"As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit..."
Matthew 13:23 (ESV)
Introduction to Good Ground
Good Ground is a comprehensive discipleship program for any believer in any stage of maturity. The Good Ground program will make you competent, confident, and conversant in the Bible, and equip you with all the tools and training you need to successfully make disciples of Jesus.
This program is pretty simple – it focuses on the scriptures with very little extra commentary. All you need is to set aside one hour a week initially, or 15 minutes a day, and work through each lesson. At the end of the week, answers and discussion to each question will be posted so you can review and see how you are tracking.
This program is pretty simple – it focuses on the scriptures with very little extra commentary. All you need is to set aside one hour a week initially, or 15 minutes a day, and work through each lesson. At the end of the week, answers and discussion to each question will be posted so you can review and see how you are tracking.
Good Ground: Foundations
This first course in Good Ground is Foundations. Whether you are brand new to the faith, not even sure about this Christian thing, or been a believer for a long time, we are confident that you will enjoy and grow in our Foundations class.
Use this page to access each lesson and record your answers in a journal. Downloadable PDF and Word versions are also posted under each lesson to record your answers off line or print and complete on paper. For Apple users, you can open the pdf in ibooks and record your answers there.
All verses are from the ESV and are hyperlinked to their online bible. Click here for ESV copyright info.
Use this page to access each lesson and record your answers in a journal. Downloadable PDF and Word versions are also posted under each lesson to record your answers off line or print and complete on paper. For Apple users, you can open the pdf in ibooks and record your answers there.
All verses are from the ESV and are hyperlinked to their online bible. Click here for ESV copyright info.
Table of Contents
Click on each link to visit each lesson.
Foundations 1: Introduction
Foundations 2: The Grace of God
Foundations 3: The State of Man
Foundations 4: The Nature of God
Foundations 5: The Atonement of Jesus
Foundations 6: How We Accept the Gift
Foundations 7: God's Word
Foundations 8: The Priority of Prayer
Foundations 9: The Church
Foundations Overtime: Doing a Little Yardwork
Foundations 1: Introduction
Foundations 2: The Grace of God
Foundations 3: The State of Man
Foundations 4: The Nature of God
Foundations 5: The Atonement of Jesus
Foundations 6: How We Accept the Gift
Foundations 7: God's Word
Foundations 8: The Priority of Prayer
Foundations 9: The Church
Foundations Overtime: Doing a Little Yardwork
Special Thanks
Special thanks to David Johnson, a member of Southeast Valley Bible Church, who has graciously provided this material for our church to use free of charge. You can visit his personal discipleship website at GoodGroundAZ.com. David's material has been adapted for use in our church.
EE/ESV ©Evangelism Explosion Permission, Copyrights, and Credits
Foundations is largely based on the Evangelism Explosion program created by the Rev. Dr. D. James Kennedy, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. At the time of this posting, guidance is being sought from the current EE International CEO, Tony Castro, to ensure full permissions, copyright, and credits are received and properly documented on the GoodGroundAZ.com website for the concepts and wording from the classic EE program utilized in the Foundations section.
Copyright Information for ESV Online Bible
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. You may not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.
Special thanks to David Johnson, a member of Southeast Valley Bible Church, who has graciously provided this material for our church to use free of charge. You can visit his personal discipleship website at GoodGroundAZ.com. David's material has been adapted for use in our church.
EE/ESV ©Evangelism Explosion Permission, Copyrights, and Credits
Foundations is largely based on the Evangelism Explosion program created by the Rev. Dr. D. James Kennedy, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. At the time of this posting, guidance is being sought from the current EE International CEO, Tony Castro, to ensure full permissions, copyright, and credits are received and properly documented on the GoodGroundAZ.com website for the concepts and wording from the classic EE program utilized in the Foundations section.
Copyright Information for ESV Online Bible
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. You may not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.
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