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ThrivingHouse Sunday 10:00
Office Hours: 9:30-3:30, Mon-Thurs
Jason & April Blanchard - Lead Pastors We are a casual, Spirit-filled church, so come as you are.

We have programs for all ages, so whether you are single or married you will find a home with us. Our worship is contemporary and our children's programs will get your children excited about God. We are a family church; come join the family. One encounter with Jesus changes everything, don't just survive THRIVE!

🚨 𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨...And I really want you to answer it.Have you ever prayed for something and then told someon...
10/29/2026

🚨 𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨...

And I really want you to answer it.

Have you ever prayed for something and then told someone...

“𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁.”

🙋‍♂️ I think most of us have!

But here's my question:

𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗧?

And here's where it gets interesting...

The Bible says that faith is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for. (Hebrews 11:1)

So apparently, 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡'𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚!

But they're not enemies either.

What if understanding how they work together could completely change the way you pray and believe God?

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗗
𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟱 — 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛

We're going to explore something that I believe can make a real difference in your walk with God!

📍 ThrivingHouse | Sunday at 10:00 AM

👇 𝗡𝗢𝗪, 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗬𝗢𝗨:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛?

Don't Google it! 😂 Just tell me what you think in the comments.

10/26/2026

Faith Believes God – Part 4: Believe Just As He Said

⛈️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧. 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧!

What do you do when you've trusted God, but things still seem to be falling apart?

You've prayed.
You've believed.
You've held on to His promises.

But instead of getting better, things seem to be getting worse.

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹?

In Acts 27, the Apostle Paul found himself in a storm so violent that everyone had given up hope of surviving.

Yet in the middle of it all, Paul made this remarkable declaration:

📖 “So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.” — Acts 27:25

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹...

God promised they would survive, but He never promised the ship would!

And what happened next reveals some incredible truths about faith, perseverance, and trusting God when life doesn't go according to plan.

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗢'𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗡'𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧!

▶️ 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗗
𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟰 — 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗

I believe this message will encourage you to keep trusting God, even when the journey looks nothing like you imagined!

👇 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

Share your testimony in the comments! Your story might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today.

10/25/2026

Faith Believes God
Part 4: Believe Just As He Said

⛈️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗠?We love believing God for miracles, breakthroughs, and answered prayers.But what h...
10/24/2026

⛈️ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗠?

We love believing God for miracles, breakthroughs, and answered prayers.

But what happens when things don't go the way we expected?

What happens when you've prayed, you've trusted God, and the storm is STILL raging?

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀?

In Acts 27, the Apostle Paul found himself in a terrifying storm. The situation looked hopeless, but Paul made an extraordinary declaration:

📖 “So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.” — Acts 27:25

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠!

We're continuing our series:

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗗
𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟰 — 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗

We're going to discover something powerful about trusting God through circumstances we never expected and challenges we'd rather avoid.

If you're walking through a difficult season, facing disappointment, or wondering why God hasn't changed your circumstances, 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

🙌 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲!

Bring someone with you who needs encouragement to keep trusting God!

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣? 👣All week, we've been sharing truths from Sunday's message, *More Than Agreement*, and today I wa...
10/23/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣? 👣

All week, we've been sharing truths from Sunday's message, *More Than Agreement*, and today I want to tell you something that happened at the end of that service.

As we challenged people to move beyond simply agreeing with God's Word and actually respond to it, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵!

And 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦! 🙌

We are celebrating what God is doing at ThrivingHouse!

But here's what I want you to understand…

That moment at the altar wasn't just about coming to the front of a church building.

It was about responding to what God was saying.

And you don't have to be standing in a church service to take a step of faith.

📖 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝟭:𝟮𝟮 (𝗡𝗞𝗝𝗩)
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

James makes a powerful distinction between 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 the Word and 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 the Word.

We can attend church, take notes, highlight our Bibles, listen to sermons, and shout "Amen!"

And still walk away without doing what God said.

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘.

Hearing produces faith. And faith produces action!

So let me leave you with the same challenge we gave Sunday:

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡'𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡?

Maybe you don't need another sermon.
Another prophecy.
Another confirmation.
Another sign.

Maybe you already know what God said.

Forgive.
Pray.
Give.
Serve.
Go.
Speak.
Trust Him.
Step out.
Share Jesus.
Use the gift He gave you.

𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗧 "𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗗" 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗬 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗.

You don't have to know every step that follows.

But you can take the next one.

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧.

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣!

So here's my question for you today:

👇 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣?

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗧! 👣There's a difference between what we SAY we believe and what we actually BELIEVE.And that difference of...
10/22/2026

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗧! 👣

There's a difference between what we SAY we believe and what we actually BELIEVE.

And that difference often shows up in what we do!

Think about the Israelites standing at the edge of the Promised Land.

