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Billy Graham was a man of whom it can be said:  His was “a life well-lived!”  From the personal humility and integrity in which he walked to the incalculable impact he made in millions of lives around the globe; his, was a life “well-lived!”

Dr. Graham was converted to Christ in an evangelistic meeting in 1934 led by Dr. Mordecai Ham.  He was about sixteen years of age.  He surrendered to preach while a college student in Florida in March 1938.  His zeal to win souls to Christ knew no bounds.  And in these years he would learn the secret of being used by God.  He and a friend spent most of Sunday afternoon on the dirt floor of a garage praying for the church in which they had ministered that morning.  The church had seemed dry and unresponsive to the Lord.  After an afternoon of praying they went to a packed church that night and saw over thirty young people surrender their lives to Christ.  Billy remarked to his friend that he had Continue reading →

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As a teenager, I heard a recording of two sermons by a man named, Billy Graham.  Having surrendered to preach the Gospel not long before that, I was captivated by the messages and the power with which Dr. Graham delivered them.  Those messages inspired me to want to communicate the truth in a powerful way.

Later, as a twenty-year-old Pastor, I would have the privilege of attending the Billy Graham Knoxville Crusade in 1970.  There, I was blessed to serve as a counselor during the invitation times.  It was extremely moving to be on the field among those who came searching for a relationship with Jesus Christ.  During the day, I met with about 500 other preachers in the Crusade School of Evangelism, where we heard some of the greatest men of God in America share how they had led their churches to reach people with the Gospel of Christ.  It inspired me to lead other believers to become soul-winners.  Dr. Graham came and spoke to the group.  That was Continue reading →

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There’s a little-known story about Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday we celebrate this week, which needs to be told.

Shortly before his death, an Illinois clergyman asked Abraham Lincoln, “Do you love Jesus?”  Mr. Lincoln solemnly replied:

“When I left Springfield I asked the people to pray for me.  I was not a Christian.  When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian.  But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.  Yes, I do love Jesus.”

(America’s Providential History, p. 241)

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The Bible states:  “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34)  Thus, revealing to us the pathway to becoming a great nation.  “Great” being defined as:  “Providing the greatest amount of liberty for the greatest number of people” in a nation.

This is what happened in America during the first three centuries of our existence.  This was proven by the fact that so many people wanted to come here.  Life was simply better here than in most other countries of the world.  So, the people came.  They still want to, even though we’ve lost much of the “righteousness” we once walked in.  However, present backsliding does not take away from the truth of the righteousness that was walked in for the first two-thirds of our history.  Indeed, if we’re going to Continue reading →