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A Book That Imparts Amazing Attitudes, Skills, and Lessons

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Steve Simms

Throughout my adult life my favorite book has imparted amazing attitudes, skills, and lessons to me. It continues to do so day after day! Give the Bible much more than a passing glance now and then and it will do … Continue reading →

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Fine-Tuned Listening

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Steve Simms

I’ve been learning the skill of listening to the Holy Spirit. Here’s what I heard in my heart about the Bible as I laid in bed early this morning: “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate … Continue reading →

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Is Bible Study Biblical?

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Steve Simms

The King James Bible says: “Study to show thyself approved,” (2 Timothy 2:15) but the word study isn’t in the Greek. Almost all the other translations stay faithful to the original Greek and avoid the word “study.” The Greek word … Continue reading →

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Untwisting Scripture, untangling Bible verses

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Scripture is designed to help us “Zoom” with the risen Jesus and stay “inline” with Him. Unfortunately it is often twisted in ways that aren’t helpful. Let’s try to untangle a few Bible verses. The Bible points us to a … Continue reading →

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Actively hearing God’s voice — His comments inside you

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Steve Simms

Sometimes a comment will flash out of nowhere into your mind’s sky and the words will flame in your heart. That’s God’s voice! Sermon hearing trains Christians to be passive. Now some preachers are telling people that grace means it’s … Continue reading →

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Even if you’re right, it’s wrong to be rude

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Steve Simms

Many people use rudeness to try to cover up their weakness and insecurity. However, even if you’re right it’s wrong to be rude. When Christ-followers gather and minister to one another as led by the Spirit, they learn Christ’s kindness … Continue reading →

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The Bible’s like a roto rooter

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Steve Simms

The first Christians opened up the faucet on their spiritual plumbing and let the risen Jesus flow. They experienced supernatural revelation & passed it on in the Bible. What Jesus reveals today won’t contradict what He’s revealed in Scripture. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Trash talking takes away truth and trumps trust

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Steve Simms

People trash talking other people isn’t helping our situation. Let’s try some kindness instead! To trash talk people is to disobey Christ and be tactless. Trash talking tarnishes truth, trumps trust, tramples on tenderness. Should we trash talk others; or to … Continue reading →

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Hearing & doing what the Spirit says . . .

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Steve Simms

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the ekklesias (mistranslated as churches in most English language Bibles). –Revelation 2:29. You can move beyond just hearing the Spirit and into actually receiving the Spirit by believing what you heard enough … Continue reading →

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Church = Audience? Or Team?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Steve Simms

Is a church service with only one speaker like a band with only one instrument? (That’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?) Jesus said: “New wine must be poured into new wine skins.” If we want the new wine of the Holy Spirit, perhaps … Continue reading →

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