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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!

An invitation to “Zoom” in on ekklesia!

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My wife and I are overseeing a Zoom ekklesia experience the next 4 Mondays from 10:00 am to 11:30 Central Time. To participate in one (or all) of them go to: http://okmtraining.org and click on “Join A Class.” Then click … Continue reading

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A fresh rendition on the subject of benediction

God-given revelationWill change your destination.Open your heart to GodWithout hesitation. I don’t believeIn benedictions.Worship should beWithout time restrictions.Rejoice in the Lord always! Here’s a prediction:If churches would break their addictionTo an on-time benedictionAnd allow people to linger longIn heart-felt worship … Continue reading

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Freedom quiz

Freedom quiz: How many of these life-traps are you free from?

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Jesus talks to me

If you have everExperienced the gloryOf the risen Jesus,Tell the story.If you’ve found His peaceInstead of worryTell the story.Refuse to merely beA repositoryTo safely storeChrist’s story.Your revelatoryExperiences with HimNeed to be told.Be articulatoryAbout what JesusHas done for you,Tell the story!If … Continue reading

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Lessons from Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship and their early meetings

Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship was amazing! In its early days it met monthly, setting aside the Christian tradition of institutional identity and celebrated leaders. They gathered passionate Christ-followers from various backgrounds to meet in hotel conference rooms around the … Continue reading

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3 random thoughts about life and meaning

To believe that God isn’t real, that there’s no Creator, is to believe that you (and everything else that is seen, felt, thought, or desired) is merely an accident. Materialists say nothing is real but matter, but they ignore the … Continue reading

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Christians, let’s lose our snooze!

The time you useTo spiritually snoozeWill cause you to cruiseWith culture currentsAnd gradually you’ll loseYour desire to uniteWith the armorOf God’s light. Self-focused desire gratification causes us to rely on human effort and our own perceptions rather than daily depending … Continue reading

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Fresh perspective on Revelation chapter one

By revelation John, one of Christ’s disciples exiled on an island for His reliance on the risen Jesus, saw “the seven golden lampstands” and Jesus gloriously standing in the midst of the seven lampstands while holding seven stars in his … Continue reading

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The limits set by unconditional love

What is “unconditional” love? Although God disapproves of your poor choices that accumulate bad consequences and guilt, He always cares about you! To compassionately disapprove of someone’s harmful actions is to demonstrate true “unconditional” love. To approve of people’s bondage … Continue reading

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Living high on the hype plane

Hype hampers the perception of truth. Honesty is heroic. Hype is heads toward hypocrisy. Following your own desires and feelings isn’t the hype it pretends to be. Hype tries to make fake feel fresh baked. “Hype-iness” isn’t happiness! Hype is … Continue reading

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