Pastor Brian Bennett

Thrive: “Good News Grows” -Dr. Brian Bennett [1 Peter 1:13-2:2]

The good news: _________ and _________ is ours [1 Peter 1:13-16]

Hope and Holiness is a “Mind Renovation”: Don’t get “choked out” (Mark 4:19)

Get vertical (Colossians 3:2-3)

Receive and renew (Romans 12:1-2)

The good news: _________ and _________ is ours [1 Peter 1:17-21]

The good news grows: we are _________into _________ [1 Peter 1:22-2:2; 1 John 5:1-5]

Resulting in the “Big 3” growing:

Sincere _________ for our brethren (1:22-25)

_________from sin (2:1)

Desire for _________ (2:2)

Next Step Questions:

Are you born again?

Are you growing in hope and Holy living?

How will you let the “good news grow” in and through you this week?

10-10-21 Pastor Nate Swearingen 

Thrive - Where Our Chaos Meets Jesus

Hope Lives - 1 Peter 1:3-12

If we want our Chaos to meet Jesus, we have to meet with Jesus. 

I. The Question - “What are you doing here Elijah?”

II. God’s Provision

• God knows when we are at the end of ourselves

• That’s when you are going to be driven to a place of solitude until all of that anger, disappointment, and even rage can be worked out, until you are able to hear God’s whisper again.

Why a whisper?

III. The Plan

“Solitude will give you the grace of God until the emotional dust settles…and then you make a decision under the anointing of the Holy Spirit”. Gary Brown

Supplies for Solitude

1. A place and time without distraction

Next Step Questions

What’s causing Chaos in my life?

What Chaos do I need to let go of to Thrive?

Why am I not in Solitude with the Savior?

What do I need to do to find Solitude with the Savior? Where I meet Jesus, and He meets my Chaos.

10-3-21 Pastor Brian Bennett 

Generation Now: “For such a time as this” 

[Matthew 25:14-23; Esther 2-4] 

For such a time as this:  we are called to _________ what God has _________ to us. 

[Matthew 25:14-23] 

• It isn’t how much you have it is what you do with what you have 

For such a time as this: God’s purposes _________ through generational _________. 

[Esther 2:5-11] 

• We are invited to participate in God’s grand redemptive story. 

For such a time as this:  _________ and drama set the stage for God’s _________.  

[Esther 3:6-13] 

• Our current struggles are never outside of God’s sovereign reach  

For such a time as this: _________ _________ comes from relational intimacy and _________.   

[Esther 4:1-4; 12-17; Hebrews 10:19-25] 

• Godly habits and Godly community keep us close to God and His purposes.   

Next Step Questions: 

• Will you multiply what God has given you “for such a time as this”? 

• Will you pursue Godly habits and Godly community “for such a time as this”? 

Pastor Brian Bennett 

The Christ-Centered Home:  welcomes _________ and encourages _________.

[Mark 10:13-16]

Mark 10:17-22

The Christ-Centered Home:  realizes we can _________ the word but be _________ by the world.

[Mark 10:17-22; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 1:22-25; Hebrews 4:12]

• The __________________ days in the word

The Christ-Centered Home:  desires to be _________of Jesus not just _________.

[Mark 10:23-31]

Next Step Questions:

• Will you support Pathway being a place where children are welcomed to “journey with Jesus + us”?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

Generation Now: “Living for More…” 

[Daniel 1-3] 

“Living for more”:  of God’s _________ in a hostile culture 

[Daniel 1:3-7] 

• Choose Jesus to define you 

“Living for more”:  of God’s _________ over culture’s _________ 

[Daniel 1:8-21] 

• Choose Jesus to provide for you 

“Living for more”:  of God’s _________ which come with the _________ for the inevitable problems 

[Daniel 2:44-49] 

• Choose Jesus to promote you 

“Living for more”:  of God’s _________ and community which remove __________________ 

[Daniel 3:16-25; Matthew 11:28-30] 

• Choose Jesus to lift you 

Next Step Questions: 

• Are you ready to choose Jesus today and live for more? 

