On Good Ground International Ministries

Genesis 24:63, v. 10,18-21; Romans 12:1-2;1 Corinthians 2:16,5; Joshua 1:8; Hebrews 11:11– Real beauty comes from the inside of a person.– There are people that have nice features but what goes on in the heart mars their outer beauty.– If we would meditate the promises of God, one day we will look up and “the […] The post Meditate the Promises appeared first on On Goo...

Genesis 25:27-34, Hebrews12: 15-17; 1 John 2:16; 2 Samuel 24:18-24– When we exaggerate it opens up the door to justifying whatever we need to do to overcome that need.– If we don’t take our relationship with God seriously we are being profane, as Esau did with his birthright.” If we don’t properly value what we […] The post A Bowl of Stew appeared first on On Go...

Daniel 3:13-18; Deuteronomy 29:29; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Proverbs 25:2; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Acts 6:5,8; 7:51-60 – Our confidence is based on what we’ve seen or not seen God do, yet God is still able.– We need to have a confidence in God that even if God doesn’t do it, He’s able.– Our devotion to God must […] The post Even If He Doesn’t appeared first o...

Luke 5:15-6, 6:12; Mark 1:21-38, 4:35-41; Matthew 14:22-23 – We cannot give what we don’t have. Even if people are trying to get from us.– Jesus withdrew often so that He could hear from the Father.– We have to make a conscious decision to withdraw.– Jesus is not moved by everyone looking for Him – […] The post Getting Into That Quiet Place appeared first...

Numbers 32:1-18, 13:26-14:4; Hebrews 10: 35; Proverbs 25:8; Jeremiah 29:11– When we get close to the promise of God, disruptions come.– Most disciplined, close to the promise.– When we get close to the promise, be even more diligent- the enemy always comes back.– If it’s in your view, don’t put down your spiritual guard.– Discouragement […] The post...

Exodus 16:3-3,14-21; Proverbs 25:2; Numbers 11:4-6; Psalm 106:14-15; Matthew 6:9-11; John 6:25-35– God will test our faith by presenting us with an obedience issue.– It’s not what we have, it’s whether or not we are following God in it.– The only way we get God’s results, is doing things God’s way.– Even if something makes […] The post Do We Re...

2 Kings 8:1-6, 4:8-10,22-26; Psalm 114:15, 51:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Jeremiah 1:17; Zechariah 9:12; 1 Peter 5:10– Can, ability. May, permission,– In a time when loss is all around us, God wants us to know the story is not over.– There is no honor in being great financially, if you are not generous.– When faced […] The post Divine Restoration appeared first on On Good...

    John 14:9-10,1:19-21,15:5,7; Deuteronomy 18:9-19; Psalm 138:2,103:20 – The Father does the work. – Don’t take credit for what God does through you.– If we want God to keep us in line, hide His word in your heart. But only the spoken Word will get God to work. – God does the work through […] The post God Is Ready To Work appeared first on On Good Ground Inter...

Luke 8:51-56; 9:11-15; Matthew 9:5-6, 11:28-30; Acts 9:36-42 – God hears your silent cry.– We convince ourselves that loud and long represent power.– If we go into a service and all we come away with is being impressed by the preacher, then that service has done us a disservice.– We need to come before God […] The post Follow His Lead appeared first on On Good Ground...

Getting out of Your FleshJohn 20:24-29; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Hebrews 11:1,10:19-23; Jeremiah 14:9; Job 3:10; Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:8– Believers don’t operate by believing and seeing. We operate by seeing and speaking.– Believers are to look at the not seen things.– So much of faith is based on what we don’t see.– We have […] The post Building A Foundation...

John 8:31-36, 12:27, 4:1; Romans 6:18,22, Galatians 5:1; Mark 5:34; Proverbs 4:23; Isaiah 26:3-4; Philippians 4:6 – Bondage is not just about slavery, but it’s thinking like a slave. – Jesus as the Truth, makes us free. – Freedom is liberation from slavery, or from the power of another. – Free from sin, guilt and […] The post Be Free appeared first on On Good Gr...

