Higher Ground 

Matthew 17:1-9, John 3:31, Hebrews 6:9

• God formed Adam from the ground and he became a living being with God’s breath. Genesis 2:7

• Just as Adam’s spirit became hindered in capacity due to sin, so the rest of mankind by our grounded bodies. Genesis 3:17-19, 23

• A Higher Ground experience is a spiritual and life changing encounter. Without it nothing changes. John 3:26-27

• Peter, James and John came from and were limited by the ground as well. Luke 5:8

• Jesus born of incorruptible seed (John 6:38) was deliberate in granting Peter, James and John a higher ground experience. Matthew 17:1-2, Hebrews 6:9

• We have a responsibility to “set our minds on things above. Colossians 3:1-3