Category Archives: Christmas

583.  GOD PREPARES HIS PEOPLE FOR GLORY AND UNBELIEVERS FOR DESTRUCTION.

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

“That can’t be right !” we might cry out. Surely the God of love wouldn’t prepare some people for destruction? Yet that is what Romans 9:22-23 seems to indicate. Rom 9:22  “What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to … Continue reading →

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580. 90 Years Of Living In This World. What a privilege!

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

I reached the age of 90 years on Tuesday 14th OCTOBER. What a privilege to have lived for all those years in the Lord’s beautiful world. I did some research and discovered that of all Australian men born in1935, only 22% … Continue reading →

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575. Holbeck WordPress Article Posts On The Epistle To The Galatians

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

Galatians was among the first epistles written by Saint Paul to churches in the Roman Empire. It contains information to help the Christians in the church in Galatia to distinguish between true and false teaching. It also contains some encouraging … Continue reading →

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562. The Story Of The Christ Child. Philippians 2:3-11.

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

In one of the most well-known passages in the writings of  St Paul we have a precis of the story of the Christ child whose birth we celebrate on Christmas Day. This is in Philippians 2 verses 3 to 11. As … Continue reading →

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510. A New Creature on New Year’s Eve 1958

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

I became what the Bible describes as a New Creature just before midnight on New Year’s Eve 1958. In other words, I made my decision to follow Christ after several weeks of battling with the challenge that presented. I knew … Continue reading →

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509.The Greatest Christmas Gift Given To You And Me

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

What will I preach tonight? That was the question I faced many years ago when I was the Dean of St Peters Cathedral in Armidale, New South Wales. I had been the Dean of Armidale for several years up to … Continue reading →

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339. “A New Beginning! When The Eternal ‘I Am’ [Jesus, The Son Of God] Became Something He Never Was Before- A Human! Because Of Us, And For Us!” John 1:1-18

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

The Challenge of Jesus Christ to every person ever born into this world The Prologue in John’s Gospel [1:1-14 especially] describes firstly just who Jesus is, and later what He became. In this first section of the Prologue, we find … Continue reading →

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338. New Year’s Eve Greeting, 2019 from Jim Holbeck

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

In a couple of hours, at midnight, on New Years Eve, it will be 61 years since it took place. “It” being the most momentous decision and action of my life. I wrote about that incident in my life in … Continue reading →

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337. Honouring Jesus at Christmas! And All Year Round! Affirming More Of The Truth About Jesus During Holy Communion Services. Hebrews 12:2.  

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

I was thinking today! About the Christ of Christmas! About whom St Paul wrote, in simple but all-encompassing words in Rom 11:36 “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”  … Continue reading →

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336. Christmas! The Good News That Can Overcome The Bad News! Victory!

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

Christmas! A time of great joy and peace! As it should be! “Joy to the world, the Lord has come, let earth receive her king!” But not everyone experiences joy at Christmas! I have found in ministry over several decades … Continue reading →

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