Tag Archives: discipleship

Return from institutional exile back to ekklesia

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

God is releasing a heart-longing for a return to ekklesia (early Christianity before it was organized into an institution). When ekklesia was replaced by institution, Christians began focusing on following procedures more than on obeying the risen Jesus. It costs … Continue reading →

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Christians don’t need to defend our faith. We need to demonstrate its reality in daily life by loving the way Jesus loved.

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Steve Simms
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Training to follow God’s navigational app

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

People train for sports and train for war, but where are those who train to hear and follow the risen Jesus? Jesus is the way. We need to train to follow Him like we follow a navigation app. When we … Continue reading →

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Much instruction & little implementation call for a “Jesus surge”

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Much instruction and little implementation make Christianity a dull endeavor. Tell me and I forget, even if you preach to me weekly. Help me implement biblical revelation and I’ll be a daring doer of the word. Lectures about electricity won’t … Continue reading →

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Called to be disciples, not dependents!

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Steve Simms

Jesus never said to make dependents. He said to make disciples! The one who controls the mic controls the church service. Why not let Jesus control the mic? If a church opened the mic for Jesus to prompt people to … Continue reading →

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Jesus back then or Jesus now?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Steve Simms

It’s not enough to hear talks about Jesus back then or Jesus someday. We need to experience the risen Jesus in the now! Perhaps church could roll away the cold stone of formal religion and let Jesus raise us up … Continue reading →

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God woke you up one more time today!

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

God did it one more time today. He woke you up this morning! I’m so glad that Jesus can be personally encountered and related to and not just learned about through others. What you experience is more powerful than what … 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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Lecture-ship or discipleship?

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Steve Simms

Church has replaced discipleship with lecture-ship. But no discipleship equals no New Testament Christianity! Jesus came to give you direct access to God. You don’t need a human go-between to lecture you once a week. Jesus said to make disciples. … Continue reading →

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Radical statements about the team Jesus builds

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Steve Simms

In the first century, Jesus built a team that “turned the world upside down.” In the twenty-first century, He wants to do it again! Why did Jesus build a team of disciples? Because teamwork makes the Gospel work! It’s amazing what Team … Continue reading →

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