February 16, 2012
by Julian Freeman
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Last night in our small group we were talking about the ever-present problem in the Christian life of not being affected enough by the truth that we know. It’s the gap between knowing the gospel of grace and feeling the grace of … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
by Julian Freeman
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Today in the car I was listening to a message by CJ Mahaney on Luke 17. He made a comment just in passing about this phrase from James 5.13: ‘Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.’ CJ pointed out that … Continue reading
December 16, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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Kids love Christmas… and kids love Christmas presents. Just about the only thing that’s better than getting a great Christmas gift is getting a Christmas gift that’s better than any of the gifts your siblings or friends got. Nothing ruins a … Continue reading
September 2, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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In the Lord’s providence, we finished up our morning series in James and our evening series in Galatians on this past Sunday. It was quite interesting to me that both sermons finished with exhortations to Christians to be confronting sin … Continue reading
August 27, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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The other day Stacey returned home with a special purchase for Susannah. It was a bottle of bright-coloured, foaming hand soap. Susannah has reached an age where we want her to be able to do more things (like washing her … Continue reading
August 19, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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These are some notes taken from the sermon I preached this past Sunday at GFC. I was preaching from James 4:13-17 and the necessity of realizing our absolute dependence on God before we do any planning–even mundane, day-to-day planning. You … Continue reading
August 13, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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The further along in the book of James we go, the more points there are when I think, ‘…Huh?’ It’s a bizarre experience to look ahead in the book, know that there are only a few weeks left to finish … Continue reading