Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr.is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core constituency of middle-class, moderately conservative Protestants. He held large indoor and outdoor rallies; sermons were broadcast on radio and television, some still being re-broadcast today. In his six decades of television, Graham is principally known for hosting the annual Billy Graham Crusades, which he began in 1947, until he concluded in 2005, at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth7 November 1918
CityCharlotte, NC
CountryUnited States of America
Being judgmental and condemning is not one of the gifts of the Spirit.
Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.
Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them.
Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service.
Don't let circumstances distress you. Rather, look for the will of God for your life to be revealed in and through those circumstances.
When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence.
Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.
A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.
Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven -- while Shea would still have a job leading worship.
What a moment to take the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other and watch the unfolding of the great drama of the ages. This is an exciting and thrilling time to be alive. I would not want to live in any other period.
If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.
I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.