Category Archives: Evangelism

202.  “Coming Ready Or Not!” Are We Ready For The Second Coming Of Jesus? (Based on sermon on Sunday before Christmas. 4th Sunday in Advent)

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

The 81 year old preacher covered his face with his right hand with his fingers widely spread and with eyes wide open he peered through the gaps in his fingers. As he did so he began his sermon with the … Continue reading →

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192. Praying Our Way Through Paul’s Letter To The Ephesians. Ephesians 1:1-2. A Gracious Greeting about God’s Grace and Peace

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

(In this series I hope to take a leisurely stroll through St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians to reflect on the truths that are to be found throughout the epistle and to turn those truths into suggested prayers.)  The Text.  … Continue reading →

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189. “What Sort Of People Should We Elect To Government?” (Adapted from a sermon preached on Sunday 26th June 2016

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

Advice is often given on how to vote.  It ranges from the simple “Vote sensibly and once” to very lengthy explanations on how to preference parties and individual candidates so that the party or person you want to see elected … Continue reading →

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187. CORE TEACHING OF THE HEALING MINISTRY. An Introduction

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

BACKGROUND TO THE CORE TEACHING NOTES  In all my teaching I have had this as my goal, 2 Tim 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, … Continue reading →

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184. The Coming Elections in 2016. For What Sort Of People Ought We To Vote? The Characteristics Seen In The Beatitudes In Matthew 5. (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

We could ask ourselves the question, “Who best represents the values (character and behaviour) that are important for our nations in these coming elections in Australia on 2nd  July and in the USA in November?” Depending on our backgrounds, we … Continue reading →

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183. How To Pray When You Don’t Know How To Pray. The 2016 USA and Australian Elections

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

The contenders have taken their places. It seems to be a contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on one side of the Pacific and between Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten on the other side. Not everyone is content with … Continue reading →

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177.  The Prayer That Can Change The World. The Lord’s Prayer. “ Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. ” Matthew 6:11. (Study 5 of 9)

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

“Jehovah-Jireh”. So begins one of the most popular Christian songs in recent years. The song continues with words like these, “Jehovah Jireh, My provider, His grace is sufficient For me, for me, for me.” Other parts of the song have … Continue reading →

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170. Rebuilding What Has Broken Down In Life. (Part 2 of 2). Nehemiah Chapter 8

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

In the previous article based on chapters 1 to 7 of Nehemiah we looked at the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. Now follows in chapters 8 to 13 the rebuilding of the people of Jerusalem in their … Continue reading →

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165. God As King Of The Universe And A Friend To His People

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jim Holbeck

I once saw a cartoon that pictured a mother chastising her young daughter for something she had done. The little girl obviously didn’t like her mother speaking to her in that way. So she said to the mother, “You’re not … Continue reading →

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150. Victorious Christian Living? (Part 2 of 3). Fulfilling Our Obligation To God)  

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jim Holbeck

God did something wonderful for us. We need to repay the debt we owe Him.  Paul wrote about this great event in 2Cor 5:15    he (Jesus) died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves … Continue reading →

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