Month: April 2009

Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland

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ASK Episode 3: Christianity & Tattoos

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 third episode, Phill Marsh and Andy Evans discuss how Christians should think about tattoos and whether Scripture prohibits this for the…
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Easter Special: John 8:12

In this special Easter message, Ronnie Evans looks at how Jesus Christ is the Light of the world.

The Most Important Thing – Part 2: Gospel Truth (1 Corinthians 15)

A new four week series for Easter 2009. In this second of the ‘The Most Important Thing’ series, Andy Evans  examines the Truth of the gospel for which Paul contends in his letter to the Corinthians. Click here to read the online notes which accompany this message.

Spectacular Sins and their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ – Dr John Piper

I must confess to being something of a John Piper fan, if such a thing is permissible and would not earn a righteous rebuke from the man himself! His writings do often succeed in leaving me feeling like a spiritual lightweight with a feeble grasp of all things theological and his books, though carrying marvellous…
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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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ASK Episode 2: Christianity & Assisted Suicide

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 second episode, Phill Marsh and Andy Evans discuss the difficult and painful topic of assisted suicide to try and understand what…
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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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Colossians XIV – Put on love (Colossians 3:12-15)

In the fourteenth of this 19 part series, Ronnie Evans explores how, as believers, we should love one another by loving Christ and being transformed by Him.

The Most Important Thing – Part 1: Gospel Foundation (1 Corinthians 15)

A new four week series for Easter 2009. In this first of the ‘The Most Important Thing’ series, Andy Evans puts forward the non-negotiable foundations of the Gospel. Click here to read the online notes which accompany this message.