Eclectic. That’s how I’d describe my music taste. I learned it from Sister Act 2 (you know, the bit where she is describing her taste in music to the misunderstood ghetto kids) over a decade ago and it has served me well for many years as a defense of my more dubious music likings. I…
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These are the notes of a sermon preached by Andy Evans at Firwood Church on the morning of the 1 February 2009; these notes are intended to be read in conjunction with the sermon. To download or stream the sermon, click here. To download the notes for this sermon as a PDF document, click here.…
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This Sunday morning, the 1 February 2009, and over the next 15 weeks, we will be journeying through the Songs of Ascent. 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. This Sunday…
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This is the first post in a five part series considering what the Bible teaches about itself. The remaining posts in this series are 2. How to Read the Bible, part 1, 3. How to Read the Bible, part 2, 4. How the Bible Reads Us and 5. Reading the Bible, a practical guide. In…
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This last month has been extremely exciting for the church. We have held a series of evenings, centred around Eden – why Firwood Church is now involved in this and what it will mean to each member of the fellowship. Matt Wilson (The Message) spoke about the vision and purpose of Eden and the implications…
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Ho ho ho, I want to remind you all that this year’s Firwood Christmas meal has been arranged for Friday 5 December 2008 at 7.30pm at Firwood Church and will cost £12 (12 and under £5). If you wish to attend you must contact Caroline Evans by emailing life@firwood.church by Wednesday 3 December 2008 at…
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Football, it seems, is the universal language of men; given enough time, almost all male-male conversations will eventually turn to football. In light of my previously touched upon opinion of the sport, this has always posed somewhat of a problem for me. For a period of time I held one card up my sleeve when…
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I was ten years old when my eyes were first opened to the way of the world by the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff via the release of their number one song ‘Boom! Shake the Room’. In the closing months of 1993, the Prince and DJ taught me about a new world. A world…
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Just a quick reminder that the teaching series on the Holy Spirit continues on Wednesday 27 August and concludes on Wednesday 3 September 2008, both sessions starting at 19.30 at Firwood Church. This Wednesday, we pick up from last time, working our way through chapters 12 through to 14 of Paul’s first epistle to the…
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