“A true messenger lives a burdened life. If he is the Lord’s vessel, he carries in his heart a burden for souls none can share but those who know it firsthand.”
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Billy Graham
“God’s Word not only gives authority to one’s ministry; it provides a solid foundation for one’s life.”
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Billy Graham
“If you are a true Christian, you will not give way at home to bad temper, impatience, fault-finding, sarcasm, unkindness, suspicion, selfishness, or laziness.”
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Billy Graham
“God speaks to us through our conscience. This may be a “still small voice” that will not let us go until we do what we know is right . . .we must never silence that inner voice—[but] check what we think it is saying against the Scriptures.”
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Billy Graham
“Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man’s rebellion against God.”
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Billy Graham
“Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though they possess Him.”
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Billy Graham
“Sin diverts some. Pleasure diverts others. Social service and “religious” activity divert others. We are told to be occupied with Jesus Christ Himself.”
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Billy Graham
“The central message of the Bible is Jesus Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“If there is something we need more than anything else during grief, it is a friend who stands with us, who doesn’t leave us. Jesus is that friend.”
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Billy Graham
“One-third of Matthew . . . one-third of Mark . . . one-fourth of Luke, and one-half of John are given to [Christ’s] death . . .Jesus came for the express purpose of dying for sinners. When He left heaven, He knew He was going to the cross.”
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Billy Graham
“Jesus Christ was the Master Realist when He urged men to prepare for death, which was certain to come. Do not worry, said the Lord Jesus, about the death of the body, but rather concern yourself with the eternal death of the soul.”
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Billy Graham
“The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy.”
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Billy Graham
“Dishonesty is never justified. God will never approve, and even your own conscience will rise up to condemn you sooner or later.”
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Billy Graham
“God—the Bible’s Author—loves you and wants you to be His child through faith in Jesus Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“God honored and blessed America as few nations in history. However, in recent years the nation has been moving away from its religious heritage.”
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Billy Graham
