Billy Graham does simple well.
Really well.
He doesn’t argue. Doesn’t waste words. Doesn’t try to convince; simply states things.
Want to witness? Well, you need to know what to say. You need the power to say it.
Where do you get those?
Knowing what to say is simple – dwell on the Word of God and let it fill your mind. Be smart.
If you only hear it, you’ll forget it. If you read it, better. If you study it, better still. If you memorize it, well – there you go! Simple.
The power to say it? That’s simple, too. It comes from God.
The answers are simple. The answers have always been there. The answers are not the problem.
I was stunned by a very small study provided in the “Christian Life and Witness” course booklet from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It centers on Corinthians.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor 13:4-7, NIV
The first step – List the aspect of Love listed in the passage.
The second step – Look at each area and meditate on where I fall short in my life.
The third step – List what I can do today.
It’s a brilliant study. Read the Word. Receive the Word. Let the Word change you.
It’s simple; I like it.
Wow, I agree. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Society knows how to pack a lot of scripture and truth into a 6 hour Christian Life and Witness course. I am enjoying it too! I like the idea that Christian liviing is grasping onto God with one hand and holding out his word in the other. Its pretty simple – you cant witness unless, you can speak the truth and you cant speak the truth unless you read Gods word.
Simple, but profound! The homework is actually practical! Awesome!
I find I struggle with impatience.
Often I want something, but I’m unwilling to do the work to get it. I want it right away and I’m not satisfied if it’s going to take a long time or a large investment.
Billy Graham is all about investment.
The way is there; the truth is there; the life is there.
Do I believe? Do I receive? Am I willing to spend the time and the emotional energy to stop, listen, confess, accept and repent?
It’s easy for me to get hung up over false barriers to things. There are no real barriers to me knowing what to say and saying it.
The only barrier is that *I don’t want to*, because I’m afraid.