Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2023 Update)
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201. “The cross is offensive because it directly confronts the evils which dominate so much of this world.”

— Billy Graham

202. “Most of all, let the Word of God fill you and renew your mind every day. When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.”

— Billy Graham

203. “Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.”

— Billy Graham

204. “My one purpose in life is to help people find a personal relationship with God, which, I believe, comes through knowing Christ.”

— Billy Graham

205. “We can change the course of events if we go to our knees in believing prayer.”

— Billy Graham

206. “Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer’s year. It brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul.”

— Billy Graham

207. “The Bible is clear – God’s definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.”

— Billy Graham

208. “If you could work your way to heaven, you would said look what I did, I got myself here by my good works. The only way you are going to make it is to come to that Cross.”

— Billy Graham

209. “Either communism must die or Christianity must die because it’s actually a battle between Christ and Anti-Christ.”

— Billy Graham

210. “Just because the truth is unpopular doesn’t mean that it should not be proclaimed.”

— Billy Graham

211. “Give your life to Christ, he’ll challenge you.”

— Billy Graham

212. “Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.”

— Billy Graham

213. “Right is right, and wrong is wrong, in small things as well as in big things.”

— Billy Graham

214. “The entire plan for the future has its key in the resurrection.”

— Billy Graham

215. “Ask God to show you His plans, not bless your dreams.”

— Billy Graham

216. “God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness.”

— Billy Graham

217. “The secret of a happy home is that members of the family learn to give and receive love.”

— Billy Graham

218. “The greatest need in the world at this moment is the transformation of human nature.”

— Billy Graham

219. “Salvation is an act of God. It is initiated by God, wrought by God, and sustained by God.”

— Billy Graham

220. “Christ not only died for all: He died for each.”

— Billy Graham

221. “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

222. “Prayer should not be merely an act, but an attitude of life.”

— Billy Graham

223. “All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.”

— Billy Graham

224. “Only those who want everything done for them are bored.”

— Billy Graham

225. “We can receive Jesus Christ when we believe in His message and trust in Him alone to save us.”

— Billy Graham

226. “There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.”

— Billy Graham

227. “The angels minister to God’s servants in time of hardship and danger.”

— Billy Graham

228. “The most remarkable thing about suffering is that God can use it for our good.”

— Billy Graham

229. “The Bible is to your soul what bread is to your body. You need it daily. One good meal does not suffice for a lifetime.”

— Billy Graham

230. “I received Christ into my heart and my life began to change. But it was a gradual change. And I didn’t see any flashing bulbs. I didn’t hear any thunder. There was no great emotional experience. It was just saying: Yes, Lord Jesus, I want you to be the lord of my life.”

— Billy Graham

231. “Some of the greatest spiritual revivals in the past occurred just when the situation seemed to be the darkest. In the history of our own nation, for example, countless thousands turned to Christ during the darkest days of the Civil War, setting the stage for national reconciliation later on.”

— Billy Graham

232. “Death is robbed of much of its terror for the true believer.”

— Billy Graham

233. “If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now. We can and should pray for America as a whole, but remember that when God sets out to change a nation, He begins by changing people. It starts with individuals.”

— Billy Graham

234. “Alexander the great was ask how he conquered the world he said, “by not waivering”.”

— Billy Graham

235. “The family should be a closely knit group. The home should be a self-contained shelter of security; a kind of school where life’s basic lessons are taught; and a kind of church where God is honored; a place where wholesome recreation and simple pleasures are enjoyed.”

— Billy Graham

236. “When tragedy strikes, no one is fully prepared to deal effectively with all the responsibilitie s, emotional trauma, and grief that begin to impact people. Our Rapid Response Team exists so that people can find the care and comfort of Jesus Christ in the midst of tragedy.”

— Billy Graham

237. “Abraham Lincoln said, “I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book upon reason that you can and the balance upon faith, and you will live and die a better man.” Coleridge said he believed the Bible to be the Word of God because, as he put it, “It finds me.” “If you want encouragement,” John Bunyan wrote, “entertain the promises.”

— Billy Graham

238. “True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness.”

— Billy Graham

239. “I am convinced that only when a man is prepared to die is he also prepared to live.”

— Billy Graham

240. “Yes, Satan is real, but so is Christ, and someday Satan will be defeated and Christ will rule forever. Don’t be deceived, but open your heart and mind to Jesus Christ, and put your life into His hands.”

— Billy Graham

241. “Our world is constantly changing but the needs of our hearts remain the same, and so does God’s power to transform our lives and give us hope for the future.”

— Billy Graham

242. “Guy Lafleur said “Each of us has only one past but there are many futures”.”

— Billy Graham

243. “Envy and greed starve on a steady diet of thanksgiving.”

— Billy Graham

244. “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 Graham

245. “The hope we have in Christ is an absolute certainty. We can be sure that the place Christ is preparing for us will be ready when we arrive, because with Him nothing is left to chance. Everything He promised He will deliver.”

— Billy Graham

246. “Man has always been dexterous at confusing evil with good. That was Adam’s and Eve’s problem, and it is our problem today. If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.”

— Billy Graham

247. “But those who chose to reject God during their lifetime on earth will be separated from him for eternity. This is not God’s desire, but man’s own choice. God holds every man accountable for his rejection of Christ.”

— Billy Graham

248. “You cannot build a superstructure on a cracked foundation.”

— Billy Graham

249. “God’s hand never slips.”

— Billy Graham

250. “When we come to Christ, we’re no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.”

— Billy Graham