by Keith Burnett | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog Page, Ministry, Missions
Equip the saints for the work of the ministry. How is that for a job description? Your job description was probably put together by some corporate guru and is two pages long with statements that seem to contradict each other. God’s job description for pastors is...
by Keith Burnett | Jan 5, 2019 | Prayer
When was the last time the heavens seemed to be as brass? Did you need encouragement? You prayed, you cried out, and it all seemed to fall flat. Worse, you begged God to speak a fresh word to you and all you heard was the crickets chirping. I have some encouragement...
by Keith Burnett | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog Page, Discipleship, Equipping
Pleasure: sought by everyone but found by few. Why is that? Is pleasure always a fleeting thing? Does pleasure ever really last? While I’m at it, isn’t abstaining from pleasure a Christian virtue? Few people find pleasure because it is most often a...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 30, 2018 | Missions
This mission post has GREAT news! We celebrated that news when this post was first published. It’s re-posted so new visitors to our new site can get an idea of the history of the ministry we all share.But in addition to celebrating good news, we need to see a...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 28, 2018 | Prayer |
‘Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.’ That’s a simple but profound quote left to us by Billy Graham. But prayer seems to be the subject of a great many questions. How come? If you have questions, don’t feel bad....
by Keith Burnett | Dec 27, 2018 | History, Life Lessons, Prayer
Let Us Run the Race The writer of Hebrews penned those words we know so well: Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 26, 2018 | Greatest Commandment |
Do we want joy or unhappiness? Dumb question? We anticipate times of joy and celebration. We even long for them. It should be encouraging to know infinite joy has always been God’s plan. And it still is! This post is a little ‘academic’ but that can...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog Page, Christmas, How to Study, Study, Study Material
The message is in the details! This series began with a reminder of the Trivial Pursuit game. And we’ve begun to unpack the huge lessons in what may seem like the trivial details of Scripture. Another example I won’t deal with here is the shortest verse in the Bible....
by Keith Burnett | Dec 18, 2018 | How to Study, Study
The manger of Christmas… It’s an awesome revelation. But like many things in Scripture, we have heard it and read it until we no longer have a sense of awe much less any curiosity. That’s unfortunate. And this series of posts is my attempt to give you two...
by Keith Burnett | Dec 1, 2018 | Missions
What is a mission moment? Do we only experience a mission moment if we are a volunteer on a mission team? This featured image was a mission moment for me. But the reason is probably not what you think! And in light of launching this new website, I thought this was a...
