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Billy Graham and The Power of a Personal Testimony

A Tribute To Billy Graham

Posted on March 2, 2018May 8, 2020 by Cheerful Soul
A Story About Billy Graham

It was the year 1980.

A mom of four, wild and rambunctious boys had come to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior a few months prior. A close friend had invited her to attend a Bible study. And Diann quickly obliged. She was sick and tired of those bible-thumping, goody-two-shoes Christians telling her how to live her life. Hmph. What difference would Jesus make anyhow?

Skeptical At First

With ulterior motives, Diann planned and schemed to convince all the Christians in the room that Jesus wasn’t real. How he was some made-up, imaginary friend that people talked to as a way to cope with life’s difficulties. Why…if He were real…why was her life so hard?

The women in the bible study handed Diann a bible that day, and she began to read. She planned to read it from cover-to-cover and undermine its authenticity at their next meeting. She wrote down her arguments and continued to muse…“I bet I can change everyone’s mind.”

Don’t Give Up on Anyone

But, funny thing…she couldn’t put the good book down. It continued to draw her in. As if someone were personally speaking directly to her. Addressing her concerns. Peeling her heart open wide.

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26

And now that she had met Jesus, she wanted her family to know Him as well. When she heard Billy Graham was coming to Reno to speak, she asked her husband if he would go along for the ride. 

Invite Others to Join You

Packing two of their teenage boys, her husband Jim agreed to the 45-minute drive. He planned to drop them off at the Coliseum while he hung out at the neighboring casino with the all-you-can-eat ribeye.

However, upon arriving, he decided to go in for a bit. Just to hear the music from a converted rock star. He would slip out in a few minutes. Purposefully picking a seat in the very last row.

But then Billy Graham got on stage and Jim felt glued to his seat, unable to go anywhere. He listened to every word from his mouth…and when an altar call was given, Jim walked forward to give His life to the Lord.

A Personal Testimony

When he turned around, he saw that his two boys came forward too. I know this story well…because this is my husband’s testimony. Jim and Diann are his mom and dad.

Thank you, Billy Graham!

Here is the sermon they listened to…so many years ago. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnys7fA7TA

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3 thoughts on “A Tribute To Billy Graham”

  1. Ralph Cornejo Jr says:
    March 3, 2018 at 12:54 AM

    We lost one of our humble servants that has impacted a lot of people in need of God. We will miss the words of wisdom that JESUS CHRIST has planted in him for us to here. Oh Father God, In JESUS name, accept our brother and friend into your Heaven…when it is his time to rise from the dead and meet the living beings in the sky… just like the Bible promises to happen, sometime in the future. Glory be to JESUS. Amen.

  2. praymillennials says:
    March 3, 2018 at 1:18 AM

    Reblogged this on Praying for the millennials.

  3. Marian Noack says:
    March 3, 2018 at 5:15 AM

    What a wonderful testimony of enabling grace your lives are given as a tribute of thankfulness to a faithful preacher and loving Savior. Thanks for sharing.

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