Thrive.Church Weekly Message

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...

We are to _______________ the authorities of the land. [John 19:10-11] “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?” [11] Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.” [Romans 13:1-2] Everyone must submit to governing...

[Luke 12:13-15] Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father's estate with me." [14] Jesus replied, "Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?" [15] Then he said, "Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own." Greed isn't about having a ____________;...

Judah's 100th Sermon at Thrive! The people wanted a _____________, but Jesus came as a ___________________. [Mark 10:42-45] So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. [43] But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [44...

[Luke 18:1-5] One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. [2] "There was a judge in a certain city," he said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. [3] A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' [4] The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said t...

[John 17:20-24] “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. [21] I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. [22] “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. [23] I am in them...

[1 John 1:9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [Ephesians 2:8-9] For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Our works can’t clean us from the _________________ of sin. [Ephesians 2:10] For we are His workmanship, created in...

The people wanted a _____________, but Jesus came as a ___________________. [Mark 10:42-45] So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. [43] But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [44] and whoever wants to be first amon...

[Psalm 34:17-19] The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. [18] The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. [19] The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time. God is not _________________. God is more _________________ than the _________________ surrounding you....