On June 3, Franklin Graham will share the Gospel at a special anniversary event commemorating his father, Billy Graham’s, historic 1973 Crusade in Seoul, South Korea. Will Graham will proclaim the same Good News at an outreach for students on June 2. In late spring of 1973, Billy Graham stood in front of a multitude …
Bible Reading: Hebrews 9:23-28, NKJV Perfection. Have you ever seen it? Sure, we may look at a snowflake, a flower, or a child’s smile and we feel that we are looking at perfection. In our mind’s eye, it may seem that way, but that snowflake will soon dissolve, the flower is missing a petal, and …
In 1983, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) organized the first International Conference for Itinerant Evangelists in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the crowd were 4,000 traveling evangelists from 133 countries who were there to study the message, life, and ministry of Mr. Graham. “These itinerant evangelists are the most important ambassadors and messengers on earth,” Mr. …
It’s been nearly 30 years since Michael W. Smith took the stage at “Youth Night” during Billy Graham’s Northeastern Ohio Crusade at Cleveland Stadium. For the first time, George Beverly Shea, Cliff Barrows and the traditional choir gave way to Christian rap group DC Talk as well as the chart-topping singer, songwriter and musician, before …
It was the summer of 1953, and my grandfather Billy Graham—still a young preacher and only a few years into his evangelistic ministry—was holding a monthlong series of meetings at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. On one particular evening, he was feeling rather discouraged. People had responded at the invitation, but he felt like his …
Over the span of nine days, more than 35,000 people heard the Gospel through Franklin Graham’s God Loves You Tidewater Tour. Throughout six cities in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, US, over 1,800 of them chose to put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. “I wasn’t really going the right direction,” one young girl …
What do Sundays look like for you? Are they are a time to rest and recuperate? Or do you find yourself scrambling through the day, trying to get everything done before Monday morning? Forsaking the Sabbath can leave us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed. As a wife and mother of three, Cissie Graham Lynch shares …
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:11-12, NKJV I’ve noticed a trend in recent years. Once upon a time, if a Christian came to the realization that they disagreed with what the Bible calls sin, they would merely walk away from the faith. They wanted to live life by their own rules without being anchored to the truths …
Disobedience may seem like an odd topic for a prayer gathering, but it was the message that God laid on Will Graham’s heart as he addressed a large crowd at the Ozark Mountain Prayer Breakfast in Branson, Missouri, US for the 2023 National Day of Prayer on Thursday. In a message that he titled “99% …
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association often hears from parents who desperately want their wayward children to come back to God. If you’re praying for a prodigal , find wisdom and encouragement from the words of Ruth Bell Graham, who spent countless hours praying for her own prodigals. The excerpts below are from Mrs. Graham’s …
Despite the unexpected cold weather, more than 9,000 people bundled up and came out Tuesday night to the third stop of the God Loves You Tidewater Tour in the Tri-state region of Elkton, Maryland, US. “I want you to know that tonight you can come home to your Father in Heaven,” said Franklin Graham, whose message …