Category Archives: Forgiveness

559. God Motivates And Empowers His People To Live For  Him. [Philippians 2:12-13.]

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Php 2:12  Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13  for it is God who works in you, … Continue reading →

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557. FOR TO ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST. TO DIE IS GAIN. Philippians 1:19-26.

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

In this passage, we read that St Paul was facing the possibility of an imminent death. He knows that his life could soon end.  OR he could be released from prison to minister once again to his Gentile friends.  1:19 … Continue reading →

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556. Carole Holbeck [nee Tapsell] Through The Ages. A Wonderful Love Story! 

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

It was 60 years ago on the 22nd August way back in 1964 that something happened that changed my life for ever. I had returned to Ipswich from Melbourne during university vacation and I invited my very dear friend Carole to … Continue reading →

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555. Mark 5:21-43. JESUS HEALS A WOMAN AND JAIRUS’S DAUGHTER. [Notes on Gospel for Sunday 30 June 2024.]

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Jesus healed in many different ways. In this passage we see Him bringing healing to two different people. The first, a woman, reached out in faith to touch the hem of His garment believing if she did so, she would … Continue reading →

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554. “Stilling the Storms of Life.” Sermon Notes on Mark 4:35-41

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Life is a pilgrimage. It has some wonderful moments when we feel elated and on top of the world. But it also has other times when we are liable to become depressed and feel that the weight of the world … Continue reading →

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552  JESUS HAS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN. BELIEVERS HAVE TOO! EPHESIANS 1 AND 2

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

The above title may need some explanation! Surely the emphasis at Easter should be upon Jesus Christ who was crucified on that first Good Friday and rose from the dead on that first Easter morning! Of course it should be. … Continue reading →

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551. Sermon Notes on Mark 3:20 – 35. “The Unforgiveable Sin.” Gospel for Sunday 09June2024

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

In these days when we are seeing a reversal of values in people’s attitudes  throughout the world, we might wonder why that is so and how could we correct it. For example, in recent days we have seen people in western … Continue reading →

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550. On Mark 2:23-3:6. “Using the Law Instead Of Loving.” Gospel For Sunday 02 June 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

One of the sad things in life is when some people unjustly use the law against others. They are focused on apparent breaches of the law while being guilty of breaches of love. Millions of human lives have been damaged … Continue reading →

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548. Sermon Notes on John 3:1-17. “To Perish Or To Have Eternal Life?” [Gospel for Sun 26 May 2024]

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

[A version of this was published in 2018 but republished here for new readers.] The speaker at the small mission hall finished his sermon and asked those present (mainly homeless and alcoholics) to come to the front if they wanted … Continue reading →

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547. The Blessing Of True Sincerity In Our Lives

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

“They seemed to be sincere!” is to say something nice about a person, describing them as being perhaps trustworthy. There was an interesting term in the early days of computers which was WYSIWYG. It stood for the first letter in these words, … Continue reading →

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