Tag Archives: religion

Participatory Church (acrostic)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Steve Simms

PARTICIPATORY CHURCH (acrostic) P–People A–Attentively R–Responding T–To God’s I–Inner C–Callings I–In order to P–Participate A–Actively T–Together, O–Obeying God’s R–Righteous Y–Yearnings. C–Christ H–Having U–Unhindered & R–Real C–Control in H–His hands. Experience participatory church at The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship Center … Continue reading →

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Noah — Rock Stars, Wickedness, Flooding, Abortion, The “Curse Of Ham,” & Monotheism

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Steve Simms

Noah is a 21st Century Hollywood movie directed by Darren Aronofsky and staring Russell Crowe.  It is an entertaining and gripping story.  I desperately needed to go to the bathroom (after seeing all that water) but I choose to sit, glued … Continue reading →

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Church is Like Breathing (& Other Free Flowing Ideas)

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Steve Simms

A church meeting is like breathing: 1) Someone can program and control it; or 2) People can let go and let it flow. What would happen if a group of believers would begin to gather, not merely to sing and … Continue reading →

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To ignore belief in God is to choose to be ignorant of one of the most important factors of human history.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Steve Simms
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Bold (Transformational) Words From John The Baptist

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Steve Simms

John, God’s greatest prophet, led the way for the living Jesus Christ by telling groups of people to:  “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.” Perhaps the 21st Century church could obey John and make room … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Supernatural Vision And Radical Obedience

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Steve Simms

1 person’s courageous obedience to a spiritual vision can change the world!  A runaway slave named Patrick who was living in England saw a vision 1 day. This is how he describes it: “I saw a man coming, as it … Continue reading →

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Dezoc And Roll With The Rock

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Steve Simms

Many people refuse God because they can’t see Him and they rob themselves of life’s most amazing experiences! What would it look like If God ran loose Flowing filter-free From heart to heart? Perhaps church isn’t really People in pews … Continue reading →

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God & Caffeine

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

–I have never seen caffeine, but I’ve seen how caffeine works in other people and I’ve experienced how caffeine works in me. –I have never seen God, but I’ve seen how God works in other people and I’ve experienced how … Continue reading →

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Church: Who’s On First? Christ or Religious Control?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Steve Simms

A question for the 21st Century church:  Who’s on first?  Christ or Religious Control? I want Jesus, alive, present, and moving powerfully in and through ordinary people . . . Not a ceremony, or a program, or a tightly controlled … Continue reading →

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Nashville — Time’s “Red-Hot Town”

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Steve Simms

Time magazine has named Nashville: “The South’s Red-Hot Town” in its upcoming March 17 issue. –“Red-hot men and women are those who have hungered and thirsted for God and have found Him. They have burst into flame. Holy fire kindles … Continue reading →

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