Category Archives: The Salvation Army

Aiming For Your Heart

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Steve Simms

Television and movies aim to reach your desire to be entertained.  Advertising aims to for your emotions.  Negative political advertisements aim to reach your fears.  Classes, seminars, and even sermons aim for your mind.  Love, however, aims to reach your … Continue reading →

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“That Flag Into This Neighborhood”

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Steve Simms

A group was prayer walking down a drug infested street in East Nashville when a tough looking man demanded: “What flag is that?” I told him that it stood for the blood of Jesus and the fire of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Been To Church?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Steve Simms

Church is more than a structured meeting. Church is spiritual life flowing through a room – Something you and everyone present can feel.   Church is electricity in the air, An inner tingling, A sense of awe. A keen awareness … Continue reading →

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Evangeline Booth, The Salvation Army, & Spiritual Fire

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Steve Simms

Evangeline believed that The Salvation Army represented an aggressive style of Christianity.  However, over the years, some of the early Army boldness has been lost.  Perhaps it is time to bring it back.  Here’s one step you can take to … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Will Wow You!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Steve Simms

Unconditional, a new movie staring Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy, is based on events in the life of Joe Bradford, affectionately known as Papa Joe by the people whose lives he has changed in the projects of Nashville, Tennessee.  It is a … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Is “National Back To Church Sunday”

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Steve Simms

September 16, 2012 is National Back To Church Sunday in the USA.  It is a promotion that involves thousands of churches from many denominations working together to encourage people who have dropped out of church to come back. If you … Continue reading →

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Should We Settle For Sunday Morning Mediocrity?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Steve Simms

For generations people in the Western world have settled for church as usual — Sunday morning mediocrity (SMM).  However, this has not always been the case. For the First Century believers, church was anything but mediocre.  Gathering with other followers … Continue reading →

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Prayer Walking With The Salvation Army Flag

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Steve Simms

Prayer Walking With The Salvation Army Flag Check out an exciting new Facebook page about a practical and powerful way to share the love of Christ:  Prayer Walking With The Salvation Army Flag.  Just click this link:  Prayer Walking With … Continue reading →

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A Way (Besides Politics) To Change Your Neighborhood, City, & Country

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Steve Simms

God told Joshua:  “I will give you every place where you set your foot.”  We can change our neighborhoods, our cities, and even our country (without using politics).  But how?  One way is to prayer walk with The Salvation Army … Continue reading →

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Should People Who Have Left Church Come Back? Or Try Something Different?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Steve Simms

American churches are in decline, losing members.  In an attempt to slow or stop this decline a group called, National Back to Church Sunday,  has set a day for church members to invite their friends to come back to church.  … Continue reading →

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