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James 4:3; 1 John 5:14-15; Matthew 20:20-34– If we improve our asking, we’ll improve our receiving.– Every asking is not good asking.– We cannot ask simply for positions of power and authority, if we are not able to handle them.– We cannot just put our eyes on the ultimate thing, without considering the required thing.– […] The post Ask Me Again 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” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Genesis 32:24-26; Psalm 11:1– It is common for us to have times when we want to give up.– We can have good times and bad times, ups and downs, disappointments and enjoyment, joy and pain, even if we know God.– Sometimes we can find ourselves in a dark place by ourselves, a place where it […] The post The Common Temptation appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Ministries.

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 Courageous” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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. Remembering Mama appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Ministries.

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” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 11 “Doers of the Word, Part 2” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 International Ministries.

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 the Resurrection appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Ground International Ministries.

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 On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Up Our Hope,” Part 2 appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 International Ministries.

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 Hope” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Ground International Ministries.

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 On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Living By Faith, Part 7 (Faith for Finances, Part 3) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 6:33; Psalm 89:14; Luke 6:38; Proverbs 19:17, 28:27, 11:25; 2 Samuel 6:1-9; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 – God has a way of getting to us the provision we need. – We cannot be the powerful representatives of Christ concerning our finances, if we are fretting. – It’s through giving that we receive. – We can […] The post Living By Faith, Part 6 (Faith for Finances, Part 2) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

1 John 3:1-2, 4:16; 1 Corinthians 13:8; Romans 5:8, 8:38; Zephaniah 3:17; 2 Kings 4:8,18-26 – Knowing something goes beyond head knowledge… it’s heart knowledge. – We have to behold God’s love. See it. Think about it. – Love is decisional. Selfless choices that are made with your mind on someone else. – God loves […] The post Receive God’s Love appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (The Blessing), v.15-68, (The Curse  – Sickness, Disease, Poverty and Lack), Deuteronomy 8:18; 3 John 2; 2; Timothy 3:16; Genesis 12:1-3, 13:1-2; Psalm 35:27; 2 Kings 4:1-7 – Poverty and lack are a part of the curse of the law. – I’m redeemed from poverty and lack. – God wants to […] The post Living By Faith, Part 5 (Faith for Finances) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 14:22-29, 21:19-22; John 14:12,15-17,20; Romans 4:17; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 2:6 -The power to change our lives resides on the inside of us. – In spite of how Peter is talked about, Peter had faith. – Peter was telling Jesus if You walk on the water, I want to walk on […] The post Take A Look Inside (Part 2) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Ephesians 5:1; Psalm 8; Luke 3:37-38 – We were made to operate as living, speaking spirits bursting with the power of God. – We have to be more focused on the inside. – The light of the day was in God. He simply spoke what was inside. – Use the creative force of words that […] The post Take A Look Inside appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Isaiah 53:-3-5; Matthew 8:1-3,5-10,13-17; James 4:2, 5:15-16; Acts 3:11-16, 14:8-10; Psalm 107:20, 119:89 – We have to walk by faith for healing. – It’s the name of Jesus, through faith in His name, that heals us. – God is looking for our faith.  Faith can be seen. – We have to be specific in what […] The post Living By Faith, Part 4 (Faith for Healing, Part 2) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 2:11; Galatians 3:16; Psalm 119; Ephesians 6:10-11; Genesis 1:11-12; Luke 8:11; James 4:7; Isaiah 10:27; 1 John 2:20; 1 Corinthians 1   Examples of Strongholds Pride, self-righteousness, stubbornness, judgmental attitudes, being critical, fear, insecurity, inferiority complex, rejection, bitterness; blaming others, envy, covetousness, controlling spirit, revenge, suspicion, anger, profanity, addictions, pornography, adultery.   […] The post Demolishing Strongholds, Part 2 appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Isaiah 53:3-5, 35:5-6; Matthew 11:2-6, 4:23-25, 9:22, 27-29; Luke 4:40; James 4:2, 5:13-16; Matthew; John 5:3-8; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Hebrews 10: 23 – We cannot stay in the position where we need spiritual milk,, we need to have meat. – Meat of the Word will help us to grow. Why doesn’t God always heal, if […] The post Living By Faith, Part 3 “Faith For Healing” appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Deuteronomy 12:1-3 – We all have strongholds in our life, they’re called ‘issues.” – Strongholds, places that are fortified to protect it against attack. – A place where a particular cause on belief is staunchly defended. – A stronghold is a mindset, a way of thinking that hinders our growth and development. […] The post Demolishing Strongholds appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Mark 4:35-41; Galatians 2:20; Matthew 3:17, 10:29-31; Ephesians 1:6; Psalm 121:3-4, 55:22, 139:17; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Isaiah 49:16 – Living by faith is living in the power of God. – Our faith is growing stronger. – We will live by faith more than ever before. – Faith is a fruit of the Spirit. It is […] The post Living By Faith, Part 2 appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Ephesians 6:10-18; Isaiah 14:12; Revelation 9:1; 12:3-4,7-9; Luke 10:18; Acts 4:7-14,18-21; 5:28-40; 1 Peter 5:8 – We cannot put off the putting on. – We put on so we can fight off the schemes of the devil. – Our battle is not against people. – The devil does not act alone. – They that be […] The post This Time I’m Not Moving appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 9:27-31, 8:10,13, 15:28; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Luke 8:11-18   – Faith is for day to day living. – Faith is not an occasional thing.  It’s not for special occasions. – Living by faith means we stay in close contact with Jesus. – We will start making […] The post Living By Faith appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Luke 5:1-7; 2 Chronicles 20:17 -2021 has to pay for 2020. – We need to stop tying the will of God to our earthly calendar. – The idea that God waits until January 1st to do a new thing is man-made. – Divine reset is not tied to any specific time of the year. – […] The post A Divine Reset appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Psalm 62:1-2; 63:1-8; 34:1 – It’s easy to praise God when we’re on the mountaintop. It emanates from a place of joy. – Valley praise is different. There are shadows of death in the valley.  Disappointments sorrow, troubles. – If the God of the mountaintop is worthy of praise so is the God of the […] The post Valley Praise appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 1:18-21 – What we do affects other people. – When we are in the midst of a thing, God appears and speaks right unto the heart of the matter. – Jesus is the only One who can save us from our sins. – We cannot play hide and seek with God. He knows where […] The post Saved From Our Sins appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Hebrews 1:1-2, 11:6; Ecclesiastes 5:3; Romans 4:16-18; Mark 11:24; Luke 5:17-18, 25-26 – Speak only if you improve the silence. – Filling the silence often reveals a lack of confidence or over-confidence. – Self-assuredness is always measured. – If God has not said He will do it, He is under no obligation to perform it. […] The post Occupying the Silence appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Luke 19:10, 15:3-9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Acts 1:8 – Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost, the relationship, the peace, the joy, the hope, the authority. All that and more. – God is here to lash His love on us. – God never stops searching for us, even if we create […] The post A Searching Love appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Luke 2:25-38 – Expectancy is thinking or hoping that something good is about to happen. – God wants to speak to us more than we want to listen. – We don’t have to be in a special category in order for God to share things with us that He is not sharing with anyone else. […] The post The Prayerful Expectancy of Help appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 68:19; Luke 4:5-8; Philippians 2:5-7; John 1:1-3,14,11-12 – Before things come to be, they are. – The child that was born is the humanity of God. The Son given is His divinity. – Whatever God has for us, is ours.  We are the ones who give it away. – A man (Adam) […] The post Christmas Reflections appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

