Tag Archives: grace

039. Outline of Ephesians 3:14-21. Paul’s Prayer For The Ephesians

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

We summarise the remainder of Ephesians chapter 3 in the following way. There  are Notes on individual verses below the Outline and a set of Questions for when the material is used in groups. A).       HOW PAUL PRAYED. Verses 14-15. … Continue reading →

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038. Outline of Ephesians 3:7-13. The Purpose Of Paul’s Ministry To The World-Wide Gentiles.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

“We ALL (Jewish And Gentile Believers) Belong To God” 1).        GOD GAVE PAUL A MINISTRY TO PREACH GOD’S GRACE TO THE GENTILES.  Eph 3:7  Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which … Continue reading →

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030. FORGIVENESS. Abundant Pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

William stood before me shaking like a leaf. His face was white. His words came out in a torrent, “It’s all true isn’t it? What have I got to do to get right with God?” William was a well-known atheist … Continue reading →

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028. Jesus The Messiah Died To Bring Healing. Isaiah 53:4

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

“Do you believe that healing is part of the atonement?” The “senior” person sitting opposite me waited for my answer.  I replied that in Matthew 8:17 Jesus had been healing people and casting out demons and he saw that as … Continue reading →

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INDEX of blogs by Jim Holbeck based on date posted

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

Clicking on numbers below will take you to those blogs. No.001. FORGIVENESS. To Forgive. Is it possible? 2011/02/04 No.002. FORGIVENESS. Do I Need To Be Forgiven? Do I Need To Forgive? Some answers. 2011/02/06 No.003. FORGIVENESS. The Freedom That Comes … Continue reading →

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025. SALVATION. God Says Not “By Good Works” But “For Good Works”

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

A transformation was taking place before my eyes. Graham was a young engineer who had wanted to see me to find out what Christianity was all about.   I shared some of the Bible passages with him that stressed how salvation … Continue reading →

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024. Pentecost. Part 2. God Motivates and Empowers His People. Philippians 2:12-13

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

We CAN do what is pleasing to God. In the previous blog we saw how God had promised in the Old Testament that in the new age of the Spirit (under the New Covenant He would initiate with His people) … Continue reading →

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022. Jesus Stands And Knocks. Are We Listening? Revelation 3:20

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

Significant words. You only see how significant words are, in retrospect.  When I first read the words of Revelation 3:20 I found them very challenging. But as the years went on I realised that they had been life-changing. I will … Continue reading →

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021. Easter Day. “Christ Is Risen!”

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

Someone once wrote these words, “The resurrection of Jesus is the ‘Amen!’ of the Father to the ‘It is Finished!’ of the Son.”  What a brilliant summary of the meaning of the Easter story! On that first Good Friday Jesus … Continue reading →

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020. FORGIVENESS. Why “Good Friday” Is “Good”. God blots out our sins. Isaiah 44:22

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jim Holbeck

“Will that heavy cloud ever lift?” That was the question in my mind as I drove our daughter to school on many mornings. We lived at an altitude of over 3000 feet and heavy fogs were frequent. Sometimes it was … Continue reading →

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