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Billy Graham

43 quotes

Selected quotes · 43
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God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
Billy GrahamFaith
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Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
Billy GrahamCourage
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Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
Billy GrahamLove
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When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Billy GrahamGrowth
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God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.
Billy GrahamFaith
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Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren't enough to hold us steady when the challenges come... We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life's hard times.
Billy GrahamFreedom
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No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
Billy GrahamLife
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God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.
Billy GrahamFaith
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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Billy GrahamCourage
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Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.
Billy GrahamTime
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I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.
Billy GrahamMindset
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I'm grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.
Billy GrahamFaith
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The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'
Billy GrahamCourage
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Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.
Billy GrahamGrowth
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What really matters is how God sees me. He isn't concerned with labels; he is concerned about the state of man's soul.
Billy GrahamFaith
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God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
Billy GrahamFaith
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I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.
Billy GrahamFaith
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Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Billy GrahamFaith
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I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.
Billy GrahamCourage
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The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
Billy GrahamFaith
21
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.
Billy GrahamFaith
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I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.
Billy GrahamFaith
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The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
Billy GrahamFaith
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The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
Billy GrahamFaith
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My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.
Billy GrahamWisdom
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I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.
Billy GrahamFaith
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God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.
Billy GrahamFreedom
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Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish.
Billy GrahamCreativity
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When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
Billy GrahamWisdom
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Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.
Billy GrahamFaith
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Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.
Billy GrahamFaith
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It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.
Billy GrahamCreativity
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Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.
Billy GrahamFaith
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Everywhere I go I find that people... both leaders and individuals... are asking one basic question, 'Is there any hope for the future?' My answer is the same, 'Yes, through Jesus Christ.'
Billy GrahamLeadership
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I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.
Billy GrahamMindset
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Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.
Billy GrahamCreativity
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If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
Billy GrahamFreedom
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I am amazed at the wonders of technology and am grateful for the ways in which we are able to use it to share the Gospel around the world.
Billy GrahamWisdom
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Every human being is under construction from conception to death.
Billy GrahamLife
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No one can outrun death. It will catch up to all of us eventually.
Billy GrahamFreedom
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Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed.
Billy GrahamCreativity
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The second coming of Christ will be so revolutionary that it will change every aspect of life on this planet. Disease will be eliminated. Death will be abolished. War will be eradicated. Nature will be transformed.
Billy GrahamFreedom
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Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
Billy GrahamWisdom