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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!

A German missionary’s book about “people Christianity”

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Powerful words about the body of Christ from a German missionary: “People-church (ekklesia) is the will of God and a vital necessity.” That’s a thought from a German missionary, Christian Keysser, who served in New Guinea from 1899 to 1921. … Continue reading →

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Grace & labor

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Amazing graceInspires and empowersGood works.It doesn’t replaceOr chaseThem away. Grace is free, but not unconditional. “God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.” God doesn’t give you the light of His grace to hide it behind sermons and … Continue reading →

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Alcohol can’t offer an overhaul

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Steve Simms

If you needAn overhaulIt won’t comeFrom alcoholBut it can comeFrom Jesus. No brewCan ever doWhat JesusWill doIf youLet HimEver brewIn your heart. The reason people aren’t more excited about Jesus is that they mix lots of self-focus into their life … Continue reading →

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It’s hard not to feel hopeless if you’re relying on anything but God

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

To ignore the presence of the alive and always active Jesus is to miss the essence of Christianity. The alive Jesus is everywhere. Since He’s not bound by place or time, He can live in and through you anytime and … Continue reading →

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Half-hearted Christianity won’t make you whole

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Steve Simms

Your heart is a life-valve. Always keep it open so that the life of Jesus can continually flow through you. If you won’t put your whole heart into following and obeying the risen Jesus, you’re only going through the motions … Continue reading →

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The indescribable joy of heart ongoing interaction with Jesus

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Continually experiencing Jesus is unspeakably amazing. I wish I could find words that could somehow describe it. If there’s anything or anybody worth getting thrilled about and wholeheartedly celebrating it’s the living, resurrected Jesus. Jesus! If you fell no thrill … Continue reading →

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Being in a Spirit-led Salvation Army “band”

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

For a decade my wife and I were in a Salvation Army band. We were both working for them when they approached us and asked us if we would like to start a Sunday morning meeting in an empty church … Continue reading →

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Why Moses saw the invisible

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Steve Simms

Troublesome circumstances are painfully obvious in daily life. It’s easy to look at the disturbances that we see around us and within us and to find plenty of reasons to feel despair and discouragement. We need a boost — something … Continue reading →

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Jesus first! (Avoid “Christian factionalism.”)

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Steve Simms

When Christ-followers allow human opinions, policies, ideas, or governments to divide them and make them hostile toward each other, they abandon the unity of the Spirit. The result is Christian factionalism. Human authority systems are unredeemable because they are operated … Continue reading →

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“Pastorized” Christianity

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Steve Simms

The pastorization of Christianity has trained many Christians to trust a pastor more than they trust the Holy Spirit. Too many Christians talk more about their pastor than they do about Jesus. Instead of leaving “the elementary teachings about Christ” … Continue reading →

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