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Streaming Jesus–Enabling Christ-Followers To Develop Their Full Potential (General André Cox Quotes)

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steve Simms

The Holy Spirit wants to work through each believer, not just through one “ordained” person. “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” –1 Corinthians 12:7 Streaming Jesus keeps Christ-followers beaming!  Perhaps we could let … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Wonder Of Childlike Openness In Church!

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Steve Simms

To live under the direct command and government of the living God (what Jesus calls the kingdom of God) requires us to be childlike — to be open, informal, interactive, changeable, honest, humble, simple, real, enthusiastic, playful. Perhaps when we … Continue reading →

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Some shades ain’t cool! (Cause they conceal conscience.)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Steve Simms

My Shades Of Gray Paraphrase! –Take the shades of gray off of your heart and your conscience and let the light of God shine in and direct your life, before you miss the boat! (My paraphrase of Jesus’ words: “The time … Continue reading →

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The Essence of Life is a Presence!

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Steve Simms

Aristotle said:  “The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” Marcus Tullius Cicero said: “I see the essence of a happy life in a strong spirit.” Reinhold Neibuhr said:  “Change is the essence of life.” William Arthur Ward … Continue reading →

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How Now Can Wow! (The Greeks Split “Time” Into Two Words.)

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Steve Simms

You can’t “put time in a bottle.” However, the Greeks did split the concept of time into two words. A few days ago I wrote a blog about the how the ancient Greeks had two words for time, but English only has one word … Continue reading →

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How can we see the invisible Christ? (The answer is blowing in the wind.)

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Steve Simms

The invisible working of the living God in human hearts becomes clearly visible when ordinary people are permitted in a church meeting, to show and tell what God has done. It’s an amazing thing to see! (This experience should definitely … Continue reading →

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Did Stephen Hawking’s Inspirational Lifestyle Contradict His Belief System?

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Steve Simms

Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to me and many millions of people. I’m sad to hear of his passing. I wrote this about him after seeing the movie of his life, The Theory Of Everything. Did Stephen Hawking think about the … Continue reading →

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A Petition 4 Holy-Spirit-Led Intuition! (Let’s Re-Intuitionize Church Meetings!)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Steve Simms

Should We Re-Intuitionize Church Meetings? –Jesus established the church on Spirit-intuition. When Peter recognized Jesus as the Christ (the Messiah), Jesus said: “This was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.” And Jesus … Continue reading →

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Better than a sermon?

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Steve Simms

What’s more effective than a sermon? Should a pastor be a sage on a stage or a guide along side? (See 1 Corinthians 14:26.) 100 sermons? We believe that instead of having people sit through 100 sermons, it’s much more … 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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