October 10, 2013 - The most important part of My Hope America is prayer. Make a list of those you hope to invite and start praying for them right now. This is the key.
"My father will speak from his home, with a clear message for America,in a nationwide broadcast on his 95th birthday."
— Franklin Graham
— Franklin Graham
Dear Friend,
Sometime
after my mother died, when I visited my father, I began to notice
Scripture verses appearing all over the house—on an index card taped to
the kitchen telephone, on a marker board in his study, even on a
hand-lettered poster in his bedroom.
It became clear that all of the verses were about the cross. One said, “God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ”
(Galatians 6:14, NKJV). The Lord had put it in his heart that if he
ever was physically able to share a message again, he would speak about
the cross, and he was determined to saturate his mind with the
Scripture.
Now God has given my father the opportunity—not in a stadium Crusade, but through a special television program called The Cross.
Tens
of thousands of people across the country are inviting their unsaved
family and friends to their homes to watch the program, which appeals to
and touches people of all ages. A part of the My Hope America with
Billy Graham nationwide outreach, it will also be available on DVD and
the Internet. Some are gathering a group in a neighborhood community
center or at their church, and some are planning to meet a friend at a
coffee shop and watch it on a laptop.
The most important part of My Hope America is prayer. Make a list of those you hope to invite and start praying for them right now. This is the key.
The
fact that each of us may have friends and family who will one day die
and spend eternity separated from God in Hell ought to keep us up at
night. It ought to break our hearts. This November brings a fantastic
opportunity for you to make a difference in their lives.
You can find all the details at MyHopeWithBillyGraham.org.
More
than 22,000 churches from every state in the nation have already signed
up to participate this November. More are added every day.
Is your church one of them?
America
has turned its back on God. We see people everywhere who claim to know
God but do not live for Him. The only thing that will turn this nation
around will be a spiritual awakening, sparked and fanned into flame by
the Holy Spirit of God.
God says, “If
My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray
and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (2
Chronicles 7:14). This promise was originally given to the Hebrew
nation, but when God says, “My people,” He extends the promise to all of
us who call upon His Name and trust in His Son.
Our nation needs healing now more than ever.
My father has also worked for the last year on a new book, which has just come out, called The Reason for My Hope: Salvation.
I think this is one of the best books he has ever written. He still has
a great urgency to share the truth of the Gospel. That same urgency
should fill all of us, knowing that eternity is at stake for individuals
around us.
Will you pray with us for My Hope America with Billy Graham?
Ask
God to save souls and bring revival. Ask Him to draw people to Himself
through the power of the Gospel, the only thing that can bring lasting
hope both in this life and for eternity.
An
outreach like this, which includes television as well as providing the
training and resource materials to all of the churches and participants,
is costly, and we are only able to do it with your help.
A
gift for My Hope America will bring the life-changing power of the
Gospel into homes, families, and communities—and into individual
hearts—all over our nation.
Thank you for your prayers and all you do as you faithfully serve our Lord.
May God Bless You,
Franklin Graham, President
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