FROM OUR ARCHIVES... THE BILLY GRAHAM CLASSICS. NOW TONIGHT,
THE TWELFTH CHAPTER OF MATTHEW, MATTHEW,
THE TWELFTH CHAPTER. "THEN CERTAIN OF THE SCRIBES
AND OF THE PHARISEES "ANSWERED SAYING, MASTER,
WE WOULD SEE A SIGN FROM THEE. "BUT HE ANSWERED AND
SAID UNTO THEM "AN EVIL AND ADULTEROUS
GENERATION SEEKETH AFTER A SIGN. "AND THERE SHALL BE
NO SIGN GIVEN YOU "BUT THE SIGN OF
THE PROPHET JONAH. "FOR AS JONAH WAS THREE DAYS
AND THREE NIGHTS "IN THE WHALE'S BELLY. "SO SHALL THE SON OF MAN BE
THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS "IN THE HEART OF THE EARTH." OF COURSE, JESUS WAS TALKING
ABOUT HIS RESURRECTION. HE WAS REBUKING THE SCRIBES
AND THE PHARISEES. THEY WERE WANTING A SIGN. JESUS SAID,
"I AM THE SIGN. "AND MY DEATH AND BURIAL
AND RESURRECTION "WILL BE A SIGN IN
EVERY GENERATION, "THAT GOD LOVES THE WORLD "AND WAS WILLING TO GIVE
HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, "THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH
IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH "BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE." BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO ME
THAT JESUS PICKED ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE
STORIES IN ALL THE BIBLE TO USE AS AN ILLUSTRATION. IT SAYS THAT GOD PREPARED
A GREAT FISH TO SWALLOW JONAH. IN OTHER WORDS, HE WAS CUSTOM
MADE BY GOD FOR THE OCCASION. GOD PREPARED A GREAT FISH. WE KNOW THAT THEY'VE FOUND
WHALES THAT ARE 70 FEET LONG. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
KIND OF FISH IT WAS. BUT GOD PREPARED IT. AND THE WHOLE THING IS A MIRACLE
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ANYWAY. IN FACT, THE LITTLE BOOK
OF JONAH IS A BOOK OF MIRACLES. IT'S FILLED WITH MIRACLES. THE WIND THAT CAME UP. THE FISH THAT WAS PREPARED. THE GOURD THAT GREW. BUT THE GREATEST
MIRACLE OF ALL WAS THE GREATEST REVIVAL
IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WHEN ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES
OF ALL OF WORLD HISTORY, TURNED FROM THE KING
ON DOWN TO GOD IN REPENTANCE OF SIN
AND FAITH IN GOD. NOW BEFORE THAT HAPPENED,
THOUGH, GOD HAD CALLED JONAH. GOD SAID, "JONAH, I WANT
YOU TO GO AND WARN "THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH
TO REPENT OF THEIR SINS "BECAUSE JUDGMENT
IS COMING." NOW THE SCRIPTURE SAYS
AND JONAH SAID, "THE WORD OF THE LORD
CAME UNTO JONAH." DID YOU KNOW THAT
THAT EXPRESSION OR A SIMILAR
EXPRESSION IS FOUND OVER 2,000 TIMES IN
THE OLD TESTAMENT? I BELIEVE THE WORD OF
THE LORD DID COME TO THEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'D TELL
2,000 LIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS BOOK,
THE BIBLE, IS INSPIRED OF GOD. IT'S GOD'S BOOK. IT'S GOD'S MESSAGE
TO EVERY GENERATION. THE WORD OF THE LORD
CAME UNTO JONAH. AND GOD'S WORD SAID, "JONAH, ARISE AND
GO TO NINEVEH. "CRY OUT AGAINST NINEVEH "FOR THEIR WICKEDNESS
HAS COME UP BEFORE ME." THERE COMES A TIME WHEN
GOD CAN STAND SIN AND WICKEDNESS NO MORE. AND JUDGMENT MUST COME. THAT'S THE DANGER
IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW. THAT'S THE DANGER IN
THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. OUR WICKEDNESS IS SO
GREAT THAT GOD MAY ALLOW JUDGMENT TO FALL UNLESS WE
AS A PEOPLE TURN BACK TO GOD. THE WORD OF THE LORD
CAME UNTO JONAH. BUT YOU KNOW, JONAH
WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT. SO JONAH DECIDED THAT
HE WAS GOING TO FLEE. HE WAS GOING TO GET AWAY. HE WAS GOING
TO DISOBEY GOD. AND THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT JONAH FLED FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD. AND HE WENT DOWN TO JOPPA. AND HE BOUGHT A TICKET FOR
