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John 6:5-6,9 Jeremiah 29:11; Matthew 14:16-17; James 2:14-17; Luke 9:13; Mark 6:37-38 – God tests us knowing that He will do something for us. He already knows what He is going to do. – Sometimes we mistake certainty for faith. – Faith is active even when we don’t know. – The answer will not be […] The post I Need A Blessing, Part 3 (The Test) appeared first on...

Mark 3:22-26; Matthew 12:22-28;Luke 11:14-20; 1 John 3:8; John 10:14-16; Isaiah 56:8; Ephesians 2:14; Proverbs 6:16-20; Romans 16:17; Psalm 133; Genesis 13:5-12   – Nothing can stand if they are at odds with each other. – Success relies on us working together. – Unity should resonate in the hearts of the people of God, – […] The post Where We Go From Here appeared fir...

Luke 9:10-12; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 8:29; 1 John 2:6 – Jesus looked beyond His own needs and met the needs of the people.  The disciples did the opposite. – The disciples did not think of helping the people and did not even have the thought of asking Jesus. – What action did we take in […] The post I Need A Blessing, Part 2 (The Contrast) appeared first on On Good Ground In...

1 Samuel 8:4-22; Deuteronomy 17:14-20, 28:1 Proverbs 14:34; Ezekiel 22:30, 24-28 – The people wanted a king, rejecting that God was their King. – People reject the God in you. – The leader should not be out for himself. – A leader must follow His Word, follow His law and read it daily. – God […] The post A Nation on the Brink appeared first on On Good Ground Int...

Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-32, Luke 9:10-11 – Sometimes we get in the way and block the blessings in our life. – Unforgiveness is a great blocking blesser. – Doubt and unbelief is another blocking blesser. – Jesus wanted to be alone. He was tired, he was sad, he was hungry and a huge crowd followed […] The post I Need A Blessing, Part 1 (The Example) appeared first o...

1 Kings 18:20-21; Exodus 13:17-18,21-22, 40:35-38; Numbers 9:15-23; 1 Samuel 10 – Too often we follow others, we follow our own way, instead of following God. – We want to follow God when there is something we agree with. – God is watching our answer. God is not looking at what we say with our […] The post Follow Him appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries...

John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Proverbs 4:23; Colossians 3:15; Isaiah 9:6 – The peace of God that Jesus gives us is the quietness of spirit despite the circumstances. – Peace is not about the absence of conflict. – We don’t have to pray for things to go away, the peace of Jesus takes it away. – […] The post Peace appeared first on On Good Ground International Mi...

John 4:39-42,3-4: Psalm 46:1; Matthew 6:8; Psalm 115:12, 138:18; Isaiah 49:13-15; Luke 5:17,25-26 – Whenever we want to, we can help those we need. – Samaritans were despised by The Jews, because they were a “mixed “race. – God is an abundantly available help. – God is mindful of us and cares for us. – God […] The post A Very Present Help appeared fi...

1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Corinthians 6:18, 10:12-14, 8:8-11,13; James 4:7 – Abstain from all appearances of evil. – We need to avoid evil- what it looks like, leads to, and borders upon. – God put in us the fight or flight.  There are some things we need to flee from. _ Sometimes […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part 9) “Avoid Evil” appeared...

Psalm 32:8, 100:3, 119:73; Ephesians 2:10; Isaiah 64:8; Luke 22:21 – God has created you for a purpose.  To bring Him glory, honor and praise.  – Our person is unique. Our purpose is unique. – Trouble comes when we try to do what God has not created us to do. – We spend more time […] The post Becoming You appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

1Thessalonians 5:12-13; Deuteronomy 12:19 14:7; 18:1-5; Hebrews 13:7,17; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:4,7-13 – We need to honor, recognize and esteem our spiritual leaders. – God views taking care of His Ministers as a life-long commitment. – God is looking to the people of God to take care of the ministers of […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part...

1 Thessalonians 5:15, Matthew 7:12, 5:43-45; Romans 12:14,17-21; Proverbs 20:22; 1 Peter 3:9-12 – There are too many Christians that live by the code, “I will treat you the way you treat me.” And that code finds no support in The Bible. – We don’t treat people the way we want them to treat us, […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part 7) “Don’t See...

