by Billy Burns | Feb 4, 2022 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, The Holy Spirit
I know that you have probably read and possibly taught/preached the story found in 1 Kings 18 about Elijah challenging the prophets of Baal to a showdown of the gods on Mount Carmel. In this showdown, we see that both Elijah and the prophets of Baal knew how to build...
by Billy Burns | Oct 14, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Supernatural Power, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, Holy Spirit Rallies, Ignite & Unite Conferences, The Holy Spirit
Many of you know that my dad passed away a couple of months ago. Since then, life has been a blur. And, I’m not talking about a little blur. I’m talking about a Texas-size, humongous blur! Planning for Dad’s funeral, moving all of his belongings to...
by Billy Burns | Feb 8, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, Family, God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, Leadership, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
I want to depart from my usual type of blog post and do something that I have never done in the 13+ years of writing this blog. Are you ready? In this blog post, I want to give a test. Now, please don’t quit reading. Don’t worry because no one but you will...
by Billy Burns | Jan 25, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, The Holy Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: I know. Once again, I’ve mentioned a name that is probably unknown to most of this blog’s readership. Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844-1924) was an evangelist mightily used by God in the area of divine healing. Read the following two stories...
by Billy Burns | Jan 18, 2021 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, Testimonies, Walk of the Spirit
THE BACKGROUND: I am thrilled to share a story that I added to my files back in the early 1980s. After reading the story, you will quickly see why it’s a “regular” in both my children’s ministry conference workshops and ministry sermons. I...
by Billy Burns | Jan 11, 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...
