Holy Ground Coffee Shop

Handy Little Chart

2008-04-09T14:49:00.000-07:00

God has a positive answer:

YOU SAY

GOD SAYS

BIBLE VERSES

You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible
(Luke 18:27)

You say: "I'm too tired"
God says: I will give you rest
(Matthew 11:28-30)

You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you
(John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )

You say: "I can't go on"

God says: My grace is sufficient
(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)

You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps
(Proverbs 3:5- 6)

You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things
(Philippians 4:13)

You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able
(II Corinthians 9:8)

You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it
(Roman 8:28 )

You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I Forgive you
(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)

You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs
(Philippians 4:19)

You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear
(II Timothy 1:7)

You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME
(I Peter 5:7)

You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom
(I Corinthians 1:30)

You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you
(Hebrews 13:5)

2008-02-04T12:02:00.000-08:00

Live one day at a time by savoring every moment.

Say Yes to what leads to life, love, peace and hope.

Embrace tests
They awaken new opportunities for us.

Give unselfishly of what you have and who you are.

By God’s grace,
Have courage, patience, and forgiveness.

2008-01-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

Jeremiah 29:11 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

2007-12-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

…and they will call His name

Emmanuel

- which means, “ God with us.”

2007-11-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

You may not be able to control the situation, but you can control how you respond to it.

The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. Exodus 14:14

Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15

In all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37

Stand [we] will, for the Lord is able to make [us] stand. Romans 14:4

What is it like to be a Christian?

2007-10-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff, He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.'

2007-09-05T06:30:00.000-07:00

Did you hear the Fountain of Life

Holy Ground Coffee Shop

Is now serving Starbucks Coffee

And remember as always we serve our beverages and snacks free of charge!

All donations made to the coffee shop go right back into the purchase of all the items we offer to you!

The coffee shop is open for 1 hour before each service.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Come sit relax and visit with us!

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

2007-08-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Romans 6:13

Lord,

Make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
Where there is sadness, joy

Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, It is pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Lions, Bears, and Giants

2007-07-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.1 Samuel 17:37
"Hey, you guys. Dont be afraid. Ill fight this Philistine giant."
But David was young. David was not even a warrior, and certainly not an experienced warrior. Saul felt it necessary to mention these things after David had so fearlessly declared that he himself would fight Goliath.
But David persisted. "When I am taking care of my fathers sheep, and a lion or a bear comes and grabs a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and take the lamb from its mouth. If it turns on me I catch it by the jaw and club it to death" (1 Samuel 17:34,35 tlb).
If David had not experienced lions and bears, he would not have been prepared for his confrontation with Goliath.
David spent many quiet, lonely hours perfecting his slingshot techniques, figuring out just what size and shape of stone went to the mark most accurately, how far away he could be from his target and still hit it dead center.
If he hadnt spent those quiet, lonely hours practicing with his slingshot, learning all of those "insignificant" things, would he have been ready to meet the giant?
David was by himself. He didnt have the company and the encouragement of others.
But if he had not learned to stand alone, how would he have handled the rejection from Saul and from the people in his kingdom?
David saw the heart of God and came to know the love of God as he watched over his flocks, leading them, caring for them when they were hurt, agonizing over one little lost lamb.
The day-by-day routine brought him to an ever-deeper understanding of Gods love and of Gods ways.
David met and killed the giant that ridiculed his God and terrorized his nation.
And as he watched the round stone find its mark, and felt the earth shake when Goliath fell, it was etched indelibly on Davids mind and heart that his God was able.
* * *
I see all of this, Lord. You were deliberately training David for what You knew would come. Strange. I can see this in the life of David, and yet I always struggle with the things that come into my life. Whats that old proverb about hindsight?
The "things" seem so insignificant at times, Lord, so commonplace, so useless. Are You training me? Will I ever be able to see that my encounters with the "bears and lions" were training sessions? That because of them I was more equipped to meet the "giant" that You knew would appear on my horizon?
Thats what you call a rhetorical question, isnt it? A question that doesnt need an answer. I know that as I jump over the one-foot hurdle, in the process Im preparing for the two-foot hurdle. I guess I want the thrill of seeing the giant fall and feeling the ground shake beneath my tired feet. . . .
No problem, Lord. Im not planning on going AWOL. Im not going to resign from the training program. (You wouldnt let me, would You?) I know that eventually Ill be a pole-vaulter...of Olympic class. I know that bears and lions lead to giants, and that by Your strength...giants fall.

Crediting Lifetime Guarantee Ministries (www.lifetime.org) as the source.

His Love for Me

2007-06-05T14:43:00.000-07:00

Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.
II Corinthians 3:5
..for in Him we live and move and exist ...Acts 17:28

Jesus Christ is in my life . . . there is no other.The thought of spending a single dayoutside His loveHis gentlenessHis tendernessHis understandingHis poweris not only frighteningit causes me to despairto become weak with hopelessness.How could I ever meet "today"if I had to do it alone?For not only do I draw from His strengthbut I grasp for Hisfaithfulness to meHis complete acceptance of methe peace that I find only in His presence.For, you see, I've come to accept myself because of Him.I find that I do those thingswhich are kind and goodloving otherswhile I bask in His love for me!All I am or ever hope to belies in Him.Without Him -- I am nothing.With Him -- I am everything.And when I am not "everything"

He loves me still.

Crediting Lifetime Guarantee Ministries (www.lifetime.org) as the source

2006-05-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

When in sorrow .... John 14
When people fail you .... Psalm 27
When you have sinned .... Psalm 51, 1 John 1:9
When you worry .... Philippians 4:6-9
When you are in danger .... Psalm 91
When God seems far away .... Psalm 139
When your faith needs stirring .... Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful .... Psalm 23
When you grow bitter and critical .... I Corinthians 13
When you feel down and out .... Romans 8:39
When you want peace and rest .... Matthew 11:28-30
When you want assurance .... 1 John 1:12
When you leave home for work or travel .... Psalm 107:23-31
When you need courage for a task .... Joshua 1
When the world seems bigger than God .... Psalm 90
When you’re broke .... Matthew 6: 25-34
When you want to be fruitful .... John 15: 1-17
When you need to know how to get along with others … Romans 12
When you’re looking for an invitation .... Isaiah 55