Category Archives: God’s presence

got God’s glory? (Let the Spirit steer it!)

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Steve Simms

got God’s glory? (Let the Spirit steer it!) With despair everywhere, we desperately need a perspective that peers past the pain that persistently pounds us and beholds the glory of God! But flesh and blood cannot reveal God’s glory to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Corinthians 3:8, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, church, church format, church leadership, church meetings, church program, church programs, glory, glory of God, glory on Moses' face, God's presence, got God?, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit promptings, leading of the Spirit, ministry of the Spirit, miracles, Music City, organic church, Spirit-led, unplanned church, unprogrammed church | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Miracle Sign On A Coke Can

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Steve Simms

I saw a miracle sign on a Coke can! Last week I got a phone call saying that my mother, who is in a nursing home, needs to be on hospice care. When I hung up I was strongly feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in comfort, comfort for grief, death and dying, Diet Coke, God, God is able, God talks, God with us, God's presence, God's voice, grief, hearing God, losing a loved one, Mom, sickness, sign from God | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Good God! We Miss The Obvious!

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Steve Simms

God’s glory is prominently posted in all parts of the physical world. Yet we ignore Him and call it evolution. God’s protection has shielded us all through many dangers, toils, and snares. Yet we ignore Him and call it luck. … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, conscience, creation, Creator, Divine creation, Divinity, DNA, God's glory, God's presence, God's protection, God's provision, God's unseen hand, God's voice, God-given, high ideals, human rights, ideals, integrity, justice, liberty, love, missing the obvious, principles, self-sacrifice, values | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How To Have Genuine Revival & Spiritual Awakening

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Steve Simms

How to Prepare The Way of The Lord (And Make Room For Revival & Spiritual Awakening in Your Life And in Your Church) 1) Get tradition out of the way. (“You nullify the word of God by your tradition.” –Jesus.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical concept, deny yourself, God resists the proud, God's power, God's presence, grace, grace of God, heart, heart care, humility, iniquities, iniquity, Jesus, Jesus is alive, Jesus Movement, Nashville, Prepare the way of the Lord, quotation, quote, Quotes, revival history, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, take up your cross, tradition | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in alternative church, alternative lifestyle, American church, American values, church programs, experiencing God, experiential worship, experimental church, faith, faith in God, faith-based, flow, flow of the Spirit, flowing of the Holy Spirit, freedom, God, God's presence, improv, improvisation, innovation, inspiration, led by the Spirit, non-church, non-traditional church, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, simple church | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Years of studying church history have shown me that during times of great spiritual awakening, church meetings are more about experiencing and obeying a Presence, than about sitting and listening to a program.

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Steve Simms
Posted in Christ, Christ in you, Christ's presence, church, church program, church programs, God's presence, great awakening, history, move of God, movement, non-church, non-liturgical, normal Christianity, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, participatory church, simple church, spiritual awakening, spiritual church, spiritual experience, spiritual gifts, spiritual movement, spiritual transformation, spiritual worship, spirituality, When you come together | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Martin Luther King, Jr. On Liberalism (& Other Forgotten MLK Quotes)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Steve Simms

“I began to question the liberal doctrine of man. The more I observed the tragedies of history and man’s shameful inclination to choose the low road, the more I came to see the depths and strength of sin. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in A.D., African American experience, African Americans, American history, B.C., black history, blacks, Caesar, faith, faith in God, faith-based, God, God's authority, God's presence, God's protection, God's voice, idealism, optimism, philosophical, philosophy, political views, politics, politics and religion, racism, reason, religion, religious beliefs, religious talks, sentimentalism, sin, thinking | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

God streams in silent souls . . . (God’s Not Dead!)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Steve Simms

In simple silence you can sense God streaming in your soul.  Silence uncovers His voice.  God’s not dead!  He’s ever active in your heart.  Listen! When you have a hurt-attack, call on the Great Physician–the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. God … Continue reading →

Posted in God's presence, God's voice, hearing God, hearing the Holy Spirit, Heaven, Heaven's agenda, Heaven's door, movie, movie review, on earth as it is in heaven, the Lord's Prayer, Thy will be done, trailer | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

God is like the human heart beat, keeping you alive, moment by moment, even when you are completely unaware of Him.

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Steve Simms
Posted in Be still and know that I am God, communion, communion with God, God with us, God's presence, God's protection, God's unseen hand, heart, heart care, heart connection, heart monitor, heart of worship, heart-felt, heart-felt love, life, next heart beat, prayer, presence of God, spiritual discovery, spiritual health, spiritual presence, spiritual reality, spirituality, unaware of God, What is God like?, Where is God? | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

When Hearts Speak

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Steve Simms

When a mind talks theology, people hear religious ideas.  When hearts speak in the Spirit, people learn love. A heart burning for God is a gift that is caught in His presence, not something just taught from a pulpit. I … Continue reading →

Posted in God's presence, hiking, in the Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, love, Love one another, perfume on Jesus' feet, pulpit, Sonbeams, Tennessee, theology, University of Tennessee Martin | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments