Category Archives: Sanctification

584. PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

The following prayers are taken from the prayers I composed as I wrote a series of blogs based on Ephesians chapter1. The numbers are the numbers of the  articles on my blog site www.jimholbeck.blog  Each article has an explanation of the text. The … Continue reading →

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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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582.  SUMMARY OF ARTICLES ON “PRAYING THROUGH EPHESIANS”

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

In a very challenging time healthwise in our marriage I was led to attempt to get my thinking and behaviour into the centre of God’s will for my wife and myself. I felt that I should look into St Paul’s teaching … Continue reading →

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581.  Memories That Bring Strength And Peace. 

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

It is exactly 6 years ago since I answered the phone to hear these words, “Mr Holbeck, your wife Carole passed away just a few minutes ago.” They were from the person in  charge of the Palliative Care ward at Wauchope, … Continue reading →

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579. A HALF CENTURY SINCE THE DEATH OF A LEGEND. Carlyle Carroll Tapsell a hockey legend.

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

Just 50 years ago on the 6th September 1975 Carlyle Carroll Tapsell went home to the Lord.  Carl Tapsell was a penalty-corner pioneer in field hockey, the first penalty-corner goal-scoring specialist in the game. ChatGPT said of him, Carlyle Tapsell’s contribution to … Continue reading →

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576. GALATIANS Chapter 1  Verse 4. Huge Salvation Truths In A Few Words. 

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

It’s amazing how very often complex truths can be expressed simply in a few words. One great example of this is in St Paul’s letter to the Galatians. In one verse in particular, he concisely summarises the reason Jesus humbled … 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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574. THE GOOD AND THE BAD NEWS IN JESUS’ WORDS IN JOHN chapter 3 verse 16. 

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

Perhaps this verse is the most well-known verse of the Bible throughout the world. It has been called “The gospel is a nutshell.” The verse has the words of Jesus, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his … Continue reading →

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573. The Challenge of the Easter Message. Some thoughts!

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

There were different ways of looking at the Easter message. In the summary below, I have compiled a list of many of the messages and articles I have used over the years. You can click on each topic message below … Continue reading →

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572. Why is Good Friday, called “Good?”

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Jim Holbeck

Many people throughout the world know the term “Good Friday” but may be confused when they learn that Jesus Christ was crucified on that day over 2000 years ago. What can be “good” about sinful humans willingly putting to death … Continue reading →

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