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Heart-prayer disrupts Christian complacency

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Steve Simms

Is there a prayer brewing deep within your heart? Be careful. It will stir things up if you let it freely flow out. When prayer is allowed to freely flow from the heart, as prompted by the Spirit, it’s one … Continue reading →

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Sin is contrary to the kingdom of God

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

The kingdom of God isn’t a meeting to attend. It’s a lifestyle of submission and obedience to the living Jesus, the King of Kings. If we won’t let the living Jesus be the actual, ruling King in a church service, … Continue reading →

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To drink Sprite is one thing; spite is another

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

Spite, the desire to hurt others, indicates the absence of love and compassion. Unforgiveness leads to spite and malice — the insanity of intentionally hurting others to make yourself feel better. Malice and mercy are opposites. Mercy requires much more … Continue reading →

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It takes courage to be fair & to recognize injustice.

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

It’s easy to spot unfairness when it’s against you (or people you care about) — harder when it’s against people you don’t like. Often it’s easier to see what your mind projects, instead of seeing what is really there. Then … Continue reading →

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Which list do cuss words match — the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh? (Galatians 5:19-24.)

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Steve Simms

Here is Galatians: 5:19-24: “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as … Continue reading →

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“Crytearia” for shedding tears

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Steve Simms

Tears are often a sign that people have the strength and the courage to open up their heart. A culture that refuses to welcome and appreciate tears, (or humiliates those who cry), makes it hard for people to open their … Continue reading →

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Let compunction function in you

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

There are two common responses to guilt: 1) Self-justification and denial, or 2) Compunction — sorrow for sin that leads to confession and changes in behavior. To reject compunction (moral responses to guilt, that prompt you to quit guilt-producing thoughts … Continue reading →

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Disagreement’s not the problem it’s cracked up to be

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

Respecting people’s right to disagree with you, doesn’t diminish or increase the truth of your opinions and beliefs. The idea that we need to fight people when they disagree with us, is a myth. Kindness is always an option. People … Continue reading →

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Reproductive blights on “all lives matter”

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Perhaps babies are conceived to be received with love, not to be ripped apart by prenatal violence. Abortions are reproductive blights, not “reproductive rights.” Disposable human life is a terrible concept. Here are two major blights on American history: 1) … Continue reading →

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To resist the Holy Spirit is to make life problematic

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Life is problematic when we try to keep the Holy Spirit under our control. We need to be under His control. Christ didn’t come to give us another religion, but to offer us continual access to God. Now we can … Continue reading →

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