by Billy Burns | Feb 18, 2022 | Holy Spirit Filled Believers, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
They say that confession is good for the soul. Here’s my confession (a man’s version with MANY details left out!). I read a book that was intended to be a gift for a friend before I gave it to him. Whew. Telling the truth feels good as I get it off of my...
by Billy Burns | Feb 11, 2022 | God's Supernatural Power, Revival, The Holy Spirit
As I sit down at the computer this morning, I’ll confess that I am one tired man. How tired? I’m so tired that I believe that the dirt underneath my toenails is begging my body to go back to bed. You see, we returned home in Lakeland, Florida yesterday...
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 | Jan 27, 2022 | Holy Spirit Filled Believers, New Testament Christianity, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit, Uncategorized, Walk of the Spirit
Try as I may, I did my very best to get all of what I wanted to share into just two posts about my desperation to become more and more dependent on the Holy Spirit. To use a phrase that I used to say as a little boy, honest injun, it just wasn’t possible. But...
by Billy Burns | Jan 20, 2022 | Holy Spirit Filled Believers, New Testament Christianity, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
Trying to share everything that I wanted to share in the last blog post was like trying to squeeze a size 38 waist into a size 32 pair of jeans…it takes a lot of painful maneuvering to make it happen. Believe me, it ain’t a pretty sight to behold! Rather...
by Billy Burns | Jan 15, 2022 | Holy Spirit Filled Believers, New Testament Christianity, The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
My personal prayer for 2022 is that I will become more and more dependent upon the Holy Spirit and less and less upon my strengths, talents, and abilities. Here are just a few reasons why this increased dependency is so critically important. My natural strengths,...