Tag Archives: gifts of the Spirit

The Time of My Life Is To Enjoy Jesus and His Inner Rivers

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

The fear of losing respectability keeps Christians focused on burying and embalming the dead Jesus (John 19:38-41) instead of on surrendering to and radically obeying the inner rivers of the Jesus who lives within them. (Colossians 1:27) Let me tell … Continue reading →

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This Changes My Mind Throughout Each Day

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Steve Simms

My mind is being changed every day. The more I listen and the more I humbly obey, the more my mind grows in its ability to think beyond my own desires, feelings, and opinions. My most important listening isn’t hearing … Continue reading →

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The Awareness That Declutters My Life

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Steve Simms

To be aware that God knows me and knows all about me, yet still loves me, means that I no longer have any reason to clutter my life in an attempt to hide from and avoid Him like Adam and … Continue reading →

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Two-way communication with God!

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Steve Simms

Jesus sacrificed His life to make mediation so that you can now experience direct, personal revelation from God! There’s no motivation like direct, personal revelation from the living God. People are crying out for satisfaction, validation, and restoration, but they’re … Continue reading →

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Church should be windy!

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Church needs to be windy — overflowing with the blowing of God’s Spirit. The stale air of this world needs to be refreshed by the windy city of God. Hierarchy and institutionalism take the wind out of the body of … Continue reading →

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Jesus was glorified by interruptions!

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

Many of Jesus’ teachings, healings, and miracles were in response to interruptions. Perhaps by shutting down interruptions churches shut down Jesus. Roof altering (miracle manifesting) interruptions? (See Luke 5:17-26.) History shows that an eruption of revival and spiritual awakening will … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ calling on first century Christ-followers

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

Understanding the calling on the first century Christ-followers, who Paul wrote letters to depends on understanding the Greek word that is translated as church. That word is ekklesia. There were two ekklesias in each of the Greek cities that Paul … Continue reading →

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Spiritual hunger — it cries out for more of God

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Steve Simms

You can’t satisfy spiritual hunger with physical stuff, constant activity, meaningless distractions, or mind altering substances. If you aren’t spiritually hungry, you may be full of worldly distractions. Spiritual hunger isn’t satisfied to hear a talk on the gifts or … Continue reading →

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Go beyond religious explanations & begin to enjoy Jesus!

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Christ can be explained to the mind, but to daily experience Him requires a surrendered and obedient heart. A closed heart has little perception of God’s glorious light. It is a deception to believe that you can’t be deceived. Scholasticism … Continue reading →

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Internal Christianity spontaneously flows . . .

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

There’s nothing like internal Christianity that spontaneously flows from the heart with rivers of love, joy, and peace! “The Spirit bears witness with our spirit.” God’s Spirit speaks intuitively within us. Listen! Directional confusion: Jesus said that the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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