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a small step in the right direction :)

So this blog will be unorganized, but its how my thoughts are spilling out of my brain right now. I want to start by saying that everyone should read the book Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Great book. He is telling a story he heard about some navy SEALS who are resuing hostages, but when they bust into the hostages holding cell they are terrified and don't believe that the SEALS are really americans to help them. So one of the seals puts down his gun takes off his helmet and curls up on the g… Continue

Added by Alessandra Elizabeth Card on July 6, 2009 at 4:55pm — 3 Comments

Night of Joy 2009: Wanna Go? Let me Know! Great deal here!!

So I am trying to gather up a group of people to go to Night of Joy 2009 at Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM). Who: You going to see--- Chris Tomlin, Francesca Battistelli, P.O.D., Josh Wilson, NewsBoys, Above the Golden State, Kutless, Abandon, Needtobreathe, Superchick, Leeland What: Night of Joy an amazing night of worship at Disney World. Group rate pricing includes a full day admission to Hollywood Studios, as well as, the concerts that evening. Plus you get to experience all the rides and… Continue

Added by Vickie Ahrens on June 24, 2009 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Friday Bible studies went up and then exploded

so just so yall know at the last friday night bible studies at sail cove right across the street from church!!! We had our youngest member accept jesus into their heart! He is i believe a freshman in high school and his name is Darien .. he could really use our prayers since i believe we all know the first days we started to follow christ!! anyway and also if u would like to come to friday night bible studies? 7-830 at the sail cove club house ! Continue

Added by Michael Anderson on June 18, 2009 at 7:19am — No Comments

trivial prayer?

So I would like to tell everyone first off that Anna is feeling better, and thanks everyone so much for their continued prayer support. She hopes to be back in jax this weekend. Praise God! I have been thinking a lot lately about prayer, and it sort of brought me back to our coffee with Jesus segment last year. I feel like in my life, while I have been getting better about including God in all aspects of my like, there are still times when I don't go to Him first. I don't know if I feel like its… Continue

Added by Alessandra Elizabeth Card on June 16, 2009 at 3:29pm — 1 Comment

anna fredrick

Hey community! I know many have you have been keeping up with what's going on, and want to do something to let our friends all know we love them. I have found out the hospital Anna is staying at at least through today and they accept patient emails and deliver them! If you go to the website morehead.com and click patient emails on the left it will ask you for anna's info and room number. Its Anna C Fredrick in room 322. I'm sure that she will really appreciate some spiritual uplifting from knowi… Continue

Added by Alessandra Elizabeth Card on June 15, 2009 at 1:11pm — 3 Comments

Always coming home

Just an FYI, my trip home is somewhat finalized - I take a train to London on June 30 and hopefully meet up with Adrian. I take an Aer Lingus flight to Dublin on July 3 and from there onto Orlando! See you all on the Fourth. Continue

Added by Tom Braun on June 14, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Follow thee...indeed, but what does it really mean?

To say, "Praise the Lord with all that's within me, oh my soul praise the Lord." What does it mean to live this out? How would our lives look living out what we worship? We have some people that are doing some great things over seas right now. They have hit a few bumps, but are good considering. They persevering and giving praise to God through their trials. 2 Cor. 4:7-18 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are affl… Continue

Added by David Eugene Sandlin on June 13, 2009 at 2:53am — 1 Comment

Does anyone need a roommate?

Hi, I'm coming up in the fall to UNF and was just looking for a roommate. If any one needs one as well could you maybe contact me? I would appreciate that a lot :]. I'm Matt Icardi. My email is average_amoeba@hotmail.com and I'm a member (obviously :P) on A218 now. Thanks so much!! Hope y'all are having a good summer, Matt I. Continue

Added by Matthew Icardi on June 10, 2009 at 11:37am — No Comments

Sunday

Hey, I'm going to be in Jacksonville next Sunday and was wondering if someone would be able to give me a ride to church. If any one can give me a call at 1 (386) 233-5165, if I don't answer just leave a message and I'll call you back. Thanks. Continue

Added by Becky Yerkes on June 7, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

a poem about life, the Lord our God, and neighbors with love:

Spiritual poem: by Andrew Like one may honestly live one's life, The Lord our God knows everything from The beginning of one’s honest life to the end; Like one may live their life honestly, the development And moments of repenting, as honesty of one’s life May be of a sinful nature, to find oneself; or an honest To God living, as honesty, as life, as the developing of Manner of one’s character is to be of life and love. Like one may live their life honestly, the Lord our God Knows every honest… Continue

Added by Andymarc on May 28, 2009 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Hello Everyone

