My All-Time Favorite Blog Post
The beauty of the longevity in writing this blog is that I have had almost twelve years to write about so, so many aspects of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The negative side of publishing a blog post week after week is that, oft times, the truths and revelations shared months and years ago become buried and rarely read again. New readers won't discover the truths from the earlier posts. Twelve years of posts? How important are these blog posts? I know for a fact that I could take three to four minutes to read any one of the over 600 posts and then walk into an auditorium to preach...
Praying in the Spirit Illustrations – Part 16
The apostle Paul admonished the Ephesian believers "Praying always with all prayer and supplication IN THE SPIRIT ..." (Ephesians 6:18, emphasis mine) and then later the apostle Jude wrote "... building up yourselves on your most holy faith, PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST." (Jude 20, emphasis mine). To many, these two phrases "in the Spirit" and "in the Holy Ghost" are a complex theological mystery. Thankfully, there are preachers, teachers, and parents/grandparents just like you who are opening up God's Word to explain in simplicity this beautiful way of communing with the Father. Let’s look at...
He’s The “Five W” Holy Spirit
Here's a new name for the Holy Spirit. From now on, you can refer to Him as being the Five W Holy Spirit. I received this insight earlier this week when I was meditating on this scripture ... "The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], to proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the...
Celebrating the Journey – Part 4
This may be the fourth and final segment of the story celebrating our 40th anniversary in the ministry, but it isn't the end of the ministry. The best is yet to come! The final segment is just a mouse click away. https://mailchi.mp/4c7a447537dc/y317k8uhdn-1450081 NOTE: I recognize that there is a large percentage of this blog’s readership that connect with Billy Burns Ministries only through this weekly blog. I also know that there are a few of you that are subscribed to receive this blog AND the monthly Billy Burns Ministries newsletter. To these “doublers”, I need to apologize. In my...
Celebrating the Journey – Part 3
First a Children's Evangelist and then a Children's Pastor and then ... The next segment of our forty year ministry journey is just a mouse click away. https://mailchi.mp/abe200ac0cbf/y317k8uhdn-1449633 NOTE: I recognize that there is a large percentage of this blog’s readership that connect with Billy Burns Ministries only through this weekly blog. I also know that there are a few of you that are subscribed to receive this blog AND the monthly Billy Burns Ministries newsletter. To these “doublers”, I need to apologize. In my effort to reach everyone connected to our ministry, in this blog...
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