Category Archives: experiencing God

Keepsakes of the heart (inner connectedness)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Steve Simms

Connection happens when people meet up with one another in a Christ-led environment. To collaboratively hear & obey the Spirit with others, is an incredible experience! If people are kept silent about their faith while attending church, they’ll have little … Continue reading →

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When God flows like Niagara Falls (Seeing is believing.)

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Steve Simms

Since I was a child growing up in Arkansas, I’ve heard about Niagara Falls. However, everything that I have heard and all the pictures I have seen of Niagara Falls couldn’t convey the reality of the falls to me. When … Continue reading →

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The power of interacting to share God’s inner actions!

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Steve Simms

There’s nothing quite like a group of people interacting to share God’s inner actions. It’s an amazing thing to experience! (God’s inner actions include: spiritual insights, Scriptures that drop into the mind, the working of the conscience, the “still, small … Continue reading →

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Tag-Team-Blog #1 — When are you most aware of God’s presence?

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Steve Simms

Someone suggested to me today that since my blog is frequently about participatory church, perhaps I could make it more participatory. I agree! Of course people are always welcome to make comments on any post on my blog. However, in … Continue reading →

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American money says “In God we trust,” but do we?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Steve Simms

America’s official motto is “In God we trust.” It’s even printed on American money? Do we trust in God? Do we really trust . . . In the Deity or in the dollar? In God or in government? In faith … Continue reading →

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Can God Speak Through Coke Cans?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Steve Simms

I was with my mother most of the day today. She is on the verge of going to be with Jesus. (In The Salvation Army it is called being “promoted to glory.”) She couldn’t speak today, but would open her … Continue reading →

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Safe Church — Unlocking God’s Glory!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Steve Simms

In the New Testament church was awesomely filled with the Presence of God.  How can the 21st Century church recover the lost combination for God’s glory in our meetings? While thinking about this, a scene suddenly came to my mind.  I … Continue reading →

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Let Jesus Lead Us! (Quotes About The Need For Organic/Participatory Church)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Steve Simms

“How can you have a dead service with a living Christ?” –Leonard Ravenhill “What did first-century believers do in their worship meetings? Paul gives a description in 1 Corinthians 14:26: ‘When you come together, each of you has a hymn, … Continue reading →

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What IF God Is Speaking To You, But You Don’t Notice It?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Steve Simms

What if God is speaking to you but you are unaware of His voice because: 1) You’ve been taught that God doesn’t talk to people nowadays; 2) You think His voice is nothing but your conscience; 3) You’re afraid of … Continue reading →

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Church is Like Breathing (& Other Free Flowing Ideas)

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Steve Simms

A church meeting is like breathing: 1) Someone can program and control it; or 2) People can let go and let it flow. What would happen if a group of believers would begin to gather, not merely to sing and … Continue reading →

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