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ASK Episode 1: What is the purpose of ASK:

ASK is a new weekly vodcast from Firwood Church. In each episode of ASK, we will seek to answer your questions regarding Scripture, Doctrine, life issues and living out the Christian faith. In this first episode of a new series of vodcasts, Phill Marsh and Andy Evans discuss the purpose of ASK and the advantages…
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The Weight of Glory – C.S. Lewis

Air is necessary. Without air you and I will die. Food is necessary. If we go without food for too long we most surely starve to death. Water is necessary. If we forego water for long enough we will dehydrate, pass out and, eventually, we will die.  For the Christian, Scripture is as necessary as…
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Colossians XIII – Put to death what is earthly (Colossians 3:5-11)

In the thirteenth of this 19 part series, Ronnie Evans looks at how, as believers, we should put to death our old nature with its earthly desires and put on the new nature of Christ.

Songs of Ascent, part IX – The Lord My Blessing

The Songs of Ascent are a collection of Psalms (running from Psalm 120 through to Psalm 135) which pilgrims sang as they travelled towards Jerusalem and up to the temple. In Psalm 128, we encounter the second of the two wisdom Psalms in this series. In part nine of this fifteen part series, Phill Marsh examines…
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Colossians XII – Seek the Things Above (Colossians 3:1-4)

Ronnie Evans takes the twelfth part of this nineteen part series as he examines what it means to die and be raised with Christ.

Songs of Ascent, part VIII – The Lord my Father

The Songs of Ascent are a collection of Psalms (running from Psalm 120 through to Psalm 135) which pilgrims sang as they travelled towards Jerusalem and up to the temple. In Psalm 127, we ancounter a new style of Psalm in this series – the Wisdom Psalm. In part eight of this fifteen part series, Phill…
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The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God – D.A. Carson

If, in an alternate hypothetical universe, I were to write a book entitled the Fiendishly Complex Compendium of Cunning Conundrums, I fear that few people would be adding it to their holiday reading list. In this hypothetical universe, the reasons for my failure as a novelist are manifold.  Problem number one, I am the author.…
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A Collision – David Crowder Band

Boss Hogg, Earl E. Hickey and Rednex have something in common. This something can be described with a single word: hillbilly. Now, if one was to take the David Crowder Band circa 2005, crush their mostly tiny bodies into a mushy pulp, filter out the teeth, hair and bones (stay with me here for a…
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Colossians XI – The substance belongs to Christ (Colossians 2:16-23)

In the eleventh of a new 19 part series, Ronnie Evans explores how we can be fully connected to the body of Christ, not by following religious rules and regulations, but by placing Christ at the centre of our lives.   

Songs of Ascent, part VII – The Lord my Restorer

The Songs of Ascent are a collection of Psalms (running from Psalm 120 through to Psalm 135) which pilgrims sang as they travelled towards Jerusalem and up to the temple. In Psalm 126, the Psalmist’s lament is framed with a remembrance of the Lord miraculously restoring his people from captivity and an anticipation that this same…
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