Category Archives: spiritual awakening

Poems for awakening — Asbury 2023 and beyond

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

At a Christian university Called Asbury A few students Broke with the ordinary. When chapel ended They stayed, Opened their hearts And prayed. There soon followed A two week parade Of about 70,000 Who came and prayed And stayed. Hours … Continue reading →

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When Jesus is revealed in your heart

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

For too many Christians the presence of the risen Jesus has become rarefied instead of being verified and ratified by personal revelation and by a lifestyle that demonstrates His reality. Revelation makes reveals His reality! Revelation is when spiritual eyes … Continue reading →

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Help your country steer clear of chaos and corruption!

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Steve Simms

Our chaotic and corrupt culture is collapsing all around us and desperately crying out for help in the confusion of its spiritual lostness. We are now frequently seeing cruel and bloody mass shootings that prove that a culture that lives … Continue reading →

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More “If My people . . .”

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Steve Simms

In 2 Chronicles 7:14 God gives the keys to spiritual awakening, revival, and healing. However, those keys require more than that we quote them or hear sermons about them. They require that we actually do them with an open, humble … Continue reading →

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The body of Christ needs the living Bread of Life!

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

Jesus is the Bread of Life. He calls us to “taste and see that the Lord is good,” to daily surrender our heart and my mind to His presence, leadership, and Lordship as the living Bread. Here’s how I try … Continue reading →

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The revival prayer and posture

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Steve Simms

Standing, sitting, walking, or knelling, prayer for revival needs to be from the heart! Here’s my revival prayer: Send me, Jesus! I don’t want to continually sit and be satisfied with Sunday sermons about You. I want to hear, to … Continue reading →

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Jesus? Active or inactive?

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

An inactive Jesus must be explained by sermons, but the living Jesus wants to actively demonstrate His presence. Shall we let Him? A tightly programmed and controlled church service reveals unbelief in the ability of the active Jesus to personally … Continue reading →

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Church’s rubber duckies . . .

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Steve Simms

Stop playing with church’s rubber duckies. Instead, let Jesus’ rivers of living water flow from deep within you. It’s time to stop being bored with church! If you aren’t experiencing the risen Jesus in the service, go and find Him … Continue reading →

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Revival seeks to return us to the original “awe-dition” of Christianity

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Steve Simms

We need the awe edition of Christianity, not the spectator version. Christians are awe-ditory learners. We don’t really know Jesus unless we allow our heart to be overwhelmed by His presence. Instead of being an audience church attendees need to … Continue reading →

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Asbury & Lee and experiencing a glorious Spirit-led challenge

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Steve Simms

On Monday, 2/21/23, my wife, brother, sister-in-law, and I felt prompted to go to the Jesus outpouring that was happening at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. We drove the 2 1/2 hours from Nashville, but the chapel was closed. That … Continue reading →

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