Monthly Archives: March 2023

What pastors can learn from dance instructors.

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Steve Simms

Dance instructors and disciple-makers find lecture to be ineffective. Instead, they demonstrate, involve people, and coach them. I believe that church would be much more effective at making Spirit-led disciples if pastors would teach like dance instructors instead of like … Continue reading →

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It’s easy to jump into deceptive desires.

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Steve Simms

Think before you jump! Satanic suggestions often call and coerce us to jump into our desires, feelings, and thoughts — to throw off the God-given safety net of our conscience and satisfy self instead. As people caught in the fall … Continue reading →

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There’s no reason to be spiritually deaf!

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

To make disciples is to train people to daily hear and obey the living Jesus. We desperately need disciple-making today. There’s no need for Christians to be spiritually deaf! 1) Receptivity? The most common reason people don’t hear God’s voice … Continue reading →

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Don’t just sit in church. Get up and obey God’s Spirit!

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

Jesus out of the church box so He can rule and reign in your heart. Take the risk to hear and do what His Spirit is saying. Begin to notice and obey His inner promptings throughout the day. I propose … Continue reading →

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When human efforts aren’t working

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Steve Simms

When human opinions and efforts aren’t working to solve society’s problems, it’s an indication that we need God’s supernatural help! Human performance often attracts human applause and praise, but it lacks the power of God. “Unless the Lord builds the … Continue reading →

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Hierarchy’s high places

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Steve Simms

What’s proclaimed from the high places of human popularity and honor is often distorted by the effort to maintain the supposed dignity and distinction of those spaces. Truth is often twisted and distorted to support whatever will bring respect and … Continue reading →

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Can society respect human life?

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Steve Simms

A society that produces people who are so evil that they will murder groups of strangers including children is sick! Lord, have mercy on us! Perhaps we can agree on this: People who want to kill a lot of people … Continue reading →

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Unwanted compelling desires are bondage.

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Steve Simms

When you are being compelled by thoughts, feelings, desires, or habits that you don’t want, you are in bondage to something other than yourself that the Bible calls sin. If you are a slave to big sin or tiny sin, … Continue reading →

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Who’s really in charge in church?

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

When Jesus is really the Head of His body: When JesusIs the Head,Christians let“Christ in you”Tell them whatTo say and do. When JesusIs the Head,Meetings areSpirit-ledAnd what isDone and saidIs promptedBy His presence. The Bible is like a Jack-in-the-box. When … Continue reading →

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Hearing Jesus here, there, and everywhere

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Steve Simms

Most Christians spend far more time hearing what the world is saying than they do hearing what the Spirit is saying. God makes sense when you’re really listening to Him, but not when you’re running from Him. Hearing God’s voice … Continue reading →

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