Category Archives: Resurrection Day

Morning Listening (Jesus: Dead or Alive?)

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Steve Simms

When I wake up, I stay in bed and listen. Then one at a time, thoughts begin to develop in my mind. Eventually I have more thoughts than I can remember so I get up and post them on Facebook. … Continue reading →

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Reasons Jesus Didn’t Rise

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

Jesus didn’t rise to be honored with a holiday. He rose to make every day and every moment special with His supernatural presence. Jesus didn’t rise to be honored with words in religious meetings while ignored by human hearts throughout … Continue reading →

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Hop to the Voice of the Risen Jesus!

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Steve Simms

Heart-Christianity is fragile. It easily slips into formalism and disappears into routine. I believe that Jesus wants to rescue people from the idea of a formalized God who is defined by religious institutions. The essential characteristic of Christianity is “Christ … Continue reading →

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I Learned the Last Thing I Learned the First Thing This Morning

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

The last thing I learned I learned the first thing this morning before I got out of bed. I woke up with this paragraph developing in my heart. No matter what I dream I wake up in school. “When I … Continue reading →

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Have a Spirit-filled, hippity hoppity Easter!

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Have a hippity hoppity Easter! Hop out of religious formalism and into daily interaction with and obedience to the risen Jesus. Christ-centered Christianity is continually conscious of the presence and power of the risen Jesus! Happy Resurrection Day! Church history … Continue reading →

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Is the Easter holiday a spiritual distraction?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

People who truly believe Jesus is alive and available either cling to Him or avoid Him. They don’t enjoy lukewarm religion. See Revelation 3:16. If you truly believe Jesus is risen from the dead and present with you, then you’ll … Continue reading →

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Noticing Jesus!

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Steve Simms

Jesus-spottings,Jesus-encounters,Jesus-miracles,Jesus-friendship,And Christ in you:All are happening todayBecause He is risen indeed! Too often the risen Jesus is unobserved. His resurrection is proclaimed but His presence isn’t noticed. We need to recognize Jesus not just hear talks about Him. Go beyond … Continue reading →

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Christians, stop acting like Jesus is dead!

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

If there’s anybody in the world who doesn’t need to be institutionalized, it’s the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! A dead Jesus needs religious institutions to keep His memory alive, but a relationship with the living Jesus is ever vibrant. To … Continue reading →

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A huge stone moved like an autonomous car

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Steve Simms

A huge stone rolls aside Like an autonomous car, Exposing a glorious light, Brighter than lightening And a man in that light Neatly folding His own burial shroud. Soon a women comes to mourn. Shocked by the open tomb, She … Continue reading →

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Holy Saturday — the ignored day of Holy Week

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Steve Simms

What is Holy Saturday? Officially it is the day during Holy Week that falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It’s the last day of Lent. It represents the full day that Jesus was dead and his body was in … Continue reading →

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