Thrive.Church Weekly Message

[Genesis 41:14-16] Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh. [15] Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream last night, and no one here can tell me what it means. But I have heard that when you hear about a dream you can interpret it." [16] "It is beyond my power to do this," Joseph replied. "But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease."

God wants us to learn _______________ before He fulfills the dream.

[James 4:10] Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

God is shaping us through the __________ ____________.

[Genesis 41:37-41] Joseph's suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. [38] So Pharaoh asked his officials, "Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?" [39] Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. [40] You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours." [41] Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt."

What feels __________ to us is never beyond God’s ability to ______________.

[Genesis 45:2-3] Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh's palace. [3] "I am Joseph!" he said to his brothers. "Is my father still alive?" But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.

When God resurrects a dream, it’s always ____________ than we imagined.

[John 11:25] Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

Keep your eyes on ___________ not on the ___________.

[Isaiah 40:31 ESV] but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

A godly dream builds ___________ rather than _____________.

God has a ____________ for your life.

God wants you to have ____________.

[Isaiah 46:9-10] "Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done".

You can’t do __________ things without first going through ____________ times.

Sometimes God allows seemingly _____________ things to happen for a purpose that only He knows at the time.

[Genesis 37:32-33] And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This

we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” And he identified it and said, “It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.

In many ways, in _____________ for a dream to be fulfilled, it must _____________.

[Isaiah 55:8-9] “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares

the Lord “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts”

God knows more than ___________ do about what you are going through.

[Genesis 39:1-4] The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

Let go and __________________God.

[Daniel 3:16-18] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question. [17] If the God we serve exists, then he can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can rescue us from the power of you, the king. [18] But even if he does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”

It takes faith to see our ____________________ come true.

[Hebrews 11:1] Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

God wants us to give us ____________________________.

The ____________________ of dream isn't what matters, it's ____________________ gave you dream.

A dream from God points to something _________________ than yourself.

[Genesis 37:5-11] One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. [6] "Listen to this dream," he said. [7] "We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!" [8] His brothers responded, "So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. [9] Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. "Listen, I have had another dream," he said. "The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!" [10] This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. "What kind of dream is that?" he asked. "Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?" [11] But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.

The dreams that God gives are for the benefit of _________.

[John 3:30] He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

Our dreams will often come as ____________________ we are called to fix.

[Exodus 2:11] Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews.

The ____________________ of the dream isn't in our ____________________.

Ephesians 3:20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

Are you getting bent ________ of shape or bent _________ shape?

______________ ________ _________ ____________.

[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 invites us to come to Him with our _______________ and _______________.

[Luke 5:29-32] Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi's fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them. [30] But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with such scum?" [31] Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do. [32] I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent."

God still __________ _________ when you feel unloveable.

[Luke 14:16-23] Jesus replied with this story: "A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. [17] When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, 'Come, the banquet is ready.' [18] But they all began making excuses. One said, 'I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.' [19] Another said, 'I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.' [20] Another said, 'I now have a wife, so I can't come.' [21] "The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, 'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' [22] After the servant had done this, he reported, 'There is still room for more.' [23] So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.

No matter what you have done, you are ________________.

[2 Corinthians 5:17] This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Come as you are, but ____________ __________ that way.

Jesus _______________ us too much to _______________ us as we are.

[Romans 15:7] Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.

Church should be a place where __________________ is __________________ and loved.'

[1 Peter 1:6-7] So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. [7] These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

A ____________ is created by something uncomfortable.