Category Archives: discipleship

What Have You Adapted To?

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Steve Simms

What have youAdapted to?Religion?Or Christ in you? The risen Jesus is knocking on heart doors (Revelation 3:20) inside of human beings from all kinds of backgrounds, cultures, and nations around the world. (Revelation 5:9) He is asking them to let … Continue reading →

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Planting Good Seeds In Life

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Steve Simms

Whatcha plantin’ in your heart, mind, and lifestyle? I work hard to plant good seeds in mine and to keep the thorns and weeds far away. When Christians plant the customs, patterns, and lifestyles of this world in their mind … Continue reading →

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First Things First

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Steve Simms

Priority One — The Only Necessary Thing Be a Jesus-first Christian! (Philippians 2:9-11) Make unending interaction with the risen Jesus your top priority. (Matthew 6:33) Go beyond bland belief. Begin to rely on and to depend on the living Jesus … Continue reading →

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Where Could I Go But to the Lord?

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Steve Simms

Careful. Don’t Break the Yoke. To everyone who ever gets weary and burdened, Jesus Christ offers His yoke. (Matthew 18:28-30) A yoke is a device for joining two animals together head-to-head so that they can work together in sync to … Continue reading →

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The Name Above Every Name

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Steve Simms

“Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer: ‘Thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth. You’ve concealed Your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that’s the way You like to work.’” (Matthew 11:25-26 … Continue reading →

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Still Learning to Listen

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Steve Simms

I love to talk and to write and to express my point of view. I always try to do it with kindness and humility instead of with arrogance. I’m still learning to listen better to people with patience and compassion. … Continue reading →

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Put These Cs Into _hristianity

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Steve Simms

When I was a college student, I experienced a thrilling and rare form a Christianity full of the following Cs. That’s a phase in my life that I’m never saying goodbye to. Everybody needs to discover Christianity that overflows with … Continue reading →

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The Path I’ve Taken Has Brought Me To This

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Steve Simms

A Fire Alarm and Trumpet Sound Church attendance without discipleship is:* Listening to a talk about Jesus instead of becoming more like Him, (2 Corinthians 3:18)* A passive audience without participatory interactive action, (James 1:22-25)* A lecture instead of a … Continue reading →

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MCDA Is Fantastic News

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Steve Simms

MCDA — Make Christianity Discipleship Again. Jesus never made discipleship optional, but churches have. Christianity began as daily discipleship but gradually shifted into mere Sunday church attendance. Jesus told His first followers to go and make disciples, (Matthew 28:19-20) not … Continue reading →

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I Dream of Being a Better Disciplemaker

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Steve Simms

I ask God to give me the insight to make disciples. The abandoned art of disciple making draws out the purposes of a person’s heart. (Proverbs 20:5) Disciple making redirects people by training them to fully surrender to Jesus so … Continue reading →

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