by Billy Burns | Feb 1, 2021 | God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power
Back when I first started in ministry, it was a common thing when officiating a wedding to include the sentence “If there be anyone here who would object to the joining of this man to this woman to become husband and wife in holy matrimony, let them speak now or...
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...
by Billy Burns | Jan 4, 2021 | God's Promises, God's Supernatural Power, Testimonies
For this blog post, I want to depart from the expected, the norm, the predictable. Yep, you read it correctly. in this post, Mister (or brother if you are super spiritual) I-love-the-Holy-Spirit isn’t going to share any teaching or insight on the Person and work...
by Billy Burns | Jul 6, 2020 | God's Promises, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
One of my three favorite meals of the day is breakfast. (On some days, it is one of my four favorite meals of the day.) The only downside to eating breakfast is that it can at times pose a dilemma, especially when Vickie and I are eating breakfast in a restaurant. The...
