“America’s Declaration of Independence speaks of “the pursuit of happiness,” but nowhere in the Bible are we told to pursue this. Happiness is elusive, and we don’t find it by seeking it.”
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Billy Graham
“God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to the Bible.”
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Billy Graham
“We have become so tolerant and accepting of the world’s ways that it is hard for many in the church to notice the sin much less answer how it crept in. The church is to be in the world, but worldliness is not to infiltrate the church.”
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Billy Graham
“Disappointments are part of life; we can’t always have our own way, and we need to learn to separate what is significant from what is merely annoying. Only in heaven will we be free of all disappointments and failures. A friend of mine says, “Oh well, a hundred years from now it won’t make any difference!”
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Billy Graham
“The Bible teaches that our homes should be hospitable and that those who come in and out of our homes should sense the presence of Christ.”
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Billy Graham
“The fiercest storm is taking place in some of our churches—the unbelief and disobedience of God’s Word.”
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Billy Graham
“The great crowds themselves are meaningless. The thing that counts is what happens in the hearts of the people. The evangelist sows the seed, and much inevitably falls upon stony ground and bears no fruit. But if only a few seeds flourish, the results are manifold.”
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Billy Graham
“Hypochondriacs who have a fanciful anxiety about their health will never be well regardless of their physical condition.”
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Billy Graham
“We . . . do not cease to pray for you. COLOSSIANS 1:9”
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Billy Graham
“Immorality is glorified today. The Scripture teaches that God hates immorality! The ideal of purity is scorned, immorality is laughed at in school—“God is old-fashioned!” What else can we expect but that thousands of our young people are growing up to be immoral?
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Billy Graham
“[Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.”
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Billy Graham
“In the world in which we live, we give most attention to satisfying the appetites of the body and practically none to the soul . . . We become fat physically and materially, while spiritually we are lean, weak, and anemic.”
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Billy Graham
“One of the most conspicuous modes of escape is alcoholism, which is now a national catastrophe.”
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Billy Graham
“We can’t flee from temptation in our own strength—but God will give us the strength we need, if we’ll only seek it. A friend of mine says, “When the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!”
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Billy Graham
“If you are a true Christian . . .you will reveal through your daily life the fruit of the Spirit . . .and all the other Christian virtues which round out a Christlike personality.”
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Billy Graham
