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Experiencing the joy of direct inner government by God

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

The kingdom of God is government by God not by people, for God not for people, and of God not of people. It’s about God’s purposes, not ours. It’s His kingdom, not ours. You can hide from human government, but … Continue reading →

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Wake-Up to false teaching with honesty and love!

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Steve Simms

I woke up this morning with these two short poems in my mind and posted them on Facebook before coming to today’s Wake-Up Call blog post that warns Christians about false teachers and false teaching: If you fake itTill you … Continue reading →

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Why ekklesia? What’s the purpose of going beyond church to Christ’s Spirit-led town hall meeting?

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Steve Simms

Jesus had a purpose when He said: “On this rock (direct personal revelation from the living God) I will build My ekklesia (the Greek word mistranslated as church). Ekklesia was the proper name of the fully participatory town hall meeting … Continue reading →

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Greeting matters (Just look at Romans 16!)

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Steve Simms

Warmly and openly greet and connect heart-to-heart with God’s people wherever you encounter them. Take time to recognize them as spiritual family members. Find the hope of glory in them by opening your heart to encounter the presence of the … Continue reading →

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Let your heart open like a flower.

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

Flowers open in sunlight. Human hearts open in Christ’s light. Someone with a closed heart is avoiding Christ’s inner light. Being closed-hearted isn’t self-protection. It’s self-isolation. Until we are willing to humbly open our heart to the living Jesus and … Continue reading →

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Respecting rights . . .

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Steve Simms

People have a right to pretend to be the opposite gender. I have a right to kindly believe that they aren’t. Many people disagree with my belief that Jesus transforms me and guides me from within, but that doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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A rock-hard heart is stone faced.

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Steve Simms

The purpose of your conscience isn’t to make you feel guilty but to guide you to a lifestyle that is free from the chains of corruption. Fear hardens a human heart so that it can’t hear the conscience, but faith … Continue reading →

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Being Spirit-led to soar beyond religious legalism

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

The Law doesn’t win. The Spirit does! The Law sets external boundaries. Biblically, the Pharisees demonstrated that hardened human hearts can outwardly stay within legalistic boundaries (and believe that they are “good people”) while inwardly being so much of a … Continue reading →

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Christ-saturated or religiously dominated?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Steve Simms

Pride is self-saturation. It’s a swamp of anxiety that is always on guard and defensive, but Christ-saturation abounds with inner peace. Christians should be Christ-saturated not religiously masqueraded. If you’re saturated with the risen Jesus, only a Christ-like attitude will … Continue reading →

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Seeing beyond the spin

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Steve Simms

Wherever there is spin, sight is blurred. Christians are called to look for truth without spinning facts to fit our opinions. My interpretation of a fact isn’t a fact. It’s only my opinion, not ultimate truth. To repent is to … Continue reading →

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