Continue walking in the Spirit

A war is raging...I am not talking about what is taking place on some foreign shore, or in some obscure place I am talking about the battle that we as people face each and everyday! We are at war! Scripture teaches us “For the Flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirt desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.” (Galatians 5:17) In order to understand the battle you have to understand that apart from Christ, we are nothing. We from birth have a sin nature that is totally opposed to the things of God. Many times we think we know what we want! Many time the things of the flesh (worldly things) appear so enticing! Scripture teaches we don’t know what we want so often times we succumb to the things that glitter...we make and choice and take the way of the world! In doing this we step away from a Holy God and suffer separation anxiety because of the absence of Him in our lives! Walk in the spirit! Make God your first priority! Immerse your self in scripture! Spend time asking God to reveal things to you through His word! Pray without ceasing...and make sure that you walk in the Spirit! Find someone who will hold you accountable and walk the walk! If we “delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart!” Are you delighting yourself in Him today? Don’t trust your flesh...it is weak and does not know what it wants! Trust in your relationship with God! He will never leave nor forsake you! I love you all <><

walking in the Spirit

Walking the walk...

Are you walking in the spirit? Think about it...before you click off this blog and move on to something else, take some time to consider your walk. Are you walking in the Spirit? The Apostle Paul encourages us to “Walk by the Spirit” and he goes on to say “and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16) So many believers struggle with “sin” and the word of God teaches us if we are walking in the spirit we will not give in to sin! How do we walk in the spirit? That is a great question, I am so glad that you ask; we walk in the Spirit by immersing ourselves in to the Word of God! The Bible truly helps us to understand the characteristics of Christian living! We are to be mirror reflections of Christ! Others should be able to see our Savior in us! By staying clean, close and continual our lives will be a beacon to those around us who might be struggling with the issues of life. St. Francis of Assisi said “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” Walking in the spirit will take you places that you have never dreamed of. I feel compelled to reach as many people for Christ that I can. This may seem overwhelming to some but by walking in the Spirit I can feel confident that our Awesome God is going to use me to do amazing things! St. Francis of Assisi also said “Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Walking in the Spirit is a daily thing! So start walking today! You will be blown away at how God changes the direction of your life! I love you all! <><

We"ve come to worship

We’ve come to worship...

Yesterday was truly an amazing day for me! I had a great opportunity to worship God! Don’t get me wrong, I worship regularly, but yesterday I worshiped in a completely different way! Our Church moved our evening service to St. Augustine beach and I had the wonderful opportunity to see 27 people profess Jesus Christ in a real and personal way by following Him in believers baptism. I also got to experience the body of Christ fellowship and see the gospel presented while many people gathered around to watch! A lady from Michigan could not believe that we were doing this! She thought it was wonderful to see the Church alive and well! We must always remember that the church is not brick, mortar and concrete nor is it wood and shingles. The Church is a live...it is people who are sold out in a relationship with Jesus Christ! We (Believers) are the Church! I cannot help but wonder what those who gathered around thought about hearing the gospel! My prayer is, that because of what they saw and heard that their lives would be somehow changed forever. We truly serve an amazing God! He is worthy of all of our praises! We can worship Him anywhere! I love you all <><

Graduate Recognition/Reception

On March 31 during our evening worship service we will be recognizing our Graduating High School Seniors. Special seating will be reserved for our Graduates and parents! Immediately following the Service we are having a Graduates reception in ED III. Parents of Graduates will be able to decorate the tables after 3 p.m. Call the Student Ministry Office if you have questions!

Senior Banquet

Graduating High School Seniors and Parents are invited to our Class of 2009 Senior Banquet at the Club House on Fleming Island! This will be a great time to honor your graduates! Menu details are being mailed to you! Sign up at www.hibernia-baptist.org

Kristian Stanfill

Are you looking for some great music? On the Live Love tour I was exposed to a great artist named Kristian Stanfill! I love this CD! It is available on i-tunes! Listen and let me know what you think!

it is a jeep thing, you probably wouldnt understand

It is a jeep thing! This is a great picture of my Grand Son Ben on his first Jeep Ride! Notice the smile which proves people with Jeeps tend to be happy people! Ben is very happy person!