by Billy Burns | Aug 18, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Revival, Walk of the Spirit
Perhaps you’ve played the “what if” game in your mind. By that, I mean you’ve pondered “what if …” and then began to look at different scenarios if a particular action would take place or if particular words would be spoken or...
by Billy Burns | Aug 4, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Vision
Let me tell you a little about my childhood. My mom believed in soap, Zest soap to be exact. Mom believed, to borrow from the Zest advertising slogan, “you’re not fully clean unless you’re Zestfully clean”. We bathed with Zest 365 days a year....
by Billy Burns | Jun 16, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
I love the statement made by Peter on the Day of Pentecost. He said, “This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.” (Acts 2:16) According to the dictionary, the word “this” is a determining word used to specify and identify. In using the...
by Billy Burns | May 19, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
Many years ago, I heard the story of a group of pastors that were debating the merits of different Bible translations. One pastor told his peers that he always used the King James Version in his preaching because of its richness in conveying God’s Word. Another...
by Billy Burns | May 5, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival
It’s time for me to stand, place my right hand upon the Bible, raise my left hand into the air, and tell the honest to goodness truth. Ready? Here goes. By and large, Christians are one weird group of people. I feel better now that I’ve made that...
by Billy Burns | Apr 21, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Leadership, Revival
Several years ago, I had the privilege of being invited to speak to the children’s ministry leaders at Abba’s House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After teaching the Saturday afternoon sessions, the nursery director approached me and told me the following...
