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213. PRACTICAL FORGIVENESS. Alternatives To Giving Unhelpful Advice such as Saying No.1 “You must forgive God!” (5th in series of 10.)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

‘”You must forgive God!” Good advice or bad advice? It is not always easy to work out what is helpful and what is not helpful regarding the advice people give to one another. One lesson I learnt when conducting many … Continue reading →

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212. Examples Of Forgiveness In Action In The New Testament. Jesus. Stephen. Paul. (4th in a series of 10)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

During a period of heavy rainfall in Sydney I asked a friend, “Are you enjoying the rain?” I was somewhat taken aback by her reply but eventually saw how she had made a very interesting answer to my simple question. … Continue reading →

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211. “Forgiveness in the Teaching Of Jesus.” (The Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant. Matthew 18:21-35.) (3rd in series of 10).

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

  A True Story. (Names have been changed to ensure confidentiality and privacy) Janice had a problem. In fact she had two problems. The first was a physical problem that meant she could not control her hands that were continuously … Continue reading →

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210. FORGIVENESS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. The Meaning of Forgiveness. (2nd in series of 10).

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

A TRUE STORY. (The names have been altered for the sake of privacy and confidentiality). “I choose to forgive him.” They may seem to be very simple words to say. But for Bernice it took more than twenty years to … Continue reading →

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208. Good Friday. Good for whom? God’s wrath “satisfied”?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

Should we sing these words on Good Friday and at Easter? They are these words “‘Til on that cross as Jesus died,  The wrath of God was satisfied.” They are from the beautiful hymn “In Christ Alone.” Many people would … Continue reading →

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207. A Sermon Outline For Easter. Luke 24:13-35. “THE JESUS WHO BRINGS HOPE.” What Easter means.

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

As Easter approaches I am reminded of my experience of almost 50 years of preparing sermons for Easter. So I have posted this sermon to help those who may be pushed for time to prepare a sermon. The outline or … Continue reading →

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206. “Transfiguration” today. Who? Me? The challenging, comforting truths of 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

After hearing a wonderful sermon by Stuart our new Rector on “Transfiguration” I was prompted to have a look back to an article I wrote some years ago on the same subject but from a different passage of scripture.  It … Continue reading →

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205. “You need to realise that it’s only hurting people who hurt others.” (Holbeck Helpful Hint No.1.)

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

People who are whole and healed don’t go around hurting other people. They are at peace within themselves and can thus act in peace towards other people. However people who are not at peace within themselves and have not learned … Continue reading →

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204. “Post-truth” trumped by “The Truth” in 2016 and every year!

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

‘Post-truth’ has been named the 2016 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries. Defined as “Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Sorry, but … Continue reading →

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203. How to have a blessed life in 2017!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

In my previous article I mentioned the impact that Jesus’ words in Revelation 3:20 had on me prior to my conversion to Christ. I was faced with the fact that the Risen Christ was standing at the door of my … Continue reading →

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