TARSHISH BECAUSE YOU SEE, TARSHISH WAS
A GREAT RESORT CITY. AND HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF,
"I CAN GO DOWN THERE "AND LIE ON A BEACH AND THE LORD
WON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I AM. "I CAN GET AWAY
FROM IT ALL." AND THAT'S BEEN TRUE ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THE BIBLE. ADAM AND EVE THOUGHT
THEY COULD GET AWAY FROM GOD AND HIDE IN THE GARDEN. AND HIDE BEHIND THE FIG LEAVES
THAT THEY SEWED AFTER THEY'D REBELLED
AGAINST GOD. BUT GOD CAME WALKING
IN THE GARDEN AND SAID, "ADAM, WHERE ART THOU?" THE BIBLE SAYS, YOU CAN
MAKE YOUR BED IN HELL AND YOU CAN'T GET
AWAY FROM GOD. THERE'S NOWHERE FOR
YOU TO FLEE FROM GOD. AND THEN THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT HE WENT DOWN TO JOPPA GOT INTO THE SHIP AND WENT
DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIP TO GO ASLEEP. SIN ALWAYS LEADS US DOWN. JONAH WENT DOWN. AND WHEN YOU SIN
AND PERSIST IN SIN IT'S GOING TO LEAD YOU DOWN. SAMSON WAS ONE OF
GOD'S SERVANTS. AND GOD PUT UP WITH
HIS SINS FOR 20 YEARS. THE PATIENCE, THE LOVE
AND THE GRACE OF GOD TOWARD SAMSON IS ONE OF
THE GREAT STORIES OF THE BIBLE. BUT THERE CAME A TIME WHEN
GOD SAID, "IT'S ENOUGH." AND SAMSON WAS CAPTURED
AND HE WAS BLINDED. AND SAMSON SUFFERED THE JUDGMENT
OF GOD BECAUSE OF HIS SINS. SIN LED SAMSON DOWN. SIN LED DAVID DOWN. DAVID COMMITTED ADULTERY,
HE COMMITTED MURDER. FROM THAT MOMENT ON HIS FAMILY
SEEMED TO GET AWAY FROM HIM. SOME OF THEM REVOLTED
AGAINST HIM. AND DAVID CARRIED
THIS TERRIBLE GUILT THAT YOU FIND POURED OUT
IN THE 51ST PSALM AND MANY OF
THE OTHER PSALMS. SIN LED DOWN. AND MANY OF YOU TONIGHT
ARE DOWN BECAUSE OF SIN. AND YOU'RE TRYING
TO FLEE FROM GOD. YOU KNOW, WE
FLEE BY TRAVEL. LISTEN TO THAT
AIRPLANE UP THERE. THERE'S A RESTLESSNESS
TODAY. YOU GO TO THE AIRPORTS,
THEY'RE JAMMED. GO TO THE BUS STATIONS,
THEY'RE JAMMED. PEOPLE GOING EVERYWHERE. GO OUT ON THE HIGHWAYS AND
YOU STOP THE AVERAGE PERSON-- MOST OF THEM WOULD TELL YOU THEY
DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING. THEY JUST HAVE TO GO. EVERYBODY'S GOING. EVERYBODY'S MOVING. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE
ANY ROOTS ANY LONGER. WE'RE TRYING TO GET
AWAY FROM SOMETHING AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND MANY ARE TRYING
TO FLEE FROM REALITY, FLEE FROM THEIR HOME SITUATION
OR THEIR BUSINESS SITUATION. BUT MANY OF THEM
WITHOUT KNOWING IT ARE ACTUALLY TRYING
TO FLEE FROM GOD. AND THEN WE FLEE INTO LUST. THE LUST OF THINGS. DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE
ARE COMPULSIVE EATERS, BUT THERE ALSO
COMPULSIVE SHOPPERS? HOW MANY OF YOU SHOP WHEN
YOU DON'T REALLY NEED ANYTHING TO BUY, YOU JUST
GO TO BUY SOMETHING? IT'S A HABIT WITH YOU. YOU'RE ADDICTED TO IT. NOW I'M NOT TALKING
JUST ABOUT WOMEN. I'M TALKING ABOUT MEN TOO. I KNOW WOMEN, THEY SEEM
TO BE BORN TO SHOP. SO THERE'S A LITTLE
EXCUSE FOR THEM. BUT YOU'VE SEEN COMPULSIVE
SHOPPERS JUST LIKE SHOPLIFTERS. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WERE LIFTED LAST YEAR. AND MUCH OF IT WAS LIFTED
BY WEALTHY PEOPLE. AND PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T
NEED ANYTHING. COMPULSIVE TO GET THINGS. AND A GREAT DEAL
OF IT IS FLEEING. IT'S AN ADDICTION. AND THEN WE FLEE INTO
OBSESSION WITH SEX. WE TRY TO FORGET ABOUT
IT IN A FEW MOMENTS OF THRILL AND PASSION. WE FLEE INTO MYSTICISM AND
OCCULTISM, SATAN WORSHIP. ALL KINDS OF THINGS
PEOPLE ARE FLEEING TO. SOME OF OUR FAMOUS YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE FAR EAST
