Month: March 2011

Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland

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The Story of the World – Part 1

As I turned to the first chapter of Dr Timothy Keller’s new book, King’s Cross, the purpose was immediately clear. Keller opens with a quote from Mark 1: ‘The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.’ (Mark 1:1) This encapsulates the heart of the message of the gospel. This is what…
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Pure (Part 6): Pure Love (1 Corinthians 13:4-13)

In the final message of the series, Pure, Stephen Evans talks about the love of God and challenges us to show that same love to others.

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease (John 3:25-31)

In this standalone sermon, Ronnie Evans points to the dangers of placing more importance on our ministry than on the One it serves.

The Story of the World – Join In!

Last Easter, a few of us here at Firwood decided to read through Don Carson’s ‘Scandalous‘ together throughout Holy Week, the week leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It was a great experience, and we posted our thoughts on each chapter throughout the week. This year, we’re doing it again; with a different…
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Pure (Part 5): Pure Living (1 John 1:5-8, Philippians 2:1-18)

In the fifth message of the series, Pure, Andy Evans exhorts us to walk in the pure light of Christ.

This is Truth – You and Them = You and Me (Matthew 25:31-46)

A continuation of the series looking at several of the ‘This is Truth’ (ἀμήν) statements that Jesus makes throughout the Gospels. In part twelve, Ronnie Evans examines Jesus’ staggering and challenging claim that how we treat others directly depicts our relationship with Him.

Pure (Part 4): Pure Thinking (Psalm 94)

In the fourth message of the series, Pure, Andy Evans challenges us to recognise that for the believer, thinking matters.

This is Truth – She gave more (Mark 12:41-44)

A continuation of the series looking at several of the ‘This is Truth’ (ἀμήν) statements that Jesus makes throughout the Gospels. In part eleven, Phill Marsh examines Jesus’ statement regarding the poor widow who gave out of her poverty, all she had to live on.

Andy Hawthorne

Andy Hawthorne of The Message Trust talks about the feeding of the five thousand from the passage in Mark 6: 30-44. To learn more about The Message Trust, click here.