Be Bold? Who Me? YEP!!!
by Billy Burns | Jan 14, 2013 | Children's Ministry, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
For my daily devotions this year, I’ve chosen to just read through the New Testament. I’m doing this for several reasons. First, it’s not an overwhelming amount of reading each day. Like you, my life is full and extra time just isn’t in my...Dead Form? Here’s the Cure!
by Billy Burns | Jan 7, 2013 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
Last week, I shared some thoughts from John Wesley’s Advice to a People Called Methodist. As we begin this new year, I want to share another quote from Wesley taken from his message The More Excellent Way. Consider his observation concerning the gifts and...Advice from John Wesley
by Billy Burns | Dec 31, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Walk of the Spirit
While I was still in Bible College, my homiletics teacher, Rev. Jesse K. Moon, taught us that some sermons are timely (meant to be preached for a defined, specific time) and others are timeless (preachable at any time). A few weeks ago, I downloaded to my iPad a book...The New “Normal”? (Give Me That Old Time Religion)
by Billy Burns | Dec 17, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Walk of the Spirit
I’ll have to admit up front that I don’t watch much television. Give me an episode or two of Wheel of Fortune and perhaps a couple of cop shows and I’ll have my quota of television for the week. Oh … if there is a good World War II or Korean...Let’s Turn This Around!
by Billy Burns | Dec 10, 2012 | Children's Ministry
William Booth, the founder and general of the Salvation Army, is quoted as saying: “In answer to your inquiry, I consider the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness...