Together We Can Help People Receive Healing from Jesus

Daily writing prompt

How do you build loyal subscribers?

Church could be a support group that facilitates testimonies, healing, and repentance. When Christians gather on Sunday to merely sit and listen, they miss out on the mutual encouragement that the Bible commands them to do. (Hebrews 10:24-25 & 1 Corinthians 14:26) They miss out on the healing that the Holy Spirit wants to bring them through one another. (James 5:16) Instead:

* Miracles are hidden in church services. The room is full of people who have seen God do amazing things in and through their life — healings, supernatural transformations, protection from accidents, financial provision, astonishing rescues, and on and on. But everyone is required to be quiet, so all those wonderful miracles are hidden.

* Hurts are hidden in church services. People all around the sanctuary are hiding broken hearts, depression, discouragement, guilt, and physical pain. But they aren’t invited to open up and let others see and share their pain so they can heal.

* Sins are hidden in church services. The Bible tells Christians to confess their sins to one another, but church trains them to hide their sins. On Sunday morning lies and hatred are hidden. Pornography, adultery, and other sexual sins are hidden. Cheating and theft are hidden and just about every other sin that you can think of. But walking in the light of true repentance brings healing.

The Bible tells Christians to meet together to encourage one another and to spur one another on to love and good works — not to sit passively and hide things from one another. (Hebrews 10:24-25) Christians were never meant to hide what’s in their heart behind the religious structure of a Sunday morning service.

Healing lies beyond passive sermon hearing. It occurs when people open up their heart to the risen Jesus and to one another in Spirit-led community. I try to make my blog a place where people feel free to open up their heart to Jesus and allow Him to heal them.

If you are ready to stop hiding your heart from people, come and try a meeting based on 1 Corinthians 14:26 where everyone is free to share as God’s Spirit leads them. It’s at Chile Burrito, 330 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37211 every Saturday morning at 8:30. It’s in the Nashville area.

Man holding a sign that says 'Listen to the inner voice of Jesus. He speaks in your heart!' — A man holding a sign encouraging listening to Jesus’ inner voice.

About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!

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