“Too often we use petty little petitions, oratorical exercises, or the words of others rather than the cries of our inmost being. When you pray, pray!”
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Billy Graham
“The evangelistic ministry is a fight, not a frolic.”
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Billy Graham
“Reading God’s Word and meditating on its truth will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart, and will be demonstrated in your life. Let nothing take the place of this daily privilege.”
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Billy Graham
“Not one word about hell in the Bible would ever make you want to go there.”
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Billy Graham
“We now have the advantage of a few years more of life, but death is still standing at the end of the road.”
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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
“What greater glory can we anticipate than to stand before the throne of God, to humble ourselves before His great and incomparable majesty.”
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Billy Graham
“There is something wrong when a brother or sister becomes alienated from the rest of their family, so there is something wrong when Christians refuse to have anything to do with their fellow Christians. God wants us to live this Christian life together.”
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Billy Graham
“[Angels] guide, comfort, and provide for the people of God in the midst of suffering and persecution.”
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Billy Graham
“Learn to take sin seriously—be on guard against it and resist its tug, fight its power. But most of all learn to take the Holy Spirit seriously, calling on Him to help you overcome sin’s power and live a holy and godly life.”
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Billy Graham
“The secret of the power of Christianity is not in its ethics. It is not in Christian ideas or philosophy . . .the secret of Christianity is found . . . in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Billy Graham
“As we cast our frightened eyes around for something that is real and true and enduring, we are turning once more to this ancient Book [the Bible] that has given consolation, comfort, and salvation to millions in the centuries past.”
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Billy Graham
“All of Christianity is based on a person—Jesus Christ. Christ Himself is the embodiment of the Gospel.”
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Billy Graham
“God wants us to work (whether at home or on the job), but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong to retire. The Levites (who assisted in Israel’s worship) were required to retire at fifty.”
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Billy Graham
