Tag Archives: worship

Unprogrammed Church

When a Christian meeting is controlled by Christ, without human programming and agendas, the Holy Spirit takes over and the glory of God is on display for all to see.  However, when a meeting is directed and run by a … Continue reading

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Exciting Facebook Pages

I oversee three exciting Facebook pages: Prayer Walking With The Salvation Army Flag The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship Center and my personal page: Steve Simms. Click and check them out.  Thanks so much for reading my blogs!  

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Perhaps Church Is Much Simpler Than We Think It Is . . .

Maybe church is much simpler than we think it is? Perhaps church is just two or there or more believers gathered under the actual leadership and direction of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ in our midst? (In Matthew 18:20, Jesus … Continue reading

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Do You Know God?

Do you know God?  Not religion or church or the Bible or prayer or worship or doctrine or Footprints In The Sand; but is the Creator, Himself, real and alive in your heart? Are you captivated by God’s majesty and … Continue reading

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Jesus Culture In Nashville — Not A Concert But A Passionate Worship Experience

It looked like a concert, but it wasn’t.  Several thousand people (mostly under 30) gathered last night at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville to worship with the band, Jesus Culture. With the energy of a rock … Continue reading

Posted in awe, Belmont University, Berry Street, Christ, Christ-centered, Christian, Christianity, concert, Curb Event Center, dancing, dancing with God, East Nashville, freedom, God, hearing God, hearing Jesus, I Corinthians 14:26, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Culture, music, Music City, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, presence of Christ, presence of God, religion, sermon, sermons, simple church, spiritual growth, The Salvation Army, Uncategorized, worship | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

What is church? 1) A place where people passively sit in chairs? Or 2) A gathering where everyone shares? (See the Bible’s answer @ I Corinthians 14:26.)

Here’s a one question quiz:  What is church? 1) A place where people passively sit in chairs? Or 2) A gathering where everyone shares? (See the Bible’s answer @ I Corinthians 14:26.) I want to be a Christianitypreneur (I made … Continue reading

Posted in American church, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, children of God, Christ, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christianitypreneur, Christianpreneur, Christpreneur, church, church history, church structure, disciple making, discipling, early church, God's government, I Corinthians 14:26, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, Music City, Nashville, non-traditional church, organic church, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, presence of God, religion, simple church, spiritual, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, Uncategorized, worship | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

We need the 1st in the 21st! We desperately need soul-stirring, life-changing, earth-shaking, 1st Century style Christianity to be poured out in the 21st Century. O, Lord, we’ve read of Your great deeds in the “Acts of the Holy Spirit,” do them again, Lord, in our time, through 21st Century believers!

Read more about the First Century “Acts of the Holy Spirit” by clicking here. If you are in the Nashville, Tennessee area come and experience the action of the Holy Spirit in person at The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship … Continue reading

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The Most Important Tim Tebow Quote

As an NFL quarterback with the Denver Broncos, a first round NFL draft choice, a Heisman Trophy winner, and a former University of Florida quarterback, Tim Tebow has been interviewed many times. What is the most important thing that he … Continue reading

Posted in alternative lifestyle, Christ, Christianity, Denver Broncos, football, hearing Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus freaks, Jesus Movement, marriage, movement, opportunity, praise and worship, prayer, prayer walking, proof of God, Quotations, Quotes, religion, salvation, saved, Savior, soul, spiritual, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual skills, spiritual warfare, tebow, tebowing, tebowing.com, Tim Tebow, TV, TV network, Uncategorized, University of Florida, values, voice of God, worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Creatively Changing Christmas Songs To Celebrate Christ More

Have you ever noticed that a great many Christmas songs have little or nothing to do with Jesus Christ.  Since Christmas is when we celebrate His birthday, I thought it might be good to tweak some Christmas songs and Christmas … Continue reading

Posted in alternative lifestyle, awe, challenges, Christ, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas carols, church, country music, feelings, freedom, glory, God, gratitude, holidays, humor, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, lifestyles, Lord, miracles, Music City, mysticism, Nashville, non-material reality, Oh my God, poem, popular culture, praise and worship, religion, revelation, salvation, saved, Savior, spiritual, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual skills, spiritual warfare, thanksgiving, values, virgin birth, Why be a Christian?, words, worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Confronting The Christmas Claims — Conscious Contact With God

The original Christmas is full of contact with God. The ordinary becomes the extraordinary as people encounter God’s Presence and power. A physical new star in the heavens becomes a messenger from Heaven, directing wise men hundreds of miles to … Continue reading

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