Thrive.Church Weekly Message

God loves to work through ___________________ people. [Exodus 3:10-14] Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt." [11] But Moses protested to God, "Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?" [12] God answered, "I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: Wh...

Fear of __________________________ Fear of __________________________ Fear of __________________________ Fear of __________________________ 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Fear is placing faith in the “____________-_________.” Exodus 4:1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if t...

Doubt is a ________________ part of life. [John 12:3-6] Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. [4] But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, [5] "That perfume was worth a year's wages. It should have been sold...

[Genesis 3:12] The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” [Job 10:1] “I am disgusted with my life. Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain. [Exodus 16:2-3] There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. [3] “If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with meat and a...

Doubt and _______________ go hand in hand. [Luke 1:5-9] When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. [6] Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations. [7] They had no children...

As soon as I decide to be different, devil gives me excuses to ____________ ____________ ____________! [Luke 14:16-20] Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17  When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ 18  But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field...

Doubt can either ________________ your faith or ________________ your faith. [James 1:6 NIV] But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. God doesn't expect you to have ________________ faith. God is ______________ ______________ to handle your doubts. [Mark 1:7-11] John announced: "Someone is coming...

[Genesis 26:12-18] When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. [13] He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. [14] He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him. [15] So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt....

[John 2:1-3 ESV] On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. [2] Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. [3] When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." Our __________________ is an opportunity for God's __________________. [Philippians 4:19 ESV] And my God will supply every need of you...

[Genesis 1:1-4] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [2] The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. [3] Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. [4] And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. The first thing God ever gave us wa...

[Proverbs 16:5 AMP] Everyone who is proud and arrogant in heart is disgusting and exceedingly offensive to the LORD; Be assured he will not go unpunished. Pride is taking _________________ for what God has done. [Daniel 5:1-4] King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. [2] While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and...

[Matthew 1:18-25] This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. [19] Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. [20] As he considered this, an an...

[Mark 14:1-9 ESV] It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, [2] for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people." [3] And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an ala...

[John 15:1-8] “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. [2] He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. [3] You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. [4] Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vin...

There's ______________ for you! [Luke 15:11-13] To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: "A man had two sons. [12] The younger son told his father, 'I want my share of your estate now before you die.' So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. [13] "A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, an...

[Galatians 6:4-5,7-10 MSG] Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life. [7-8] Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person...

You can have a life-changing _______________ on the people you care about. [Mark 2:1-4] When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. [2] Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God's word to them, [3] four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man...

[Ecclesiastes 3:1] For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. [Ecclesiastes 3:11a] Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. [Ephesians 1:10] And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. God schedules every ________________________ in your life. Stop trying to...

[2 Thessalonians 2:1-3] Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. [2] Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. [3] Don...

[James 5:13-16] Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. [14] Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. [15] Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be f...

We will all meet ________________ one day. [1 Thessalonians 5:9-11] For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. [10] Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. [11] So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. God's goal is not to pour out His ___________...

[James 5:1-6] Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. [2] Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. [3] Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment. [4...

[1 Thessalonians 2:14] And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God's churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.   When we become _________________ we stop becoming more like Jesus.   [1 Thessalonians 2:12] We pleaded with you, encouraged you,...

[James 3:13-18] If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. [14] But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. [15] For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demoni...

We should always stand strong in the face of OPPOSITION . [1 Thessalonians 1:6-10] So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. [7] As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece--throughout both Macedonia and Achaia. [8] And now the word of the Lord is ringing out...