into the gospel of Luke, drawing connections with many other Bible verses t…
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Christmas is fast approaching, filled with times of celebration, food, gift-giving, and shopping! However, it’s easy to get lost amongst the busyness and our ever-growing to-do list - is there any more room left for Jesus in our minds and schedules? Join THRIVE Preaching Student Timson Hui as he helps refocus our hearts toward the Reason for this s…
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Can Do Attitude | Empowered (Ep. 10)
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What mindset approach should we adopt when tackling a tough task? What roles do optimism and “focusing on the good” play in our faith? Join Pastor J.B. in our last episode of the “Empowered” Series as he helps us forge the right attitude for our walk with God, drawing from His confidence offered to us. In Jesus, we might not become everything we wa…
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How does your life reflect your worship of Jesus? Are there different forms of worship we can give, beyond just singing songs? How can we take the next intentional step in our worship? Join Pastor J.B. and our very own All For One Name worship team as they help us identify ways we can enhance our form of worship to our Heavenly Father. Together wit…
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Transformational Obedience | Empowered (Ep. 8)
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We all love to experience transformative moments with God and with Scripture, so how do we regularly experience that transformation, outside of our “spiritual high points”? Join Pastor Nick Osborne as he dives into Jesus’ teaching on transformation, leading us to implement practical, specific steps in encountering and obeying the God who yearns to …
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Powerfully Connected | Empowered (Ep. 7)
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Our worship to God is not complete without worship in community - we are designed to grow stronger when we grow with each other. How connected are you to your church? What does it look like to worship with fellow followers of Jesus? Join Pastor J.B. as he shares some practical ways to bless and bond with our church family, being united as one body …
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Overriding Authority | Empowered (Ep. 6)
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Satan and evil spirits actively try to cause trouble to all of us, sometimes in very sneaky ways. The good news is that when we are too weak to face them, Jesus has already defeated them on the cross and through the grave! Are you willing to come under Jesus’ authority to overcome evil spirits? Join Pastor J.B. as he teaches us about what evil spir…
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Thanks For Letting Me No | Empowered (Ep. 5)
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Declining or rejecting someone can sometimes make us look harsh or impolite - does that align with how we should live as Christians? When, if at all, should we say no to someone? The truth is, saying no to some things can make room for God’s best things in your life. Even Jesus said no to certain requests during His ministry on earth. Join Pastor J…
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How much are you willing to lean onto God and His ways? Sometimes, trusting God can feel like giving up our own balance and security - do we believe in Him enough to declare that He will catch us? Join THRIVE Preaching Student Carmen Hui as she provides living and biblical examples of the strength and blessings that trusting in God brings, and teac…
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Strength in the Waiting | Empowered (Ep. 3)
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Waiting for something or someone can drain us of energy and strength, whether it's sitting in traffic, listening to customer service on-hold music, or expecting an important email or exam result. Can waiting on God actually supply us the strength we need in our current seasons? Join Pastor J.B. as he explores what it means to wait on the Father, an…
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How do you regularly pray to God? We might pray to worship Him, to confess something to Him, to thank Him, or to ask Him for help, but we can also pray to declare His power and Word to set the direction of our lives. We’ve seen powerful declarations made by many throughout the Bible, from King David to Jesus Himself! Join Pastor J.B. as he unfolds …
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How is giving thanks associated with what God is doing in our life? What difference would gratitude bring to our circumstances and problems? On this Thanksgiving Sunday, Pastor J.B. teaches us how thanksgiving is not just another holiday, but also a lifestyle choice, one that invites God’s glory, power, and blessings into your life when you decide …
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We cannot afford to lose God’s presence, especially as we step into the new seasons and callings that He gives. God makes great promises of blessings, power, and peace when we dwell in His presence, so how do we make room for Him? In this message, Pastor Tim Osiowy helps position us to tune into the presence of God, making room for Him in every sit…
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There is power in deciding beforehand how we step into the new - before we even face what’s ahead, before we get shaken or overwhelmed by the challenges and uncertainties. What, or who, have you decided on in your new season? In this message, Pastor J.B. reveals the ways we can stand tall during the tough times when we pre-decide on God’s way of mo…
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