Franklin Graham Quotes

You get up and you preach a sermon and people walk away thinking what a great guy - and that's a failure as a pastor. Our job is to proclaim Christ.

I have to go on being a priest and bishop, that is, to celebrate God and what God has done in Jesus, and to offer in God's name whatever I can discern of God's perspective on the world around - something which involves both challenge and comfort.

Mother was a great force in her area of evangelism.

Pastoral ministry is a sacrificial call with unique challenges. We are called to take the Gospel to those with hard hearts and blind eyes.

The Lord called me to plant a church.

The Church is or should go back to being a community of God's people, and priests, pastors and bishops, who have the care of souls, are at the service of the people of God.

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

I take my role seriously as a pastor.

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.

My father has been faithful to the calling that God gave him: that is, to preach the Gospel... He has presented Christ to every person that God has put before him.

Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.

I think I used to not know if I could be a good pastor because I think I had some things in mind that I thought were part of being a pastor that don't necessarily have to be.

I don't want a monument. We don't build monuments; we build God's Kingdom.

I have led many high-profile people to the Lord.

One of the topics I'm most passionate about is servant leadership - the greatest leaders recognize that they're here to serve, not to be served.

Let me just tell you this, my aim in life is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, that's all I care about.

I have never forgotten John Candy's generosity. He showed me how to be a gentle leader.

Coming home, we stopped for a bite to eat and ran into a confused waitress. Had a heart-rending time trying to speak the Words of Life to her, and as I think of all this country now, many just as confused, and more so, I realized that the 39th Street bus is as much a mission field as Africa ever was.

When you sit at the feet of an elder, it changes you.

I am not a preacher; I'm a reacher.

Sen. Akaka's care, empathy and compassion were evident to everyone who knew him.

I'd love to be placed in a position to make a difference in regards to my faith, in regards to speaking for Jesus, whether that's some type of ministry platform, being in a big-time position where I could make a difference.

Song Joong-ki is known for his sincerity and manners. He is younger than me, but I thought I learned many things from him.

I wasn't put here to win gold medals or national championships. I've been placed here to be a light for Christ.