Category Archives: Protestant Reformation

Happy Reformation Day — October 31

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Steve Simms

Happy Reformation Day! It’s October 31. There’s nothing spooky about celebrating people who try to change the way church is done so that it aligns closer with the Bible. “Sola Scriptura!” Thank God some people do. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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When Family is More Than Obligation and Blood

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Steve Simms

To fully describe the concept of family you need to look beyond obligation and blood relationships. True family is a matter of the heart. It can manifest itself even among people who aren’t physically related. Christinas are called to be … Continue reading →

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95 Theses for Reformation #1:

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Steve Simms

95 Theses 4 Reformation #1: Keep people’s attention focused on the living, resurrected Jesus. I’m celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation: –On October 31, 1517 a guy named Martin Luther posted “95 Theses” on a church door in … Continue reading →

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Why doesn’t church let people take turns on Sunday morning?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Steve Simms

Answers: All we have known is the clergy/laity system. We don’t like the idea of any other way of doing church. So we ignore the biblical doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Martin Luther set up the focus on one man … Continue reading →

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16 16s for 2016 (keys to a great year)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Steve Simms

#2016 — Even when you don’t feel like you are trending, you can still have a great year! A sixteen quotation — Be enthusiastic about the new year! “If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, … Continue reading →

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New Book Full Of Salvation Army History & Quotes

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Steve Simms

Major Stephen Court says in the foreword: “What would happen if we burst out of the conventional church paradigm? What would happen if we decided to live our lives, fight our salvation warfare, serve our King of Kings, within a … Continue reading →

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SMS; smart man speaking? Or PGP; personal God prompting?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Steve Simms

Since the Protestant Reformation, church has been built on a lecture format — one smart man speaking (SMS) to silently siting spectators. However, Jesus taught that His ekklesia (the word was mistranslated into English as church) would be built on … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Halloween Challenge! (Reformation Day.)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Steve Simms

–The greatest challenge for Halloween is not decorating, or getting a costume that suits you, or which party to go to, or getting the kids ready for trick or treating, or even the weather. The greatest challenge is to take … Continue reading →

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1 Man Can’t Reflect The Body Of Christ — It Takes A Village

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Steve Simms

1 man can’t reflect the body of Christ.  That takes a village. Christ-followers are puzzle pieces, each picturing a particular part of Christ. When a group gathers and each person present is allowed to openly participate and share his/her part, … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Sunday — A Church Experiment

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Steve Simms

Here is a wonderful experiment any church can try: Take just one Sunday and instead of having preaching, have an open mic service. Let anybody present share what God puts on their heart. If you have never experienced an open … Continue reading →

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