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Salvation–A Word Lost To The 21st Century (Except For The Salvation [Rescue & Deliverance] Army)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Steve Simms

Salvation is a lost word in the 21st Century.  Lost words are often referred to as archaic.  Archaic words are no longer in use or have lost their meaning in their current usage.  Almost the only remaining usage of the word salvation is the … Continue reading →

Posted in deliverance, eternal life, holiness, religious academics, religious beliefs, rescue, salvation of the soul, salvation war, Salvationism, Salvationists, sanctification, sin, sinfulness, sinner, sinning, sins, spiritual formation, spiritual life, spiritual movement, spiritual warfare, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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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Jesus Is The Senior Pastor!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Steve Simms

According to the Bible, the living, resurrected Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church and the Chief Shepherd (which means “Senior Pastor”). That means that all the rest of us in a church are fellow believers, called to follow … Continue reading →

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Faithworks — Blowing In The Wind Of The Spirit

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Steve Simms

Faithworks are like the wind and the Holy Spirit!  When the wind blows, all the tree leaves are blowing in the wind (not just one leaf, while the other leaves stay stationary).  When the Spirit moves in a church meeting, all … Continue reading →

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When Church Is Gone With The Wind!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Steve Simms

The Holy Spirit is like the wind. When believers gather we can build walls to block the wind of the Spirit from blowing away our “order of worship” or we can raise sails and and let the wind of the … Continue reading →

Posted in body life, body of Christ, David Walters, led by the Spirit, Sid Roth's It's Supernatural, Spirit surfing, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-prompted, spiritual streaming, The Spirit blows where it will, wind, wind of the Spirit | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Open Mic Sunday — A Church Experiment

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Steve Simms

Here is a wonderful experiment any church can try: Take just one Sunday and instead of having preaching, have an open mic service. Let anybody present share what God puts on their heart. If you have never experienced an open … Continue reading →

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Good news! If you let God light your fuse, you’ll loose your snooze!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Steve Simms
Posted in humor, light your fuse, snooze alarm, snoozing, spiritual, spiritual fire, spiritual formation, spiritual prompting, spirituality, wake up, wake-up call, wisdom, witness, witnessing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tolerance For God? Or Fire Of God?

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Steve Simms

What does this Bible verse (Hebrews 12:29) mean? “For our God is a consuming fire.” Perhaps this:  Unless there is a fire in your heart consuming self-focus and releasing a continual, all-consuming craving for Christ, you’ve stopped short of finding … Continue reading →

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Quotes & Notes on Spirit-Prompted Church Meetings

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

Hear God where you are.  Follow Him to where He is.  D.L. Moody said:  “The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ.” Within every person is a spiritual cell phone … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Have To Just Watch Church — We Can Do Church!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Steve Simms

I’ve always found sitting and watching church to be boring (whether on TV or in person). However, I’ve found being actively involved in a meeting of Christians ministering to one another as prompted by the Spirit to be one of … Continue reading →

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