Category Archives: Real Life Stories

558. A sermon on Mark10:46-52. The Healing Of Bartimaeus. [Gospel reading for Sunday 27 October 2024.]

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

{A sermon I preached at a Healing Service when I was the Leader of the Healing Ministry at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney from 1988 to 2006.}  Jesus is about to go on from  Jericho to Jerusalem and to suffer rejection, crucifixion … 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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549. ANZAC DAY. 25th April. Some Thoughts On The Significance Of That Day.

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Every year in Australia, the 25th April is observed as a day to reflect on the sacrifices made by those original ANZACS [Australian and New Zealand Army Corps] who gave their lives for King and country at Gallipoli. Eventually it became … 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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544. John15:9-17. Loving One Another. A Reading for Sunday 05 May 2024

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

It was during the Vietnam War that a song hit the pop charts which began with  these words,  “What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs … Continue reading →

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541. Some Articles On The Meaning Of Good Friday

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

As we approach Good Friday this week, our minds might have a question lurking deep within them. Why on earth could such a day be called “Good”when the most vile incident in earth’s history took place. Miniscule humans took their … Continue reading →

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538. JESUS IS ALIVE! Mark 16:1-19. Gospel for Easter Sunday. 31 March 2024

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

We read these words in Mark16:14, “Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after … Continue reading →

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537. Sermon on Mark14:1-9. True Love Achieves Great Things. [A Gospel reading for Sunday 24 March 2024]

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

[From a sermon preached at the Healing Service in StAndrews Cathedral, Sydney in 1997.] As Jesus reclined at the table in a private home, a woman came to Him carrying a jar whose contents (perfumed ointment) were valued at almost … Continue reading →

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