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  • LESSER-KNOWN: The Rich Fool | Judah Thomas

    [Luke 12:13-15] Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father's estate with me." [14] Jesus replied, "Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?" [15] Then he said, "Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own."


    Greed isn't about having a ____________; it’s about wanting ____________.


    [Luke 12:16-21] Then he told them a story: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. [17] He said to himself, 'What should I do? I don't have room for all my crops.' [18] Then he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. [19] And I'll sit back and say to myself, "My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!"' [20] "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?' [21] "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."


    Don't prioritize material _________________ over spiritual _________________.


    [Ecclesiastes 5:10] Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!




    The measure of life isn't what we _________________ for but what we _________________ for.


    [Matthew 6:19-21] "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. [21] Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.


    Are we focused on _________________ treasure or on _________________ treasure?


    The pursuit of wealth will make us _________________, but the pursuit of God brings _________________.

    30 min
  • In God We Trust: One Nation (October 30, 2016) | Judah Thomas

    Judah's 100th Sermon at Thrive!


    The people wanted a _____________, but Jesus came as a ___________________.
    [Mark 10:42-45] So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. [43] But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [44] and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. [45] For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
    Serve _______________.
    [Philippians 2:3] Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
    God _____________ the proud and gives ____________ to the humble.
    Serve _______________.
    [Psalm 100:2 NKJV] Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
    Serve _______________.
    Jesus encourages us not to only serve the important people but also the ________________.
    [Matthew 18:5] And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
    [Matthew 10:42] And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
    Things that Keep us from Serving Others:
    ___________________
    [Matthew 6:1] “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
    ___________________
    We need to ruthlessly eliminate ______________ from our lives.
    ___________________
    [Ecclesiastes 11:4] If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
    God isn't looking for perfection as much as he is looking for ____________________.
    [Colossians 3:17] And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
    [Matthew 5:16] let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

    34 min
  • LESSER-KNOWN: The Persistent Widow | Carey Thomas

    [Luke 18:1-5] One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. [2] "There was a judge in a certain city," he said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. [3] A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' [4] The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, [5] but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!'"


    You can’t ______________ God out with your prayers, but He wants you to ______________.


    Jesus is telling us to pray ____________________ and ____________________.


    [Luke 18:6-8] Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. [7] Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? [8] I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?"


    [Hebrews 4:16] “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” 


    [Hebrews 11:6] And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

    You can ____________________ with the God of the ____________________. 


    Prayer is not about what we can _______________ from God, but about the ____________________ we are building with God.


    _________________ __________________ strengthens our relationship with God as much as it ____________________ the hand of God.


    [1 John 5:14-15] And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. [15] And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.


    [Psalms 55:17] Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.

    32 min
  • Up In Out: Unity in the Church (October 23, 2016) | Judah Thomas

    [John 17:20-24] “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. [21] I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. [22] “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. [23] I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.

    Our ________ causes people to believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
    [Titus 3:9-10] Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. [10] If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them.
    Disunity ______________ the mission
    [Matthew 16:18b NIV] And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
    Ekklesia (Greek): a ________________ of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly or congregation.
    _______ are the church.
    [Matthew 28:18-20] Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. [19] Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. [20] Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
    Mission of ThriveChurch: To make fully-devoted ______________ of Christ.
    We should be known for what we are ___________ and not what we are against.
    We pursue __________________ over excellence.
    God cares about how much we love those who are extremely ____________________ from us.
    [Psalm 133:1-2] How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! [2] For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.
    [Colossians 3:13-14] 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.
    Don't just come to church, be a ________________ of it.

    35 min
  • RESCUE: Saved for What? | Matt Karlak

    [1 John 1:9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse

    us from all unrighteousness.


    [Ephesians 2:8-9] For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is

    the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.



    Our works can’t clean us from the _________________ of sin.


    [Ephesians 2:10] For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God

    prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.


    God saved us to do _________________.


    [James 2:26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.



    While _________________ don’t save us, they are

    _________________ of our salvation.


    Good works are not meant to show _________________ how good we are.


    [Ephesians 4:22-24] Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt

    through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put

    on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and

    holiness.


    Good works are the _________________ ability to do what God would have us do, _________________ to our own nature.


    [1 John 3:16] Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.


    God can turn our _________________ into _________________ of joy.

    34 min
  • Up In Out: Serving Others (October 16, 2016) | Judah Thomas

    The people wanted a _____________, but Jesus came as a ___________________.

    [Mark 10:42-45] So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. [43] But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, [44] and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. [45] For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
    Serve _______________.
    [Philippians 2:3] Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
    God _____________ the proud and gives ____________ to the humble.
    Serve _______________.
    [Psalm 100:2 NKJV] Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
    Serve _______________.
    Jesus encourages us not to only serve the important people but also the ________________.
    [Matthew 18:5] And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
    [Matthew 10:42] And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
    Things that Keep us from Serving Others:
    ___________________
    [Matthew 6:1] “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
    ___________________
    We need to ruthlessly eliminate ______________ from our lives.
    ___________________
    [Ecclesiastes 11:4] If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
    God isn't looking for perfection as much as he is looking for ____________________.
    [Colossians 3:17] And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
    [Matthew 5:16] let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

    31 min
  • RESCUE: Rescued From Despair | Judah Thomas

    [Psalm 34:17-19] The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. [18] The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. [19] The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.


    God is not _________________.


    God is more _________________ than the _________________ surrounding you.


    [2 Corinthians 4:8-9] We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. [9] We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.


    _________________ may come but they don't have final say.


    [Isaiah 41:10] Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.


    God promises to give His people the _________________ they need to face their challenges.


    [Psalm 147:3] He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.


    God is the only One who can heal the _________________.


    [Psalm 40:1-3] I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. [2] He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. [3] He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.


    God can turn our _________________ into _________________ of joy.

    30 min
  • Up In Out: In Community (October 9, 2016) | Judah Thomas

    We need to move in towards ________________.

    [Romans 15:5-6] May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. [6] Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    ________________ can only be developed when you're around other people.
    4 Things you can only get in a circle of friends:
    ____________ – ____________ – ____________ – ___________
    [Proverbs 13:20] Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
    Our pursuit of independence goes against God's desire for us to be dependent on _______ and the _____________ in His family.
    Don't settle for a personal relationship with God when you can have a ________________ relationship with Him.
    [Matthew 18:19-20] “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
    Things that hinder relationships:
    Frequent ________________
    ________________ Conveniences
    ________________ Media
    You might be one ________________ away from changing the course of your life.
    [Acts 2:42-47] All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. [43] A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. [44] And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. [45] They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. [46] They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— [47] all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
    [John 13:35] Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
    Legos only look good when they're ________________ ________________.

    39 min
  • RESCUE: Rescued From Doubt | Judah Thomas

    Only a weak God can't take ___________________.


    [Mark 9:22-24] The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can." [23] "What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes." [24] The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!"


    Don't let doubt have the ___________________ word.


    Doubt is a ________________ part of our faith journey.


    [Matthew 28:16-17] Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. [17] When they saw him, they worshiped him--but some of them doubted!


    Your doubts don’t ___________________ your faith.


    Don’t let your doubt be a __________ _________.


    [Romans 10:17] So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.


    Doubt doesn’t have to ___________________ us; it can ___________________ us.


    [Psalm 8:3-4] When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, [4] what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?


    God ___________________ us to bring our doubts to Him.


    [Matthew 7:7-8] "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. [8] For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

    30 min
  • Up In Out: Worship (October 2, 2016) | Judah Thomas (2nd Anniversary)

    Moving “up” is simply ______________ in our relationship with God through worship.

    [John 4:23-24] But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. [24] For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
    Worship is not ______________ it is a ______________.
    - ____________________
    [Ephesians 5:18-19] Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, [19] singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
    We worship through music because music engages our _____________.
    - ____________________
    [2 Corinthians 9:7] Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
    [Romans 12:1] And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
    [Romans 12:1 MSG] So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
    - ____________________
    [Matthew 25:35-40] For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, [36] I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ [37] Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? [38] And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? [39] And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ [40] And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
    - ____________________
    [Psalm 1:1-3] Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. [2] But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. [3] They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
    - ____________________ (_______________)
    [1 Timothy 2:1-2] I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. [2] Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.
    True worship is about ______________ God is in our life and ______________ He is on our list of priorities.
    [1 Corinthians 10:31] So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

    38 min

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