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I Always Want To Know More About This Topic

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Steve Simms

A man named Thomas had some close friends who told Him they had seen someone who had been executed and entombed, who is now alive from the dead. Of course, Thomas didn’t believe them. He quite reasonably told them that … Continue reading →

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I Want People to Be Able to Say They See Christ in Me

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Steve Simms

Christ’s presence “extends from generation to generation.” “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” I hope people say that they can see Jesus living in and through me. Christmas means that we can experience Christ’s mercy, power, and presence right … Continue reading →

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The Historical Event That Empowers Me Today

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Steve Simms

Causal religion offers little real hope. That’s why comfortable Christians can be unkind. However, when we have immediate awareness of the presence of “Christ in you,” we are filled with “the hope of glory.” Kindness is part of the fruit … Continue reading →

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Where is Jesus now?

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Steve Simms

Christ-followers are called to live out and demonstrate the mystery of “Christ in you,” the glorious reality of “God with us.” We no longer have to await His arrival. Instead, we need to faithfully stir up the gift of His … Continue reading →

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I hope people say they see Jesus in me.

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Steve Simms

I hope and I pray that people see Christ living in and through me throughout each day. I do my best to make that happen by seeking to listen to and obey the risen Jesus with all my heart. I … Continue reading →

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Christ in you is greater glory than was on Moses’ face!

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Steve Simms

Splendor,Wonder,Grandeur,Magnificence,Brillance,Dazzling light:Where’s the gloryThat comes from“Christ in you”? Let Christ live in you and keep you aware of His glory every moment of every day! The Bible says that there’s a greater glory than the glory on Moses after God … Continue reading →

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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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The Christmas Gift Most Commonly Left Unopened

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Steve Simms

Every year some Christmas gifts remain unopened.  They are lost and/or forgotten in the holiday hustle, buried under discarded wrapping paper, accidentally tossed with the trash. So what is the most commonly unopened Christmas gift?  You would think it would … Continue reading →

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