“Many Christians want the benefits of their belief, but they hesitate at the cost of discipleship.”
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Billy Graham
“Faith actually means surrender and commitment to the claims of Christ. It means an acknowledgment of sin and a turning to Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“Every Christian should become an ambassador of Christ . . .every Christian should be so intoxicated with Christ and so filled with holy fervor that nothing could ever quench his [passion] . . .Let us capture some of the magnificent obsession that [the] early Christians had!”
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Billy Graham
“No church is perfect, but don’t let that discourage you. Someone has said that if you ever find one that is, it will stop being perfect the minute you join!”
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Billy Graham
“Christ said there is a happiness in that acknowledgement of spiritual poverty which lets God come into our souls.”
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Billy Graham
“Most of us know about God, but that is quite different from knowing God.”
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Billy Graham
“People from all walks of life are searching for answers to life’s problems. I believe the Bible has the answer to man’s deepest needs.”
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Billy Graham
“Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount.”
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Billy Graham
“Among young people . . . drinking is for getting drunk. And many go on to become alcoholics.”
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Billy Graham
“Prayer serves a dual purpose; the blessing of man and the glory of God.”
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Billy Graham
“Our ministries are strengthened, sometimes more than we realize, by our devotional life.”
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Billy Graham
“Bitterness is anger gone sour, an attitude of deep discontent that poisons our souls and destroys our peace.”
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Billy Graham
“From the ghetto to the mansion, from community leader to prisoner on death row, man wonders if there is a God. And if there is, what is He like? Whatever period of history we study, whatever culture we examine, if we look back in time we see all peoples, primitive or modern, acknowledging some kind of deity. Some people give up the pursuit of God in frustration, calling themselves “atheists” or “agnostics,” professing to be irreligious.”
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Billy Graham
“Many churches have molded their programs around the community—not the Word of God.”
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Billy Graham
“True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person—the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments—is the true measure of lasting greatness.”
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Billy Graham
