Billy Graham Quotes

We don’t have to be on the battlefields of the world to experience strife and conflict. We need only to open our eyes each morning and read the headlines, we need only to turn a keen ear when our phones ring with bad news, we need only to open our hearts to those next door—and maybe even in our own homes—to notice those with grieving hearts.

~ Billy Graham

The facade of grief may be indifference, preoccupation, anger, cheerfulness, or any variety of emotions. But if we try to understand it, we may learn how to cope with it.

~ Billy Graham

Our imaginations are so stilted. The very thought of being like Jesus is breathtaking.

~ Billy Graham

Our schedules are so hectic we can’t get everything done, or else we are bored and restless, constantly looking for something to amuse us. We are the most frantic generation in history—and also the most entertained. The Bible tells us that both extremes are wrong.

~ Billy Graham

God gives us a glimpse of what heaven will be like for the believer. It will have the characteristics of a happy home, a holy city, a glorious garden, and a beautiful bride. This staggers the imagination!

~ Billy Graham

God is concerned with our imaginations, for they in a large measure determine what kind of persons we are to be.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage; not to a frolic, but to a fight. He offered us not an excursion, but an execution.

~ Billy Graham

All transgressions begin with sinful thinking . . . guard against the pictures of lewdness and sensuality that Satan flashes upon the screen of your imagination, select with care the books you read, choose discerningly the kind of entertainment youattend, the kind of associates with whom you mingle, and the kind of environment in which you place yourself.

~ Billy Graham

Never has there been a time when men tried so desperately to have fun as they do today.

~ Billy Graham

We have arrived at the point where we are flippant about God. We tell jokes about Him. God’s name is used so often in profanity in the entertainment world that sometimes it is embarrassing to watch television.

~ Billy Graham

A Roman soldier . . . thrust a spear into Jesus’ side and out came blood and water. Physicians say that a mixture of blood and water indicates that Jesus died of a broken heart. He poured out the last ounce of His blood to redeem us.

~ Billy Graham

We should be about our Father’s business by pouring His compassionate love into aching and parched souls that have nowhere to turn, no one to love, and no one to care. Let them see Jesus in us. That is a living testimony.

~ Billy Graham

What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is calledthe Christ?” (Matthew 27:22 NIV). This is the most important question that has ever been asked. It is also the question you must ask yourself.

~ Billy Graham

Sin diverts some. Pleasure diverts others. Social service and “religious” activity divert others. We are told to be occupied with Jesus Christ Himself.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus knows the intentions of our hearts and what we do in secret.

~ Billy Graham

I trust Jesus with all my tomorrows, knowing that He will solve the mystery of life beyond the grave.

~ Billy Graham

[Christ’s] goodness is still a rebuke to our badness; His purity still shows up our impurities; His sinlessness still reveals our sinfulness; and unless we allow [Jesus] to destroy the evil within us, the evil within us still wants to destroy Him. This is the conflict of the ages.

~ Billy Graham

The word repentance is sadly missing today from the average pulpit. It is a very unpopular word. The first sermon Jesus ever preached was “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” [Matthew 4:17 kjv].

~ Billy Graham

The central message of the Bible is Jesus Christ.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.

~ Billy Graham

When Jesus needed friends, they left Him.

~ Billy Graham

Not everyone Jesus tried to turn back from the brink of destruction responded—nor will they with us.

~ Billy Graham

Many people are willing to have Jesus as part of their lives—as long as it doesn’t cost them anything. They may even profess faith in Jesus and join a church. But Jesus to them is almost like an insurance policy—something they obtain and then forget about until they die. What keeps you from being His disciple?

~ Billy Graham

Though [Jesus’] words were profound, they were plain. His words were weighty, yet they shone with a luster and simplicity of statement that staggered His enemies.

~ Billy Graham

Every word that [Jesus] spoke was historically true. Every word that He spoke was scientifically true. Every word that He spoke was ethically true. There were no loopholes in the moral conceptionsand statements of Jesus Christ. His ethical vision was wholly correct, correct in the age in which He lived and correct in every age that has followed it.

~ Billy Graham

Some people have a warped idea of living the Christian life. Seeing talented, successful Christians, they attempt to imitate them. For them, the grass on the other side of the fence is always greener. But when they discover that their own gifts are different or their contributions are more modest (or even invisible), they collapse in discouragement and overlook genuine opportunities that are open to them. They have forgotten that they are here to serve Christ, not themselves.

~ Billy Graham

Only God can give us a selfless love for others, as the Holy Spirit changes us from within. This is one reason we must receive Christ, for apart from His Spirit we can never be freed from the chains of selfishness, jealousy, and indifference. Will others see Christ's love in your life today?

~ Billy Graham

You cannot come to Christ unless the Spirit of God brings you. But what if you ignore His warnings? Then you are in the gravest danger, for some day God will no longer be speaking to you. Then it will be too late. Come to Christ while there is still time. Christ, God's greater Ark, stands ready to welcome you to safety today.

~ Billy Graham

The kind of society we live in can contribute to loneliness. Mobility and constant change tend to make some individuals feel rootless and disconnected.

~ Billy Graham

I am never lonely when I am praying, for this brings me into companionship with the greatest friend of all—Jesus Christ. He said, “I call you not servants; . . . but . . . friends” [John 15:15 KJV].

~ Billy Graham

There are thousands of lonely people who carry heavy and difficult burdens of grief, anxiety, pain, and disappointment; but the loneliest of all is one whose life is steeped in sin.

~ Billy Graham

God didn’t make Adam and Eve because He was lonely or because He needed someone to love Him in return. God is complete in Himself, He lacks nothing. God’s love compelled Him to create [humanity]. His love was expressed in the creation of the human race.

~ Billy Graham

I have often said that loneliness is the predominant attitude in our culture. A person can be lonely in the midst of a party, he can be lonely in a crowd. Loneliness may be experienced by the rich and famous or the poor and unknown.

~ Billy Graham

With Christ as your Savior and constant Companion, you, although alone, need never be lonely.

~ Billy Graham

I am never lonely when I am reading the Bible. Nothing dissolves loneliness like a session with God’s Word.

~ Billy Graham

I am never lonely when I am sharing [Christ] with others. There is a great exhilaration in talking to others about [Him].

~ Billy Graham

One kind of loneliness is the loneliness of solitude. If you have repented, surrendered, and committed your heart and life to Him, Christ forgives . . . and takes you into His family; He brings you to the hearth, and you feel the warmth of the fire. If you are lonely today, seek Christ and know the fellowship that He brings.

~ Billy Graham

Loneliness is no respecter of persons. It invades the palace as well as the hut.

~ Billy Graham

The sin of self is a deadly sin.

~ Billy Graham

A suffering person does not need a lecture—he needs a listener.

~ Billy Graham