“Preach with authority. The authority for us is the Word of God. Preach with simplicity . . . Preach with urgency . . . heaven and hell are at stake. Preach for a decision.”
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Billy Graham
“If we in the church want a cause to fight, let’s fight sin. Let’s reveal its hideousness. Let’s show that Jeremiah was correct when e said: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” [Jeremiah 17:9 NKJV].”
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Billy Graham
“Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.”
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Billy Graham
“Though [Jesus’] words were profound, they were plain. His words were weighty, yet they shone with a luster and simplicity of statement that staggered His enemies.”
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Billy Graham
“Man has no ability to repair this damaged planet. The flaw in human nature is too great. God is our only hope!”
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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
“On the cross Christ took upon Himself every sin we’ve ever committed—including anger.”
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Billy Graham
“In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“Some years ago I was invited to be on a television talk show with one of the most famous personalities in America. Afterward she took me aside and told of the emptiness in her life. “My beauty is gone,” she said, “I am getting old, I’m living on alcohol, and I have nothing to live for.”
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Billy Graham
“Satan is real and is opposed to everything God is doing.”
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Billy Graham
“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called
the Christ?” (Matthew 27:22 NIV). This is the most important question that has ever been asked. It is also the question you must ask yourself.”
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Billy Graham
“From the beginning of time until the present moment, man’s ungodly quest for power, his determination to use his gift of free choice for his own selfish ends, has brought him to the brink of doom.”
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Billy Graham
“In character-building and in living the Christian life, concentration is important. The [person] who has a general interest in everything usually isn’t too good at anything.”
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Billy Graham
“Is it any wonder that fear and anxiety have become the hallmarks of our age?”
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Billy Graham
“Nowhere do the Scriptures tell us to seek results, nor do the Scriptures rebuke evangelists if the results are meager.”
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Billy Graham
