Burnett Ministries

This is a message to warn those who are putting certain people on pedestals and also for those who are exalting themselves. Ministry is about serving not having others being enslaved to leaders. Jesus said:  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45); God highly exalted Him because He humbled Himself.   Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not cons

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,    through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,    who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods  that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.    For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,    fo

I wrote about the corruption in the church, and today’s message gives further awareness as to know who’s what. As you read this message, remember this, I did write the Bible; it was written by God inspired men (2 Peter 1:21). Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,    through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,    who forbid marriage and require ab

$$$$$$ This message is not to judge anyone, because God only knows the heart of every person. However, the Word tells us that we should be mature enough in their walk to discern good and evil.   But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is ,  those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Hebrews 5:14). Many churches are not teaching principles for people to grow up in their walk with the Lord. Many leaders are preaching

The reason there is a deviation of what I felt should be posted next; is because of the attacks and afflictions from evil forces that are continually buffeting me. This is for all those who trust and obey God to the best of their ability. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12) Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.   Blessed are you when they revile and persecut

A week ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend a church in Philadelphia where some of my family are members. The messenger’s delivery was from the book of Proverbs (the book of wisdom) and it was such a blessing to hear. It was evident that he had put much studying into the message, which reminded me of what Paul encouraged Timothy to do: “Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching” (2 Timoth

Although the Thanksgiving day celebration is over, giving thanks is never over, so this message is about a church who reached out to the community eight days ago. On Saturday, November 22, 2025, a church extended invitations to those throughout the community and Oh’ what a blessing it was to be one of the recipients of multiple blessings. The church does this type of outreach not only at Thanksgiving, but their extension of love is also shown in several ways, and the communit

Yesterday was a blessing indeed as White Oak Baptist Church and St. Mark AME Church in Lindenwold teamed up to serve a delicious meal to tenants in Lindenwold Towers. The outreach of two denominational churches being unified was commendable. The combined ministries on yesterday was a Psalm 133 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Neither of these churches is considered mega, but their hearts are BIG! Pastor Cedric Holmes and membe

Give Thanks to the Lord! Although we should worship, praise and give thanks to the Lord everyday, most Christians set aside a specific day to assemble with others in praise, worship (Hebrews 10:25), and most importantly the Word of God which is the greatest form of worship. Why is that so? The more of the Word we know, then we understand how to worship the Lord according to His Word, which is true worship. It is the same with Thanksgiving, the holiday that has been set aside

Thank God for all those who serve with a heart of compassion, rather than pitying someone, compassion is action. On this pre-thanksgiving day, I would like to thank the Lord God Almighty for being a witness to how He moved upon the hearts of so many people to share theirs resources that came from Him, for He is the Source of all things. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of

The point that I am trying to make is how people view us: 1)      There are some negative things said about Christians because of the world looks at us. They expect us to be perfect. However, our bodies are sinful, because we live in a fallen world; thanks be to God our bodies are not the real us. Our inward man is perfect because the Spirit of God who  lives in us is perfect; old things are passed away and we have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).   2)      Let’s flip the oth

This is the beginning of a series of challenges to motivate the readers to understand how important it is to live the way God desires for His children to live. The next few days will be challenges to get the readers’ brains to think; but to go beyond thinking about the natural circumstances and see what the Word of God says about God putting people together, rather than seeking on your own or letting someone else try to match you with someone. There are all types of resources

Across from parking lot at my complex I have interviewed a couple of the seniors about sharing at least one of their stories/testimonies but the interviews are incomplete. So, today, the post is about some of the beautiful scenes close to where I live (2023). The artificial arrangement above (bottom) is the live floral piece (top) that the horticulturist instructed how to make it. Others are the door decor and a centerpiece that was made in a horticulture class; I really tak

This beautiful senior has been attending the Center from its onset in August 2024. Thursday, while talking to everybody, someone mentioned that her birthday was going to be Friday, the 21 st  (the next day). I asked her why she didn’t say something and she didn’t want to mention that her birthday would be the next day, and she  just kept quiet about it. At the center birthdays are usually recognized with cake and a song. I told her I was going to tell the manager and that’s w

After posting messages four days this week about salvation, what it means and the only way one can be saved, below are a few questions for the readers. This is to help you to know if you are saved; to know that proper training in the Word of God gives a better understanding which leads to intimacy with Him. It is absolutely necessary to trust God and lean to your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6). Even though you’re as saved as you will ever be, but it’s important to grow in

Jesus has always been but He did not appear physically on the earth until the fullness  of time. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law (Galatians 4:4). This is how Jesus was foreshadowed through types and figures: The Lamb that was slain and eaten for the Passover meal foreshadowed Jesus the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world (John 1:29). We don’t celebrate Passover- because  Jesus Christ s

Jesus had to rise from the dead in order for anyone to be saved (1 Corinthians 15:1-9). If Christ had not risen from the dead, everyone would be miserable (1 Corinthians 15:12-19). Why would everyone be miserable? Adam’s sin brought death on everyone; just like we are heirs to salvation because of Jesus Christ the last Adam, we also inherited sin and death (Romans 5:12). For the wages or payment for sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lo

This will take some time; maybe a day or two or three, so hang in there and read the whole of the matter about water baptism. During my childhood, I was baptized in a pond, was not taught a thing about the Word of God; wasn’t even told that the water baptism caused me to be saved. Although I was saved in 1982, around 1988, I felt the need to be baptized in the water publicly affirming my faith in Christ and that I was born again. Water baptism only made me feel better because

A few years ago, messages were written and posted weekly to challenge the readers [Mid-Week Challenge]. The challenges this time is for the readers to look in the mirror and see themselves, and what needs to be changed according to the Word of God. Yesterday, while continuing to work on the message for today, there was one text message after the other, about some believing that water baptism brings salvation. From the text message yesterday, and what I had experienced with ot

Many exercises have hidden motives (concealed)  and the Word of God cautions His people when it comes to being aware of and careful not to fall into Satan’s tricks. It was in the Mid 1980’s that the Lord started bringing to my awareness about things which Christians get involved in that are not in line with His Word. One of them was certain kinds of exercises, and especially those that include meditation. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for a