Category Archives: witnesses

Our Words (Or Lack of Words) Reveal Our Character

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

Week after week Christians are being trained to sit by and be silent. However, silent Christians don’t: * Testify (Revelation 12:11),* Witness (Acts 1:8),* Make disciples (Matthew 28:19),* Speak about the things they have seen and heard (Acts 4:20),* Quote … Continue reading →

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Calling for Christian witnesses, not just Christian lawyers!

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Steve Simms

A lawyer argues his case by trying to persuade people with logic, reason, and sometimes emotion. A witness testifies by telling what he or she has personally seen and heard. Anyone can argue the case for Christ, but someone has … Continue reading →

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Power to be a strong witness

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Steve Simms

The inner fitnessTo be Christ’s witnessIs released within peopleWho obey the promptingsOf the Holy Spirit. There’s an inner power flowThat lets people knowThat the risen JesusMakes His followers growTo be and to live like Him.Without that inner flowWe can’t an … Continue reading →

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My testimony about testimonies

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Steve Simms

I woke up this morning with the word “testimony” on my mind. It made me realize how fortunate I was as a new Christian to be surrounded by people who shared their testimonies of how Jesus was working in their … Continue reading →

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God’s inner choreography is contagious

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Steve Simms

I woke up this morning with these words on my heart: “Witness, testimony, and revelation are vital but neglected Christian concepts.” Revelation is awakening to the awareness of God. Christ’s witnesses enthusiastically testify about what they have seen and heard … Continue reading →

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If you know Jesus, tell the world how you met Him.

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

It’s an incredible and life changing thing to encounter the risen Jesus. Those who do, have an amazing story to tell. People who have encountered Jesus have a powerful tool for telling others about Him–their story about how it happened. … Continue reading →

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Christ-like people inspire me!

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Steve Simms

Be an exampleOf ChristLiving in youSo that the worldCan sampleHis presence. It’s timeTo love Jesus moreThan ever before. Instead of tryingTo love myself,I seek to beLess like meAnd moreLike Jesus. If a personWill be stillAnd ponderIn the presenceOf JesusHe will … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from the Bible & the General . . .

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Steve Simms

I read some statements that General André Cox made at The Salvation Army National Advisory Organizations Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April 21-24, 2016. The theme of the conference was “Expect Change.” The General’s comments reminded me of these biblical concepts: Christ-followers … Continue reading →

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Some Keys To Releasing God’s Power (From Acts Chapter Two)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Steve Simms

Here are some keys to releasing God’s power from Acts 2: 1) Going along with God’s plan to use all believers, not just special ones like the apostles.  At the end of Acts 1, the believers pick one disciple to … Continue reading →

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Karaoke Spoken From The Heart (Lay Witness Missions)

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Steve Simms

Before people in the USA sang karaoke, they spoke it spontaneously, from the heart as they told how the living, resurrected Jesus Christ had changed their life.  It was called Lay Witness Missions.  This spoken karaoke began in United Methodist … Continue reading →

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