Category Archives: Forgiveness

056. Jesus Sets The Captives Free. Mark 1:21-28.

Jesus began His ministry with the news that the kingdom of God had come in Himself. That meant that He would be operating with Kingdom authority in the various aspects of His ministry. God’s power would be at work through … Continue reading

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049. FORGIVENESS. Guilt Cleansed And Forgiven. Jeremiah 33:8

“I feel so guilty!” That has been the cry of many people in counselling situations. They feel guilty because they ARE guilty before God. But how do they get rid of the guilt they feel? There is an answer in … Continue reading

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048. FORGIVENESS. Iniquity Forgiven, Sin Not Remembered. Jeremiah 31:34.

How releasing it would be to know that one’s iniquities had been forgiven and that God had promised not to remember one’s sins any more. That is precisely what God promised through Jeremiah in Jer 31:34, For I will forgive … Continue reading

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043. Outline of Ephesians 4:17-32

Overall theme in Chapter 4. You ARE one in Christ. BECOME what you are! Outline of Ephesians 4:17-32 1).           THE BANKRUPTCY OF RELIGION APART FROM CHRIST.  4:17-19 Paul contrasts the old life of those without Christ with the new life they … Continue reading

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030. FORGIVENESS. Abundant Pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7

William stood before me shaking like a leaf. His face was white. His words came out in a torrent, “It’s all true isn’t it? What have I got to do to get right with God?” William was a well-known atheist … Continue reading

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029. FORGIVENESS. Jesus The Anointed, the Messiah Died For Sinners. Isaiah 53:5-6.

 In a previous article we looked briefly at these verses in Isaiah 53:5-6. Now we will look a little more deeply at their richness. They portrayed what the promised Messiah would do when He came. Isa 53:5 “But he was pierced … Continue reading

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028. Jesus The Messiah Died To Bring Healing. Isaiah 53:4

“Do you believe that healing is part of the atonement?” The “senior” person sitting opposite me waited for my answer.  I replied that in Matthew 8:17 Jesus had been healing people and casting out demons and he saw that as … Continue reading

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INDEX of blogs by Jim Holbeck based on date posted

Clicking on numbers below will take you to those blogs. No.001. FORGIVENESS. To Forgive. Is it possible? 2011/02/04 No.002. FORGIVENESS. Do I Need To Be Forgiven? Do I Need To Forgive? Some answers. 2011/02/06 No.003. FORGIVENESS. The Freedom That Comes … Continue reading

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027. FORGIVENESS. HEALING. Isaiah 53:4-6. The Messiah To Bring Peace

I walked into the Auditorium to begin a weekend for those with cancer and their carers. But I was shocked to see one young woman so desperately ill with cancer. I discovered later that she had been given only weeks … Continue reading

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021. Easter Day. “Christ Is Risen!”

Someone once wrote these words, “The resurrection of Jesus is the ‘Amen!’ of the Father to the ‘It is Finished!’ of the Son.”  What a brilliant summary of the meaning of the Easter story! On that first Good Friday Jesus … Continue reading

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