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The Gospel announces God’s love, not “me to me” love

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Steve Simms

The Gospel (Good News) isn’t that you can love yourself. It’s that God so loved you that He gave His only Son . . .” Me to me love,From me to me,Stays stuck in me.Lord, help me seeAnd love bothMy … Continue reading →

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Self-love or neighbor-love?

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Steve Simms

My heart is waking up to a deeper longing to “be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” and it’s a shocker! The “fullness of God” doesn’t allow me room for self-love. I’m learning that self-love and … Continue reading →

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Jesus doesn’t want us to focus on “self-love” but on “neighbor-love”

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

I find self-focus very discouraging, but Christ-focus extremely invigorating and enlightening! If self-love doesn’t look outward and focus on loving others, it becomes like stagnant water. It needs to flow out of us, not sit in a self pit. Jesus … Continue reading →

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Avoid fake news about greatness

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Steve Simms

Genuine greatness doesn’t put a nation first. “The nations are like a drop in a bucket.” Real greatness is built on faithfulness to the living God and to His eternal principles. True greatness holds all nations (even your own) accountable to … Continue reading →

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