Category Archives: TOPICS

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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542. Sermon Outline on John 10:11-18 “Jesus The True Good Shepherd”  A reading for Sunday 21 April 2024

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

One of the most famous hymns sung in churches begins with the words, “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll not want.” It is based on the Shepherd Psalm 23 but also on the words of Jesus in John chapter 10 where … Continue reading →

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540. Luke 24:36-49. “Resurrection Joy!” Notes On The Gospel for Sunday 14 April 2024

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

What does it take for humans to believe in some fact or other? Very often it is compelling evidence that is needed. But how compelling does it have to be? In this passage, we read of a group of men … Continue reading →

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539.  Jesus Rose From The Dead And Is Alive. John 20:19-31. [Notes on the Gospel Reading for Sunday 07 April 2024]

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Millions of people throughout the world say these words about Jesus in church every Sunday as part of the Nicene Creed, “For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he … 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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536. Links To Teaching On Aspects Of  Healing By Jim Holbeck On Blogs And You Tube Videos and Kindle books. 

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

A number of people in recent days have expressed a desire to know more about God’s healing power. So I have decided to put the links on one page in the following. It means that any individual or any group … Continue reading →

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534. SUMMARY OF ALL BLOGS ON THE BOOK OF HEBREWS. By Jim Holbeck

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

I have finished writing blogs on all the chapters in the New Testament book “Hebrews” from chapter 1 to chapter 13. For convenience I will put links to each chapter on this single page [though they are listed together under … Continue reading →

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533. Hebrews 13.  “Living A Positive Christian Life.”

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

The writer has emphasised throughout the book of Hebrews that Jesus Christ is supreme. As the Son of God and as the Great High Priest He offered the one perfect sacrifice for sin and thus secured an eternal redemption for … Continue reading →

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532. Hebrews 12.  “Jesus, The Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith.”

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

Chapter 11 contained a list of the heroes of faith during the span of Israelite history. The writer begins chapter 12 with the words, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside … Continue reading →

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