What’s Up Wednesday: Two Months, Two Ministry Giants with Jesus, Two Great Influences on My Life

By MRP

As you know, evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018) is now with Jesus, dying this morning at the age of 99. His influence in my life regarding his preaching from the Word, his desire to win many to Christ, his moral code while traveling, and the doors that God opened all over the world (even preaching in Communist parts of the world during the 1970s and 1980s) left an indelible mark on my life.

One book I read during seminary was by William Martin called A Prophet with Honor that chronicled his forty-year ministry, outlining both the successes and the failures that happened in his ministry. At a husky 830+ pages, I was glad to read this to show that even Billy Graham himself learned from his mistakes in dealing with politicians and the media. His humility, more than his preaching, stuck out to me.

Before moving on, I’ll leave you with this quote he said many years ago:

“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.”

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Source:: Gospelgripped