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

“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

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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027. FORGIVENESS. HEALING. Isaiah 53:4-6. The Messiah To Bring Peace

I walked into the Auditorium to begin a weekend for those with cancer and their carers. But I was shocked to see one young woman so desperately ill with cancer. I discovered later that she had been given only weeks … Continue reading

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026. John Richards. A Teacher On Christian Renewal And Healing. Died 19th June 2011. An Australian Tribute

One Australian website describes John Richard’s  book “But Deliver us from Evil” as a “classic piece of work” in relation to the study of deliverance and freedom from the powers of darkness.  I am among those around the world who … Continue reading

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

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

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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021. Easter Day. “Christ Is Risen!”

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

“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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019. John 3:1-17. To Perish Or To Have Eternal Life?

The speaker at the small mission hall finished his sermon and asked those present (mainly alcoholics) to come to the front if they wanted to let Jesus come into their lives to change and heal them. One man, John, came … Continue reading

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018. FORGIVENESS. Isaiah 43:25. Sin is blotted out and not remembered

 “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.  How would you like to have everything that was wrong or inappropriate in what you ever said or did, erased … Continue reading

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