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Christ is visibly manifested in the church not when we merely hold meetings about Him; but when we actually encounter His Presence in our midst, individually listen to Him, and then obediently do whatever He prompts us to do in the meeting.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Steve Simms

Posted in Christ, Christianity, church, house church, Jesus, Jesus Christ, organic church, simple church, spiritual formation, worship | Tagged Christ, church, encunter His Presence, listen, meetings | 1 Comment

Incarnation Is Not A Flower (But God With Us)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Steve Simms

Incarnation is not a flower, but like a flower it is beautiful and glorious — the life of God animating physical matter. Describing Jesus Christ, John the Beloved said: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” God didn’t … Continue reading →

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Down By The Spout Where God’s Glory Pours Out

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Steve Simms

I was in a church once and the pastor was trying to get some of the people sitting in the back rows to come and sit near the front. He told them: “Come down by the spout where the glory … Continue reading →

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Occupy Till I Come — What The Church Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Steve Simms

In Luke 19:13 of the King James Bible, Jesus says: “Occupy till I come.” Somehow, I don’t think “occupy” means to sit in a pew once a week and passively listen to a sermon. “Occupy” is much more aggressive than … Continue reading →

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Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, How ‘Bout Church Lab?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Steve Simms

If you have ever taken a high school or college science class you have been to a lab class. For chemistry and biology, lecture is not enough. Students need to dissect an animal for themselves to really understand its anatomy. They … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From YouTube (Live, It’s Sunday Morning!)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

I found these YouTube statistics online. It has more than 2 billion views per day which is almost twice the prime-time audience of America’s three major broadcast networks combined. More video is uploaded to YouTube in 60 days than all three U.S. … Continue reading →

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Is The Denial Of God A Delusion?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Steve Simms

In a book by Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, the author uses various arguments to strongly attack the idea of any non-material intelligence existing outside of nature as being just a myth. However, the belief in the existence some kind of intelligent … Continue reading →

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Joel’s Jolts — Powerful Words From An Old Testament Prophet

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Steve Simms

Joel is an Old Testament prophet whose words will give you a jolt. Are you ready for a jumping Joel jolt? Here are some quotes from Joel: “The word of the Lord that came to Joel, son of Pethuel.” “Hear … Continue reading →

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Winner Words / Loser Language

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Steve Simms

Words are powerful. All the words that we hear, read, think, and say, have an impact on our life. We can choose to hear, read, think, and say words that pull us down or words that build us up. Our … Continue reading →

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Knocking Prayer (Or Prayer Knocking)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Steve Simms

Some people like to knock prayer. They write it off as meaningless superstition — knock on wood. Jesus spoke about knocking prayer. Here’s the quote: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will … Continue reading →

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Christ is visibly manifested in the church not when we merely hold meetings about Him; but when we actually encounter His Presence in our midst, individually listen to Him, and then obediently do whatever He prompts us to do in the meeting.

Incarnation Is Not A Flower (But God With Us)

Down By The Spout Where God’s Glory Pours Out

Is The Denial Of God A Delusion?

Joel’s Jolts — Powerful Words From An Old Testament Prophet

Winner Words / Loser Language

Knocking Prayer (Or Prayer Knocking)

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