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Top Tens And The Girl I Didn’t Love

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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The Word of God: How the Bible reads us (4/5)

This is the fourth post in a five part series considering what the Bible teaches about itself. The previous posts in this series are 1. How Not to Read the Bible, 2. How to Read the Bible, part 1, 3. How to Read the Bible, part 2. The final post in this series is 5. Reading the Bible,…
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Sermon Notes: The Most Important Thing, Week 1 – Gospel Foundation

These are the notes of a sermon preached at Firwood Church by Andy Evans on the morning of the 5 April 2009; these notes are, therefore, intended to be read in conjunction with the sermon.  To listen to or download the sermon, click here. Click here to download the notes in PDF format. THE MOST…
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Sermon Notes: Songs of Ascent – The Lord My Blessing

These are the notes of a sermon preached at Firwood Church by Phill Marsh on the morning of the 29 March 2009; these notes are, therefore, intended to be read in conjunction with the sermon. To download or stream the sermon, click here. To download the notes of the sermon in PDF format, click here.…
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ASK – Episode 1 now here!

For those of you who missed my previous blog, I am pleased to announce that the first episode of ASK, a weekly vodcast from Firwood Church, was published last night. You can watch ASK in one of three ways. The first option is to download or stream your episode of choice in the media player…
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Sermon Notes: Songs of Ascent – The Lord my Father

These are the notes of a sermon preached at Firwood Church by Phill Marsh on the morning of the 22 March 2009; these notes are, therefore, intended to be read in conjunction with the sermon. To download or stream the sermon, click here. To download the notes of the sermon in PDF format, click here.…
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Our Sons and Daughters: a generation of narcissistic children?

In a recent article in a national newspaper, a leading psychologist warned both parents and schools that the constant drive to encourage and build up self-esteem in school children had ‘gone too far’. At a recent Headteachers’ Conference, Dr Carol Craig said that adults today were too afraid to correct children and the mistakes they…
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Sermon Notes: Songs of Ascent – The Lord my Restorer

These are the notes of a sermon preached at Firwood Church by Andy Evans on the morning of the 15 March 2009; these notes are, therefore, intended to be read in conjunction with the sermon. To download or stream the sermon, click here. To download the notes of the sermon in PDF format, click here.…
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ASK: Coming Soon

In his most recent blog (read here), Phill challenges believers to welcome, relish and ask those tough questions of Scripture and of God, confident that those who seek truth will find it in Him. This is the heart which underpins ASK, a weekly vodcast/podcast which will be launched at firwood.church from the 1 April 2009.…
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Wifehood, Motherhood and the Gospel

This is not primarily a discussion of womanhood or of what it means to be a wife or a mother. It is important that you know this from the outset, because what I intend to write is both controversial and viewed with some disdain within some quarters of evangelicalism. If you misunderstand the intentions of…
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