Tag Archives: spiritual gifts

Not by Ignorance

Posted on January 4, 2021 by carlsimmonslive

This book on the cessationist view (on spiritual gifts) may not change your mind, but unlike most books on the topic it won’t shut you down either. . . . Frank W. R. Benoit. Not by Ignorance: An Explanation of … Continue reading →

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Living in the Spirit’s Power

Posted on January 9, 2017 by carlsimmonslive

I believe the job of a prophet is to rattle the spiritual cage and wake up sleepy Christians, calling them out to understand the danger we face today. We have come to the point of contentment. We are content with … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Gifts

Posted on January 27, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s start today by revisiting Jesus’ commissioning of the seventy-two from a few weeks ago. The seventy-two certainly had something to rejoice in when they used the gifts they had received: “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name” … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down and Lay It Out (retreat session 3)

Posted on October 14, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

God has called each of us as individuals, and to respond to him in the unique way he’s called each of us… but we’re not in this alone. God wants us to share what he’s done and give him the … Continue reading →

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Free Discipleship!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

(Well, the books are free, anyway… the discipleship itself… well, I’ll defer to Dietrich Bonhoeffer on that one….) So it’s done: All six books in the From Disciples to Disciplers series—including the first three, Growing in Jesus, Growing in Character, … Continue reading →

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Season 3: Growing in Your Gifts

Posted on March 4, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

These next couple entries will be a bit—and then a lot, respectively—more subjective than the others for this series. Next week’s Season 4 speech will be understandably more passionate, since after all it was the entire point of creating this … Continue reading →

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From Disciples to Disciplers: reunited and ready for your consideration

Posted on February 10, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

And so here we are. Just as 16 months ago, Seasons 4-6 of the From Disciples to Disciplers series officially went out of print, and the rights reverted back to me, so now Seasons 1-3 have done the same. But as … Continue reading →

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What Are Your Re-Reads (revisited)?

Posted on June 4, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

Since I’m in waiting mode right now — both in terms of “hopefully impending good news” and in terms of “books I need to review” — thought I’d revisit a fun topic I’d first done a couple years ago…. Some of … Continue reading →

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Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again

Posted on March 1, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

As it was with our last entry (and for much the same reasons), I’ve been a fan of Paul Ford’s approach to ministry for nigh on a decade now. In fact, I’ll go one further and mention that his resource Unleash … Continue reading →

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The Power of Surrender

Posted on December 13, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

This is still kind of rough shards of thought, but bear with me; I think I’m onto something here… plus, it ties in to my other random devotional pieces as of late… Everything God gives us is done with the … Continue reading →

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