Podcasts about good ground

Mark stresses the importance of remaining teachable, humble, and open to God's will for spiritual growth. He warns against the subtle distractions of modern life that can choke spiritual development, urging a return to focus on divine priorities.

Text: Mark 4.1-9 Speaker: Lance Williams Date: May 3, 2026

We share a personal story that leads into a bigger truth: mission starts with God, and Jesus sends us with his authority to make disciples as we go. We get practical about what it looks like to share the good news in real conversations with people carrying grief, anxiety, and anger. • Why being sent is different than simply going • Matthew 28 and the non-optional call to make disciples • Trading quick spiritual fixes for slow discipleship and obedience • How distraction keeps us from noticing the harvest • Redefining “believe” as trusting a person, not knowing facts • Two simple practices for evangelism: look up and join God's conversation • Bringing Scripture, prayer, and the presence of Jesus into pain • Why a life centred on self feels small and mission restores purpose 

Ironically enough, patience is a virtue that you build up over time. Especially in today's society, it's too easy to get anything you want exactly when you want it. If you look hard enough, the next thing you want or need is available with free two-day shipping. But Pastor Jeff reminds you that the patience that the Lord gives you is built slowly over time. Learning to follow Jesus is a deliberate process that can't be rushed. But the good news is that every day you stick with it, that process becomes easier.

Did you know that you have something in your heart that Satan wants? It's not something that he wants for himself; it's something that he wants to rip out of you and destroy. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that the moment that God's Word took root in your heart, you became the enemy's target. You may face demonic attacks in this life because the enemy's goal is for you to allow the blossoming Word of God to die in your heart. It's something that you need to protect with everything you have.

In this episode, Lauryn talks about how she keeps herself grounded while interpreting and Jonathan give the secret to great interpreting.For more information on getting great church interpreting, buy Jonathan's new book: https://missionbooks.org/products/multilingual-church?_pos=1&_sid=96f301dde&_ss=r Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part four of the "Seed Life" series. Pastor Richard completes the series showing how MIGHTY our SEED is on the Earth. We need to look UPWARD then OUTWARD to become GOOD GROUND for GOD'S SEED to IMPACT OTHERS.

We celebrate a powerful healing testimony and let it rebuild hope for anyone stuck in discouragement or the in-between. We walk through Luke 10 and the Good Samaritan, then take the challenge personally: stop asking who deserves love and start becoming a neighbor. • Giving God the glory instead of chasing credit • A testimony of healing that strengthens faith • The lawyer's question and Jesus' reframe toward becoming a neighbor • Compassion as action instead of distance • The danger of passing by and ignoring the Holy Spirit • Busyness as a spiritual distraction that looks like obedience • James 2 and practical faith that meets real needs • The kingdom advancing when we move toward wounds • Honduras stories that clarify mission and mercy • Matthew 25 as a mirror for how we treat people • Kindness as evangelism and a simple next step through invitations 

We open the Bible to Matthew 6 and 2 Corinthians 9 and let them expose the real fight behind our finances: trust in the Father or trust in fear. We challenge mammon as a rival master, then pray for courage, repentance, and open-handed obedience that makes room for God's provision and purpose. • Abundance as a blessing meant to bless others • Priorities in the kingdom shaping every dollar • Stewardship mindset that refuses self-made pride • Treasure as a heart indicator and a practical audit • Serving God versus serving mammon as a real tension • Sowing and reaping as worship rather than pressure • Planned generosity instead of accidental generosity • Provision posture purpose as the order of kingdom giving • Cheerful giving that offers God our best • Jewish covenant lens in Matthew 6 and the shock of deifying mammon • Roman patronage culture and the temptation to give for credit • Kingdom versus mammon as two systems of security • Repentance as the fastest way back to trust • Dismantling stored security and self-protection agreements • Faith that works and refuses laziness 

We share stories from India that turn into a lesson on honor, legacy, and why we are never the first ones in the field. We open Matthew 9 and 10 to show how Jesus responds to desperate faith, why prayer keeps our motives clean, and why every Christ follower is sent to pray for the nations. • Honor as a two-way exchange that blesses the giver • The mango grove lesson about harvesting what others planted • Refusing to take credit for fruit you only picked • Prayer as a spiritual transaction with the Creator • Jairus kneeling in desperation and bold faith • The woman with the issue of blood and faith over labels • Noticing divine interruptions instead of rushing past them • Jesus rejecting spectacle and choosing sacrifice • The danger of doing right deeds for wrong reasons • Matthew 10 and being sent with prayerful dependence • Praying for persecuted pastors and the global church • Passion defined as patient endurance 

