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Be Led by a Lion to Taste and See and Be Amazed!

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Steve Simms

These words from ancient history are powerful: “O taste and see.” People can tell us about an amazingly delicious food but until we taste and see for ourselves, their words are only hearsay. That’s the problem with modern Christianity. It … Continue reading →

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The Typical Church Format Bores Me

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Steve Simms

When church is cannedAnd over plannedTill it presentsGod’s promised landAs dull and blandIt makes me bored.I want to standAnd to shout out,“Jesus is here,Let’s all listenTo His inner voiceAnd make the choiceTo do what He says!” Every ChristianIs an instrumentGod … Continue reading →

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Perfect people in church

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Steve Simms

People say, “Don’t expect to find perfect people in church,” but, we should be able to find holy, Christ-like people there. If church doesn’t produce holy, Christ-like people, perhaps there’s something off with the programming or methodology. The Bible calls … Continue reading →

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Be God’s preacher, no matter what you do for a living.

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Steve Simms

Be God’s preacher, no matter what you do for a living. Limiting the voice of Christianity to ordained preachers and what they say in a church has crippled the spontaneity of the faith. Worship is simple. Anytime, any place, you … Continue reading →

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We can’t program the wind (of the Holy Spirit)

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

I love it when Christ-followers meet together like pinwheels and let the wind of the Holy Spirit freely move them and direct them. Then I see clear demonstrations of Jesus’ presence and power among them as they minister to one … Continue reading →

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Religion — a track for God to run on?

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Steve Simms

Church sometimes seems like going to a restaurant to hear a talk about food and then thinking we’ve been fed. Too many Christians have been taught that their primary role in the body of Christ is to sit and listen to … Continue reading →

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Let Jesus be the church program . . .

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Steve Simms

A God-gathering (ekklesia) has a program, a plan, a presentation, and a purpose: The program . . . to let ordinary people follow and obey Jesus. The plan . . . to free up everybody present to be led by … Continue reading →

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Could Church Can Can?

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Steve Simms

Could church can can? Here are some definitions of can — 1) to preserve in a metal container; 2) to prepare or script in advance in standardized form (a canned speech); 3) to fire an employee (The boss canned me); 4) to be able to … Continue reading →

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