Thrive.Church Weekly Message

A spiritual awakening begins when we respond to God’s call with ___________________________ devotion.

[Joel 2:12] That is why the LORD says, "Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Half-hearted _______________ leads to spiritual _______________.

[Revelation 3:15-16] "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! [16] But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!

A spiritual awakening starts with a _________________ heart.

[Joel 2:13] Don't tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead." Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

God wants inner ____________________, not religious _______________.

God doesn’t call us back to _______________ us; He calls us to _______________ us.

[Psalm 145:8] The LORD is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

God's _______________ is always greater than our _______________.

[Joel 2:15 NIV] Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.

Now is the time to _______________ __________!

[Proverbs 8:17 NIV] I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

[Zechariah 4:6] It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Our faith is not meant to be ________________.

[Colossians 4:2] Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 

Prayer should not be our last ________________, it’s should be our first ________________.

[Matthew 26:40-41] Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Couldn't you watch with me even one hour? [41] Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!"

If we’re not spiritually ________________, we can drift away from our ________________.

[1 Thessalonians 5:16-18] Always be joyful. [17] Never stop praying. [18] Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

A thankful heart shifts our focus from our _______________ to God’s ________________.

[Colossians 4:3-4] Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. [4] Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. 

When God opens a ________________ you need to have the ________________ to walk through it.

[Colossians 4:5] Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

People should ________________ Jesus in us before they ever ________________ about Him from us.

[Colossians 4:6] Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

Our words should be ________________ people to Jesus.

[Philippians 4:19] And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

[Colossians 3:10-11] Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. [11] In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

If you belong to Jesus, your _____________ life is gone.

[Colossians 3:12a] Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves,


You are _____________, _____________ and _____________!

[1 Peter 2:9] But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

You don’t need to _____________ your place in God’s family.

[Colossians 3:12-14] Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. [13] Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. [14] Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

The defining quality of a follower of Jesus is ____________.

[Colossians 3:15-17] And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. [16] Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. [17] And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

Let Christ’s _____________ rule your heart not stress, fear, or anxiety.

If Jesus isn’t the __________________ of your life, something else is.

[Matthew 11:28] “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

[Colossians 2:2-3] I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. [3] In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Everything we ______________ is found in Jesus.

[Colossians 2:6-7] And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. [7] Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Your ___________________ determines your ___________________.

[Colossians 2:8-9] Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. [9] For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

The best way to recognize ___________________ is to know the ___________________.

[John 8:32] And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

If you don’t stand ___________________ in Christ, you’ll ___________________ for anything.

[Colossians 2:10] So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

In Jesus, you are already ___________________!

When you’re rooted in Christ ___________________ can shake you.

[Colossians 2:20-21] You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, [21] "Don't handle! Don't taste! Don't touch!"?

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[Colossians 1:15] Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

If we want to know what God is like, we look at _______.

[John 1:18] No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.

When Jesus is _________________ in your life everything else falls into place.

[Colossians 1:16-17] for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see--such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. [17] He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.

Jesus made you for Himself and your life will only ______________ _____________ when you live for Him.

[Colossians 1:18] Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.

The key to a Christ-centered life is total _________________.

We serve _________________ King.

[Colossians 1:19-22] For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, [20] and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross. [21] This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. [22] Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

Jesus specializes in _________________.

If you are a follower of Jesus you have been given special ____________.