Julian Freeman ← Freed to live through the death of another.

Faith, Justification, Gratitude, and Action

May

2013

In his excellent teaching on the meaning of faith, J.I. Packer tackles the age-old question of how justification by faith alone results in anything other than spiritual sloth and antinomianism. He writes the following: Faith abandons hope in man’s own accomplishments, leaves all works behind, and comes to Christ alone and empty-handed, to cast itself on ...

A Confession That Connects

May

2013

A Good Pattern to Follow When we planted Grace Fellowship Church Don Mills there was very little that we wanted to do differently from what we had seen. You might have been able to tell from the name that we chose (we were planted by another Grace Fellowship Church), but we firmly believed — and ...

The Top Mistakes I Make in Preaching 299923The+Top+Mistakes+I+Make+in+Preaching2013-05-08+13%3A57%3A19Julian+Freeman

May

2013

Maybe it’s because I’m naturally a pessimist, but the most natural way for me to figure out how I can grow as a preacher is to identify what mistakes I most commonly make and try to work on improving those, by God’s grace. For the purpose of self-evaluation and ‘fanning into flame’ the preaching gift ...

Matt Chandler on God’s Lavish Grace in Forgiveness

Apr

2013

I’m so thankful that Tim Challies pointed us to this video today. This truth is too precious to not soak in, marvel at, and be changed by. Listen and be blessed.

When I Have Nothing to Say

Mar

2013

Sometimes it’s better to say nothing, right? That’s what I’ve heard. My mom told me the same thing your mom told you: If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all. Paul gives us a little more developed version of that: ‘Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but ...

We Wait Patiently for Justice 29741We+Wait+Patiently+for+Justice2013-03-01+16%3A42%3A13Julian+Freeman

Mar

2013

Justice does not come quickly. The righteous answer is not always the obvious one. And, quite frankly, you’re not always the judge and you don’t always have the clarity you think you do. That’s why, biblically, every matter must be established by two or three witnesses and it must have a due process. Tim Challies ...

The Tenses of Faith

Feb

2013

The Tenses of Psalm 63 Present Tense O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Past Tense So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and your ...