Thrive.Church Weekly Message

[Galatians 6:7] Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. There's usually a gap between your ________________ and your ________________. God often uses those who are ___________________, for his glory. [1 Samuel 17.13-17] Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines. [14] David wa...

[Amos 3:3] Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? The goal of ___________________ is for us to become more like ___________________. [Proverbs 13:20] Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. You ___________________ like the people you consistently ___________________ with. [1 Corinthians 15:33 NASB20] Do not be deceived: "Bad compan...

[2 Chronicles 26:5] Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. The ______________ you get to God, the more _______________ you become. James 4:8a Come close to God, and God will come close to you. [2 Chronicles 26.16] But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his...

Stewardship is how we manage _________________ God has entrusted to us. [1 Timothy 6:6-8] Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. [7] After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything with us when we leave it. [8] So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. Everything that passes through your hands in this life is _...

[Philippians 3:13-14] No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. [2 Corinthians 5:17] This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life...

Our direction determines __________________. [Luke 12:48b] When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. Leadership is a responsibility to __________________. [Nehemiah 1:1-4] These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxer...

[Isaiah 53:4-6] Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! [5] But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. [6] All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follo...

[Psalm 95:1-2] Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. [2] Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. Worship is more than just ________________. [Psalm 95:6] Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, Worship is measured by how willingly we _______________. [Luke 6:46] "So why do you ke...

[Isaiah 9:6-7] For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [7] His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies...

[Psalm 95:1-2] Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. [2] Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. Worship is more than just ________________. [Psalm 95:6] Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, Worship is measured by how willingly we _______________. [Luke 6:46] "So why do you ke...

The problem with this world is not _____________, it's _____________. There are over _____________ direct prophecies foretelling the Messiah. [Isaiah 7:14] All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). [Matthew 1:18] This is how Jesus the Messiah was born....

God is not ________________ by what is _______________ you. [Psalm 93:1-2 ESV] The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. [2] Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. God is not ________________ for the ________________. [Isaiah 46:9-10] Remember the things I have d...

[James 3:14-16] But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth. [15] Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. [16] For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. Envy is ___________________ God's goodness to others, while ___________________ His blessings to us. Envy...

[Psalm 91:1-2] Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [2] This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Peace is not found in _______________, it is found in _______________ to God. [John 15:4] Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed fr...

[Hebrews 12:14-15] Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. [15] Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Bitterness is anger that has _________________ for too long in our lives. As long as you...

[Psalm 90:1-2] A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! [2] Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. Life is _________________ but God is _________________. [Isaiah 40:28] Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of al...

[2 Corinthians 12:8-10] Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. [9] Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. [10] That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For w...

[Psalm 92:1-2] A psalm. A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. [2] It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening [Psalm 92:4-5] You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. [5] O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are yo...

[2 Corinthians 7:10] For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. Guilt will keep you from reaching your _________________. We need to understand the ____________ ____________ of the Gospel. [1 John 1:9] But if we confess our sins...

UNEXPECTED JESUS: Follow Me...Again (5/3/2026) [John 21:3] Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing." "We'll come, too," they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night. When we lose sight of Jesus we tend to ______________ to our old ______________. [Matthew 26:31-35] On the way, Jesus told them, "Tonight all of you will desert me. For t...

[Galatians 5:13-14] For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. [14] For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Our love is ____________________ by our serving. [Mark 10:42-45] So Jesus called them together and sa...

[John 20:19] That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! "Peace be with you," he said. Fear locks _______________, but it doesn't lock out _______________. [John 20:24] One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came....

You can’t do community _______________. [Hebrews 10:24-25] Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. [25] And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. If you’re committed to following Jesus but not committed to ______________ your growth will be _____________....

A lot of __________ compete for your attention, but only God calls you by name and sends you on ___________.  [Isaiah 43:1] Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. [John 20:11-14] Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. [12] She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of...

God's transformation work begins with _________________. [2 Corinthians 5:17] This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! Transformation starts in your _________________. [Romans 12:1-2] And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and...