Quotes by Evangelists - Page 10

The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you.
Billy Graham
The opportunity of a lifetime needs to be seized during the lifetime of the opportunity.
Leonard Ravenhill
The more worldly pleasure we enjoy, the less satisfied and contented we are with life.
Billy Graham
Thousands are killed and injured every year by teenagers driving too fast or under the influence of drugs and drink . . .others are killing [themselves] with alcohol or heroin overdoses.
Billy Graham
The fact that God is infinite makes the study of His Word a lifetime occupation.
Billy Graham
Tragic as it is when a child fails to develop physically or mentally, even more tragic is a Christian who fails to develop spiritually.
Billy Graham
Hardship is not our choice; but if we face it bravely, it can toughen the fiber of our souls.
Billy Graham
The journey God has set before us isn’t a freeway; we are constantly encountering forks and junctions and crossroads. Which way will we go when we meet them? Life is filled with decisions, and we can’t avoid them.
Billy Graham
Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.
Billy Graham
When that glorious day comes, sin and death will be destroyed and Satan will be banished. All the strife and hatred and suffering and death that twist and scar this world will vanish, and the Lord’s Prayer will be fulfilled: God’s will will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Billy Graham
Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess.
Charles W. Colson
We should begin the day with the Bible, and as it comes to a close let the Word speak its wisdom to our souls. Let it be the Staff of Life upon which our spirit is nourished. Let it be the Sword of the Spirit which cuts away the evil of our lives and fashions us in His image and likeness.
Billy Graham
That “the Spirit Himself intercedes” indicates that it is actually God pleading, praying, and mourning through us.
Billy Graham
Many children today are growing up without discipline. As they become adults and the discipline of job or family demands are placed upon them, they do not know how to cope . . .children need discipline to be useful members of society. Likewise, God’s children need discipline to be useful members of His family.
Billy Graham
In every true conversion the will of man comes into line with the will of God.
Billy Graham
Lying is one of the worst of all sins and can be committed by a thought, word, or deed. Anything that is intended to deceive another person is lying.
Billy Graham
My wife has said that a bitter, sour Christianis one of Satan’s greatest trophies—and she’s right.
Billy Graham
Why do we need to pray? Because the Christian life is a journey, and we need God’s strength and guidance along the way.
Billy Graham
Peace with God brings peace with each other.
Evangelist Jordan Wells
Only God can break down the national and racial barriers that divide men today. Only God can supply that love that we must have for our fellowman. We will never build brotherhood of man upon earth until we are believers in Christ Jesus.
Billy Graham
Don’t let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another—if we seek it.
Billy Graham
Worship in the truest sense takes place only when our full attention is on God—on His glory, power, majesty, love and compassion.
Billy Graham
I have walked down jungle trails in Africa where I met fellow Christians; and immediately we were brothers even though we were separated by language, race, and culture.
Billy Graham
We must not build up ourselves at the expense of others.
Billy Graham
Your own family circle knows whether Christ lives in you and through you.
Billy Graham
Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference(a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]. ( Colossians 3:13 )
Joyce Meyer
Regardless of our cleverness, our achievements, and our gadgets, we are spiritual paupers without God.
Billy Graham
The word departure literally means to pull up anchor and set sail. Everything that happens prior to death is a preparation for the final voyage. Death marks the beginning, not the end. It is our journey to God.
Billy Graham
Faithfulness is produced by the Holy Spirit in a yielded Christian life.
Billy Graham
You can fight the feelings of depression by reminding yourself of blessings in your life. You can listen to music or sing. Even getting your mind off yourself by doing something kind for someone else will help immensely. Don't forget that our moods are connected to our thoughts; therefore, I urge you to take notice of what you're thinking about when you feel depressed. You may find the source of your problem.
Joyce Meyer
God is in control. He may not take away trials or make detours for us, but He strengthens us through them.
Billy Graham
Subtle persecution may happen to you in your office, school, or social gathering. You may not be “with it,” or be “one of the crowd.” No suffering that the Christian endures for Christ is ever in vain.
Billy Graham
[Jesus] had only three years of public ministry, but He was never too hurried to spend hours in prayer . . . No day began or closed in which He was not in communion with His Father.
Billy Graham
Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me.
Billy Graham
When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.
Billy Graham
Any Christian whose interest is directed toward himself is worldly.
Billy Graham
You cannot afford to be too busy to pray.
Billy Graham
The [Bible’s] message is concerned with earth dwellers, their origin, the reason for their existence, the cause of their misery, and the plan of redemption for a fallen race.
Billy Graham
The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it
Dwight L. Moody
For the believer there is hope beyond the grave, because Jesus Christ has opened the door to heaven for us by His death and resurrection.
Billy Graham
Don’t be bound by the past and its failures. But don’t forget its lessons either.
Billy Graham
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
Billy Graham
A terrifying spiritual and moral tide of evil has already loosed us from our spiritual moorings. Monstrous new ideas that could easily destroy our freedoms are rushing into the vacuum.
Billy Graham
Loneliness is no respecter of persons. It invades the palace as well as the hut.
Billy Graham
I believe that one of the reasons for crime, perversion, and the evils of modern mankind is that we have lost belief in the certainty of God being just, holy, and righteous, and that He will judge the world.
Billy Graham
Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the energy to do what He's calling us to do.
Joyce Meyer
More friction and tensions are caused in a family by tone of voice than for any other one reason.
Billy Graham
Too many Christian TV and radio programs have been geared to please, entertain, and gain the favor of the world. The temptation is to compromise, to make the gospel more appealing and attractive.
Billy Graham
Those who have actually experienced daily fellowship with Christ know that it surpasses all worldly activities.
Billy Graham
The highest function of humanity is belief, that activity of spirit that proceeds upon the pathway of reason, until it comes to some great promontory, and then spreads its wings, and upon the basis of its earlier journeying, takes eternity into its grasp.
G. Campbell Morgan
The problem is not a lack of churches, but a lack of true ministers, and believers that really are followers of Christ.
Evangelist Jordan Wells
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
Because tragedy happened to you, it gives you a greater sense of oneness with others who experience tragedy. Because we have been comforted through the Word of God, we in turn may be able to comfort others.
Billy Graham
The light of God’s presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.
Billy Graham
The soul actually demands as much attention as the body . . . the soul was made for God, and without God it is restless and in secret torment.
Billy Graham
The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.
Billy Graham
God calls us to live lives of purity.
Billy Graham
Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in their elders is integrity, honesty, truthfulness, and faith. What they hate most of all is hypocrisy and phoniness . . . Let them see us doing what we would like them to do.
Billy Graham
Our culture will stand in roaring ovations for the illusionists, escape artists, and magicians. Deception is everything opposite the truth.
Billy Graham
Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?
Billy Graham