“At its deepest level, prayer is fellowship with God: enjoying His company, waiting upon His will, thanking Him for His mercies . . . listening in the silence for what He has to say to us.”
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Billy Graham
“Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.”
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Billy Graham
“Science, they say, can tap the brain of man and alter his desires. But the Bible, which has withstood the ravages of time . . . says that we are possessed of a sinful, fallen nature which wars against us.”
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Billy Graham
“Faith in Christ is voluntary. A person cannot be coerced, bribed, or tricked into trusting Jesus. God will not force His way into your life. The Holy Spirit will do everything possible to disturb you, draw you, love you—but finally it is your personal decision.”
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Billy Graham
“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.”
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Billy Graham
“Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.”
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Billy Graham
“Before Satan there was no sin, and before sin there was no pain.”
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Billy Graham
“If you know Christ, you don’t need to beg for the Holy Spirit to come into your life; He is already there—whether you “feel” His presence or not. Don’t confuse the Holy Spirit with an emotional feeling or a particular type of spiritual experience.”
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Billy Graham
“We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily.”
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Billy Graham
“Unless men of purpose, integrity, and faith stand together in unswerving loyalty to Jesus Christ, the future of the world is dark indeed.”
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Billy Graham
“The difference between the non-Christian and the Christian is that the non-Christian makes sin a practice; the true Christian does not.”
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Billy Graham
“The church has lost its ability to discipline members who live openly in sin. Consequently, we have lost our witness in the community.”
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Billy Graham
“Young people, look to your Bible when thinking about any matter, including getting married.”
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Billy Graham
“God will give us the strength and resources we need to live through any situation in life that He ordains.”
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Billy Graham
“All of us are not subjected to the same weaknesses and temptations.
To one, alcohol may be the temptation;
to another, it may be impure thoughts and acts; to another, greed and covetousness; to another, criticism and an unloving attitude.”
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Billy Graham
