“ I preach a Gospel not of despair but of hope for the individual, hope for society, and hope for the world. Billy Graham
“ As the people came to a desert place to hear John the Baptist proclaim, “Thus saith the Lord,” so [man] in his confusions, frustrations, and bewilderment will come to hear the minister who preaches wi… Billy Graham
“ We preach Christ crucified. The cross is the focal point in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. It was no afterthought or emergency measure with God. Christ was “the Lamb slain from the foundation… Billy Graham
“ I’m not a great preacher, and I don’t claim to be a great preacher . . . I’m an ordinary preacher, just communicating the Gospel in the best way I know how. Billy Graham
“ Preachers are not salesmen, for they have nothing to sell. They are bearers of Good News. Billy Graham
“ God’s strength is made perfect in weakness. The weaker I became, the more powerful became the preaching. Billy Graham
“ When I preach—no matter where it is in the world—I can always count on five areas of human need that afflict all peoples. Emptiness, loneliness, guilt, fear of death, deep-seated insecurity. Billy Graham
“ I have had the privilege of preaching the Gospel on every continent in most of the countries of the world, and I have found that when I present the simple message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, with a… Billy Graham
“ Nowhere in Mark 16:15—“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” [KJV] — nor in any similar Scripture did Christ command us to go only into the Western or capitalist world. No… Billy Graham
“ Thousands of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christian workers are powerless because they do not make the Word the source of their preaching or teaching. Billy Graham
“ Preach with authority. The authority for us is the Word of God. Preach with simplicity . . . Preach with urgency . . . heaven and hell are at stake. Preach for a decision. Billy Graham
“ Proclaiming “the whole will of God” should be the goal—and the joy—of every church and every preacher. Billy Graham
“ Evil and suffering are real . . . They aren’t an illusion, nor are they simply an absence of good. We are fallen creatures living in a fallen world that has been twisted and corrupted by sin, and we a… Billy Graham
“ What does repentance mean? It means to change—to change your mind, change the way that you’re living—and to determine that with God’s help you will live for Christ. Billy Graham
“ Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation. Billy Graham
“ There is no such thing as a “social gospel.” It is a misnomer. There is only one Gospel. “If any man preach any other gospel unto you . . .let him be accursed” [Galatians 1:9 KJV]. Billy Graham
“ I'm in a win-win playoff. " Response of a Christian dying of cancer at thirty on the prospect of miraculous healing. Billy Graham
“ The more worldly pleasure we enjoy, the less satisfied and contented we are with life. Billy Graham
“ Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven -- while Shea would still have a job leading worship. Billy Graham
