Author: Ronnie Evans

Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland

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Response to the crisis in the Church of Scotland

It is not the usual practice of Firwood Church to comment upon other churches, but occasionally we are confronted with actions and decisions that are so high profile and significant that we would be derelict in remaining silent. It is the view of the Pastors of Firwood Church that the present crisis within the Church…
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Eden: the harvest is plentiful

We are delighted to see the beginnings of Eden Westwood . As you may know, the Eden Project (part of the work of The Message Trust) involves young (and often not quite so young) people joining churches around the UK situated in the most challenging urban areas with the aim of working alongside local youth…
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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 Protector

These are the notes of a sermon preached by Ronnie Evans at Firwood Church on the morning of 8 March 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. SONGS…
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Sermon Notes: Songs of Ascent – The Lord my Rescuer

These are the notes of a sermon preached by Ronnie Evans at Firwood Church on the morning of the 1 March 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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Recession and Repentance

At the moment the world is in the grip of a terrible recession. We talk constantly about the credit crunch and the recession, which is the worst this country or the world has known for hundreds of years. There is talk of poverty and mass unemployment returning to our country on a scale unprecedented since…
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Eden Westwood Update

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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Christmas Meal

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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Welcome!

I’d like to welcome you to the Pastors’ blog. During the time in which I have served as Pastor at Firwood Church, I have had the very great privilege of seeing people both come to know the Lord and grow in their knowledge and love of Him. It has been a great blessing to see…
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