by Billy Burns | Jan 21, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership
THE BACKGROUND: Semmelwhat? No, it is Semmelweis. Semmelwho? Ignaz Semmelweis (pronounced IG-nahts ZEM-uhl-vice). I am confident that very few if any of this blog’s readership has heard of Semmelweis (1818-1865). After reading the following story, I believe that...
by Billy Burns | Jan 4, 2021 | God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, Testimonies
For this blog post, I want to depart from the expected, the norm, the predictable. Yep, you read it correctly. in this post, Mister (or brother if you are super spiritual) I-love-the-Holy-Spirit isn’t going to share any teaching or insight on the Person and work...
by Billy Burns | Dec 28, 2020 | God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, Walk of the Spirit
If I were to receive a last-minute invitation to teach in one or more conference workshops or preach in one or more church services and only given my Bible and a tablet containing this year’s blog posts to use as my teaching/preaching notes, which would be my...
by Billy Burns | Dec 21, 2020 | New Testament Christianity, Praying in Other Tongues, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: I know that the name Thomas Ball Barratt (1862-1940) isn’t well-known. It was through this Norwegian Spirit-baptized Methodist that the Pentecostal message was introduced in Norway and spread throughout all of Europe. Read the following story...
by Billy Burns | Dec 14, 2020 | New Testament Christianity, Revival, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: The Methodist church was the fruit of John Wesley’s attempt some 300 years ago to reform the spiritually dormant and corrupt Anglican church. The movement, however, became separate from its parent body and developed into an autonomous church....
