Checking Up
Just a quick question ... did you receive my last Billy Burns Ministries newsletter? Perhaps a more important question would be, did you actually read the last newsletter? It was sent out on Tuesday of last week. If you didn't receive it or read it, please take a moment and click on this link. It will tell you what is going on in this new season of our ministry, how that we can help you in your church, and it has the most incredible picture of the most beautiful granddaughter in the world (no brag, just fact). October 2014 Newsletter
How Do You Do Ministry?
Yesterday, I was reading Acts 1 again and a phrase that I know that I've read so many times before jumped out at me. In the second verse, I read ... "Until the day when He ascended, after He through the Holy Spirit had instructed and commanded the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen." Acts 1:2 (The Amplified Translation) My eyes couldn't leave the phrase "after He through the Holy Spirit had instructed and commanded". Jesus was teaching and leading "through the Holy Spirit". It wasn't the Son of God doing it all by Himself. Jesus was depending upon the Holy Spirit. Let me let...
I Double-Dog Dare You
Let me tell you up front that you will need to be seated before you read the next sentence. Here it is ... "Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the action of His power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]." Ephesians 3:20 (The Amplified Translation) I absolutely love this verse because it reminds me that God is able to do far above anything that my peanut-sized brain can dream or imagine. No prayer that I can pray...
Here’s My Secret!
Can I let you in on a personal secret? I'll tell you the secret only if you promise that you will not keep it a secret and will tell everyone that you know. Here it is ... even if I HATED kids (which, believe me, I don't) I would still want to be a vital, faithful part of the children's ministry in a local church. No, you don't have to reread that last sentence to see if you really read what I wrote. You read it correctly. I'd literally put up a fight to be a part of a children's ministry. It would take some big, over-sized, whamma-jamma men to keep me out. And here's why ... I believe in...
Only Believe
Here's a simple truth to ponder on for the next few days. I'll be up front and tell you that this thought didn't originate with me. It's source is Jesus. Here's the truth .... "These signs will follow those who believe ...." I don't even need to complete the thought. You've read it umpteen million times and can possibly even quote it. For those looking for this thought, it is found in Mark 16:17-18. This simple truth gets simpler ... If it is still the day of believers (and evidently it is if you profess to be born again) then it must still be the day of signs and wonders. That means...
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