They had heard God's promise. They had witnessed His power. They had experienced His faithfulness.

Yet when it came time to enter the land, they refused to move forward.

Hebrews 3:18–19 reveals something remarkable about their response.

Verse 18 calls it 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘.

Verse 19 calls it 𝗨𝗡𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗙.

Do you see the connection?

Their unbelief wasn't simply something they thought. It was revealed in what they refused to do.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢.

Consider this…

We can say, "I believe God provides." But what happens when He tells us to give?

We can say, "I believe God forgives." But what happens when He tells us to forgive?

We can say, "I believe God answers prayer." But do we actually pray?

We can say, "I believe the Holy Spirit speaks." But what happens when He prompts us to obey?

We can say, "I believe God can use me." But are we willing to step out when He calls?

It's possible to agree with every one of those statements and never allow them to change the way we live.

That's why genuine faith is more than mental agreement.

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗.

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗.

Faith doesn't mean we earn God's love or favor through our actions. It means our confidence in Him becomes visible through our obedience.

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬'𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘:

Don't just ask yourself, "What do I believe?"

Ask yourself, "What am I doing because I believe it?"

Because sooner or later…

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗧!

Tomorrow, we'll finish this week's journey with one important question: What's Your Next Step?

𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦. 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘.Twelve spies entered the Promised Land.All twelve saw the same land.All twelve saw the s...
10/21/2026

𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦. 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘.

Twelve spies entered the Promised Land.

All twelve saw the same land.
All twelve saw the same fortified cities.
All twelve saw the same giants.
All twelve knew what God had promised.

But they didn't all respond the same way!

Ten spies looked at the giants and concluded, "We can't."

Caleb looked at those very same circumstances and declared:

📖 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟯𝟬 (𝗡𝗟𝗧)
“Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

What made Caleb different?

𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗪. 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗪.

Caleb wasn't pretending the giants didn't exist. He wasn't ignoring the fortified cities or denying the challenges ahead.

He simply refused to allow those obstacles to cancel what God had already said.

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗕 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗨𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗗!

That's what faith looks like.

Faith doesn't always have different information. Sometimes faith is looking at the exact same situation everyone else is looking at—but responding differently because you're persuaded by God's Word.

You may be facing circumstances that seem overwhelming.

The obstacles may be real.
The opposition may be real.
The uncertainty may be real.

But none of those things automatically means God's Word has failed!

The question isn't whether you can see the giants.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦: 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘—𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗?

Ten spies said, "We can't."

Caleb said, "Let's go!"

𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁.

Tomorrow: Faith Has Feet.

𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘.𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦.God had promised Israel a land flowing with milk and honey...
10/20/2026

𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘.

𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦.

God had promised Israel a land flowing with milk and honey. When Moses sent twelve spies to explore that land, they returned with some incredible news.

Everything God said about the land was true!

The land was fruitful. The abundance was real. The promise was exactly as God described it.

But then came one word…

𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦.

Numbers 13:27–28 tells us that the spies confirmed the goodness of the land, but then pointed to the powerful inhabitants, fortified cities, and giants.

In other words:

"God was right about the land… 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦, there are giants!"

They weren't denying God's promise. They were allowing their circumstances to become more convincing than His Word.

And if we're not careful, we can do exactly the same thing.

"I know God said He would provide… nevertheless, look at my finances."

"I know God said to forgive… nevertheless, you don't know what they did."

"I know God said to trust Him… nevertheless, look at what I'm facing."

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵: 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦.

The giants were real. The fortified cities were real. The obstacles were real.

But so was God's promise!

Faith doesn't require us to pretend the obstacles aren't there. It requires us to be more persuaded by what God has said than by what we see.

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞:

Have you allowed a "nevertheless" to become bigger than something God has already said?

Don't let what you see override what God has spoken!

Tomorrow: Same Giants. Different Response.

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗢𝗗.Due to technical difficulties, we weren't able to livestream Sunday's messa...
10/19/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗢𝗗.

Due to technical difficulties, we weren't able to livestream Sunday's message, *More Than Agreement*. So this week, we're going to share some of the truths from that message right here!

Here's where we begin…

It's possible to know what God said, agree with what God said, quote what God said, and even defend what God said—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱.

We tend to think unbelief sounds like, "I don't believe the Bible."

But sometimes unbelief sounds much more spiritual:

"I know what the Bible says, but…"

That's what I call 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

It's when we intellectually accept God's Word as true, but that truth never changes how we live.

James 2:18 reminds us that genuine faith is demonstrated by what we do.

Here's the difference:

𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 says, "I believe that's true."

𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 says, "Because that's true, I'm going to act on it."

Faith is more than agreeing with God. It's being persuaded enough by His Word to respond to it.

So here's a question worth considering today:

𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱?

Don't just agree with the Word. Let it change the way you live!

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