Category Archives: Salvation Army Nashville

U Can C Christ Born & Living In Human Beings As People Share His Story In Their Story!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Steve Simms

Christmas 2014 has become history, but His story is continual!  See Christ living in regular human beings as ordinary people share His story through their story. Encounter the eternal Word becoming flesh as everyday people enthusiastically express their experiences with … Continue reading →

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If you like social media, you’ll love social-church!

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Steve Simms

If you enjoy social media, you’ve just got to try social-church! Social-church is a Christ-centered gathering where ordinary people share messages, personal testimonies, prayer needs, insights, Scriptures, prayers, etc., and other community-based input, as prompted by the Holy Spirit. Social-church … Continue reading →

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Seeing The Invisible In Organic Church

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

God’s not dead — He’s the world’s best at running church services. When human leadership steps aside and allows God to lead, church services enter into a dynamic new dimension as ordinary people, prompted by the Spirit, show and tell … Continue reading →

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Get On Board The Berry Street Railroad

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Steve Simms

San Francisco’s Berry Street Railroad: I felt a prompting to google Berry Street (something I hadn’t done before) and discovered that there were plans for a “Berry Street Railroad” in San Francisco in 1877. The San Francisco Municipal Reports for … Continue reading →

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Nashville Salvation Army Needs Bell Ringers for 2014!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Steve Simms

Paid or volunteer Salvation Army Bell Ringers are needed in  Nashville, Tennessee for the Christmas season of 2014 between Thanksgiving & Christmas.  Paid workers will work an 8 hr. shift between the hours of 10:30 am. and 9:00 pm. in South … Continue reading →

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A First Time Visitor Writes About The Salvation Army Berry Street

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Steve Simms

–A First Time Visitor Last Sunday Talks About His Berry St. Experience!— “We were blessed to attend Berry Street Salvation Army. This is a church which operates totally at the Holy Spirits bidding. We experienced an overwhelming ministry of love … Continue reading →

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Christ-Connections Create Community

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

Thank God for Christ-connections with other people! As a child and teenager, I felt very distant and isolated from others. I really didn’t know how to connect with or relate to other people very well. I had one friend in … Continue reading →

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Reality Church

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steve Simms

Reality church!  Forget about reality TV: Experience reality church, where everyday people show and tell what God has done. “Why watch reality TV when I can just open my blinds and look out my window to all the reality I … Continue reading →

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Preaching In My Dreams–Boy, I Miss It! (A Nashville Story)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Steve Simms

I miss preaching . . . I woke up this morning dreaming that I was preaching. Although I haven’t preached a “traditional” sermon in several years, I really miss it. When I preach, I feel the Holy Spirit surging through … Continue reading →

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Spirit-Led Church–Where Ordinary People Are The Playmakers

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Steve Simms

Go with the best flows! –Life’s a flow show — currents streaming in us and around us — rivers flow, sap flows, blood flows, thoughts flow, emotions flow, time flows, information flows. But not all flows are equal — love … Continue reading →

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