John 1:23-28,20; 2 Kings 7:1-2,17; Hebrews 10:19-22; Luke 2:8-15 – The testimony of the world is not ours. – We are not better than anyone else in the world, but we are in a better situation because we are people of God. – We have direct access to God. No intermediary is necessary. God loves […] The post Direct Access To Heaven appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Psalm 51:10; Genesis 4:4-7; Numbers 13:30, 14:6-8,24; Hebrews 4:16; Joshua 14:6-12   – We all need ‘Nathans” in our life. – David drifted away. Sudden movements that overtime create distance. – God accepted Abel’s offering but did not accept Cain’s. Cain did not have the right spirit. – The right spirit will create intimacy between […] The post Getting To A Place of Power appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 14:19-21; Mark 6:42; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 91:16; John 10:10, 6:11-13; 2 Samuel 12:7-8 – Jesus takes what we give Him and multiplies it. – If we hold onto what we have, we give God nothing to work with. – People would rather hold on to what they have, than giving it to God. – […] The post I Need A Blessing, Part 5 (The Blessing) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

John 16:12-13, 14:17,26, 17:17; Exodus 10; Genesis 18:1-8,17-21, 24:12-15; Isaiah 45:11, 46:10, 65:24 – It’s advantageous that the Spirit comes.  The Word of God is a separator. – We never just want to be separated from something (separated from the world), we want to be separated to something.  Separated to the peace, joy, triumph of […] The post Of Things To Come appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

Matthew 14:16-18; Psalm 116:12; Luke 6:38, Luke 5:1-7; Mark 6:38-39; Exodus 4:1-5 – We need to render unto God. Surrender what we have to Him. – We can never get to the place of victory without surrendering. -In order to hold onto something it requires a closed hand. – A closed hand can’t receive. – […] The post I Need A Blessing, Part 4 (The Surrender) appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

2 Chronicles 20:12-17; 1 Corinthians 2:11; John 5:1,4-5 – In spite of where we are, in spite of our circumstances, we are overcomers! – God always has a word for us – in the midst of it. – God is not going to talk to you in the sunshine and not in the rain. – […] The post Overcomer appeared first on On Good Ground International Ministries.

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 On Good Ground International Ministries.