Confused About God’s Will?
I'll let you in on a secret only if you promise that you will tell the secret to everyone that will listen to you. I know that your mind is confused by that statement. If it is a secret, then why would I want you to tell people? Because, not knowing this truth has brought many Believers much confusion and even harm. Before I tell you the secret, let me share the background for the reason for this big reveal. From time to time, I hear people make statements like, "I just can't figure out what God wants me to do" or "I don't know what God's will is in the situation". It's a pretty common...
My New Curriculum is READY!
If you want to raise up a Holy Spirit generation of children, then you must prepare the way through preaching and teaching. I am SO, SO excited that Batteries Not Included is now ready to help churches and children's ministries around the world raise up a new, powerful Spirit-filled generation. I know that this series is practical, proven, and productive. It is practical in that the lessons are usable without hours and hours of preparation, proven in that it has been used over and over again throughout my 25 years of being a Children's Pastor, and productive in that it powerfully impacted...
Two Powerful Quotes
Every now and then, I discover a sentence or paragraph in a book that causes an explosion in my spirit. It's as though the black ink used to print the text has miraculously turned into a red letter, "thus-saith-the-Lord" word to me. I experienced this in a book that I'm reading right now In Light of Eternity, the Life of Leonard Ravenhill written by Mack Tomlinson. Here are a couple of quotes that will cause you to stop to meditate upon their significance and then hopefully write into your journal. "I’m believing that I’m going to see a Pentecost that will out-Pentecost Pentecost." A little...
The Spontaneity of the Holy Spirit
Don't you love reading the words "and suddenly" in the Book of Acts? While these Spirit-filled, Spirit-led men were walking with the Spirit and obeying His promptings, the Holy Spirit showed up in an unplanned, surprising way that brought about supernatural results. The "and suddenly" reminds us that we never know what He is up to or what He is going to do next. Just because He moved in one direction in last week's service doesn't mean that it will happen in the same way this weekend or ever for that matter. It fills the New Testament Church with anticipation because we know that the service...
Party, Party, Party!!!
August is party time around the Burns household. First, this month Vickie and I are celebrating 39 years of marriage. Many of this blog's readers have met Vickie at one of our Ignite the Supernatural Conferences or Ignite & Unite Conferences and know that when I say that she is the most beautiful, sweet, loving, caring, Jesus-loving (should I continue?) ladies in the whole world, that I am not bragging ... I am telling the honest to goodness truth. I am one blessed man!!! Also, this month we are celebrating the 9th anniversary of this blog. When our oldest son Jason suggested that I...
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