Category Archives: organic church

What’s in your fridge?

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Steve Simms
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Christ-led support groups, an inner prompting & the Anabaptists

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Steve Simms

Unfortunately, many Christ-followers have never experienced Christ-led support groups like the ones Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians 14. These groups are so powerful that Paul says: “If everyone is prophesying, when an unbeliever or an uneducated person comes in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Corinthians 14:26, church history, ecclesiology, home church, house church, if all prophesy, organic church, priesthood of all believers, prophecy, prophesying, simple church, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Swiss Anabaptists, Uncategorized, universal priesthood | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Christ called audibles are transformational

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Steve Simms

An audible is when a quarterback in football calls out a change in the programmed play right before the ball is snapped. Perhaps churches should let the living, resurrected Jesus be our quarterback and call out audibles during worship meetings. … Continue reading →

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We desperately need heavenly politics

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Steve Simms

Forget Trump and Hillary–America desperately needs the living, resurrected Jesus. Here’s my paraphrase of Jesus’ words in Matthew 3:2: “Line up your attitude, thoughts, words, and actions with God and His will (rather than with your feelings, desires, compulsions, and … Continue reading →

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Gloria Gaither reviewed “Beyond Church”

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Steve Simms

In the current issue of Homecoming Magazine, Gloria Gaither reviewed Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible — Ekklesia. Here are some excerpts from Gloria’s Library column: “The way we worship and get our souls fed is changing. Oh, I … Continue reading →

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Laodicea or ekklesia?

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Steve Simms

Do 21st Century Christians have amnesia? Have we forgotten that Jesus calls Christ-followers to be His ekklesia, not the church of Laodicea? Christ wants us to look to Him alone as our panacea! The church has amnesia and has forgotten … Continue reading →

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Meeting “to do the 2” — the ekklesia 2-step

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Steve Simms

Ekklesia meets to do the two — to give people hands on practice, training, and experience in living out Jesus’ two greatest commandments. This is the dance of the body of Christ — the ekklesia two-step. Step one: “Love the Lord your … Continue reading →

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See a sea of God’s Spirit in ekklesia

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Steve Simms

Ekklesia lets you see a sea of God’s Spirit stirring ordinary people in waves of His presence. Experiencing ekklesia will free a person captured by controlling compulsions and cravings by carrying them into the cleansing current of Christ flowing through … Continue reading →

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Why doesn’t church do what the Bible says?

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Steve Simms

–My “Asking Why?” Question– The Bible plainly says it . . . So why won’t we dare to do it? “When you come together, Each of you has a hymn, Or a word of instruction, A revelation . . .” … Continue reading →

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Ekklesia will train & release William Booth’s reckless spiritual warriors

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Steve Simms

Did William Booth foresee a time of ekklesia in the future of The Salvation Army? I believe that he did and that the time is now! I just read William Booth’s 1904 dream about the “Companions of the Cross of … Continue reading →

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