Despite the recent run of glorious rain (I, unlike most, am loving this unseasonal weather), I have already been to a record number of barbeques this year. If there were ever any question of how best to prepare food, barbeque is without doubt the answer. Cooking food in the open air with the aid of…
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I’ve been talking about the Moon a lot lately. Partly due to the fact that I’m a bit of a geek and it’s 40 years since Man landed on the moon and that kind of thing excites me, and partly because an inordinate amount of my (former) friends seem to think that it didn’t happen.…
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Before I get into this week’s chapter, allow me first to share some great news with you; You can now obtain an audio copy of Crazy Love for FREE from christianaudio.com. All you have to do is click here and follow the instructions on the page, entering the code JUL2009 when prompted to do so.…
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On Tuesday evening this past week, approximately 20 of the young people and youth leaders in Firwood Church met to discuss their thoughts having read Chapter one of Francis Chan‘s book, ‘Crazy Love – Overwhelmed By A Relentless God‘. It was a great evening and I hope that these online blog posts will do it…
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On Tuesday the 30th June 2009, the youth study group will begin reading through and discussing the book ‘Crazy Love – Overwhelmed by a Relentless God’ by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. The purpose of this post is not to provide a review, however having read it previously, and having…
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I remember the first time I fell in like. I say like, because although I would have given her my last Rolo (as the advert at the time suggested) I hesitate to use the word love too often, especially regarding the infatuations of a single figures aged Phill. But I did like her. She was…
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Before we begin to look in earnest at Chapter 7 of ‘Putting amazing back into grace’, I would like to summarise briefly anything you may have missed since our last blog on Chapter 4 -. Grace before time (See blog post https://firwood.church/blog/putting-amazing-back-into-grace-part-4/). Hopefully you have still all been reading along. If not, now is…
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At the start of chapter two, Horton takes us right back to the beginning by first looking at Genesis 1:31; “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good”. He tells us that we must first go back to creation to understand who we really are, the meaning of the fall, and…
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Over the past few weeks we’ve had the joy of baptising a number of people here at Firwood Church. It has been awesome. One of the great things about baptism services is the opportunity to hear the stories of those being baptised. Stories of what they were like, how they became a Christian, and what…
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These are the notes of a sermon preached by Andy Evans on the morning of the 24 January 2010 at Firwood Church. Click here to stream or download the sermon audio. Ephesians 2:1-10 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,…
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