Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

Christianity is much more powerful than church. Search for: Beyond Church Ekklesia. stevesimms.wordpress.com Nashville, Tennessee, USA Joined February 2009

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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Learn the powerful USA history that they don't want you to know. Google: Off the RACE Track book.

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"If you were born a Hindu, what would you be today?" "Why do you think you're a Christian?" As I thought about those questions, I realized that my religion was based on nothing more than where I was born and raised. I was only a birthright Christian, not a true one.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

9 hours ago

Jesus is too often celebrated as "Savior" (an unconditional free ticket to Heaven someday) but rejected as "Lord" (the absolute Ruler, Head, and Master in daily life).

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

9 hours ago

When Christ-dependency was replaced by pastor-dependency Christianity stopped relying on the presence and power of the risen Jesus and began instead to rely on human effort and human knowledge.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

9 hours ago

Christians need to openly shine our light by living a radiant lifestyle so that others can see our Spirit-led behavior and glorify God. (Mt 5:13-16) The Sermon on the Mount is Christ’s call to daily depend on the Lord so that we can continually experience the impossible.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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When we through total Christ-dependency embrace the impossible Christian life as our normal way of life we become the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It’s vital that we don’t allow persecution to cause us to lose our saltiness or hide our inner light. (Mt 5:13)

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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A Spirit-led lifestyle makes many people uncomfortable (Rm 8:14) and they begin to persecute us, insult us, and falsely speak against us because of our love for and obedience to the risen Jesus. (Mt 5:10-11) That’s how people treated the Old Testament prophets so we can rejoice.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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When we show mercy to others God’s mercy fills us. (Matthew 5:7) Our heart is purified by Christ’s presence and power. We begin to see God as a present-moment reality instead of as religiosity. (Matthew 5:8) We begin to demonstrate God’s peace wherever we go. (Matthew 5:9)

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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When we begin to mourn over our inability to fully obey God, and we continually look to Him for forgiveness, comfort, power, and inner healing (Mt 5:4) we become meek and moldable to the Spirit’s inner influence. (Mt 5:5) We hunger and thirst for God’s righteousness. (Mt 5:6)

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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To let God’s inner government (His Kingdom) rule and reign inside of us we must set aside our pride and allow God the Holy Spirit to show us our poverty of spirit so that He can be our constant inner guide. (Matthew 5:3)

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Matthew 5 shows how the impossible Christian life can become the normal Christian life. Christ-dependency replaces impossibility with Christ’s ability. That’s the process that the Bible calls sanctification. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

9 hours ago

Jesus Christ is my best friend — a present reality who makes the impossible possible in my day-to-day life.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

9 hours ago

There’s a word I’ll never give up. I love the sound of it. It thrills my heart and fills me with hope, encouragement, and peace. That word is the English translation of an ancient name. It’s Jesus. I ponder, say, pray, write, and post His name day and night.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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Jesus taught Repentance: Align with The kingdom And the will Of God. Have you sought First of all To be caught In God’s will and kingdom? (Matthew 4:17 & 23) #poem #Poeticjusticeee #poetryinmotion #poets #poetrytoread

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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Tempting thoughts Can be fought And they ought To be. In Matthew Chapter four Jesus shows How He fought Tempting thoughts. He brought The written Word of God Into play By quoting What it has To say Until the Temptations Went away. (Matthew 4:1-11) #poetrycommunity #poet

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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Observe the life of a bitter person and you will see the truth of those statements. The good news is that the temptation to hold a grudge, like any other temptation, can be fought and overcome.

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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The Bible calls a grudge “a root of bitterness” and says that it “grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” (Hebrews 12:15)

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Steve Simms @CSteveSimms

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Grudges grind away at the mind and eat up the heart. Grudges are painful. They cause much more pain to the person who holds them than they do to the people they are being held against. Nonetheless, our human pride makes it very tempting to cling to and carry around grudges.