by Billy Burns | Jul 25, 2025 | New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk of the Spirit
In recently reading Dr. Lester Sumrall’s Pioneers of Faith, I discovered a statement that is so, so, so, so (should I continue?) powerful. Here it is … “The majority of people throughout Church history never move beyond their first blessing from God – the salvation...
by Billy Burns | Jul 18, 2025 | Book of Acts, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
Some time ago, I came across a book that quickly became a much-welcomed addition to my library, J.B. Phillips’ The Young Church in Action. This book, published in 1955, is a translation of the Book of Acts and is a forerunner to his New Testament in Modern English....
by Billy Burns | May 30, 2025 | Children's Ministry, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit
One of the highlights of the school day for most Kindergarten and first-grade children is the Show and Tell activity. I’m sure that you can recall your excitement as a child when, in Show and Tell, you stood in front of the classroom with an item brought from home,...
by Billy Burns | May 9, 2025 | Leadership, New Testament Christianity, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit
One question I often hear as we travel and minister in our Holy Spirit Rallies concerns the altar calls and the people’s response to them. Pastors frequently ask, “How did you do what you did today at the altar?” They usually follow with, “You made it look so...
by Billy Burns | Apr 4, 2025 | New Testament Christianity, Walk of the Spirit
A few weeks ago, I shared the following teaching in one of our Ignite & Unite Conferences. There were so many comments about the “Here Is What God Sees” workshop that I thought that it would bless you. One of my favorite,...
by Billy Burns | Mar 21, 2025 | God's Supernatural Power, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit
The truth be known—once you’ve worked in any form of children’s ministry for any period of time, you are hopelessly, helplessly, forever and a day thinking of things through that lens. For example, walking through Walmart or Target’s toy department...
