Billy Graham

Evangelist, Author

Billy Graham was a prominent American evangelist known for his impactful preaching and global outreach through crusades and media.

Born
November 7, 1918
Died
February 21, 2018
Quotes
675
Rank
#405

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"When our faith becomes nothing more than a series of rules and regulations, joy flees and our love for Christ grows cold."

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"The Bible says that as long as we are here on earth, we are strangers in a foreign land. There are enemies to be conquered before we return home. This world is not our home; our citizenship is in heaven."

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"If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now. We can and should pray for America as a whole, but remember that when God sets out to change a nation, He begins by changing people. It starts with individuals."

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"Suppose someone should offer me a plateful of crumbs after I had eaten a T-bone steak. I would say, "No, thank you. I am already satisfied." Christian, that is the secret - you can be so filled with the things of Christ, so enamored with the things of God that you do not have time for the sinful pleasures of the world."

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"The most devastating effect of sin is that by it, we are blinded to it."

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"... the way we view death determines, to a surprising degree, the way we live our lives."

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"While we do not place our faith directly in angels, we should place it in the God who rules the angels; then we can have peace."

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"The word of God teaches that Christians suffer in order that they might glorify God in their lives."

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"The resurrection blasts apart the finality of death, providing an alternative to the stifling, settling dust of death and opens the way to new life."

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"People are the stocks into which we are to invest our time ... the best of all investments you can make is to help people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. You can make a commitment right here and now ... I'm asking you today not to graduate but commence a new life for God every step of the way."

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"Ringing assurance that we are not alone... That we are assisted and defended by a powerful and glorious order of invisible Beings."

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"I remember the first sermon I ever preached. I had four sermons. I preached them, all four in ten minutes. And that was the beginning, in a place called Bostwick, Florida, in northern Florida, in a little tiny church, and on a cold night, about 40 people. And I was so nervous."

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"Any preacher who preaches beyond that which he has experienced is incapable of preaching with conviction."

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"Faith that saves has one distinguishing quality: saving faith is a faith that produces obedience; it is a faith that brings about a way of life."

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"If we fail to solve this moral and spiritual crisis we may be doomed like the great nations of the past."

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"I don't think there is anything wrong with a man who wants to give credit to the Lord, but I don't think the team with the most Christians on it is necessarily going to win. The Lord may be helping their characters and souls, but I don't think he's any more for the Dodgers than he is for the Braves. More than being concerned with who's going to win the Super Bowl, I feel the Lord is probably more concerned that they might find a day other than Sunday to play it on."

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"I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf."

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"The Bible teaches that all sin begins with sinful thinking."

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