Dr. Brian Bennett 

Generation Now: “Age is just a #”

[Numbers 13:27-33; Joshua 14:6-15]

“At Every Age”: magnify God’s __________and it minimizes your __________

[Numbers 13:27-30]

“At Every Age”: magnify your __________and it minimizes God’s __________

[Numbers 13:31-33; Joshua 14:24]

• Delay isn’t __________, but it should create greater __________ on God

“At Every Age”: ____________________God leads to __________ and __________ in every generation.

[Joshua 14:6-15; 1 Peter 1:3-5]

• Will your age or your dash be the greater legacy?

Next Step Questions:

• Are you magnifying God or your problems right now?

Pastor Nate Swearingen

“Let’s Make Some Noise”

[Hebrews 11:32-34 & Judges 6 & 7]

Hebrews 11:32-34 

Judges 6:13 

Judges 6:15 

Judges 17:6 

6 In those days there was no king in Israel.

If you ever need a reminder of God’s tolerance and love, you’ll find it in the book of Judges. If you ever wonder how in the world God could use you to change the world or make a difference, look at these people—flawed people in the hands of a flawless God.

Gideon’s story takes place in Judges 6:1&2

Judges 6:1-2 

GIDEON WAS AFRAID

Judges 6:11 

Judges 6:12-13 

Judges 6:15 

Bitterness and disappointment can move us down into the winepress of isolation and discouragement, and once you’re down there it can be really hard to climb out. 

“I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man” (vs. 16 NLT). 

Realizing God’s presence in our life is the only thing that can transform you from being afraid to having courage. When Gideon realized that God was indeed with him, Gideon became a Game Changer for change.

GIDEON WAS A GAME CHANGER

Gideon’s decision to climb out of that winepress and follow God’s call sparked renewal and revival in his little tribe. His first mission from God was to destroy his father’s altar to Baal. The Bible says, 

Judges 6:27

So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him

One man changes the hearts of thousands of people.

One of the most amazing things about genuine faith is how it inspires other people to step out in faith.

That’s what modern-day Gideons do. They stand up and step out on faith, they accomplish what everyone else says is impossible, and they inspire and challenge others to do the same. 

GIDEON MADE SOME NOISE

You ever test God like this? 

Next Step Questions

Are you on the threshing floor, or at the bottom of the wine press? What are you afraid of? 

Where is God calling you to be a Game Changer?

Where is God calling you to Make Some Noise? 

Pastor Brian Bennett

We are One: “Knowing (Y)our season”

[Ephesians 6:21-24]

The season of “___________” community

[Acts 19:1-10; Philippians 3:12-14; 4:12-13]

• It’s the start of something new.

The season of “___________” in community

[Acts 19:11-21]

• Vulnerability begins and individual differences lead to conflicts.

The season of “___________” in community

[Acts 20:17-28]

• Members empty themselves of pride, control, and perfection.

The season of “___________” community

[Acts 20:32-38; Ephesians 4:23-24]

• It less about “me” and more about “we”.

Pastor Brian Bennett

We are One: “The Struggle is R.E.A.L.”

[Ephesians 6:10-20]

1. = ­­­­______________the war and ultimate warrior

[Ephesians 6:10-12; Acts 19:11-20]

• Ultimate strength is in the Lord.

1. = ______________with God

[Ephesians 6:13; 1 Peter 5:6-11]

• To stand and resist.

1. = ___________________

[Ephesians 6:14-17]

• By putting on Jesus  

o   Belt of Truth

o   Breastplate of Righteousness

o   Shoes of Gospel peace

o   Shield of faith

o   Helmet of Salvation

o   Sword of the spirit 

1. = ______________in prayer

[Ephesians 6:18-20; Luke 5:36-38]

• Because all means all.

Next Step Questions:

• Is there a battle in your life right now that you need to turn to Jesus with?

Pastor Brian Bennett

We are One: “Obedience is a 2-Way Street”

[Ephesians 6:1-9]

Obedience is a 2-way street at _________

[Ephesians 6:1-4; Luke 2:48-52]

• Kids and parents obey:  __________________

Obedience is a 2-way street at _________

[Ephesians 6:5-9}

• Employees and employers obey:  __________________

The 2-ways of obedience lead to _________ through:

[Ephesians 1:3-5; Philemon 8-21]

• __________________

Next Step Questions:

• Will you step into redemption and restoration with Jesus today?