Tag Archives: healing

111. “Healthy Christian Living.” James 1:19-27

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

It isn’t easy living in today’s world with all its pressures and tensions. However the people to whom James wrote lived in a much more difficult world than the one we live in. In this letter James writes to tell his readers … Continue reading →

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106. Another New Year Resolution? Or A New Beginning? 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

What makes us tick? What do our lives revolve around? Perhaps some of us have never found the answers to those questions. That’s why we keep going around in circles getting nowhere except getting more unhappy and more unsettled and … Continue reading →

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105. The Challenge of the Christ of Christmas. Galatians 4:4-5

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

Over the last week millions of people all over the world went to Christian services to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. What was so significant about His coming into the world at this time almost 2000 years ago? … Continue reading →

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098. What Do You Want Jesus To Do For You? Mark 10:35-45

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

(Adapted from a sermon preached at Winter Park, Florida on Sunday 21 October 2012) We are looking at the words from our Gospel passage. James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, … Continue reading →

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097. Healing a Church, a City and a Nation. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

(Adapted from a sermon preached in Florida on the night of the 2012 Presidential elections.) (2Ch 7:14) If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, … Continue reading →

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096. The Father God Who Delights To Answer His Children’s Prayers

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

It’s always encouraging to hear how God has answered prayer. Several years ago my wife and I returned to Florida to do a Healing Mission at an Episcopal Church where we had ministered several times before. We attended church just … Continue reading →

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095. Real Life Stories. “Just whisper Jesus’ name. He is only a prayer away.”

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

All of us have had significant moments in life. It may have been a chance meeting with a stranger. That meeting helped change the course of our life. Or someone said just one sentence or even a short phrase. As … Continue reading →

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085. Sodom. Any Relevance For Sexuality Today?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

Paul was very upset. He had begun to share some aspects of his life with me as his minister. He was a handsome young man but shy and a bit of a loner. What he shared with me gave me … Continue reading →

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081. Healing Through Forgiving Others. Ephesians 4:17-5:2

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

There was a simple song sung many years ago which echoed how many of us felt coming from a background in which we had no time for God at all. It was like walking from the darkness into the light. It … Continue reading →

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080. Modern-Day Idolatry. Wrongly Adapting To Modern Culture. Leviticus 18

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jim Holbeck

When some folk hear the word “idolatry” they begin to think of other people bowing down to statues of various gods or other man-made images. Perhaps even bowing down before objects in nature that are thought to have supernatural power. … Continue reading →

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