Tag Archives: the living Jesus

Hop to the Voice of the Risen Jesus!

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Steve Simms

Heart-Christianity is fragile. It easily slips into formalism and disappears into routine. I believe that Jesus wants to rescue people from the idea of a formalized God who is defined by religious institutions. The essential characteristic of Christianity is “Christ … Continue reading →

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I Learned the Last Thing I Learned the First Thing This Morning

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

The last thing I learned I learned the first thing this morning before I got out of bed. I woke up with this paragraph developing in my heart. No matter what I dream I wake up in school. “When I … Continue reading →

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Have a Spirit-filled, hippity hoppity Easter!

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Have a hippity hoppity Easter! Hop out of religious formalism and into daily interaction with and obedience to the risen Jesus. Christ-centered Christianity is continually conscious of the presence and power of the risen Jesus! Happy Resurrection Day! Church history … Continue reading →

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Being face-to-face with the risen Jesus

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

When you trulyExperience God’s graceYour heart willEncounter JesusFace-to-face. Life’s not about the circumstances you’re facing. It’s about who you’re facing! Keep your eyes on the risen Jesus. Once you’ve truly come face-to-face with Jesus you’ll never want to leave. Sunday … Continue reading →

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The Man who is the plan (the way)

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Steve Simms

Any plan other than the living Jesus, the Guide who wants to live inside us, can easily be a distraction from being led by the Spirit. Before Jesus came into the world, God gave Moses plans for the tabernacle which … Continue reading →

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Christians, stop acting like Jesus is dead!

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

If there’s anybody in the world who doesn’t need to be institutionalized, it’s the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! A dead Jesus needs religious institutions to keep His memory alive, but a relationship with the living Jesus is ever vibrant. To … Continue reading →

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Do more than “only imagine” Jesus–experience Him daily!

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Steve Simms

Christ-followers can do much more than “only imagine” Jesus’ presence. We can experience His presence throughout the day! Christians like to quote half a verse: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man … Continue reading →

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Amazing grace & amazing mysticism

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Steve Simms

Amazing grace and amazing mysticism both demonstrate God’s glory! Let’s embrace them both! Christian mysticism is to experience direct connection with and communication from the living resurrected Heaven-based Jesus through His real-life presence in the ever-present Holy Spirit. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Jesus, where do You go to church?

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Steve Simms

I asked Jesus where He goes to church, and this is what came to me: Anytime people gather in My name I show up, whether they call it church or not. It can be two people praying together in a … Continue reading →

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Show me Jesus, don’t give me a show about Him!

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Steve Simms

A sermon,Although youMay like to hear it,Is no substituteFor walkingIn the Spirit. I balkAt hearingAnother talkAbout Christianity.I want to walkIn the Spirit. Churches claim to be part of the body of Christ. If that’s so, they need to let the … Continue reading →

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