Thrive.Church Weekly Message

If what we believe is _______________, then we are never afraid of the _______________. [Ephesians 2:8 NIV] For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- Our faith is not in an _______________ it is in _______________. [James 2:19-20] You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believ...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. No one craves a more ________________ life. Simplicity is discovering what is ________________. [Luke 12:15] Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” [Luke 9:23 GW] He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no...

[Luke 6:13-16] At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: [14] Simon (whom he named Peter), Andrew (Peter's brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, [15] Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot), [16] Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). God specializes in usi...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. God did not create us to live ____________ alone. [Ecclesiastes 4:9-12] Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. [10] If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. [11] Likewise, two people lying close t...

You don't have to be ________________ to be used for God's purpose. [Genesis 25:22-26] But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. "Why is this happening to me?" she asked. [23] And the LORD told her, "The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will b...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. [1 Corinthians 6:19-20] Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, [20] for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. How we treat our _________________ reflects...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. The choices we make are either __________________ or __________________. [Esther 1:8, 10] By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted. [10] On the seventh day of the feast, when King X...

Even in our ______________, God can still accomplish His purposes through us. [Judges 13:5] You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines." Your ____________ do not define what God can do through you. [Judges 14:5-6] As Samson and his parents were g...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. The Value of ________ ____________ [Proverbs 22:7] Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. If you don't ______________ your money it will control you. [Matthew 6:24] “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devo...

Your past may be a _____________, but God can turn it into a ___________________. [Joshua 2:1] Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, "Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. Your...

[Philippians 3:13b] I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. The Bible isn't a ____________. It's a ___________________ of 66 books by over 40 authors written over a 1,500 year span. Is God's word a __________________ in your life? [Psalm 119:61] Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your law. We don't try to...

[Judges 6:11-12] Then the angel of the LORD came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. [12] The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, "Mighty hero, the LORD is with you!" God sees __________________ when all we see are _____...

Emmanuel means God _____________ us. [Matthew 7:21-23] And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: [23] “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” [John 1:1, 14] In the begi...

[Jonah 1:1-2] The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: [2] "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are." We serve a God who _________________ to us. Everyone needs God's _________________. [Jonah 1:3-4] But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down t...

Jesus is ______________. [Luke 2:10-11 NET] But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people: [11] Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord*. *Lord (Greek: kyrios): supreme authority; ___________________; master; Lord. The ___________________ Surrendered Life [Luke 6:46] “So why do...

[Exodus 2:9-10] "Take this baby and nurse him for me," the princess told the baby's mother. "I will pay you for your help." So the woman took her baby home and nursed him. [10] Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, "I lifted him out of the wa...

WHO DOES JESUS CALL? Jesus calls the _________________ & _________________. [Matthew 11:28] Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Jesus calls the _________________ [Matthew 9:12-13] When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” [13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scri...

[Matthew 25:14-15 ESV] "For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. [15] To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Everything you have is a _______________ from God. We are ____________________ and not ___________________. [Matthew 25:16-18 ESV] He who had rece...

A _________ and Glorious Morn [Lamentations 3:20-26 NIV] I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. [21] Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: [22] Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. [23] They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. [24] I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”...

Parables are seemingly __________ stories that have _____________ meaning to them. [Matthew 13:44-46] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. [45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, [46] who, when he had found one pearl of great value...

If you don't turn the blessing into ____________ it will turn into ____________. The opposite of gratitude is ______________________. [Colossians 1:12a] and giving joyful thanks to the Father, [Psalm 107:2] Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. Thankful ____________ Before we can be thankful we need to become ____________ of the good thin...

There is great ___________________ within things that seem insignificant. [Matthew 13:31-32] Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. [32] It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches." God can use even the smallest acts of...

[John 8:32] And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” [John 14:6] Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. The first step of freedom is coming to __________. You are not defined by what's around you, you are defined by the ___________ living inside of you! As followers of Christ we forfeit many of the so-calle...

[Luke 18:9-10] Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: [10] "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. Pride is nearly impossible to _________________________. [Luke 18:11-14] The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am...