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Surrounded by voices from another world

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Steve Simms

We’re surrounded by another world That most people seldom notice; However, when we listen quietly, We can hear inner voices from there. One torments and seduces towards evil. The other comforts and steers towards love. The voice we learn to … Continue reading →

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Before science split the atom, rebellion split the Adam.

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Steve Simms

Before science split the atom, rebellion against God split the Adam (and his descendants). Let Christ heal the split in your soul! To overcome the universal addiction to sin and self-destruction (as a result of that split) we need to daily … Continue reading →

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Most Christians have been trained to listen to a preacher, but not trained to listen to the risen Jesus.

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Steve Simms

When I was growing up in church, I was trained to listen to a preacher, but not trained to listen to the risen Jesus. (If church doesn’t train Christians to listen to and obey the Jesus, who will?) The reality … Continue reading →

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Does hearing a preacher = hearing God?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Steve Simms

Has church substituted hearing the preacher for hearing the living God? Hints of God are everywhere. Why not take the hint and listen to Him? When church is led by the Spirit, not just by the preacher, it’s supernatural! God’s not wanting a … Continue reading →

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God-Gatherings

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Steve Simms

A God-gathering is a meeting where (2 or more) everyday people come together to each one listen to God and then speak what God tells him, resulting in a divinely orchestrated time in God’s presence. God-gatherings are open and unprogrammed. … Continue reading →

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Church — Educational or Mystical?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Steve Simms

Historically church has been seen as educational –communicating concepts about God (especially since the Protestant Reformation). –Biblically church is seen as a mystical portal — presenting the actual presence of the living Christ. (“Where two or three gather in my … Continue reading →

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Man on a stage or the world’s greatest Sage?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

Beyond gathering to look at & listen to a man on a stage, perhaps church could come together to look at & listen to the world’s greatest sage–the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of … Continue reading →

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God’s Not Dead!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Steve Simms

God’s not dead.  What would happen if a group of believers would begin to gather, not merely to sing and hear a presentation about Christ, but to cultivate,  surrender to, and obey Christ’s actual presence among them?  When church presents … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Conductivity/Resistivity

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Steve Simms

Spirituality is like an electric current.  It is a flow of power from within human beings as the Holy Spirit comes forth in rivers of living water.  Christ-followers are those who allow the Spirit to freely flow through them.  They … Continue reading →

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Quantum Church Is A Leap Into Another Form Of Reality

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Steve Simms

Quantum church, like quantum mechanics, is a leap into another form of reality.  Quantum physics studies the subatomic world of infinitesimally small particles and waves. The subatomic, quantum world operates differently than the world of clearly defined matter that we … Continue reading →

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