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 | Jun 9, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Dream, God's Promises, Vision, Walk of the Spirit
We’ve all read and perhaps often quoted the statement, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll have what you’ve always had.” It’s true. You and I know people who want to lose some major weight and yet they keep...
by Billy Burns | Jun 2, 2014 | Walk of the Spirit
Rather than share a lengthy thought, I felt prompted to re-announce something announced back in the Old Testament days and then restated by the Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul. “That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear...
by Billy Burns | May 26, 2014 | Revival, Walk of the Spirit
In a day where it is common to have dry-cleaner churches where you are in by 9 out by 10 and the people in the churches are time-conscious, self-conscious, or possibly unconscious, there is a cry across the land for one last move of God’s Spirit. Dissatisfaction...
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 | Apr 14, 2014 | Children's Ministry, God's Promises, Leadership, Walk of the Spirit
I know that after reading the next sentence some of you will be persuaded that I have totally lost my mind, but I’ll share it anyways. Here goes … I believe that one of, if not the most important, powerful ministries in any church is the nursery ministry....