Tag Archives: ekklesia

Not a perfect church but a perfect Shepherd

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Steve Simms

I follow an unseen leader, the perfect Shepherd. Although He’s invisible, He guides me from within. Grazing on the unseen glory of God flowing from within me I begin to gaze on His beauty and to taste and see that … Continue reading →

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The New Testament agape gathering called ekklesia

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Steve Simms

O that Christ’s peopleWould regularlyCome togetherIn agape gatheringsAnd let God’s loveFreely flow fromTheir innermost beingTo pour out on JesusAnd on each anotherUntil the whole worldSays in astonishment,“Look how they loveOne another!”(That’s ekklesia!) On Monday morningSunday’s goneAnd church has fadedFrom the … Continue reading →

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Christians at church? Passive hound dogs or obedient sheepdogs?

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

Should a Christians be like a hound dog asleep on a porch or like a sheepdog obeying his master? I believe that attunement to Jesus’ voice or the lack thereof (whether we’re like a lazy hound dog or an obedient … Continue reading →

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Christians meeting with heart-felt awareness of Jesus

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Steve Simms

Acute awareness of the risen Jesus requires much more than hearing a talk about Him. It requires direct, personal, ongoing, and interactive encounter with Him. It requires a knowing beyond head knowledge that ignites the heart with awe-filled aha and … Continue reading →

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God’s heart-to-heart “house” of “living stones”

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Steve Simms

I saw the house of the Lord being built today at a Christian conference where the Holy Spirit was allowed to take over the meeting so powerfully that the closing keynote speaker didn’t want to speak so that the Holy … Continue reading →

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A German missionary’s book about “people Christianity”

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Powerful words about the body of Christ from a German missionary: “People-church (ekklesia) is the will of God and a vital necessity.” That’s a thought from a German missionary, Christian Keysser, who served in New Guinea from 1899 to 1921. … Continue reading →

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My heart continually cries out for REVIVAL!!!

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Steve Simms

The way of spiritual awakening is much simpler that we imagine. When Christ-followers humbly gather to expect and experience direct revelation and individual response — to receive the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit and to outwardly proclaim and do … Continue reading →

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The Reformation was incomplete. Transformation needed!

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Reformation changes “form” (behavior, structure, appearance, and/or organization). Transformation goes beyond “form” to presence (“with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord”). It changes the heart–the inner essence. 500 years ago, the Reformation made some changes in the “form” … Continue reading →

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Blowing in the wind of ekklesia

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Steve Simms

The First Spirit-Led, Christ-Centered Town Hall Meeting (Ekklesia) Was Windy! The sound of mighty rushing windSpread visible spiritual fireTo all of Jesus’ gathered disciplesOpening their mouthsWith supernatural wordsAnd giving them boldnessTo hit the streetsRejoicing withThe living JesusSo that peopleFrom around … Continue reading →

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Time to cut and remove the brush in church!

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Steve Simms

Here’s a picture of a pile of brush I cut and stacked. Whew! I’m tired. We need to remove the brush from church and prepare the way for the Lord so that the living Jesus can open His fire hydrant … Continue reading →

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