I hope you guys are having a good summer! Five Years ago my last semester of law school I fainted in the middle of campus. I lost seven litters of blood and I was unconscious .This was a huge turning point in my life, God was definitely trying to get my attention. It was at this moment when I was so far away from him that I felt his presence the most. God has a calling for all of us and it feels good to know that even when we are trying to ignore him he still loves us. Please pray for me on Tues… Continue

Added by Carolyn R. Jones on May 23, 2009 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

Good Blog from Evotional.com

Wanted to share with you Mark Batterson's said: We All Need a Paul and a Saul Here's an evolving thought. I think Stanley Tam's message this weekend packed a punch because it was backed up by so much life. Ninety-three years to be exact. He has such a simple faith. But that simple faith has yielded amazing fruit. By the way, one of the things he said over the dinner table was this: "God hasn't rewarded Abraham yet because his seed is still multiplying." That'll preach. As I listened to him s… Continue

Added by Jessica Smagacz on May 4, 2009 at 3:44pm — 1 Comment

Need Prayer

Hey everyone, I need prayer for my family, my stepdad has a type of autoimmune disease, there is something going on with my adopted aunt (not really sure what but she's not doing good), also I just learned that my grandmother on my fathers side died in January of this year, unfortunatly she was not a believer. Also, I think that I may have been disowned from that side of my family, when I was reading her obituary only two grandchildren were metionted as being still alive and she had five grandk… Continue

Added by Becky Yerkes on April 28, 2009 at 10:20pm — 10 Comments

take a risk

(Sorry this is kinda long) “A turtle never moves forward until he sticks his neck out.” To move forward, you have to take some risks. Check this out, the Bible is not a book that was written for our information, but for our transformation. When we choose to believe in the promises that God has to offer, when we actually apply those truths to our everyday lives, we will find the reward is well worth the effort. Easier said that done though, right? In this life, it takes a lot… Continue

Added by Kadi Drennon on April 27, 2009 at 10:09pm — 1 Comment

God Is Amazing

Hello everyone, Nothing much happen here. I'am SO.Bored.. Salem my cat being a pain today.. But I love my cat anyways. Anyways.. I Will be going to Access218 this tuesday coming up again.. I really injoy hang out with everybody.I'am going to walk for March of Dimes this Saturday with my Publix store. ~*~Georganna~*~ Continue

Added by Georganna on April 23, 2009 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Church Shopping is not biblical...

From what I can tell, the idea of church shopping (and hopping) is not biblical. It isn't that the idea and/or the action is anti-biblical. It actually is not in there...it didn't exist for the first generations of Christ-followers. The New Testament Church didn't have to deal with the issue of church shopping because for their context, there was only one church...one universal body of believers represented in localized communities. There was fall out, boring sermons, people feeling left out, fa… Continue

Added by Derrick Scott III on April 22, 2009 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments

Life of Lord

Well tomorrow I'am going to be attending acces218.. I really like Acces218 because alot of nice people attend their.. I wish my church had something for single 20s again.. Continue

Added by Georganna on April 21, 2009 at 1:11am — 1 Comment

A God for the brokenhearted

God has been working in me for the last couple of weeks. I know he has been working in me way longer but, it seems as if he's speaking to me louder so that i can finally hear him. For awhile i've been broken and hurting. The pain that i have allowed myself to suffer is unbelievable. I say "allowed" myself to suffer beacuse I wasn't reaching out in my time of need to my father. The things that I have endured probably wouldn't have had such an impact if clung on to God and allowed him to love and… Continue

Added by Rachelle on April 20, 2009 at 6:49pm — 1 Comment

hair dye and Ebenezer

So I still have hair dye all over my hands/arms. Last night, I went with some friends from my cosmetology school to a church “ladies night” event (in Hilliard) to cut and color hair. It was so fun! There were tons of ladies wanting all kinds of fun colors and things, and I didnt get home until after 1am! Was it totally worth it? Yes. And not just because it was fun, which it was, but because of the people – my friends from cosmo as well as the girls at the church. We all set up our lil makeshi… Continue

Added by Kadi Drennon on April 18, 2009 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment

Saturday Sun Rise

Hello! I hadn't posted a blog here before, I normally keep things like this website, FB, etc, for glorified contacts list, but this struck me as something to write about. Today we had the Sun Rise service you no doubt heard about from Michael, and it was great. It really was awesome, and I thank everyone that had come, it was great seeing you guys. Thanks for supporting members of your community, and for those who came, Michael is now your slave for whatever things you have going on. But I rea… Continue

Added by Matthew Ferguson on April 11, 2009 at 5:15pm — 1 Comment