James 1:2-4; Hebrews 11; Romans 5:3-5; Proverbs 24:10; Job 23:10, 42:5– We need to learn how to allow adversity to strengthen our faith.– It’s not the testing only that brings the patience, it’s how you take the test.– Adversity is a revealer. It reveals where we are in faith.– God uses adversity to accomplish His […] The post Building A Foundation of Fait...

Judges 6:25-30– God is handing out faith and commitment test to the Body of Christ.– Gideon’s test was to pull down the altars of the false god.– God’s people were worshipping a bull, strong and might, associated with prostitution. Baal.  Asherah, Baal’s mistress, sexuality, male prostitution.– Anything that is trying to replace God has to […] The po...

“What Happens When Our Mountains Don’t Move”Mark 11:20-26; Hebrews 12-If mountains aren’t moving, we need to ask ourselves the question, are we having faith? Are we walking in love? Faith works by love.– Do we have doubt? We have to guard our hearts against the infiltration of doubt.– Many times our mountains aren’t moving is because […] The post Bui...

Luke 5:25-26, 7:12-16; Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2; Isaiah 31:2, 55:10-11, 64:4; Psalm 89:34; Hebrews 11: 11; Exodus 34:10; Hebrews 8:8, Matthew 9:32-33; John 9:1-3,6-7,27-33– We are seeing strange things in these times today, but they are not necessarily God things. God is going to do a strange thing.  A God-thing, in your life.– In this second […] The post My Father Said So appear...

Mark 11:2-26; Matthew 6:33 – We have to start from a position of faith.– The first thing we have to do is say something.– Believers speak. We cannot be a silent believer.– We want to up our gain, but we need to up our game.– It’s not okay to have doubt if you want to […] The post Building A Foundation of Faith (Part 4) appeared first on On Good Ground Inte...

Zechariah 4:1-7, 1 Kings 18:41-45; Psalm 24– We have to remember that when are discouraged, things will not happen by anything but by God’s spirit.– We find ourselves worn out and worn down because we are trying too much to do it our own strength.– God will complete the work He has begun in us […] The post Don’t Give Up Now appeared first on On Good Ground Inter...

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Judges 6:1-17, 22-23,35-27; Exodus 2:1-4; John 2:16 – Faith operates in the present.– When we hit rock-bottom, come to yourself, go back to the father.– We hide behind a lot of things.  God is calling people out of hiding.  You cannot seize the moment and hide at the same time.– People cannot hide their true […] The post Seize the Moment appeared first on On Good Grou...

Genesis 12:1-5; 11:27-32, 12: 10-16; 13:1-2,5-12,14-18; Romans 4:16; Galatians 3:9,13-14,29 – Our minds must be renewed. It is our renewed minds that adhere to the Word of God.– God called Abraham out, from, and unto.– God did not save us so we can stay right where we are.– God is calling us out of something […] The post Building A Foundation of Faith (Part 2) appeare...

Pastor Jeff shares from his heart, “I Just Wanna Live”.  It’s time for the church to take a stand. The post I Just Wanna Live appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries .

Matthew 1:24-27; Romans 10:11; Luke 8:49-50; Acts 20:17-24; 2 Corinthians 4:13 (Referencing Psalm 116:10)– What is different about our houses is the foundation.– Storms of life hit both of the houses.– We can’t be just using the Word to show we have knowledge.– Whether or not we are standing in faith only shows in the […] The post Building A Foundation of Faith...

Matthew 14:22-29; Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; I John 2:6; 2 Kings 2:7-18; John 1:10-12; Galatians 3:26; Romans 8:16-17 – Peter wanted to be just like Jesus. He wanted to walk on the water too.– As long as we keep our eyes on ourselves, we are going to see failure. When we look at Jesus,we […] The post Just Like Him appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries...

Luke 6:1-5; Deuteronomy 23:24-25; 1 Samuel 21:1-6– If we get too complicated or sophisticated we may lose God.– God is both simple and amazing.– It’s not about being technical with what God says, it’s about walking in love.– It’s not about knowing Scripture, it’s about rightly dividing it.  God wants us to be discerning notjudgmental.– […...