Category Archives: Second coming of Jesus

440. PRAYER AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH. [Core Teaching Stage 2 Topic 5.]

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In this article, we look at how prayer has to be based on the character of God, and on the promises He has revealed to us in His word. We look in particular at the term “prayer of faith” in … Continue reading →

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435. BECOMING THE PERSON GOD WANTS YOU TO BE. Living in the Kingdom of God. [Core Teaching Stage 2 Topic 1].

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In Core Teaching Stage 1, we learnt how we can prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming by becoming the people He wants us to be, “Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be … Continue reading →

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433.  HOW TO BECOME MORE OPEN TO RECEIVE GOD’S HEALING. Core 1 Topic 4a. [This follows on from the previous article No.432]. 

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In over 50 plus years of ministry, I have seen many people healed of all sorts of ailments and of physical, emotional, spiritual and relationship difficulties.  It seemed that some folk received healing far more easily than others. So below I … Continue reading →

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427. Becoming The People God Wants Us To Be. Core Teaching Stage 1 Topic 1.

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

The desire of every human should be to become the person God meant them to be. What does it mean to be truly human? Should we look at the best example of a human that we have ever seen and … Continue reading →

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425. Colossians 1:11-20. Christ The Perfect One Loves Imperfect People. Reading for Sunday 20November 2022

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Many of the Christians at Colossae had been influenced by false teaching. Paul’s letter to the church there contained some of the most powerful truths about the person of Jesus to be found in the Bible. The late scholar Professor … Continue reading →

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424 “The Necessity For Disciplined Living.” On 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 For Sunday 13 November 2022

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In any group of people, there are those who do so much more than the others. On the other hand, there are also those in the group who do much less and become a burden to the remainder.  When Paul came … Continue reading →

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423. On “Preparing For The Second Coming Of Jesus.” 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 for Sunday 06 November 2022

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Throughout history there have been many aberrations of truth and some of it has been found in churches. False teaching had influenced the church in Thessalonica and St Paul wrote to correct this false teaching. It seems that some people … Continue reading →

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422 on “Praising God For His Ministry In People.” 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12. A Reading for Sunday 30 October 2022.

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

In this passage, Paul goes on to share with his readers how he saw them as a church community which he was able to commend to other churches for their faith and love. His praise for them included praise for … Continue reading →

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421. On 2 Timothy 4:6-8 & 16-18. How St Paul faced Imminent death. A Reading for Sunday 23 October 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Paul, as he writes this epistle, is in prison and he knows that he could be executed at any moment. We can only imagine what thoughts were going through his head as he awaited his imminent death. However, we do … Continue reading →

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420. On 2 Timothy 3:14 To 4:5. Preaching The God-breathed Scriptures. For Sunday 16 October 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

Throughout history, culture has played an important part in the thinking and behavioural patterns throughout the world. Some cultures have not been helpful for the people in them to accept new ideas or to grow to maturity. For many their … Continue reading →

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