Category Archives: prayer

The Best Place For Finding Hope

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Steve Simms

The best place for finding hope is anywhere you talk to and listen to Jesus. Don’t settle for just knowing information about Him. Talk to Him now. Doctrine without discipleship makes Christians spiritually docile. Jesus isn’t seasonal like Christmas or … Continue reading →

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The True Source of Comfort and Companionship

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

People need comfort and companionship and search for it in many different ways and places. Here’s one of the ways that I find comfort in my life. A prayer chair helps people catch “a different spirit.” (Numbers 14:24) It helps … Continue reading →

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The One I Talk to All the Time (And Vise Versa)

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

There is someone who I am in ongoing conversation with. Day and night, we’re always talking to each other. He is called, God the Holy Spirit. Do you have the Holy Spirit? (Does He have you?) If you allow God … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Food

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Steve Simms

“O taste and see that the Lord is good.” Relational, heart-to-heart spirituality is much more powerful than institutional religion. Jesus needs to be experienced, not explained, analyzed, and studied. Everything you hear in a sermon isn’t Bible based. Much of … Continue reading →

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Something Amazing I’ve Learned

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’ve learned that receiving and regularly using the supernatural gift of speaking in tongues is enriching, empowering, and life transforming. I first encountered and received this miraculous gift about a year after I graduated from high school. I’ve used it … Continue reading →

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Agape Lovers Are My Favorite People

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

Agape lovers: “Come forth!” and love with Christ’s great supernatural love. “The great secret behind the great power of prayer is the power of great love.” –Jd Walt Agape love comes from God. Everyone who agapes — loves with God’s … Continue reading →

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Effectively Overcoming Fear

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Steve Simms

One thing that people are scared to do is to open up a church service to rely on the actual presence living Jesus and to be directly led by His Spirit instead of by a program or a human leader. … Continue reading →

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Make everyday a day of epiphany (and every church a place of epiphany)

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Steve Simms

A Christian’s heart should be full of fountains flowing and wide-open faucets running with rivers of Jesus’ living water. Is yours? If not, this might help: January 6 is called “The Day of Epiphany” by traditional churches. It celebrates the … Continue reading →

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Comfort zone or Christ-focused zone?

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Steve Simms

The more I concentrate on Jesus the more I sense His presence and feel His power. The more I focus on and surrender to God’s Spirit the fuller my faith grows and the greater my desire and ability to obey … Continue reading →

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Self-love & speaking in tongues

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Steve Simms

The Bible’s “love chapter” says that love isn’t boastful, proud, or self-seeking. A self-love focus seems to contradict that. Self-love can make us forget about our neighbor. That love, care, and concern you’ve been giving to yourself; give it to … Continue reading →

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