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[Judges 6:11-12] Then the angel of the LORD came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. [12] The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, "Mighty hero, the LORD is with you!"

God calls us for who we will ___________________ not for who we ___________________.

[Judges 6:13] "Sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn't they say, 'The LORD brought us up out of Egypt'? But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites."

God will often show up when we are at our _____________.

[Judges 6:14] Then the LORD turned to him and said, "Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!"

With God you have _____________ ____________ enough.

[Judges 7:2] The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength.

Sometimes God will ask you to do something that ___________________ make ___________________.

[Judges 7:19-22] It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams' horns and broke their clay jars. [20] Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" [21] Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. [22] When the 300 Israelites blew their rams' horns, the LORD caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

God loves to use ___________________ means to accomplish his purpose.

With God you are the ___________________.

[Philippians 1:6] And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Welcome to ThriveChurch! We are so glad you are joining us. As a way of bringing every Thrive Church sermon online, welcome to #FlashbackFriday. This week, guest speaker Darren Hale continues the series, Urban Legends. Do we have only 5 senses?

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[Psalm 37:23] The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

God __________________ in opening doors for the godly to walk through.

[Acts 16:6-9] Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. [7] Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. [8] So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas. [9] That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

The __________________ of an open door does not __________________ you should go through it.

Does the door go against __________________?

[Psalm 119:105] Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

God will __________________ give you an open door that goes against His Word.

[Proverbs 12:15] Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.

Does the door bring __________________ to God or you?

Do you have __________________ about walking through the door?

[2 Corinthians 2:12-13] When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me. [13] But I had no peace of mind because my dear brother Titus hadn't yet arrived with a report from you. So I said good-bye and went on to Macedonia to find him.

God usually doesn't __________________ why a door closes.

[Proverbs 20:24] The LORD directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?

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[Romans 11:33] Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!

There is no way we can know ___________________ about God.

[Isaiah 55:8-9] "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. [9] For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

God isn't trying to ___________________ from you.

God is always true to His ___________________.

[2 Peter 1:3-5] By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. [4] And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. [5] In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises.

God works through ___________________ like you.

[John 14:12] "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.

Everything God does is ___________________.

[Psalm 107:1 NLT] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

God wants to ___________________ Himself to you.

[Philippians 3:8-11] Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ [9] and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. [10] I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, [11] so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!

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[Matthew 18:20 CSB] "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them."

In order to understand a Bible verse you must read the verses _________________ and _________________ it.

[Matthew 18:15-20 CSB] "If your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him in private. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. [16] "But if he won't listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. [17] "If he doesn't pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn't pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you. [18] "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven. [19] "Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. [20] "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them."

We point out sin to bring _______________ not condemnation.

The omnipresence of God assures us that He is ____________ us even when we're _________________.

[Proverbs 15:3 NLT] The LORD is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

There is nothing that is _________________ from God.

[Psalm 139:7-10 NLT] I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! [8] If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. [9] If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, [10] even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.

[Jonah 1:3 NLT] But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.

There is nowhere you can go that _________________ you from God's presence.

[Psalm 46:1 NIV] God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

When you're in trouble God is only a ________________ away.

God is here even if you can't ________________ His presence.

[Acts 17:27 NLT] "His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him--though he is not far from any one of us.

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[Proverbs 6:6-11] Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! [7] Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, [8] they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. [9] But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? [10] A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- [11] then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

God is able to help __________________ He wants.

Following Jesus is about living a __________________ life.

[Titus 3:4-5] But--"When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, [5] he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

We can't rely on ourselves or our actions for our __________________.

God helps those who take __________________.

[James 2:26] Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.

God helps those who are __________________.

[James 4:6] But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God opposes the proud but favors the humble."

God helps those who _________________ help themselves.

[Isaiah 25:4] But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall.

God helps those who __________________.

[James 4:2c] Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it.

God helps those who help __________________.

[Luke 6:38 NIV]

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."