A CRITICAL MISSION Dear Friend, As we welcome a new year, people are making resolutions they believe will change their lives in 2024 through things like diets, budgets, or exercise. The best these can offer is temporary satisfaction. Only a relationship with Jesus Christ, who “is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8, …
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. …
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 …
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
“Spend more time in study and prayer. That’s the secret of successful evangelism.” —Billy Graham There’s much uncertainty in the world, but for those who put their trust in Jesus, the certainty of knowing God is in control provides a comfort like no other. This assurance is imperative today, and many are searching for it. …
“The days have been wild and they continue to get wild by the second.” On Sunday, Cissie Graham Lynch took her thoughts about being a busy mom during the coronavirus to Instagram. “I have never had this much time with my family in the last three years,” Franklin Graham’s daughter said. “Since my little boy …
When I was seven years old, my father bought me my first bicycle. I had never ridden one. Patiently, my family and friends tried to teach me the art of cycling. I soon found out there was one thing I must do if I was to stay on the bicycle—keep moving forward. If I ceased …
Live Outside of Yourself
One of the Christian’s responsibilities in following Christ is to have a new attitude toward work. So many young people want Christ without responsibility. Jesus was not a drop-out. As a carpenter, He worked hard with His hands. The Apostle Paul made tents for a living while he carried on the work that God assigned …
A director of a camp whose purpose is to lead young hoodlums to Christ says, “Being a Christian is the toughest thing in the world. What’s tougher than loving your enemy?” One boy, who developed into a rugged disciple of Christ at this camp, said, “In this outfit we’re all brothers and we’re all men. …