Billy Graham Christian Quotations

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

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

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

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

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'

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

Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians.

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.

Learn to commit every situation to God, and trust Him for the outcome. God's love for you never changes, no matter what problems you face or how unsettled life becomes.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care.

Don't be a half-Christian. There are too many of such in the world. The world has a profound respect for people who are sincere in their faith.

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

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

Our faith becomes stronger as we express it; a growing faith is a sharing faith

Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.

Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will.

Christ alone can bring lasting peace - peace with God - peace among men and nations - and peace within our hearts.

What God is doing today is calling people out of the world for His name. Whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world, or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the body of Christ because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus, but they know in their hearts they need something that they don't have and they turn to the only light they have and I think they're saved and they're going to be with us in heaven.

The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service.

Be to the world a sign that while we as Christians do not have all the answers, we do know and care about the questions.

Like a spring of pure water, God's peace in our hearts brings cleansing and refreshment to our minds and bodies

To drive to extinction something He has created is wrong. He has a purpose for everything... We Christians have a responsibility to take the lead in caring for the earth.

In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in his eye, 'Christians seem to thrive under persecution. Perhaps we should prosper them, and then they would disappear.'

On our knees we are the most powerful force on earth

Avail yourself of the greatest privilege this side of heaven. Jesus Christ died to make this communion and communication with the Father possible.

I only know that when Jesus is with a person, that one can endure the deepest suffering and somehow emerge a better and stronger Christian because of it.

To the Christian death is the exchanging of a tent for a building.

Much of the philosophy of religious education has been based upon a false premise, and perhaps many have missed the essence of Christian experience, having had religious training take its place.

God can use a sensitive Christian to be a rich blessing in the life of one who knows pain and sorrow.

The word of God teaches that Christians suffer in order that they might glorify God in their lives.

The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you.

Fear can paralyze us and keep us from believing God and stepping out in faith. The devil loves a fearful Christian!

I am convinced that people are open to the Christian message if it is seasoned with authority and proclaimed as God's own Word.

What makes us Christians shrug our shoulders when we ought to be flexing our muscles? What makes us apathetic in a day when there are loads to lift, a world to be won and captives to be set free? Why are so many bored when the times demand action?

For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world.

The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond.

As a Christian I have hope not just for this life but for Heaven and the life to come. And many of those people who died this past week are in Heaven right now. And they wouldn't want to come back; it's so glorious and so wonderful. And that's the hope for all of us who put our faith in God. I pray that you will have this hope in your heart.

A true Christian, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those who accept the moral standards of this world.

The Holy Spirit gives liberty to the Christian, direction to the worker, discernment to the teacher, power to the Word, and fruit to faithful service. He reveals the things of Christ.

"I'm in a win-win playoff. " Response of a Christian dying of cancer at thirty on the prospect of miraculous healing.

The Lord blesses people who bless others, and He gives grace to those who focus on the things that please Him.

The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred , confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.

Prayer shouldn't be casual or sporadic, dictated only by the needs of the moment. Prayer should be as much a part of our lives as breathing.

To a large extent, the American church has become merged with the world. It has adopted so many of the world's ideals and standards that it has lost its ability to stem the tide of crime, deception and immorality that is sweeping the nation. For millions of church members there is no deep commitment to the cause of Christ, no regularity of attendance at public worship, no sacrificial giving, no personal religious discipline.

If America is to survive, we must elect more God-centered men and women to public office; individuals who will seek Divine guidance in the affairs of state.

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.

The key word of the dedicated Christian should be 'give.' Charitable contributions speak eloquently of your unselfish Christian generosity.

Some believe strongly that each Christian may have his own guardian angel assigned to watch over him or her.

Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.

There is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul.

Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges -- battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood.

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

You can receive Christ into your heart, and he can bring joy, and a thrill, and glory such as you have never known - if you will give your life to him.

I don't think there is anything wrong with a man who wants to give credit to the Lord, but I don't think the team with the most Christians on it is necessarily going to win. The Lord may be helping their characters and souls, but I don't think he's any more for the Dodgers than he is for the Braves. More than being concerned with who's going to win the Super Bowl, I feel the Lord is probably more concerned that they might find a day other than Sunday to play it on.

Truly, God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.

The world's favorite verb is 'get'. The verb of the Christian is 'give'

Suppose someone should offer me a plateful of crumbs after I had eaten a T-bone steak. I would say, "No, thank you. I am already satisfied." Christian, that is the secret - you can be so filled with the things of Christ, so enamored with the things of God that you do not have time for the sinful pleasures of the world.

The Christian is an idol breaker.

A Christian is someone who has turned to God from idols.

I think we should love sinners, and welcome them, and open our arms to them, and then we don't totally accept them into our fellowship as believers and as Christians until they have repented their sins and changed their way of living.

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