To Celebrate Thrive's 7th Anniversary we have a lost sermon! The video may be lost to time but the audio was preserved minus the beginning. Enjoy this Bonus, and celebrate with us as Thrive turns 7!
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[1 Corinthians 13:13] Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
Hope (Greek: elpis): joyful and ______________ expectation of salvation.
Hope is the __________________ we have that God is good and that His promises are true.
[Jeremiah 29:11] For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
You lose your hope when you can't see your ____________.
Your greatest lessons in ____________ will be learned in the _____________ times.
[Romans 5:3-5] We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
I have a hope that ________________ back.
I don't have hope for __________________, I have hope in _____________________.
[Psalm 20:7 (NIV)] Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
[Jeremiah 29:5] “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.
[Jeremiah 29:7] And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”
As you ____________ others, you position yourself to receive _________________.
[Jeremiah 29:12-13] In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
God will give us hope in middle of _________________.
[Hebrews 10:23] Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
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