Month: August 2009

Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland

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Ecclesiastes: Under the Sun, part 13 – Conspicuous Righteousness

In the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon applies his heart ‘to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven’. As he does so, he discovers fallen man amidst a sin-ruined creation. In the thirteenth part of this series, Phill Marsh examines righteousness and wickedness and the exhortations of Scripture to…
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United We Stand – Hillsong United

God’s call on me to lead worship was driven by a burning passion for Jesus and his glory. Alongside this, gifted and passionate worship leaders like Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, and Ben Cantelon encouraged and challenged me to grow in my walk with Christ and the calling to lead others in worship.  Among the group…
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Sermon Notes: Ephesians 1:7-10 – Christ and the Cross: The Centre of Everything, part 1

These are the notes of a sermon preached by Andy Evans on the morning of the 23 August 2009 at Firwood Church. Click here to stream or download the sermon audio. Ephesians 1:3-14 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in…
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Ecclesiastes: Under the Sun, part 12 – Wisdom preserves life

In the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon applies his heart ‘to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven’. As he does so, he discovers fallen man amidst a sin-ruined creation. In the twelveth part of this series, Ronnie Evans looks at how we should be wise with our time,…
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Christ and the Cross: The Centre of Everything (part 1) – Ephesians 1:7-10

Paul continues his great hymn of praise and turns his attention to the Father’s preeminent love for the Son, the Beloved. In the fifth part of this series, working through the letter to the Ephesians, Andy Evans focuses upon the supremacy of King Jesus and finds that the cross is central to God’s purposes for…
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John Calvin: A Biography

This is an old book and, understandably then, T.H.L. Parker is now a very old man. Parker is also an authority on all things John Calvin. Parker published his first work of note on the great Reformer in 1954 with John Calvin: A Portrait. A Portrait was intended as a general introduction to Calvin’s life…
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Soul Survivor… Please pray!

Stephen Evans (Youth Pastor and Eden Team Leader) has asked that we post the following prayer request as the youth leaders and young people head down to Soul Survivor based in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Stephen writes: “This Monday we embark, once again, for Soul Survivor. Picture the scene: twenty-two young people, ten tents, four gas…
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Ecclesiastes: Under the Sun, part 11 – An anatomy of joy

In the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon applies his heart ‘to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven’. As he does so, he discovers fallen man amidst a sin-ruined creation. In the eleventh part of this series, Ronnie Evans examines how we can experience eternal joy by recognising the…
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The Word (Part 2)

In the second of this short two part series, Ronnie Evans examines the authority, sufficiency and necessity of Scripture.

The Death of Respect

I recently watched an extremely good programme on the TV – Death of Respect (BBC 2). The theme of the programme was how behaviour and culture has changed and continues to change across Britain. It showed clips from family life and behaviour in the 1950s through to the current day. I remember Britain in the…
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