Thrive.Church Weekly Message

Keeping a ___________________ journal for 5 minutes a day has the same effect as ___________________ your income. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! It's not natural to be ____________________ because we were born _____________________. Attitudes toward Generosity in the Good Samaritan: Robbers. What's yours is...

Gifts are to be used in love, to _______________ people, and _______________ them to Jesus. [Ephesians 4:11-12] Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. [12] Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. Our job is to _________________ and ___________...

People get _________ but enjoy it _________. Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. 3 Areas of Discontentment: MATERIAL discontentment RELATIONAL discontentment. SITUATIONAL discontentment. We are discontent because we expect ______________ to fill a void only ______________ can fill. James 3:14-16 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambit...

[Ephesians 4:11-16] Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. [12] Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. [13] This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, mea...

Being _____________ is the only reliable way to get rich quick. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Showing gratitude is not a sign of ________________. The more ______________ we feel the less grateful we will be. Romans 1:20-22 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything...

[1 Corinthians 12:4-7] There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. [5] There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. [6] God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. [7] A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.   Our gifts should be used in _______________ point peo...

[Proverbs 25:14] A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain. When Jesus died it looked like everything he said was an _____________  _______________. [Matthew 27:39-44] The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. [40] “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in...

[1 Corinthians 12:4-7] There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. [5] There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. [6] God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. [7] A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. God has given us _______________ so that we can _______...

[Matthew 16:13-18] When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” [14] “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” [15] Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” [16] Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” [17]...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

Faith (Greek: pistis): conviction of the ________________ of anything; belief. [Hebrews 11:1 NCV] Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it. ___________ is the most __________________ force known to man. Every great accomplishment began with __________________ who had faith that it could happen. [Matthew 17:20] “You don’t have enou...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

Ways that we _________________ with God: God if you will...I promise I will ____________________! God if you will...I promise I'll ____________________! Even when it works out in our favor we don't _______________ ____________________. When we bargain with God we make 2 assumptions: There is a God and he _________________ about you. You have something that God _________________. God isn't interest...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

Many religions offer a solution to try to pay for past sin, but only one person offered ___________________ as the solution. 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. Jesus didn't just ___________ the solution, he __________ the solution! Just being “good” is trying to fix an ___________________ problem with an ______________...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

No one likes ______________ unless they create them. 3 Models of Rules: • _____________ rules • _____________ rules • _________________ _________________ rules _________________ tends to focus on rules over relationship. [Exodus 20:1-2] Then God gave the people all these instructions: [2] “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. The 10 Commandment...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

[Genesis 12:1-2] The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. [2] I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will make you into a ___________ ______________. I will bless you and make you ______________. You will be a ________________...

[Psalm 23:1-6 ESV] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table...

-Sometimes we make “mistakes” on _________________! -Sometimes we ____________ out our “mistakes!” -We make our “mistakes” ___________ and __________! [1 John 1:8-10] If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. Sin ____________________ relationships. [Romans 3:23] For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. A sinner is someone w...

Doubt can either __________________ our faith or __________________ our faith.   [John 20:24-29] One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. [25] They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in...

“The ______________ says” is not an adequate starting or returning point for most people. Paul knew what he knew because of ____________ he knew not because of what he read. [Acts 17:16-34] While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. [17] So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketp...

Doubt can come from the ____________________ we face. [Mark 9:14-24] When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. [15] When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him. [16] "What is all this arguing about?" Jesus asked. [17] One of the men in the crowd spo...

Things that we compare: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ WHY GOD HATES WHEN WE COMPARE Comparison is the Death of ____________________ [2 Corinthians 10:12] Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only compari...