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529. THE NECESSITY OF CHRIST’S SACRIFICE ONCE FOR ALL. Hebrews 10

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

1]. The OT Sacrifices Could Never Take Away Sin. 10:1-4In the opening verses, the writer shows the inability of the sacrifices offered in the Old Testament era, to take away sin. That inability was shown in the fact that the … Continue reading →

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527. What Is The Origin And Significance Of Ash Wednesday?

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Jim Holbeck

It is certainly true that the words “Ash Wednesday” do not appear in the Bible. So why do Christians throughout the world celebrate it as a day of religious significance? The name “Ash Wednesday” is derived from the custom of … Continue reading →

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495. Sermon on Matthew 18:15-20.  “How to prevent hurt and how to heal hurting people.” Gospel reading for Sunday 10 September 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

[A reprint of a sermon preached at the 6pm Healing Service in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney  by Canon Jim Holbeck on Wednesday 27th Feb 2002] In this passage Jesus spoke about attitudes to be adopted by the people of God that … Continue reading →

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492. The Freedom of Forgiveness. Psalm 103.

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

I will soon lead a Bible Study on Psalm 103 but remembered I had written on that several years ago. In that article, I recalled the liberating experience of a full-time pastoral worker who had acted on the truths of … Continue reading →

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480. Jonah 4. Having The Right Motivations In Life

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

Chapter 3 of Jonah ends with these words, “When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.” … Continue reading →

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468. How To Forgive Those Who Hurt Us. Psalm 32.

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Jim Holbeck

The Epistle for the First Sunday in Lent 26 February 2023 Most humans find it difficult, if not impossible, to forgive those who hurt them in any way. They may have been sinned against personally or the sin may have … Continue reading →

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444. SUMMARY OF CORE TEACHING ON HEALING TOPICS STAGE 2

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

I have posted several topics on this site giving teaching on Stages 1and 2 that I developed and taught as Leader of the Healing Ministry at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney when I was the Leader from 1988 to 2006. I … Continue reading →

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429. THE FREEDOM THAT COMES FROM FORGIVENESS. Core Teaching Stage 1. Topic 2

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

It is well-known that stress arising out of relationships in the past or the present can lead to guilt and “dis-ease” which can lead to disease and to illness. It is necessary to deal with the source of problems and … Continue reading →

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428. The Freedom That Comes From Forgiving. [An extract]. 

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Jim Holbeck

[This is a story I will mention in my next blog No 429 which is on this subject of forgiveness.  It is an extract of a much longer presentation on this very important subject which is Topic 2 in the Stage … Continue reading →

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367. Reflecting On The Changes In The World In The Light Of The Truth Of Romans Chapter 1.

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

Over seven years ago [2013] I posted a blog which summarised a previous large number of articles based on Romans chapter 1. At that time, I had been concerned about what was happening in the world and I looked to … Continue reading →

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