THE SPRINGS

September 30 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Psalm 133 Some visions are too big to be carried alone. In Psalm 133 (KJV), unity is called “go

September 29 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:1-4 Praise can change the atmosphere before the circumstances ever change. In Psalm 34:1–4 (KJV), David chooses continual praise, invites others to magnify

September 28 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100 G

Series: HOLY GROUND “LET JACK OUT THE BOX” Isaiah 43:15–21 Year Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UPMonthly Focus: FAMILY & FRIENDS MONTH — Celebrating Community, Connection, and Those Who Help Us Imagine What Is Still Possible BIG IDEA (For Everyone) After “Flourish,” Isaiah 43 pushes us one step further: don't flourish only within the boundaries of what you already know. Israel knows what God did. God made a way through the sea, defeated what pursued them, and established them as a pe

Series: HOLY GROUND “FLOURISH” Psalm 92:12–15 Year Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UPMonthly Focus: FAMILY & FRIENDS MONTH — Celebrating Community, Connection, and Those Who Help Us Grow BIG IDEA (For Everyone) After “Discover Your Launching Pad,” “Water Your Ground,” “Stay In Your Place of Praise,” and “Waiting to Exhale,” Psalm 92 brings us to where all of that holy-ground work has been leading: Flourishing. The psalmist gives us two magnificent images—the palm tree and the cedar of

September 27 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. Psalm 92:12-15 You are not too late to flourish. In Psalm 92:12–15 (KJV), the righteous flourish like the palm tree, gro

September 26 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 What if the next breakthrough begins with letting God show you what you cannot see in yourself? In Psalm 139:23–24 (KJV), David prays, “Search me, O God,” inviting God into the hidden places that could shape where he goes next. Holy Ground is where honest self-examination becomes sacred preparation for th

September 25 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10 You do not have to fight every battle when you know what is guarding your heart. In Psalm 7:10 (KJV), David declares, “My defence is of God,” trusting God to protect those whose hearts are upright. Holy Ground is where you stop letting opposition control your attention and start protecting the heart that must carry the vision. Living High And Lifted Upmeans sitting with the vision until confidenc

September 24 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 1 Chronicles 28:9 What if the vision is waiting for your heart to catch up with what your eyes can already see? In I Chronicles 28:9 (KJV), David tells Solo

September 23 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. I Samuel 16:7 Some of the most sacred work happens where nobody can see it. In I Samuel 16:7 (KJV), God reminds Samuel that people look at outward appearance, “but the LORD looketh on the heart,” revealing that Holy Ground begins w