Danny Byrd is an ordained Church of God bishop and full-time evangelist/missionary based in Eastern North Carolina. Is there any particular message the Lord is laying on your heart these days? I love to preach the fundamental doctrines of the ...
L OVE: Perhaps the most powerful word, in any language, in any culture, at any time. We’ve written poems, ballads, and secular and sacred music declaring its worth. If we as Christians allow love to be wrongly defined by pop ...
“Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you” (John 6:53 NKJV). ...
“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come” (Matt. 12:32 NIV). ...
"Because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth” (Rev. 3:16 NKJV). ...
“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not . . . done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you’” (Matt. 7:22-23 NKJV). ...
“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you” (Ex. 20:12 NLT). ...
Early on in my ministry, I neglected the Sabbath. I justified my actions because I was doing the ‘Lord’s work.’ ...
The message of unconditional eternal security-"once saved, always saved"-is appealing because the doctrine is so comforting. ...
Faith is no magic wand we use to get what we want but, rather, a power God has put within us to help us become what He wants. ...
When a doctrine is sound, the words and the behavior of the teacher and the effects of the teaching will all agree. ...
Jesus saw more than 'a woman caught in adultery' that day. He saw a soul in desperate need of Grace and Truth. ...
Life-Transforming Scripture Study: Don't just read the Word; pray it until the Word becomes alive in you! ...
“I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,” but in a culture that loves sound bites, very few could give the context of this biblical quote. For many, it is just as ambiguous and misunderstood as “Judge not, that ...
Thoughts on all 6 verses from J. Frank Spivey, Robert G. Graham, Laud O. Vaught, Bob Lyons, E. C. Thomas and James A. Cross ...
I N EACH CITY of the Roman Empire, a massive display of patriotism was taking place. To mark the emperor’s birthday, in every city, town, and village, snaking queues waited before burning braziers. Every inhabitant, without exception, was required to ...
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” -1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT) ...
“There is no such thing as absolute truth!” is the battle cry against the Bible’s authority. ...
In the Scriptures, a martyr is "one who bears witness by his death." ...
Broken people, like broken glass, usually leave shards in places we would rather be left tidy and clean. ...
It takes supernatural strength to release the heavy burden of deep hurt. ...
True love, among other things, means giving of oneself to others - in service, devotion, and care - with no thought of self-gain or praise. ...
"Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea" (Micah 7:19) ...
It is God's desire for us to strengthen the weak and not to be all about ourselves. ...
"And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed" (Romans 13:11). ...
Crucified Messiah in a tomb . . . with no chance of living again—so they thought. ...
Jesus didn’t have to be destitute to love and care for the homeless and poor. ...