From the time that Jesus gave the Nice Fee to his disciples till at the moment, the message hasn’t modified – “Go into all of the world and preach the Gospel.” The Rev. Billy Graham took that mandate severely, and his son Franklin nonetheless does as properly. So on Could 27-30, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Affiliation will host the biggest gathering on Christian evangelism in 25 years in Berlin, Germany.
The final time they met was in Holland, the place evangelists and ministers from the world over gathered for Amsterdam 2000. They got here from India, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, the USA, Singapore, and extra.
It was a second seen as a “passing of the torch” by the Rev. Billy Graham – who could not make the convention on account of well being issues – to the following technology of Christian evangelists.
Quick ahead to 2025, and the BGEA is heading to Berlin, marking a historic return to town the place the Rev. Billy Graham held the primary World Congress on Evangelism in 1966.
Throughout his remarks, the late Billy Graham had mentioned, “Town of Berlin has influenced the world in each subject. What a spot from which to shout to the world – Christ is the Savior!” mentioned the Rev. Billy Graham.
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Nonetheless, this time the main target is solely on Europe’s Christian leaders to assist them unfold the sunshine of the gospel on what’s develop into an more and more darkish continent.
In lower than two weeks, greater than a thousand pastors and ministry leaders from 55 nations and territories will collect for the European Congress on Evangelism.
BGEA President and CEO Franklin Graham says the theme for this 12 months is from Romans 1:16: “For I’m not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it’s the energy of God to salvation for everybody who believes, for the Jew first and likewise for the Greek.”
“Paul simply mentioned, I am not ashamed of it. That is what I consider. That is what I stand for and that is the gospel that we preach. And because of that, once you preach the gospel, God makes use of the gospel to pierce individuals’s hearts. How does it work, Wendy? I’ve no clue the way it works. All I do know is that is what God makes use of to save lots of individuals,” Graham advised CBN Information.
“And so, we have now to evangelise the entire gospel. We do not have to be ashamed of it. We received to show His dying, burial, resurrection, and God will bless it,” he mentioned.
Graham says as many as 1,000 church buildings in Germany closed their doorways final 12 months, and that is why it is so essential to be in Berlin and encourage the church to maintain going.
“We wish to ignite a fireplace in Europe to the place there’s an pleasure for evangelism and the church buildings are prepared to be daring and never ashamed of the gospel,” Graham mentioned.
“We have got Ukrainian church buildings coming, we have now church buildings coming from Russia, they’re coming. And these international locations are at struggle. Sure, they’re. However the gospel is extra highly effective than any of that stuff. And we would like individuals to comprehend it, to know there may be hope,” he mentioned.
Throughout our interview with Franklin Graham 25 years in the past in Amsterdam, he advised us, “God’s referred to as us to achieve this world and it is going to take all of us. And I inform ya, there’s not sufficient of us,” he mentioned.
When requested if he nonetheless feels that means 25 years later, he mentioned, “Completely, the harvest is prepared, however the laborers are few. And so, I imply, that is only a biblical precept and that is why we have got to do extra. We simply do not say, properly, we’d as properly quit as a result of there’s not sufficient of us to do it, so let’s simply quit. No, meaning we simply set to work tougher…”
“I am 73 years outdated and I am not going to again down. I am not going to face nonetheless. I will hold going so long as I’ve the energy and well being to do it and hope my sons come after me and my grandchildren and the remainder of them after me and after my kids, if that be God’s will. However I consider the Lord Jesus Christ is getting near His return. You take a look at the indicators and what we’re seeing on the planet at the moment, I consider there’s going to be a return of the Lord Jesus, I consider. I hope quickly,” Graham mentioned.