How do you prepare your heart for God?  This week the Reverend Kahlil Carmichael shows us how to cultivate healthy soil for our hearts. We begin in Mark 4 and Ezekiel 36 with the message, “A Receptive Good Ground Heart.”Live Well, your spiritual family, gathers every Sunday at 11 a.m. at 51 Church Street, Robbinsville, Windsor, NJ. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this faith journey with you.Thank you for givingpushpay.com/g/itiswellchurchVisit our website at livewellchurch.orgFollow us on Facebook @pastorkahlilFind us on Instagram @livewellwithpastorkahlil

It's a battle to guard your heart. This week the Reverend Kahlil Carmichael shows us what gets in our heart, good and bad, shapes our lives. We begin in Mark 4 and Psalm 119 with the message, “A Good Ground Heart.”Live Well, your spiritual family, gathers every Sunday at 11 a.m. at 51 Church Street, Robbinsville, Windsor, NJ. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this faith journey with you.Thank you for givingpushpay.com/g/itiswellchurchVisit our website at livewellchurch.orgFollow us on Facebook @pastorkahlilFind us on Instagram @livewellwithpastorkahlil

We press into a simple claim with big consequences: we are stewards, not owners. Through Luke 16, we draw a straight line from money habits to eternal impact and call our church to thoughtful, urgent, and joyful generosity aimed at people.• The mindset of stewardship over ownership• Luke 16's shrewd manager and eternal awareness• Faithfulness with little leading to true riches• Intentional generosity that builds relationships• Rejecting cynicism and resourcing real impact• Testimony: funding a girls' home in Israel• Planting harvest, not building portfolios• Allegiance to Christ rather than money• Practical rhythms for giving and formation

We teach through Matthew 13 and trace how the seed of the kingdom multiplies when our hearts become surrendered soil. We move from hard, shallow, and thorny ground to generous trust, deeper roots in community, and a communion moment where perfect love casts out fear.• Why the seed is the message of the kingdom• How God shares secrets with the hungry• What hard, stony, and thorny soils look like now• Why roots form through discipleship and community• How mammon deceives and chokes fruitfulness• First and best giving as worship, not transaction• Practical stories of prayer, generosity, and trust• Good ground as surrendered, not perfect• Communion as an exchange of fear for love

We kick off our new series, Good Ground | Good News, sharing why God prospers people for purpose, not excess, and how a posture of open hands changes families, cities, and nations. Stories of revival, provision, and healing point to a good Father who meets real needs and invites bold faith.• Abundance as assignment not accumulation• John 10:10 and Psalm 23 on superabundance• Almolonga's transformation from crime to productivity• Seven reasons God wants believers to prosper• Sowing and reaping through generosity and mission• Creation's built-in pattern of plenty• Abraham's blessing applied to modern life• Personal healing testimony from hospice to health

Ironically enough, patience is a virtue that you build up over time. Especially in today's society, it's too easy to get anything you want exactly when you want it. If you look hard enough, that next thing you want or need is available with free two-day shipping. But Pastor Jeff reminds you that the patience that the Lord gives you is built slowly over time. Learning to follow Jesus is a deliberate process that can't be rushed. But the good news is that every day you stick with it, that process becomes easier.

Did you know that you have something in your heart that Satan wants? It's not something that he wants for himself; it's something that he wants to rip out of you and destroy. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that the moment that God's Word took root in your heart, you became the enemy's target. You may face demonic attacks in this life, because the enemy's goal is for you to allow the blossoming Word of God to die in your heart. It's something that you need to protect with everything you have.

Jordan Wall

Jordan Wall

Sermons from Old South Church in Boston

The seed isn't the problem—God's Word is alive, powerful, and full of potential. But just like a garden, what grows in your life depends on the condition of your heart, because hard, shallow, and distracted soil can choke out what God is trying to plant. This week we're learning how to cultivate “good ground” by removing distractions and allowing God's Word to settle deeper than just our emotions.

1/4/2026, How to be Good Ground, Mark 4: 1-9, 14-20, Mike Miller by Northern Heights

Do you feel that your heart is good ground for God's word?

