June 15, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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** This is written as part of the series 30 for 30: Reflections on Life at My 30th Birthday ** ———— Around the time we were about to begin the church plant, two separate individuals pulled me aside to give me … Continue reading
June 8, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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Yesterday, Tim blogged his interpretation of 1 Timothy 2.15 — an admittedly difficult verse. Mary Kassian responded with her take on the verse, which was somewhat different than Tim’s (although, the practical import of the differing interpretations is probably negligible. … Continue reading
June 3, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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I am so thankful for churches like Covenant Life Church who are faithfully teaching the gospel, not only as the way to be saved, but also as the foundation for living in the world here and now. They do not … Continue reading
February 13, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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This morning we looked at the two Sabbath controversy stories in Mark’s Gospel (Mk 2:23-3:6). What we saw is that Jesus continues to ‘burst the wineskins’ of Jewish expectations for their Messiah (Mk 2:18-22). As with demons, disease, forgiveness of … Continue reading
February 6, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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Hopefully I’ll include a more detailed update on the church plant this week, but for now, while we continue to work on the church website, I’m still uploading the sermons here. Here is the file for week 4, Mark 2:1-22. … Continue reading
January 23, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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Today I had the privilege of preaching the beginning of the Gospel according to Mark in our second week as a church. Rarely, if ever, in my study for preaching have I been so floored by the wisdom and the … Continue reading
January 17, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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About 2,000 years ago the very first church was started. It was relatively small and insignificant. But when the Holy Spirit came with power, the hearts of people were turned to their God, souls were saved, and many were added … Continue reading