Ministries (Page 279)
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit By Billy Graham • September 27, 2016 Your body is the home of the Holy Spirit . . . —1 Corinthians 6:19 (TLB) Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God, just as God the Father and God the Son are also God. We speak of them as the Trinity. You ask me to explain the Trinity. Our minds can but dimly grasp these great spiritual facts, because we are finite and God is infinite. It may…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
You Can Preach!
You Can Preach! By Billy Graham • September 26, 2016 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world . . . —Matthew 24:14 (TLB) We are stewards of the Gospel. The power to proclaim the greatest news in heaven or on earth was not given to the angels. It was given to redeemed men. This was addressed to humble laymen. Some think that only ministers are to preach, but that is wrong. Every Christian…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 KJV
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not: charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Symptoms of Guilt
Symptoms of Guilt By Billy Graham • September 25, 2016 Cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. — Psalm 51:2 (TLB) Guilt is a prominent word among psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and ministers too. The dictionary calls guilt “the act or state of having done a wrong or committed an offense.” The symptoms of guilt are many, but the root cause is one. We have broken the moral law of the universe as expressed in the Ten Commandments and the…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast. unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
A Living Presence
A Living Presence By Billy Graham • September 24, 2016 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. — Luke 2:32 If we could look through mighty telescopes or listen to electronic soundings, we could hear and see the metallic stars which both Russia and America have put into space in the past years. None of these synthetic stars have brought peace to the world. But God’s star promised peace to the whole world, if man…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 139:13-14 KJV
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou has covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
How to Handle Temptation
How to Handle Temptation By Billy Graham • September 23, 2016 . . . who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able . . . — 1 Corinthians 10:13 It is Satan’s purpose to steal the seed of truth from your heart by sending distracting thoughts. It should encourage you to know that the devil considers you a good enough Christian to use as a target. The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is:…
Verse of the Day – Colossians 3:12 KJV
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meeknes, longsuffering;
Salvation is an Act of God
Salvation Is An Act of God By Billy Graham • September 22, 2016 There is salvation in no one else! Under all heaven there is no other name for men to call upon to save them. —Acts 4:12 (TLB) Salvation is an act of God. It is initiated by God, wrought by God, and sustained by God. The faith that saves the soul is described as faith in Christ as the Son of God-not as a good man or a…
Verse of the Day – Proverbs 19:20-21 KJV
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.