Thrive.Church Weekly Message

Life change often happens in the _____________ moments. [John 19:28-30] Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” [29] A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. [30] When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit...

Every person who comes to church is a _________________ coming home. [Luke 15:1-2] Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. [2] This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people--even eating with them! Each person truly _________________ to Jesus. [Luke 15:11] To illustrate the point further, Jesus...

[John 12:12-15] The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors [13] took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!” [14] Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: [15] “Do...

Don’t say “I’ll ___________ for you”, just ___________ it. [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...

[Luke 8:22-25] One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. [23] As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger. [24] The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” Whe...

Faith is not built on __________________ alone, but on God's __________________. [Mark 15:42-46 NIV] It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, [43] Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. [44] Pilate was surprised to hear that he was...

God is reaching out to give us __________ and ________ ________. [Genesis 1:2] 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. God is working in the ________________. I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him ___________. - Michelangelo [Genesis 1:3] Then God said, “Let there be light,” and th...

[Luke 22:7-13 ESV] Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. [8] So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it." [9] They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?" [10] He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. F...

[Isaiah 53:3-5] He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. [4] 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, cr...

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[1 Corinthians 2:1-2] When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. [2] For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. We _________________ [Romans 3:23] For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. [1 John 1:8-10] If we c...

[Genesis 6:5-9] The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. [6] So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. [7] And the LORD said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living th...

A witness simply tells what they've ______________ and _____________________. [Acts 1:8] But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” The _________ _________ empowers us to point people to ______________. [Mark 5:17-20] And the crowd beg...

[Genesis 11:1-9] At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. [2] As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. [3] They began saying to each other, "Let's make bricks and harden them with fire." (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) [4] Then the...

[Matthew 5:14-16] “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. [15] No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. [16] In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. Our life as a follower of Jesus should...

[Genesis 13:10-13 NIV] Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) [11] So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: [12] Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived amo...

Belonging comes _______________ believing. We believe that Jesus makes our lives _______________ and makes us better at _______________. Jesus is better _____________________ than explained. [Psalm 34:8] Taste and see that the Lord is good. [John 4:5-10] Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. [6] Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, t...

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...