Faith is not built on __________________ alone, but on God's __________________.

[Mark 15:42-46 NIV] It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, [43] Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. [44] Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. [45] When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. [46] So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

The __________________ scientists in the world can't explain how the __________________ was made.

[Mark 15:15-20] So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. [16] The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor's headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. [17] They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head. [18] Then they saluted him and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!" [19] And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship. [20] When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

Crucifixion was designed to be the most ________________ way to die.

[John 19:32-34] So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. [33] But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs. [34] One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

It is a __________________ how a dead man could live again.

[John 20:3-7] Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. [4] They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. [5] He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn't go in. [6] Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, [7] while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings.

The ______________________ is the ultimate evidence of God’s victory over __________________.

God is reaching out to give us __________ and ________ ________.

[Luke 22:7-13 ESV] Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. [8] So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it." [9] They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?" [10] He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters [11] and tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' [12] And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there." [13] And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

The Last Supper wasn’t just a final meal, it was a _____________ of something ___________________ to come.

[Acts 1:3-5 ESV] He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. [4] And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; [5] for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Sometimes God calls us to _______________ and ________________ before showing us what's next.

[Acts 1:12-13 ESV] Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. [13] And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

Obedience in the waiting always leads to ___________________.

[Acts 2:1-4 ESV] When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. [3] And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

What Jesus ___________________ at the Last Supper, He ___________________ at Pentecost.

The Holy Spirit transforms ___________________ ___________________ into bold witnesses of the gospel.

The same power that came in Upper Room is still ___________________ to us today!

[Isaiah 11:1-2] Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot--yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. [2] And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

[Isaiah 53:3-5] He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. [4] Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! [5] But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Welcome to ThriveChurch! We are so glad you are joining us online for service. We encourage you to comment below to share with others about what parts of the service minister and stand out to you. 

If you are a first-time guest you can fill out this form to get connected: https://thrive.church/connect/ 

If you would like to give financially you can do so here: https://thrive.church/give/ 

If you need any prayer you can send prayer requests here: https://thrive.church/pray 

Stay connected with us throughout the week: 

Website: https://thrive.church 

Facebook: http://facebook.com/thrivechurchonline 

Instagram: http://instagram.com/thrivechurchonline

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@thrivechurchonline

Unless otherwise noted all scripture is from the New Living Translation (NLT)

[1 Corinthians 2:1-2] When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. [2] For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.

[Genesis 6:5-9] The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. [6] So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. [7] And the LORD said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing--all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them." [8] But Noah found favor with the LORD. [9] This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.

Wickedness may _________________ us, but God is looking for those who will _________________ out.

Obedience to God always leads to _________________.

[Genesis 7:11-12] When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. [12] The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights.

God’s ____________________ is available to those who _________________ and obey Him.

[Genesis 6:15 NIV] This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

[Genesis 9:12-15] Then God said, "I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. [13] I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. [14] When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, [15] and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. 

The _________________ is a reminder of God's _________________ and faithfulness.

No matter what flood you’ve faced God has a new _____________________ for you.

[John 10:9] Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

A witness simply tells what they've ______________ and _____________________.

[Genesis 11:1-9] At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. [2] As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. [3] They began saying to each other, "Let's make bricks and harden them with fire." (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) [4] Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world." [5] But the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. [6] "Look!" he said. "The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! [7] Come, let's go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won't be able to understand each other." [8] In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. [9] That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

When our efforts are driven by ________________, they’re doomed to ________________.

[Isaiah 2:11] Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the LORD will be exalted on that day of judgment.

We can't ________________ God on our own.

[Psalm 33:10-11] The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. [11] But the LORD's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.

No human plan can ________________ if it goes against God's purposes.

The ________________ way we can have relationship with God is through ________________.

[Philippians 2:6-7] Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. [7] Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,

We can’t reach God through our own ________________.

The Tower of Babel was man’s ________________ attempt to reach God but the ________________ is God’s mission to reach us.

[Matthew 5:14-16] “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. [15] No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. [16] In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.