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362. The Future Is In God’s Hands, Not Man’s. [The Message Of The Letter To The Ephesians.]

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

Something is happening in the world today even though many people do not realise it. In the words of a well-known hymn, “God is working His purpose out as year succeeds to year.” It may seem to many people in … Continue reading →

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360. The Unholy Triumvirate. Adding Entitlement To The Dangerous Cocktail Of Victim Mentality And Bitterness. Why The World Is In Such A Mess!

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

In my previous article number  359  I wrote about the dangerous cocktail that results when bitterness is added to victim mentality. I also mentioned that if another particular element was added, it would form a dangerous triumvirate that could influence … Continue reading →

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354. “Praying In” The Truths of Romans 12:1-2. Total Commitment To God! Which Every Human Needs To Make!

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

Many moons ago I posted this prayer as article No 051 on this blogsite. However, I thought that for the convenience of readers throughout the world, I should add it here next to the 2 articles I have written on … Continue reading →

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348. Some Biblical Material To Read And Listen To During The Coronavirus Lockdown

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jim Holbeck

It is very seldom in life that we find we are actually forced to take time off work or from our normal activities. The coronavirus has made it compulsory. So we may as well make the most of it. Because … Continue reading →

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337. Honouring Jesus at Christmas! And All Year Round! Affirming More Of The Truth About Jesus During Holy Communion Services. Hebrews 12:2.  

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

I was thinking today! About the Christ of Christmas! About whom St Paul wrote, in simple but all-encompassing words in Rom 11:36 “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”  … Continue reading →

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327. Does Nature control the world? And Who controls the climate?

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

Nature! A beautiful thing. But a thing, not a person, nevertheless. There have been many attempts over the years to personify nature and to see it as a person with emotions etc. One of the latest attempts has been by … Continue reading →

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325. What God Really Wants To Do Through His Church. His Ultimate Purpose In Building Up The Body Of Christ? [Part 2 of 2.] Ephesians 4:13-16. [Part of the series “Praying Our way Through Ephesians.”]

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Jim Holbeck

In a previous article we looked at how God gave gifts to His body of believers [the church] to help build up the body of Christ. Among those gifts, were people with gifts for various ministries. That was seen in … Continue reading →

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268. Sermon on John 12:20-33. The Importance Of Significant Moments In Life. (Gospel for Sun 18th March 2018)

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

There have been times in the lives of all of us that something quite significant has happened. Someone said something or did something that had a great impact on our lives.  For good or for evil! Or it may have … Continue reading →

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264. Lent. What is it? Any relevance for me in 2018?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

(This is adapted from an article I wrote this year for a Christian Magazine in Florida USA. It has recently been published.) If we were to ask people on the street what is “Lent?” they may come up with an … Continue reading →

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259. JESUS’ TRANSFIGURATION AND HOW WE CAN BE TRANSFORMED. (Suggestions for sermons on Mark 9:2-9 the Gospel for Sun 11th Feb 2018.)

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

One of the great blessings of being involved in Christian ministry is seeing individuals transformed by the grace of God. Often one could not have imagined that people could change so markedly and often so quickly. It seems that some … Continue reading →

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