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Don’t believe in the absentee Jesus!

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Steve Simms

I once thought JesusWas an absenteeFar away from me.Then I opened my heartAnd now Christ in meFills me with gloryAnd inner victory. Jesus invites people,“Come unto Me.”He doesn’t want to beAn absenteeIn your life. Jesus is an absenteeFrom the tombSo … Continue reading →

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Following the living, here-and-now Jesus (not an absentee Jesus)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Christians ask, “Where do you go to church?” I prefer, “How do you follow the living Jesus?” Too many churches and Christians act like they have an absentee Jesus. (Sometimes they even seem to use the Bible as a note … Continue reading →

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