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236. How Did The World Come To Be In Such A Mess? There is an answer in Romans chapter 1! And a message of hope!

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

There are many who are saying in 2017 that we are living in an upside down world where “good” is called “evil” and “evil” is called “good”. Others say that the world is in chaos, out of control. Still others … Continue reading →

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231. REPENTANCE. How do we pray expressing our repentance to God?

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

Having completed some articles on repentance I thought that it might be helpful to include some prayers that might help those who wanted to confess their sins to God in repentance. Such prayers don’t have to be expressions of brilliant … Continue reading →

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228. REPENTANCE. The apostle John urges repentance for everyone in his epistles

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

The word “repentance” does not seem to appear in John’s epistles. However there are connections. In the epistles he uses the word “confess” to make the same sort of plea to his readers to turn from their sin to God. … Continue reading →

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227. REPENTANCE. Lessons from the writer to the Hebrews. A Personal testimony of a transformed life

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

He staggered out of the room in which we had just previously had lunch together. He was ashen faced and trembling violently! During lunch he had asked me a question from Hebrews 6. I had given him some sort of … Continue reading →

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226. REPENTANCE. Saul the Persecutor became Paul the Preacher of Repentance

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

Paul preached about repentance If repentance involves turning to God then Saul of Tarsus must have truly repented. He changed from being Saul, a persecutor of the church to being Paul, a preacher of the church. Late in his ministry … Continue reading →

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222. REPENTANCE. The need to repent of sin. But what is sin? Gaining a little understanding from some New Testament words for sin.

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

There is something missing in some of the preaching in today’s world! It is the call for people to repent of their sin and turn to God for forgiveness and for His help to turn away from sin. As we … Continue reading →

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220. Changing The World Through Believing Prayer! Helping people move from where they are, to where God wants them to be! (The audio of a sermon preached on 18th June 2017 refers to the diagram.)

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

How can you pray for people in a way that helps them move from where they are at the moment, to where they are open to receive all God has for them in His Son?  How can we help people … 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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202.  “Coming Ready Or Not!” Are We Ready For The Second Coming Of Jesus? (Based on sermon on Sunday before Christmas. 4th Sunday in Advent)

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Jim Holbeck

The 81 year old preacher covered his face with his right hand with his fingers widely spread and with eyes wide open he peered through the gaps in his fingers. As he did so he began his sermon with the … Continue reading →

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