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
We've always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We're facing a new kind of enemy. We're involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible's words are our hope. . . .
I'm the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour.
The fact is, we cannot truly face life until we have learned to face the fact that it will be taken away from us.
The only people here are the quick and the dead
One of the things we desperately need is a spiritual renewal in this country. We need a spiritual revival in America.
When I reached about 80, my physical world turned upside down,
I've been praying that we might have a spiritual awakening. But I think that becomes possible as individuals surrender their lives fresh and anew to Christ.
We go on in our pleasures thinking they're going to last forever.
When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
One of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism.
Talk about God can become dreary and lackluster if God isn't in you.
... a true servant of God is someone who helps another succeed.
Our afflictions would trouble us much less if we knew God's reason for sending them.