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Church “attendance-citis”

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Steve Simms

Attendance-citis? “Religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance.” –William Booth Beware of attendance-citis — attending church without attending to the voice of the living Jesus. Attendance-citis makes Christianity an appendix to life, not it’s main focus. … Continue reading →

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Society is training people to follow their own desires. Church should train them to follow the living Jesus instead.

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Steve Simms

Christ calls people to follow Him. Nowadays they’re following their feelings, desires, and compulsions. Christ calls people to repent of their sins. Nowadays people are repenting of their gender. Christ doesn’t offer His approval of our will. He offers us … Continue reading →

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How many sermons must we hear?

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Steve Simms

How many sermons must Christians hear before they are allowed to say anything in church? Will there ever be enough? Since Christ came to set us free, why does church entangle us in human control and programs? Church tends to … Continue reading →

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More than silentology

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Without Christ, life is like a long desert journey — always longing for the next oasis and frequently disappointed by mirages. Feelings are fickle guides jerking us around and leaving us with no foundation. Instead, I trust the risen Jesus … Continue reading →

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What if there’s a more effective way of doing church and we’re not seeing it?

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Steve Simms

Christians could become stronger if we turned church services into ministry practice for all who attend. Have you ever been to a listen to Jesus meeting–where believers come together, listen to Jesus, and do what He says? Christianity is supernatural interaction … Continue reading →

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Christian lectures? Or a demonstration of Christ?

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Steve Simms

To focus on a man’s talk rather than on Christ’s presence is to settle for a 2nd-hand account instead of a 1st-hand experience. Instead of listening to lectures about Jesus, perhaps Christians could passionately demonstrate our love for and obedience … Continue reading →

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God wants to haul away your trash

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Steve Simms

God’s always working in each of our lives, however, we often have no idea what He is doing. He wants to haul away the trash from our life, but too often we are unwilling to take to it the curb. … Continue reading →

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Church of low expectations

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Steve Simms

First century Christianity filled people with hopeful expectations, supernatural surprises, and life transformation. Why not today? A Christian meeting should freely demonstrate both the humility of the fruit of the Spirit and the power of the gifts of the Spirit. Christianity … Continue reading →

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Benched Christians

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

The purpose of teaching people about Jesus is so they can follow Him, not so they can be dependent on constant teaching. Church likes to bench Christians, however, Jesus wants to activate them, empower them, and fire the up! When benched … Continue reading →

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The “shocking” power of Christ in you

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Steve Simms

Christ-followers have an external power source living inside them that can be activated by faith-filled surrender. However, Church too often trains people to have a passive mind and accept whatever a preacher or priest says, not to think and seek God. … Continue reading →

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