Author Archives: Andrew Gardner

Building on an odyessy

5th February 2007 – a brilliant night for our church. We took a massive decision for the future when we decided to build a new annex and to re-develop the front of our building. Buildings are definitely not the be … Continue reading

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Thinking Big and Digging Deep

 FFMC is about to embark on a major building project. To finance this we pray, we trust God, but we also give. In my experience of several building projects and fund raising campaigns, I find it hard to get people … Continue reading

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Doing Christmas Different?

We’ve always either put Christmas dinner on at church or had a handful of people round to our house for Christmas dinner. It’s definitely good fun, but hard work. All the presents, pressure, parties are great ,but has any one … Continue reading

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Spare the Rod?

So Chris preached on family on Sunday 22nd October. Quoting a modern translation of Proverbs he said, “Don’t fail to correct your children. They won’t die if you smack them.” Proverb 23:13 New Living Translation Well, I confess to having smacked my … Continue reading

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Becoming holy is drastic!

I think the real issue for many Christians is, “To what lengths will you go to be holy?” We act like holiness is something God the Holy Spirit will magically waft into our lives. Clearly God may encounter us … Continue reading

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