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About Jim Holbeck

Once an Industrial Chemist working for the Queensland Government but later an Anglican minister in Brisbane, Armidale and Sydney. Last position for eighteen years before retirement in 2006 was as the Leader of the Healing Ministry at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney.

435. BECOMING THE PERSON GOD WANTS YOU TO BE. Living in the Kingdom of God. [Core Teaching Stage 2 Topic 1].

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In Core Teaching Stage 1, we learnt how we can prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming by becoming the people He wants us to be, “Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be … Continue reading →

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434. “HOW TO ‘HANG IN’ FOR HEALING AND BLESSING.” [Core Teaching Stage 1 Topic 5.]

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Having prayed for healing for people over the last 50 plus years I came to realise that many who were prayed for received a fair degree of healing from the Lord in answer to prayer. It was sad though that … Continue reading →

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433.  HOW TO BECOME MORE OPEN TO RECEIVE GOD’S HEALING. Core 1 Topic 4a. [This follows on from the previous article No.432]. 

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In over 50 plus years of ministry, I have seen many people healed of all sorts of ailments and of physical, emotional, spiritual and relationship difficulties.  It seemed that some folk received healing far more easily than others. So below I … Continue reading →

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432. LEARNING TO RECOGNISE AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO HEALING. Core 1 Topic 4

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

432. LEARNING TO RECOGNISE AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO HEALING. Core 1 Topic 4 Human observation throughout history would show that 2 truths have to be held in tension. 1.   God has the power to heal any sickness or disease. He is … Continue reading →

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431. ASKING THE GOD WHO SEARCHES ALL THINGS TO SEARCH US. Psalm 139. Core 1 Topic 3.

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139:23-24. What is it that God knows … Continue reading →

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430. BECOMING OPEN TO GOD. (PSALM 139. A prayer based on the character of God.) Core Teaching Stage 1. Topic 3.

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

What is God like? The Bible says that humans are made in His image. The problem is that all too often, humans make God in their image and do Him great injustice by thinking of Him as having the same … Continue reading →

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429. THE FREEDOM THAT COMES FROM FORGIVENESS. Core Teaching Stage 1. Topic 2

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

It is well-known that stress arising out of relationships in the past or the present can lead to guilt and “dis-ease” which can lead to disease and to illness. It is necessary to deal with the source of problems and … Continue reading →

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428. The Freedom That Comes From Forgiving. [An extract]. 

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

[This is a story I will mention in my next blog No 429 which is on this subject of forgiveness.  It is an extract of a much longer presentation on this very important subject which is Topic 2 in the Stage … Continue reading →

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427. Becoming The People God Wants Us To Be. Core Teaching Stage 1 Topic 1.

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

The desire of every human should be to become the person God meant them to be. What does it mean to be truly human? Should we look at the best example of a human that we have ever seen and … Continue reading →

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426. Some Holbeck Blog News September 2022

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Over recent months I have been writing blog articles based on the New Testament readings for year C in the Lectionary Readings which are used in churches throughout the world. I have now finished those readings for Year C which … Continue reading →

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