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10 Guidelines to Spiritual Living- Dr. Billy Graham’s “Peace With God”[PROTEST./EVANG. CAUCUS]
Peace With God | 1984 | Dr. Billy Graham

Posted on 04/25/2017 12:57:33 PM PDT by givemWatts

The Bible teaches that the Christian life is one of constant growth. When you were born again, you were born into God’s family. It is God’s purpose that you will grow into fill stature and become mature in Christ. It would be against the law of God and nature if you were to remain a baby and thus become a spiritual dwarf. In 2 Peter 3:18, the Bible says that we are to grow. It implies steady development, constant enlargement, increasing wisdom.

For one to grow properly certain rules must be observed for good spiritual health.

1.Read your Bible daily. Do not be content to skim through a chapter merely to satisfy your conscience. Hide the Word of God in your heart. It comforts, guides, corrects, encourages – all we need is there.

2.Learn the secret of prayer. Prayer is communicating. Every prayer that you pray will be answered. Sometimes that answer may be “Yes” and sometimes “No,” and sometimes it is “Wait,” but nevertheless it will be answered.

3.Rely constantly on the Holy Spirit. We know that the Holy Spirit prays for us (Romans 8), and what a comfort that should be to the weakest of us. Stand aside and let Him take over all the choices and decisions of your life.

4.Attend church (or fellowship) regularly. The visible church is Christ’s organization upon earth. Christians need one another, we need to gather together to worship God and nothing can take the place of church attendance.

5.Be a witnessing Christian. We witness in two ways: by life and by word – and the two, where possible, should go hand in hand.

6.Let love be the ruling principle of your life. Jesus said to those who followed Him, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:25). The greatest demonstration of the fact that we are Christians is that we love one another.

7.Be an obedient Christian. Let Christ have first place in all the choices of your life.

8.Learn how to meet temptation. Temptation is not sin. It is yielding that is sin. Let Christ through the Holy Spirit do the fighting for you.

9.Be a wholesome Christian. Our lives and appearance should commend the Gospel and make it attractive to others.

10.Live above your circumstances. Don’t let your circumstances get you down. Learn to live graciously within them, realizing the Lord Himself is with you.


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1 posted on 04/25/2017 12:57:33 PM PDT by givemWatts
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Romans 12:1, "“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service of worship.”

A great tool for new believers in the Savior and a great refresher for 'seasoned veterans' in the Faith.

2 posted on 04/25/2017 1:02:49 PM PDT by givemWatts
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I sang in the choir when Dr. Graham came to Boston in the early 80’s. We had only one rehearsal (four hours long) with the great director Cliff Barrows and then we sang every night for a week, outdoors, rain or shine, outdoors in Nickerson Field at Boston University. It was terrific!

I wonder if BU would host such a thing these days.

And...Uh Oh...better not call it a “CRUSADE!” Yikes!

Thanks for the memories, GW.


3 posted on 04/25/2017 1:09:44 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: givemWatts

Thank you for posting this.


4 posted on 04/25/2017 1:18:00 PM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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Waiting to Hear Billy Graham






People holding umbrellas wait in the rain to hear Evangelist Rev. Billy Graham give the last sermon of an eight-day evangelistic series at Boston University's Nickerson Field in Boston on June 6, 1982. Approximately 19,000 people attended the final sermon.

Photo by Wendy Maeda, the Boston Globe

5 posted on 04/25/2017 1:18:20 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: givemWatts

You know, the Protestant/Evangelists don’t need caucuses. We shouldn’t be afraid of any kind of debate.


6 posted on 04/25/2017 2:05:52 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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that’s incredible, left that other site! thank you for posting and sharing this!


7 posted on 04/25/2017 2:42:55 PM PDT by givemWatts
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PTL and you’re welcome, bramps


8 posted on 04/25/2017 2:43:59 PM PDT by givemWatts
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To: Old Yeller

sure, of course, just learning the ropes on the proper form for all things forum thread related.


9 posted on 04/25/2017 4:11:01 PM PDT by givemWatts
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Bookmark.


10 posted on 04/25/2017 4:34:25 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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BFE (Bump for ever)


11 posted on 04/26/2017 6:47:28 AM PDT by PfromHoGro (Orwell was overly optimistic.)
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NOTE: My disclaimer should have read, "“Please respect the Protestant/Evangelical Caucus Designation.”

I pray this thread will continue to bless and encourage those who find themselves here.

Heb.4:16, “Let us come boldly to the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need".

12 posted on 04/26/2017 7:43:02 AM PDT by givemWatts
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Bump!


13 posted on 04/27/2017 2:08:59 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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bttt


14 posted on 05/27/2017 6:13:16 AM PDT by givemWatts
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Thanks for the ping!

Missed You.


15 posted on 05/27/2017 6:27:28 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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thanks you too, I meant to ping it to myself, but messed up.


16 posted on 05/27/2017 6:36:10 AM PDT by givemWatts
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bttt


17 posted on 05/27/2017 7:01:54 AM PDT by givemWatts
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Bump to the top! :-)


18 posted on 05/27/2017 7:03:23 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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t u <3!


19 posted on 05/27/2017 11:23:17 AM PDT by givemWatts
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To: givemWatts; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; boatbums; CynicalBear; daniel1212; dragonblustar; Dutchboy88; ...

Somehow I missed this thread.

It’s very good. Thank you for posting it.


20 posted on 05/31/2017 7:08:43 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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