Category Archives: spirituality

Talk Church Is Better Than Talk Radio

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Steve Simms

Talk church is better than talk radio.  Its talking points are about the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. Sit-back-and-listen-church makes people passive.  Open line, talk church makes people powerful in God as they show and tell what God has done on … Continue reading →

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Jesus Living On The Inside

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Steve Simms

How can anyone describe Jesus living inside you? It’s like having a shower head Inside your heart, Continually spraying Soothing, comforting, Energizing, thrilling, and refreshing Streams of joy, love, peace, faith, and hope All through your emotions, your mind, and … Continue reading →

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Understanding Spiritual Gifts (Releasing The Gifts Of The Spirit)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Steve Simms

Here Are 3 Steps To Experiencing The Gifts (Manifestations) Of The Spirit In Your Life Step #1 — Be still and listen. Hear from God. Pay close attention to thoughts, feelings, pictures, impressions, ideas, and promptings in your heart and … Continue reading →

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Our confused culture calls God’s self-evidence, mere irrelevance.

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Steve Simms

Our confused culture calls God’s self-evidence, mere irrelevance.

Posted in corrupt culture, Creator, Diety, God calling, God is truly among you, God with us, God's voice, God-shaped vacuum, hearing God, Holy Spirit, I AM THAT I AM, prime mover, relationship with God, religion, society, spiritual, spiritual life, spiritual power, spirituality, Supreme being, The Great I AM, we hold these truths to be self-evident | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

(God Math) Life – God = L0neliness / Life X God = L∞ve

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Steve Simms

Do the God math. With God factored out of life, there’s a big zero (0) in our life — a void of loneliness. When God is the major factor of life (the prime mover), there is infinite (∞) love (l∞ve)! … Continue reading →

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The Day After Easter

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Steve Simms

The living, resurrected Jesus Christ, Doesn’t just go away The day after Easter; He’s here to stay Every moment Of every day. So don’t be blind And close your mind, Pretending that He’s gone And that you’re alone, With a … Continue reading →

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Alternative Names For Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Steve Simms

Alternative Names For Easter . . . He’s Back! Day Death Defeated Day Jesus Is Alive Sunday Dead Man Walking Day Who Moved The Stone? Sunday The Risen One Day Life Restored Day Third Day Sunday Empty Tomb Day Return … Continue reading →

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Oil Gusher/Heart Gusher — Running Over With The Spirit

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Steve Simms

Are you a gusher? (Oil wells are gushers when oil freely sprays out of them in large quantities, without needing to be pumped.) Humans were created to be God-gushers, running over with the oil of the Spirit (supernaturally pumped)! Christ-followers … Continue reading →

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Let The Spirit Freely Flow — Quotations

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Steve Simms

“Things get unpredictable when the Spirit is around.”  Loren B. Mead “When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.”  –Corrie Ten Boom “If Christ has not been made a well … Continue reading →

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The human heart is a fireplace. It can burn clean and pure with the love of God. Or smoke and choke on selfish desires.

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Steve Simms

The human heart is a fireplace. It can burn clean and pure with the love of God. Or smoke and choke on selfish desires putting a damper on all of life. A deployed damper is deeply damaging. Perhaps we need … Continue reading →

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