My Church Proposal

By Dale Linton

It’s possible God may be leading me to approach church leadership as to be a vessel used to promote unity in the body of Christ. This is a tall order and the Holy Spirit is the only, and I mean the only, one who can do this. So I must be able to present something to pastors and their administration that does not appear as if I’m trying to tell them something they do not know! How would the Lord have me to do this? First, my heart must be genuine in desiring to unite with them. Secondly, what I’m presenting must have worked in me to make me desire to unify with them. This opens doors to God igniting His spiritual creativity in the participants, such that there becomes a like minded atmosphere. Barriers to who is presenting and who is receiving begin to break down as roles are reversed and shared, leaving self focus on the side line. This atmosphere may be described scripturaly as, “coming together in His name”, and He is there! (more…)

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

By Duane Huffstutler

Matt 5:3 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (KJV)

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit Blessed are those that have nothing Blessed are those that lay it all down for the cause of Jesus Christ Blessed are those that do everything for the Cause of Christ and take no credit for anything that they do Blessed are the Poor in Spirit. (more…)

Preparing The Bride

By Steve Countryman

Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. We who are called His children, His church and who Christ is the Head are also known collectively as the bride of Christ. Jesus Christ is the Bridegroom who is coming back to get His bride that has been promised Him by God the Father. That will only happen when the bride is prepared and ready. (more…)

THE OBSCURE TEACHINGS OF PAUL

By Robert E Macklin

So the early Christian church was divided into two “camps”, unlike today.The followers of Jesus, led by his brother James, in one that took the very Jewish message to the Jews and the diaspora of Israel, proselyting Gentiles on the way; whereas Paul carried a very simple message of the Christ to the Gentiles and accepting Jews..no special observance of the Law, no circumcision, no special keeping of the sabbath, no concern for “unclean” food..making it easier for Gentiles to accept his teaching. (more…)

The Jailhouse Gospel

The Jailhouse Gospel
By Jerry Ousley

Over the years I’ve visited a few jails where people who have gotten into trouble have been arrested, felt the guilt of their crime and asked for a minister. Generally these folks know that they have done wrong and want to make things right. There are those who have been called by God to minister to prisoners and it is a ripe and open field of opportunity for the Gospel. (more…)

Thanksgiving for the year that was

Thanksgiving for the year that was
By beatrice ofwona

Thanking God all the time is a prerequisite of the Christian prayer life. Philippians 4:6-7 educates us on this, ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’. When we do this then a further promise is made in the verse that follows, ‘And the peace of God that transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus’. We should therefore thank God at all times, in good and in bad situations; in good because He is once again blessing us and in bad because He is growing us in faith. (more…)

MERRY CHRISMAS

We here at THE HOLY STORY.COM wish you a Merry Christmas at this wonderful time of the year.

The birth of Jesus Christ.  Celebrate his birth with a visit to midnight services across the world, give thanks for his birth and life.

Open up your hearts to the Lord and thank him for giving us his wonderful son.

God Bless.

A New Creation IN Christ

By Jimmy Ned Collins

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”! (2Cor 5:17). But the New Creation is ONLY In Christ, nowhere else, and we MUST BEHOLD IT! From being found In Him, as Paul said in Philippians, we have Good News. In Him there IS Good News. The verse I am thinking of is Isaiah 52:7, “How beautiful upon the mountain… .” (more…)

Accessing God

By beatrice ofwona

God is willing and available to explain our circumstances to us if we are willing to listen to Him. One such example in Scripture can be seen in Job 42 when the Lord finally appears and ministers to Job. We can see a conversation going on here. It is awesome to imagine that this great God, this omniscient presence, this Mighty one, is willing to listen to us. He is not averse to intellectually engaging us; in Isaiah 1:18 He invites us further, “Come now, let us reason together”, says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool”. Through Christ, our God is willing to listen to what is in our hearts and also forgive us our sins. (more…)

Get Your Head On Straight!

By Steve Countryman

1 Corinthians 2:16 But we have the mind of Christ. Ephesians 5:1-2 1 Be mitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Putting on the mind of Christ and being imitators of Christ is a daily decision for us Christians. This is not an easy task for you have to discard your past identity so that you can now identify with Christ. (more…)

Words

By Steve Countryman

Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Ephesians 4:29-32 29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (more…)

Christianity A Confusing Amalgam Of Beliefs?

By Sandor Balog

Christianity today seems to have lost its real meaning. Countless churches and denominations claim to be the only true followers of Jesus. Are any of them worth joining?

In my view, if a church or denomination wants to be a true follower of Christ, first of all it must get rid of all traditions that have their roots in Pagan customs and habits like Easter and Christmas. It should clearly distance itself from such non-Scriptural legends, theories and beliefs, as the Holy Grail, the Trinity and Saints and condemn all sins committed by or in the name of the Church throughout history, such as the Crusades, the Mediaeval Inquisition, the Church’s involvement in warfare etc. As a next step, it must free itself from the bondage of Jewish customs and traditions. (more…)

Christians or Disciples?

By Sandor Balog

No wonder that some present-day Christians sincerely striving to be followers of Jesus have become fed up with being made to feel guilty by non-Christians and anti-Christians alike for all the sins that have been committed in the name of Christianity over nearly two millennia. The best way for them to avoid being permanently accused of what they have never committed is to clearly distance themselves from what has stuck to Christianity over the past nearly two thousand years. They could simply abandon using the notions Christian and Christianity and identify themselves otherwise. I recommend using the term “Disciple”. If, for clarity, they, in certain instances, wish to differentiate themselves from Jesus’ first century disciples, they could call themselves “modern-day disciples”. (more…)

Knowing The Unknowable God

By Rabon Byrd

If you were to ask any believer if they desired to know the Lord in a greater and deeper way, I would guarantee that all would answer in the affirmative. Therefore, I do not believe that lack of desire to know Christ is the leading reason for the evident lack of spiritual knowledge in the Church. Many will say that it is due to indifferent Christians who are not trying hard enough and not putting enough effort toward knowing the Lord. In my opinion, lack of desire to know Christ does not account for the lack of knowledge in the Body of Christ, but the means by which they endeavor to achieve such knowledge. (more…)

The Law of Moses was given through the administration of angels

By Robert Randle

It is commonly believed that the Law [Torah], which is the foundation stone of Judaism and indirectly, Christianity, was given to Moses on fiery, Mount Sinai came from God; but in actuality it came through the administration of the angels of God. Of course, it is believed that these commandments, statutes and ordinances were directed by God Himself and therefore were obligatory for the children of Israel to observe and practice in the worship of their LORD. (more…)