"[As a young man] I sought thrills! I found them in Christ. I looked for something that would bring perfect joy! I found it in Christ. I looked for something that would bring pleasure and that would satisfy the deepest longing of my heart! I found it in Christ. And my life has never been the same."

"I believe America has gone a long way down the wrong road. If we ever needed God's help, it is now."

"Marriage is the most serious long-term contract a couple will make in their lifetime, but many enter into it with a lack of maturity and knowledge. The growing number of divorces shows how imperative it is that young people be adequately prepared for marriage."

"[We] are not here by chance or by accident; God put us on this journey called life. We came from Him, and our greatest joy will come from giving ourselves back to Him and learning to walk with Him every day until we return to Him."

"Do not expect me to fall in with the evil customs and ways of the world. I am in Rome, but I will not do as Rome does. I am an alien, a stranger, and a foreigner. My citizenship is in heaven."

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

"Our prayers must be in accordance with the will of God for the simple reason that God knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves."

"It often takes a tragedy to open our hearts, minds, and wills to the truth of God's Word."

"Perhaps the greatest psychological, spiritual, and medical need that all people have is the need for hope."

"Throughout the world today there are people who are enduring cruelties and persecution because of their Christian faith. We must pray for them, and for ourselves, so that in our own dying hour God will give us grace to endure until the end, anticipating the certainty of His glory to come."

"We can't go on much longer morally. We can't go on much longer scientifically. The technology that was supposed to save us is ready to destroy us. New weapons are being made all the time, including chemical and biological weapons. Today the only bright spot on the horizon of this world is the promise of the coming again of Christ."

"The greatest barrier to knowing God's will is simply that we want to run our own lives. Our problem is that a battle is going on in our hearts-a battle between our wills and God's will."

"The Old Testament may not seem relevant to us today-but it is, because it is part of God's Holy Word, and He has much to teach us through its pages."

"When we use the word “sin,” we usually think of our misdeeds-actions or habits we know are wrong. But those are specific sins, and they are the result of sin, the deeper spiritual disease that infects our souls. Sin is the cause; sins are the effect.Sin is the tree; sins are the fruit. Sin is the disease; sins are the symptoms."

"We can't flee from temptation in our own strength-but God will give us the strength we need, if we'll only seek it. A friend of mine says, “When the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!"

"If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.It is in the close similarity between good and evil, right and wrong, that the danger lies."

"[The] love of God that reaches to wherever man is, can be entirely rejected. God will not force Himself upon anyone against his will. It is your part to believe. It is your part to receive. Nobody else can do it for you."

"The church isn't just a particular building or congregation but the spiritual fellowship of all who belong to Jesus Christ. If we belong to Christ, we also belong to each other."

"There is one thing God's love cannot do. It cannot forgive the unrepentant sinner."

"There is only one passion that can help us control the many other passions that plague us; that is the passion to know and obey God. When we get out of touch with Christ, we begin touching the things of the world, trying to fill the void that human flesh craves."

"Denying the existence of God cannot make Him go away any more than denying the existence of the Internal Revenue Service can make the tax man vanish. Many people who imagine a god of their own choosing will be horrified when they stand before the true God of heaven."

"Sin is the great clogger, and the blood of Christ is the great cleanser."

"The closer the people of all races get to Christ and His cross, the closer they will get to one another."

"The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you."

"Before one can know what is right and wrong,he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right."

"If we allow our Christian faith to be adulterated with materialism, watered down by secularism, and intermingled with a bland humanism, we cannot stand up to a system that has vowed to bury us."

"In the struggle for righteousness, there is nothing more helpful than being passionately in tune with Christ through His Spirit and being passionately committed to doing His will. It has been said that in order to tune in to God's voice, we must tune out this world's noise."

"The Book of Psalms is the Bible's hymnbook. It will show you what it means to walk with God in prayer and praise."

"I have never met anyone who spent time in daily prayer, and in the study of the Word of God, and was strong in faith, who was ever discouraged for very long."

"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]."

"Subtle persecution may happen to you in your office, school, or social gathering. You may not be “with it,” or be “one of the crowd.” No suffering that the Christian endures for Christ is ever in vain."

"The unbelieving world should see our testimony lived out daily because it just may point them to the Savior."

"I believe integrity can be restored to a society one person at a time. The choice belongs to each of us."

"I must ask myself, “Billy Graham, are you prepared to meet the Master at any moment?” Yes, I am-but not because I have preached or tried to help people, but solely because I am trusting Christ as my Lord and Savior. Stop right now and ask yourself that question."

"There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us."

"Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity."

"If there are any tears shed in heaven, they will be over the fact that we prayed so little."

"[Every] believer will receive a reward for his works. The New Testament teaches these rewards are called “crowns.” We will surely be surprised to note who receives the crowns and who doesn't. The lowliest servant may sparkle with more jewels than the philanthropist who endowed the church and whose name is engraved on the plaque in the narthex."

"The Bible is intensely practical, and one of the reasons God gave it to us is so we'll be better prepared to deal with life's problems and temptations. All too often we respond to these in ways that don't reflect Christ . . .when we do that, Satan is the winner and the cause of Christ suffers."

"The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self . . . your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you."

"Often it takes that “knife in our heart” to drive us to Him. Our faith, our very lives, depend on God, and when we enter the valley of grief, we need His help or we will never climb another mountain."

"Anxiety and fear are like baby tigers: The more you feed them, the stronger they grow."

"Itinerant evangelists are the most important ambassadors and messengers on earth. They are a mighty army, spreading out across the world with a vision to reach their own people for Christ."

"The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world."

"Only God can break down the national and racial barriers that divide men today. Only God can supply that love that we must have for our fellowman. We will never build brotherhood of man upon earth until we are believers in Christ Jesus."

"Effective preaching must be biblical preaching, whether it is the exposition of a single word in the Bible, a text, or a chapter. The Word is what the Spirit uses."

"This self-confident generation has produced more alcoholics, more drug addicts, more criminals, more wars, more broken homes, more assaults, more embezzlements, more murders, and more suicides . . .it is time all of us . . . begin to take stock of our failures, blunders, and costly mistakes. It is about time that we place less confidence in ourselves and more trust and faith in God."

"The one who made the Ford knew how to make it run. God made you and me, and He alone knows how to run your life and mine. We could make a complete wreck of our lives without Christ."

"Regardless of what society says, we can't go on much longer in the sea of immorality without judgment coming."

"If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew."