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99 Thought-Provoking Quotes By Billy Graham, The Celebrated American Evangelist

Famous As: American Evangelist and an Ordained Southern Baptist Minister
Born On: November 7, 1918
Died On: February 21, 2018
Born In: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Died At Age: 99
William Franklin Graham Junior, better known as Billy Graham, is a Christian evangelist from the United States. He went on to become a celebrity in the country at around 1949 through his rallies that appealed to relatively well off Protestants. Graham delivered sermons on a regular basis and they were all broadcast to a large audience on both television and radio that made him one of the pioneers of the phenomenon of ‘televangelist’. Graham was educated at the Florida Bible Institute and then went on to study anthropology at Wheaton College. During his days at a student at Wheaton College, Graham was convinced of the divinity of the Christ and eventually embarked on a career of an evangelist. He started his show Billy Graham Crusades, which was broadcast once a year, in 1947 and remained one of the longest running shows in television history when it finally concluded in 2005. Needless to say, he was a gifted orator and spoke his mind over a range of  subjects. Here are some of the most famous thoughts and quotes from his life and times on religion, worship, Jesus, prayer, faith, salvation, sincerity, selflessness, adversity, pride, hope, heaven and missionary.
The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.

The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.

Billy Graham
God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.

God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.

Billy Graham
It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.

It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.

Billy Graham
I've read the last page of the Bible, it's all going to turn out all right.

I've read the last page of the Bible, it's all going to turn out all right.

Billy Graham
When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Billy Graham
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Billy Graham
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

Billy Graham
My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.

My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.

Billy Graham
God has given us two hands--one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

God has given us two hands--one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

Billy Graham
We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

Billy Graham
A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Billy Graham
Women need a reason for having sex, men just need a place

Women need a reason for having sex, men just need a place

Billy Graham
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

Billy Graham
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Billy Graham

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. Billy Graham

Billy Graham
End of Construction. Thank you 'for your patience.

End of Construction. Thank you 'for your patience. " Inscription on Ruth Bell Graham's grave -- inspired hy a road sign she saw.

Billy Graham
‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

‎Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

Billy Graham
Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.

Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.

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

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

Billy Graham
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Billy Graham
Christ not only died for all: He died for each.

Christ not only died for all: He died for each.

Billy Graham
Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.

Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.

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.

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 Graham
Your faith and hope are in god.

Your faith and hope are in god.

Billy Graham
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.

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
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.

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
He lives in the hearts of those who trust in Him. Our confidence in life after death comes from these very truths.

He lives in the hearts of those who trust in Him. Our confidence in life after death comes from these very truths.

Billy Graham
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

Billy Graham
Reading God’s Word and meditating on its truth will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart, and will be demonstrated in your life. Let nothing take the place of this daily privilege.

Reading God’s Word and meditating on its truth will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart, and will be demonstrated in your life. Let nothing take the place of this daily privilege.

Billy Graham
Golden years' must have been coined by the young. It is doubtful that anyone over seventy would have described this phase of life with such a symbolic word.

Golden years' must have been coined by the young. It is doubtful that anyone over seventy would have described this phase of life with such a symbolic word.

Billy Graham
Heaven gives us hope—hope for today and hope for the future. No matter what we’re facing, we know it is only temporary, and ahead of us is Heaven.

Heaven gives us hope—hope for today and hope for the future. No matter what we’re facing, we know it is only temporary, and ahead of us is Heaven.

Billy Graham