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Church needs to be more than a religious tourist trap

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

Church should cultivate and empower life-long spiritual pilgrimage, not just be a Sunday morning religious tourist trap. When Christinas no longer gather just to hear a sermon but gather instead to allow each person present to have the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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How to spiritually flourish

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

–Flourishing–O, to overflowFrom withinWith the fruitOf God’s SpiritSo that His natureAnd His actionsRadiate through meAs rivers of lifeNourishing everythingAnd everyone oneIn my path.

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Choosing what to be hungry for

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Steve Simms

If we won’tSeek to beIn sync with God,We’ll be hobbledAll life long. Desires can be diminished,Or they can be strengthened.We have the choiceTo revel in a desireOr to resist it.Choose to cultivateWholesome desires. To “hunger and thirst for righteousness” is … Continue reading →

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Seek out what inspires your heart, not what corrupts it

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Steve Simms

Harden your heart to corruption. Soften it to compassion. Influences matter. They mold you into their image. Discern and avoid deceptive and/or devious influences. When you neglect to consciously choose your influences, you surrender to whatever influences come your way. … Continue reading →

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Much media is deceptive

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Steve Simms

Without wisdom and discernment,Devices that streamMedia and entertainmentAre turned into altarsOf time-devouring devotion.Then they alter our lifeWith their seductionAnd demeaning content. Here’s popular media deception: Calling abortion reproductive health care and reproductive rights. Abortion aborts reproduction by destroying a prenatal … Continue reading →

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Are “Sunday services” in the Bible?

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Steve Simms

Church services don’t seem to offer any services. They seem more like a lecture series than services. Church is often called Sunday services, yet neither the word services nor the concept of services is used in the New Testament to … Continue reading →

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Should church ditch the classroom model and put prayer back in church?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

The classroom modelOf Christianity,Based on teaching,Study, and lecturesAbout religious topics,Is far removedFrom the relational modelBased on hearing,Interacting with,And obeyingThe risen JesusIn communityThat is led byAnd focused onHis continual presence. Heart-connection requires spontaneity. It can’t be programmed. When church doesn’t allow … Continue reading →

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32nd Anniversary

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Steve Simms

Three decades And two years ago I said, “I do,” And entered into A life-long commitment With a woman named Ernie, Who had captured my heart With her kindness and joy. We’ve been through many Of life’s ups and downs … Continue reading →

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The Everywhere Jesus . . .

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Following ChristIsn’t for special places.It’s time forEverywhere worship,Everywhere prayer,Everywhere discipleship,Everywhere surrenderTo the leadershipOf the living, present Jesus! Wherever you goThe everywhere JesusIs already thereEven when you’reUnaware. You don’t need to go to church to have a conversation with the everywhere … Continue reading →

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Together let’s move in sync with God’s Spirit

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

A major problem with the institutional church is that one leader is often given the authority to override the Holy Spirit. When worship was turned into a never-ending series of weekly lectures by a single expert, Christianity lost much of … Continue reading →

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