The Most Important Thing is to tell people about Gods Grace.
Billy Graham was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to hard-working Presbyterian parents. When he was a teenager some Christian businessmen held a prayer meeting in his father's pasture. When somebody asked, 'Who are those men making all that noise?' Billy replied, 'Fanatics who talked daddy into using the place.'
That day businessman Vernon Patterson asked God to raise up somebody from Charlotte to 'preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.' Billy just didn't know he'd be the one! Later evangelist Mordecai Ham came to town for an evangelistic crusade, and although Billy vowed not to attend he ended up going and giving his life to Christ.
A few years later Paul's words captured Billy's heart:
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
The most important thing is, to tell people about God’s grace. Billy Graham has addressed more people than anyone else in history. He's been welcomed behind the former Iron Curtain, in China, North Korea, and on every continent. Yet he says, “The first thing I'm gonna do when I get to heaven is ask, ‘Why me Lord? Why'd you choose a farm boy from North Carolina to preach to so many people?" Billy Graham's life proves that in God's eyes the greatest ability is availability.
Paul writes, 'the kindness of God has been poured out upon us...and now He is sending us...to tell...people everywhere the great things God has done...so that they, too, will believe...'
Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Don't worry about closing the deal; they'll come when God draws them. Just tell them the story and let God do the rest. That is what I am trying to do in creating this web site for encouragement. At the time of writing this the seventh article, I have had only 15 hits on this web site, mostly from myself trying to see it it is working, and Google to check it out. So you say I am trying to listen to my own advice for once.
That day businessman Vernon Patterson asked God to raise up somebody from Charlotte to 'preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.' Billy just didn't know he'd be the one! Later evangelist Mordecai Ham came to town for an evangelistic crusade, and although Billy vowed not to attend he ended up going and giving his life to Christ.
A few years later Paul's words captured Billy's heart:
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
The most important thing is, to tell people about God’s grace. Billy Graham has addressed more people than anyone else in history. He's been welcomed behind the former Iron Curtain, in China, North Korea, and on every continent. Yet he says, “The first thing I'm gonna do when I get to heaven is ask, ‘Why me Lord? Why'd you choose a farm boy from North Carolina to preach to so many people?" Billy Graham's life proves that in God's eyes the greatest ability is availability.
Paul writes, 'the kindness of God has been poured out upon us...and now He is sending us...to tell...people everywhere the great things God has done...so that they, too, will believe...'
Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Don't worry about closing the deal; they'll come when God draws them. Just tell them the story and let God do the rest. That is what I am trying to do in creating this web site for encouragement. At the time of writing this the seventh article, I have had only 15 hits on this web site, mostly from myself trying to see it it is working, and Google to check it out. So you say I am trying to listen to my own advice for once.