Repent - The Parable of Good Ground by Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, United Kingdom

10.26.2025 | Sowers, Seeds, and Soils | Part 5: The Good Ground | Pastor Jeff Wickwire Just as a running back protects the football with five points of pressure, we must guard God's Word in our hearts to bear lasting spiritual fruit. What's trying to steal the Word from your heart today? Join us in committing to be 'good soil'.

10.26.2025 | Sowers, Seeds, and Soils | Part 5: The Good Ground | Pastor Jeff Wickwire Just as a running back protects the football with five points of pressure, we must guard God's Word in our hearts to bear lasting spiritual fruit. What's trying to steal the Word from your heart today? Join us in committing to be 'good soil'.

On Sunday we asked some questions about Jesus' parable in Mark 4:1-20.

On Sunday we asked some questions about Jesus' parable in Mark 4:1-20.

Good ground I. Wayside II. Rock III. Thorns IV. Good ground V. Fruit  

Message preached by Pastor Kevin Borders on Sunday, August 31, 2025

Do You Want Your Heart to Be Good Ground? A cultivated heart is one that hears the Word and keeps it consistently. Discover how to make your heart good ground on this episode of Fight To Win with Pastor Kurt Owen.Tactical Tip: Many of our videos contain a short section we call Tactical Tips. Most offer ways to improve personal safety and security.Request the Free Offer: https://www.fighttowin.tvLearn More, Register for Events & Donate:https://www.kurtowen.com/Prefer to Watch the Video?https://youtu.be/yd_Q9qJEEREBecome a supporter of this podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fight-to-win-tv-with-kurt-owen--5638799/support.

LIFE Fellowship welcomes Faith Fellowship, Whole Heart, Good Ground, and even the Jr. High class for a superheated Super Fellowship Sunday. Pastor James Fyffe preaches.

Part 4 The Good ground

Part 4 The Good ground

Part 4 The Good ground

Brother Dan MacLeod, May 25, 2025 - Sunday

Good Ground | Pastor Aaron Stepp | 05/18/2025 by Bethesda Church

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Justin Taylor, one of Pastor Dawn's spiritual sons, gave us a deeper understanding of the Parable of the Sower and how to cooperate with Jesus in tending the garden of our life. The key to a fruitful life is having deep roots, but every garden has weeds and stones hidden beneath the surface that must be dealt with so we can grow in God! Weeds in our garden of life are the cares and pleasures of life, things that might not be evil but they separate us from God and choke our roots and fruitfulness. Stones represent sin or compromise that hinder root development in your relationship with God. Justin gave us very practical ways to deal with the weeds with God's help, and to uncover the stones and choose to do the work to dig them out and live stronger for God!  Once you choose to be free for your roots in God to go deeper, then you realize God helps you and you don't have to do it in your own strength. It is God's will and pleasure to fulfill you and release the greatness He has hidden inside you!

[kc_row use_container="yes" _id="496256"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="472115"][kc_column_text _id="886092"]ElderJonathan Farrell expanded our understanding of the “Parable of the Sower,” inthat Jesus equated the birds stealing the seeds sown by a farmer with howdemons come to steal the Word of God from being planted in the good soil of ourhearts. Your heart can get trampled and hardened when you have difficultcircumstances in life or have challenges in relationships. We need to let Goddeal with our hearts, so that unbelief and hardness of heart don't block theWord of God from penetrating our hearts. As an object lesson, Elder Farrellheld up a large hoe and presented seven practical ways to break up hardenedground in your heart. These wonderful spiritual practices will keep your heartprotected and tender to God, set apart for growing the good seed of God's Wordand producing a bountiful 100-fold harvest for God's glory in your life. [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row]

Elder Jonathan Farrell expanded our understanding of the “Parable of the Sower,” in that Jesus equated the birds stealing the seeds sown by a farmer with how demons come to steal the Word of God from being planted in the good soil of our hearts. Your heart can get trampled and hardened when you have difficult circumstances in life or have challenges in relationships. We need to let God deal with our hearts, so that unbelief and hardness of heart don't block the Word of God from penetrating our hearts. As an object lesson, Elder Farrell held up a large hoe and presented seven practical ways to break up hardened ground in your heart. These wonderful spiritual practices will keep your heart protected and tender to God, set apart for growing the good seed of God's Word and producing a bountiful 100-fold harvest for God's glory in your life.

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