Category Archives: Nashville

Ordinary People Swarming Together In The Spirit

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Steve Simms

A forgotten spiritual weapon . . . let’s bring it back into action! When people meet for church And are allowed to freely Tell what God has done A spiritual weapon’s released: The word of their testimony. –“And they overcame … Continue reading →

Posted in Berry Street, birds swarming, by the blood of the Lamb, how do birds swarm, John Burton, Nashville, prayer meetings, Revelation 12:11, Salvation Army, spiritual weapons, swarming, they overcame Him, word of their testimony | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Does Church Need A Shake Up? A Restructuring?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Steve Simms

While attending a Salvation Army Men’s Camp at Paradise Valley in Kentucky I was given the book, Why Men Hate Going To Church by David Murrow. The book gives some interesting insights into contemporary church. David asks the question:  “What if Christianity’s … Continue reading →

Posted in David Murrow, hate, men in church, Men's Camp, Nashville, preaching, reaching men, Salvation Army, Why Men Hate Going To Church | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Jesus-Facilitated Forums — A Forum 4 Him!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Steve Simms

Perhaps church could be a Jesus-facilitated forum — a forum for Him! A forum is a meeting for open discussion. Does the living, resurrected Jesus deserve a forum where He can present His living Word by prompting ordinary men and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adlai Stevenson, Berry Street, church, church in China, Jerry Porter, Nashville, open discussion, Quotes, Salvation Army, Tory Burch | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Put Prayer Back In Schools? (How About Back In Church Services?)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Steve Simms

For decades believers have debated and argued about prayer in schools.  We have been offended by public prayer being removed from public schools. We, people of faith, don’t like limits on prayer in schools. But what about our self-imposed limits … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Murray, Armin Gesswein, book of Acts, D.A.Carson, E.M. Bounds, J. Edwin Orr, Jack Taylor, Matthew Henry, Music City, Nashville, organic church, Quotations, revival, Salvation Army, Samuel Chadwick, Worship City | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Tethered or Untethered?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Steve Simms

Tethered or untethered? Should church be allowed to soar with the Spirit or be consistently contained and controlled by confining cables? I’ve been up in a tethered hot air balloon.  We went straight up to the end of the tether (about 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in balloon challenge, balloon flights, basket, fun with balloons, lighter than air, Nashville, organic church, Salvation Army, soaring in the Spirit, tethered, tethered balloon, untethered | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Words Written In A Nashville House Fulfilled More Than A Century Later

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Steve Simms

These words from the 1880s were written by a man who lived in this Nashville house. They describe John Berry McFerrin’s experience with a non-traditional style church meeting as a young man in the 1830s. He wrote: “The meetings were greatly … Continue reading →

Posted in Class meeting, historic Nashville homes, houses in Nashville, Methodist class meeting, Nashville, Salvation Army | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Let God’s Geysers Gush! (A 1-man monologue or mosaic of many messages?)

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Steve Simms

How may people should be allowed to talk in a church meeting? Did God design church meetings to be 1-man monologue?  Or mosaic of many messages? Perhaps we need tag team time — time for taking turns talking in church meetings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, church mosaics, facilitation, Nashville, organic church, Salvation Army, tag team, unprogrammed meetings, you can all prophesy | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Secret 2 releasing the power of the 1st Century A.D. Christ-followers

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Steve Simms

NBC’s new miniseries, A.D.–The Bible Continues, airing on Sunday nights, is focusing attention on the early Christ-followers. Would those first Christ-followers recognize what we call “church”? Did the first Christians start recovery groups? –The first Christ-followers met in Christ-led recovery groups where they … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, 12 step group, AA, back to the future, celebrate recovery, Christ-centered recovery, Christian recovery, church history, NA, Nashville, organic church, recovery groups, Salvation Army, support groups, The Bible Continues | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Lay Down The Lies & Live In The Light

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Steve Simms

Living by lying, Masquerading with myths, Drama-dancing with deceit, While covered in conceit, Leaves life lost and lousy. The Bible lights up the truth; No masks, no cover-up; No revisionist history; Sin without spin; Heroes with huge holes; Honesty real … Continue reading →

Posted in conceit, deceit, have mercy on me a sinner, healing, honesty, light of the world, Nashville, O wretched man that I am, poem, recovery, revisionist history, Salvation Army, truth | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Centered on & Captivated by Christ!

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Steve Simms

Easter Exclaims! Jesus rose in an instant — suddenly alive again at a moment in time! –Now He lives forever and He’s available everywhere on earth. –Do we daily access His presence and His power, or do we rely on … Continue reading →

Posted in focus of ministry, He rose, Jesus is alive, Nashville, organic church, resurrection of Jesus, Salvation Army | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment