by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 27, 2022 | action, Prayer
A young man who started college this year wrote about his first semester experience, making the transition from high school friends to new friends in college, and finding God at work in new relationships: “God used the people we loved to answer our...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 15, 2022 | Prayer
I have often heard Dr. Jim Luther, who was on staff at our church for about 15 years, invite prayer requests during a worship service. He has said, “There are two prayer requests that the Lord will always answer immediately and with “yes”…....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 21, 2022 | Prayer
Thinking about prayer: I re-read through Myles Munroe’s book on the power of prayer one weekend. Although a controversial evangelical figure who died in 2014, I found his writing on prayer to be insightful. I began collecting prayers years ago. I have a book of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 13, 2022 | Prayer, spiritual life, Spiritual Warfare
An online devotional group was discussing deliverance from demonic influences this week. I have written about deliverance experiences in our women’s life recovery program. Something I have observed is that Jesus didn’t seem to go looking for spiritually...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 12, 2022 | Prayer
I preached today on John 17:6-26….Jesus’ priestly prayer. Jesus prayed a tender pleading prayer on behalf of his disciples….AND on behalf of “all who would come to faith because of their testimony”….Hey! That’s you and me,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 1, 2022 | Prayer
From a National Day of Prayer. Below is a prayer offered by Rev. Billy Graham’s Daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, on behalf of our nation: May 1, 2014 National Day of Prayer Prayer by Anne Graham Lotz “Lord of the Universe. Lord of this planet. Lord of the nations....
