200+ "Billy Graham" Quotes And Sayings

Billy Graham was the son of a Baptist preacher who, at the age of 12, gave his first sermon. He later attended Bob Jones University, where he met his future wife, Ruth Bell. He served as editor of the student newspaper and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1935. After graduation, he preached for two years at his father's church in Charlotte, North Carolina Read more

In 1937, he left to become the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montreat, North Carolina. His father died in 1944, and Graham moved to Los Angeles to take over as pastor of the Los Angeles Baptist Church. Graham worked for five years as an advertising executive before becoming a full-time Christian evangelist. He began preaching at local churches on Sundays and for $100 per week on Saturdays.

His first crusade took place on February 21, 1948. Graham's average speaking fee increased from $1,000 per engagement at the beginning of his ministry to more than $50 million per year by 1999. Graham reached millions of people through radio and television; his books; magazine articles; appearances on numerous network programs; and his ministry training centers around the world. He became one of America's most famous evangelists.

He had more than 500 crusades (largely revival meetings) across 53 countries on six continents before turning over management of all his worldwide evangelistic organizations to his son Franklin upon his retirement in 2005. Graham held evangelical views about Israel but refused to support any specific political parties or policies regarding Israel until after its statehood had been achieved (in May 1980). Graham also visited the Soviet Union during the Cold War but refused requests for him to preach there, due to concerns about being imprisoned or killed for doing so as a Christian minister. In 1989 Graham told CBS News that as a Christian minister he could not accept money from both sides during World War II because he saw it as contradicting Jesus Christ's message of non-violence. In 1995 President Bill Clinton invited Graham to attend a presidential prayer breakfast meeting with then-Russian President Boris Yeltsin and other world leaders who attended a meeting with the U.S.

president in Washington D.C.. The event was typically held annually by previous U.S presidents including Ronald Reagan before Clinton took office as president in 1993, but was not held again until 2001 when Bill Clinton invited Graham back after meeting him in Dallas following a memorial service honoring former President John F Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery where Clinton was also attending prayer

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It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love. Billy Graham
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Remember: He WANTS your fellowship, and He has done everything possible to make it a reality. He has forgiven your sins, at the cost of His own dear Son. He has given you His Word, and the priceless privilege of prayer and worship. Billy Graham
Science is learning to control everything but man.
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Science is learning to control everything but man. Billy Graham
The blessing of knowledge becomes a curse when we pervert...
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The blessing of knowledge becomes a curse when we pervert it. Billy Graham
If ever a generation was bequeathed the knowledge of God,...
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If ever a generation was bequeathed the knowledge of God, we were. Yet we are throwing away this glorious heritage on our lust and passions. Billy Graham
The more man learns, the less he knows.
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The more man learns, the less he knows. Billy Graham
Today an educated, civilized society is turning its face while...
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Today an educated, civilized society is turning its face while thousands of unborn babies are being killed. God Himself, if not history, will judge this greater holocaust. Billy Graham
Much of the world in search of knowledge and fulfillment...
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Much of the world in search of knowledge and fulfillment ignores God! Billy Graham
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Today we have more knowledge than at any other time in history. In seconds our laptops or PCs can call up information about a topic that would have taken years to collect. Young people graduate with more knowledge than ever before–but in spite of their knowledge, they are confused, bewildered, frustrated, and without moral moorings. Billy Graham
It is the absence of the knowledge of God and...
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It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man’s refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us. Billy Graham
We are the most informed people in the history of...
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We are the most informed people in the history of civilization–and yet the most confused. Though our heads are crammed with knowledge, our hearts are empty. Billy Graham
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Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality. Billy Graham
‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including...
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‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation. Billy Graham
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Some people think that going to church on Sunday and owning a dust-covered Bible makes a person a Christian. That is not true. A Christian is one in whom Christ dwells, and the person’s life will give evidence of this. Billy Graham
Christians are expected to carry the marks of the Lord...
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Christians are expected to carry the marks of the Lord Jesus, not adapt to the fashionable counterculture driven by marketing traps. Billy Graham
If you are a true Christian .. .you will reveal...
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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. Billy Graham
A born-again Christian should no more think of going back...
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A born-again Christian should no more think of going back to the old life than an adult to his childhood. Billy Graham
Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though...
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Many Christians who profess Christ do not live as though they possess Him. Billy Graham
Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians...
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Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age. Billy Graham
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Many people ask about Christianity the same [way] they ask about everything else today: “What’s in it for me?” In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else. What can He contribute to us, personally? Billy Graham