Genesis 8:13-19; Exodus 14:19.21; Isaiah 53:5,1-2 – It may not be time for us to leave the boat. We have to wait for God to tell us when to leave. – The grass could appear to be dry, but can very much still be saturated with water. – Going to a place where your tires […] The post The Blessing of Dry Ground appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

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Psalm 30, 50:15, 34:7, 56:9; James 4:10: 1 Peter 5:6; Exodus 15:24; Hebrews 13:5 – Many nights we may have gone to bed crying, but wake up with joy.– God does great exchanges. Mourning for dancing.– Don’t get the big head! It will cause a separation from God and bring sadness.– As God lifts us […] The post Thank God To His Face appeared first on On Good Ground I...

2 Thessalonians 5:14-15, 3:10-12; Psalm 127:1-3, 121:2; Proverbs 13:4, 22:13,29 – God requires order in our lives, in the church. And if we are not in order, there are consequences.– God wants us to work but He doesn’t want us always working.– While God frowns at laziness, He yet does not want us to work […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part 5) “Warning for the...

Philippians 2:12-13; Hebrews 13:20-21; Micah 7:8; Romans 8:28; Jeremiah 1:4-8 – God put something on the inside of us and itis up to us to work it out. – God never intended for us to work out our salvation on our own. – We don’t need a self-help book if we have the help of […] The post God Is Working On Me appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21; 1 John 4:1; Matthew 7:15-16; Acts 17:10-12; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 4:1-5 – As we receive the Word we have to be active participants.– Don’t scoff at the Word.– We can despise the teaching of the Word if we disregard it.– We need to try the Spirit to see if they are […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part 4) “Getting To A Place o...

– Unrest- state of dissatisfaction, of agitation.  There is a rest for the people of God.– If we know God only because of what He does, then we know His acts. If we know God by His character, then we know His ways.– If we know God’s ways, we won’t get so caught up in […] The post A Place Called Rest appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Kings 19:12; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; Galatians 5:17-18; Romans 7:14-25; James 4:7; Hebrews 11:24-25; Romans 8:1-2,5-6– If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we will not grieve it.– If we allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit, we don’t have to worry about do’s and dont’s.– Becoming a […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Pa...

Psalm 34:4-7, 112:4-5,7; 1 Corinthians 6:12, 10:23; 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 – Some of the things that we are choosing to do are designed to take us off of our course.– The enemy has been setting up distractions from the beginning – he wants us to satisfy our desires instead of staying focused.– The enemy is […] The post Staying Focused In These Times appeared first on On...

1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Corinthians 12:1 -13; Romans 8:9,14, 7:14-25; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30; Galatians 5:17-18 – The Holy Spirit is a Teacher.– The Holy Spirit reminds us of things.– The Holy Spirit comforts us.– The Holy Spirit convicts us.– For us to operate in all the power that is available to us by the Holy […] The post How God Wants Us To Live (Part 2) &...

Genesis 1:1 -4, 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, 4:3-4,6; John 3:19, 8:12, 15:13-15; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:11; Psalm 27:1, 25:14; 1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 5:16, 22:2-13; Deuteronomy 29:29; Amos 3:7; Proverbs 3:32; Jeremiah 33:3 – God wants to answer us.– The first recorded act of God was speaking light into the darkness.– God is light and God […] The post Getting the Answers You Nee...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:4; John 15:9-11; Luke 18:1; Romans 12: 12; Ephesians 6:18; Numbers 11:1; Psalm 100; Romans 8:28, Philippians 4:4; Isaiah 3:10– Joy, a settled contentment, confidence and hope.-Contentment says whether I have or don’t, I’m good.– We have to have confidence.– Joy is tied to God. Happiness is connected to things.– We […]...

Ruth 1:19-22, 2:1-3 4:16-17; Leviticus 19:9-10,23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19, 28:16-68-; Ruth 3:10-13; Galatians 3:13-14– We don’t see ourselves how God sees us.– God wants to take what we can’t see and change it around for us.– What we can see, we can be.– We don’t have to put somebody down, in order to lift someone up.– […] The post What You Can&#...