Category Archives: Easter

Is Easter Merely a Ritual?

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Steve Simms

My morning ritual is to stay in bed for a while and to listen to the risen Jesus as He forms words and thoughts in my mind. Then I get up and spend the next couple of hours writing them … Continue reading →

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Now Is The Time To Be Healed (Tears Help)

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Steve Simms

Do you wantTo get well?Tender tearsSent from GodWill heal you. Tender tearsThat flow fromA heart touchedBy God’s loveAre healing.When they come,Treasure them.Don’t stop them. I saw tender tears two days in a row this week. I saw a young man … Continue reading →

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Jesus Meets the Easter Bunny

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Steve Simms

“Jesus Meets the Easter Bunny”(A Very Short Church Play) The setting: It’s Easter Sunday morning and the Easter Bunny has some tables full of Easter eggs and candy set up on the church lawn. Jesus is also present. He is … Continue reading →

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I Use Social Media to Announce Resurrection

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

Resurrection! Something has happened to a lot of people worldwide for the past 2,000 years. An invisible fire and passionate love for Jesus that won’t go out has entered their heart. I love to meet people like that! You don’t … Continue reading →

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When Jesus Was Dead

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Steve Simms

When Jesus was dead, He was put into a new tomb that had been carved out of a rock. Then it was closed by a large stone and sealed. However, Jesus wasn’t “gone but not forgotten.” On the morning of … Continue reading →

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Reasons Jesus Didn’t Rise

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

Jesus didn’t rise to be honored with a holiday. He rose to make every day and every moment special with His supernatural presence. Jesus didn’t rise to be honored with words in religious meetings while ignored by human hearts throughout … Continue reading →

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Hop to the Voice of the Risen Jesus!

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Steve Simms

Heart-Christianity is fragile. It easily slips into formalism and disappears into routine. I believe that Jesus wants to rescue people from the idea of a formalized God who is defined by religious institutions. The essential characteristic of Christianity is “Christ … Continue reading →

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I Learned the Last Thing I Learned the First Thing This Morning

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

The last thing I learned I learned the first thing this morning before I got out of bed. I woke up with this paragraph developing in my heart. No matter what I dream I wake up in school. “When I … Continue reading →

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The risen Jesus is working on me (and you)

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Steve Simms

I have encountered the Lord. Now the risen Jesus interacts with me heart-to-heart. I wake up in the morning with encouraging words running through my mind and heart. Then I get up and write them down. Throughout the day hope-filled … Continue reading →

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Have a Spirit-filled, hippity hoppity Easter!

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Have a hippity hoppity Easter! Hop out of religious formalism and into daily interaction with and obedience to the risen Jesus. Christ-centered Christianity is continually conscious of the presence and power of the risen Jesus! Happy Resurrection Day! Church history … Continue reading →

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