On Good Ground International Ministries

Pastor Jeff shared this past word Sunday at our place of fellowship, the Movement Centre, under the leadership of Bishop Lathan Wood. Pray the Word encourages your heart. “Lord, Show Me Your Ways” (There was a sound issue but it will return to normal around the 14-15 minute mark). The post Lord, Show Me Your Ways appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

Pastor Jeff speaking at the pre-anniversary of Pastor Hackett’s 30th pastoral year, The Lion of Judah Church of God in Christ. The post Because Of One Man’s Obedience appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

2 Kings 13:14-20; Philippians 4:12-13– Too many times we fail to connect what we are hearing to what we heard.– God builds, faith to faith, precept by precept.– We are to give the more earnest heed to the Word we heard.– How many times have we just stopped doing something? Might have to reconsider that […] The post Living By Faith, Part 15 “Faith to Get it Done&...

Matthew 11:28-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 – Our soul is our mind, our will and our emotions. – We have a Spirit, Soul and Body. – We spend more time strong to take care of our bodies rather than our spirit or soul. – Our soul is eternal, our body is temporary. Matthew 16:26 – Our […] The post Rest For Your Soul appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministr...

Matthew 14:26-29; Proverbs 28:1– Living by faith is a command of God that cannot be filled by our natural abilities.– People of God who walk in obedience to His Word do not have to put on outward displays,Hebrews 4:16; Joshua 1:6-7, 9– We don’t have to put on the bold, boldness is already in us. Ephesians […] The post Living By Faith, Part 14 “Being Bold and Cou...

Genesis 21:1-2, 30:22-23; 1 Samuel 1:19-20 – No one can fill the void of a Mom. – Mothers represent unconditional love, support, nurturing, forgiving nature, proud of our achievements, most loyal. – Moms are irreplaceable. Biggest supporters and best friends. – Mom knows how to keep a secret. – Only moms can kiss a boo-boo […] The post Mother’s Day. Rememb...

Mark 4:26-29,13; Genesis 1:11-12– The kingdom of God is in us.– What we do is essential to the kingdom of God operating.– The seed will work in ways that man cannot understand. Genesis 8:22– Some of our roots have to go in the ground further, so that it can support the growth of what has been […] The post Living By Faith, Part 13 “Let the Word Work” appear...

Genesis 47:23-25,27 – We like the salvation, but the terms of the contract, we have a problem with. – We have to examine our perspective of what God has done and is offering us. Deuteronomy 8:18; Psalm 103:7 – We take grace for granted. – Do we grade God according to His conduct or His […] The post A New Perspective appeared first on On Good Ground International Minis...

Daniel 3:16-30; Exodus 20:2-5– One of the hardest things for us to do is to be quiet. We don’t have to answer everything.– A great sign of power is restraint.– We have to learn to let God fight our battles.– Our faith should be in God’s ability.– Is our faith in God’s ability or is […] The post Living By Faith , Part 12 “Faith to Stand&#8...

John 21:15-22 – Now is not the time to give up. – God asks us questions to unravel or undo the things we have done grievous to Him. – We are worried about what other people do or their relationship to God, more than our own. Or when Jesus tells us what our role is. […] The post Keep Doing Your Part appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

James 2:14-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 4:1-5; Hebrews 11:4,5,7-9,11,17,23-27; Matthew 21:28-32– If we have the faith that saves us, then that faith would be seen by our works.– Simply saying be warm and be filled is not demonstrative of our faith.  Faith is demonstrated by action.– If we are really saved, we will have some works,– […] The post Living By Faith, Part 1...

Judges 18; 17; 1:21,27,29-34 – God provided a promised land for every tribe except the Levite. God expected the people to take care of the Levite, represented of Him. – Because the people did not recognize God as king, they made one themselves. – If we don’t remove the sinful things in our lives, we […] The post God in the Image of Man appeared first on On Good Ground...

John 20:11-29, 21:1-14 ; Mark 15:43; Isaiah 51:12; Luke 24:13-32– No improvisation with angels, say what the Lord says.– We need to crave Jesus, remember Joseph of Arimathea.– One of the first things Jesus did after the resurrection was comfort someone when they were sad.– Jesus knows everything, but He still asks questions.– After speaking […] The post After th...

Matthew 28:1-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – Three times Jesus spoke of His death and that He will rise again. – Jesus reveals things in greater detail the more we walk with Him. – The stone was rolled away not so Jesus can get out, but so that people can get in and bear witness that […] The post He Kept His Word appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

Luke 22:14-20, 39-43; John 13:1-15,31-35 – Jesus instituted Communion on Thursday. – Communion can be taken at any time. – Relationships are not about rules. Religion is about rules. – Jesus gets upset when we make it harder to worship. – We have to get comfortable with not knowing. God will reveal what we don’t […] The post Maundy Thursday appeared first...

Psalm 24:7-10; Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-111; Luke 19:28-44; John 12: 12-19; Isaiah 62:11, Zechariah 9:4; Psalm 118:25-26; 2 Samuel 7; Habakkuk 2:10-11; Luke 19:41-44   – The people had a deep desire for God to be with them. – Jesus needed the obscure donkey.  No matter how obscure we may seem to be, Jesus needs […] The post Jesus, the King of Glory appeared first on On Good Gro...

Romans 8:35-37; Psalm 32:2, 51:6, 37:23-24, 145:14:41:10;  Galatians 1:10; Proverbs 16:18, 19:2; John 11:1-4,39-40,43; Micah 7:8   – If we love ourselves, we ought to be ourselves. – One of the things we can do to avoid falling is being ourselves. – When we try to be someone that we’re not, we’re operating in a […] The post Overcoming Setbacks appeared first on...

John 3:16; Romans 8:32; Genesis 22:1-18; 21:12 – Love is an action that flows from a decision. God made a decision to create us, – Because God is great, His actions are not fully appreciated. – The best obedience is immediate.  Delayed obedience turns into disobedience. – Commitment is shown over time. – When we […] The post For Now I Know appeared first on On G...

1 Samuel 30:1-6, 7-16, 17-19; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Psalm 16:8-9; Romans 15:4; Colossians 1:27; Exodus 33:17-19   – If there is nothing to hope for, then faith has nothing to do. – It’s a blessing to have people in your life to encourage you. But it’s even better when you can encourage yourself. – […] The post Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building...

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Exodus 3:1-12   – Things are attached to seasons, purpose is linked to time. – People get attached to seasons, because things are attached to seasons. – If we don’t know our purpose, there is not one single thing that is going to make us happy. – We were created with a purpose. […] The post Time to Move appeared first on On Good Ground Intern...

Romans 4:16-21; Hebrews 11:1; 1 Samuel 1:8-18 – Our believing and hoping must be according to that which was spoken. – There’s no reason to hope, but we believe anyway. – Faith is acting or living like the promises of God are true. – Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. – Hope is a confident […] The post Living By Faith, Part 8 “Building Up Our Hop...

Colossians 2:8-10; Numbers 14:21; Matthew 12:43-45; Ephesians 4:27 – Some of the philosophies, the traditions we follow are man-made. – We must not let anyone, including ourselves, capture us from following the teaching of Christ. – God is not a God of fairness, He is a God of justice. – We are not looking for […] The post All That I Need appeared first on On Good Gro...

Genesis 16:3-9, 21:16-19; Proverbs 28:1; John 4:4-5; Romans 8:35-37; James 4:7; 1 John 4:18; Luke 15:11-18 – The only true basis that we have that things will change is a Word from the Lord. – It’s easier to run away from problems than face them. – We think that if we run and hide, the […] The post Stop that Runnin’! (Confronting Our Problems) appeared first on...

Luke 12:13-21; Deuteronomy 8:18; Proverbs 1:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Exodus 12:35-36; Psalm 105:37; Genesis 32:13-18, 33:8-11; Haggai 1:1-11; Isaiah 58:1-11 – The blessings of God do not come through man’s devices. – We cannot just be wanting stuff. – God looks at selfishness as foolishness. – It’s selfish to want enough just for you and […] The post Livi...

Genesis 35:1-3,4-7, 25:20-28, 28:10-22, 31:11-13, 32:24-32, 34:1-30 – Just because your daddy and your grandfather knows God, does not mean you know God. You have to know God for yourself. – God is with us and we don’t even know it. – Jacob renamed the place Bethel, the house of God when He realized God […] The post The God of the House appeared first on On Good Groun...