Category Archives: Jesus’ name

When I Was Five, I Had a Strange Love in My Heart

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Steve Simms

When I was five, I had a strange love in my heart. I loved an invisible friend. I frequently talked to my unseen friend. All these years later, my invisible friend is still with me and continues to be the … Continue reading →

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My Name Doesn’t Matter

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

My name doesn’t matter. There’s another name I want honored. Jesus Junction:Will you doWhat JesusWants you to,Or will youDo what youWant to do? Jesus didn’t rise from the deadTo make you comfortable.He rose from the deadSo he can get in … Continue reading →

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The wondrous web of ongoing Jesus-awareness

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Steve Simms

In a momentI awakenedFrom JesusAs a religious wordTo Jesus as living LightAnd glorious insightFull of present-dayPower and might! When I awakened from unawareness to awe in the presence of Christ, the living Jesus filled up my senses. Everyday Jesus shows … Continue reading →

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Sermons are not enough! We need more!

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Steve Simms

No sermon can ever compare to having your heart ablaze with the living Jesus! “Church shall have a sermon,” is not the 11th Commandment. In fact, it isn’t a commandment at all! Christianity isn’t about a man teaching a weekly religious … Continue reading →

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John Doe Ministries (Is that biblical?)

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Steve Simms

Why do some ministers (even some God-anointed preacher’s and teachers) name “ministries” for themselves? That common practice in modern-day independent ministry doesn’t appear to be biblical. I can’t find an “Apostle Paul Ministries” or a “Philip the Evangelist Ministries” or even a … Continue reading →

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Fresh/New/Original Christmas/Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Steve Simms

Do you ever get tired of the same ole Christmas/Holiday greetings?  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons’ Greetings are nice, but somehow lack the pazazz that a holiday of such significance deserves.  So here are some fresh, new and original Christmas … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to “gather in Jesus’ name”?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Steve Simms

Do we “gather in Jesus’ name”? (“Where two or three have gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” –Jesus) * To so something in someone’s name means to act under that person’s authority and … Continue reading →

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