When God called immature Billy Graham's pump when he was merely a immature man, he accepted that telephone proper substantive upward on his life wherever it may lead. Born William Franklin Graham, Nov 7, 1918 inwards the downstairs sleeping accommodation of a farmhouse well-nigh Charlotte, North Carolina, I'm certain he could receive got never imagined how God would Pb him to spread the Gospel all merely about the world.
The Sinner's Prayer, led past times Billy Graham:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, together with I inquire for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins together with rose from the dead. I plow from my sins together with invite You to come upward into my pump together with life. I desire to trust together with follow You every bit my Lord together with Savior. In Your Name. Amen
"For I know the plans I receive got for you,”
declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you lot together with non to impairment you,
plans to give you lot promise together with a future."
declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you lot together with non to impairment you,
plans to give you lot promise together with a future."
—Jeremiah 29:11
It became Billy Graham's mission to portion the Good News, to Pb others to a organized faith inwards Jesus inwards repentance of our sins, together with give us the promise of eternal life alongside our Savior, who died on the cross for our sins. During the pop Billy Graham crusades, millions accepted the gift of Jesus Christ every bit their personal Savior.
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| 1954 Billy Graham addresses crowd / Fred Ramage—Getty Images |
"Blessed survive the God together with Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to his dandy mercy, he has caused us to survive born in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than
to a living promise through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
—1 Peter 1:3
As the populace says goodbye, hither on earth, to Billy Graham, nosotros know he has been taken alongside the angels to bring together our creator inwards heaven, together with those of us who believe, volition bring together him at that topographic point someday for eternity to walk the streets of gold!
“Blessed are the dead who buy the farm inwards the Lord …
that they may residue from their labors,
together with their industrial plant follow them.”
that they may residue from their labors,
together with their industrial plant follow them.”
—Revelation 14:13
Today at that topographic point is a service for Reverend Billy Graham, who passed away on Feb 21, 2018. His wife, Ruth, proceeded him inwards decease inwards 2007... I'm certain that was quite a reunion inwards Glory!
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| image via: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |
His children volition survive speaking inwards accolade of their father - Virginia Leftwich (Gigi) Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, Ruth Graham, Franklin Graham, together with Nelson Edman Graham.
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| image via: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |
You tin celebrate the life together with ministry building of Billy Graham via streaming video, starting fourth dimension at 10am, here:
https://memorial.billygraham.org/live-stream
The funeral service begins at 12noon together with volition survive televised on Fox News from 11:50am - 2pm EST.
We are grateful Billy Graham followed his calling to preach the Gospel. He was an of import spiritual leader "for such a fourth dimension every bit this." I call back watching the crusades countless times on TV alongside my family, together with nosotros would telephone proper substantive upward other identify unit of measurement members to brand certain they were watching, too. My blood brother together with sister-n-love, along alongside their baby, at the time, attended a local Billy Graham crusade, together with my honey aunt & uncle were blessed to survive able to attend several crusades together with run across Rev. Graham preach the discussion of God to the enormous crowds who e'er gathered. Generations are forever changed because he shared the amazing love of Christ, together with the divine message he brought to all of the world... nosotros are welcome to come upward into the loving arms of Jesus "Just every bit I am".
This is a touching video tribute to Pastor Billy Graham:
For to a greater extent than on the life together with ministry building of Billy Graham - run across the moving painting Billy: The Early Years Of Billy Graham, My Hope America alongside Billy Graham, together with A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades.
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