AND OUT TO INDIA TO TRY TO FIND SOME NEW EASTERN
RELIGION THAT MIGHT SATISFY, WHEN ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS OPEN THE BIBLE AND GOD HAS THE ANSWER
RIGHT HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE
A TRIP TO INDIA TO FIND PEACE WITH GOD. AND THOSE THAT WENT
THERE DIDN'T FIND IT. THEY CAME BACK DISILLUSIONED. IT'S ONLY FOUND
IN JESUS CHRIST. JESUS CHRIST CAN GIVE YOU
THE PEACE AND THE JOY AND THE REST AND THE SATISFACTION
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO KEEP RUNNING. JUST GO TO THE CROSS. AND IN THE CROSS
GOD HAS PROVIDED EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE EVER SEARCHED
FOR AND EVER WANTED AND EVER LONGED FOR. BUT ALL OF US HAVE
A RESTLESSNESS. WE ESCAPE INTO PLEASURE. HOW MANY OF US HAVE TO BE
ENTERTAINED ALL THE TIME BECAUSE WE'RE RESTLESS? WE'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE. THEY'RE TWO ROADS IN LIFE. JESUS SAID ONE IS A BROAD ROAD. IT ENDS IN DESTRUCTION. HE SAID THE OTHER
ROAD IS A NARROW ROAD. IT ENDS IN ETERNAL LIFE. WHICH ROAD ARE YOU ON? JONAH WAS ON THE ROAD DOWN. HE WAS DISOBEYING GOD. HE WAS REBELLING AGAINST
THE WORD OF THE LORD. AND HE WENT DOWN, DOWN. AND THE BIBLE HAS ANOTHER
INTERESTING THING IN THE BOOK OF JONAH IT SAYS, "JONAH PAID THE FARE THEREOF." YES SIR, HE PAID FOR IT. THE BIBLE SAYS, "THE WAY OF
THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD." THE BIBLE SAYS, "THE WAGES
OF SIN IS DEATH." IMMEDIATELY WHEN JONAH
GOT ON BOARD THAT SHIP HE BECAME A JONAH. TRAGEDY BEGAN TO OCCUR. A STORM CAME UP. THE SAILORS BEGAN TO CRY TO
THEIR VARIOUS GODS FOR HELP. THEY KNEW SOMETHING
WAS WRONG. THEY BEGAN TO THROW
THEIR CARGO OVERBOARD. BUT STILL THE STORM WAS ABOUT
TO TEAR THE LITTLE SHIP APART. AND THEY FINALLY DECIDED
IT MUST BE SOMEBODY AMONG THEM THAT WAS GUILTY
OF OFFENDING GOD. SO THEY CAST LOTS TO SEE
WHICH ONE IT WOULD BE. AND IT WAS JONAH. JONAH THOUGHT
HE WAS ESCAPING GOD. JONAH HAD HIDDEN HIMSELF
DOWN IN THE HOLD OF THE SHIP. HE WAS ASLEEP. HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT
GOD SENT THAT WIND. AND GOD SENT THAT STORM AND
GOD SENT THAT ADVERSITY AND GOD SENT THAT
TRAGEDY TO WAKE HIM UP. AND TO GET HIM BACK ON
THE RIGHT PATH AGAIN. THAT TRAGEDY IN YOUR LIFE. THAT PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE. THAT DISAPPOINTMENT
THAT BROKE YOUR HEART. YOU THOUGHT IT
WAS A TRAGEDY. YOU THOUGHT IT
WAS BY ACCIDENT. IT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN SENT BY GOD. BECAUSE YOU SEE, YOUR BODY
IS NOT SO IMPORTANT AS YOUR SOUL OR YOUR SPIRIT. YOUR BODY IS TEMPORARY. IT'S GOING TO
GO TO THE GRAVE. BUT YOUR SOUL, YOUR SPIRIT
WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. AND GOD IS INTERESTED
IN SAVING YOUR SPIRIT. AND SOMETIMES HE ALLOWS
YOUR BODY TO SUFFER IN ORDER TO BRING
YOUR SPIRIT TO HIMSELF. YOU SEE THE APOSTLE PAUL
CRIED OUT THREE TIMES, "LORD, DELIVER ME." GOD SAID, "NO PAUL,
BUT I'LL SHOW YOU "WHAT MY GRACE CAN DO." HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
PROBLEMS AND TRAGEDY AND DISAPPOINTMENT
IN YOUR LIFE? MAYBE GOD SENT IT LIKE
HE SENT THIS WIND TO BLOW UP THE STORM,
TO WAKE YOU UP. TO CAUSE YOU TO REPENT OF
YOUR SINS AND TURN TO GOD WHILE THERE'S TIME. JONAH SAID, "I'LL GO
WHERE I WANNA GO "AND LIVE THE WAY
I WANNA LIVE." THAT'S RIGHT JONAH. YOU'VE GOT THAT PRIVILEGE IF
YOU'RE READY TO PAY THE PRICE. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU
THE PRICE IS TREMENDOUS. AND THEN THE BIBLE
SAYS THAT JONAH WENT TO SLEEP IN THE BOAT. SIN IS LIKE THAT. SIN IS A SEDATIVE. YOU KNOW, SIN IS
AT FIRST EXCITING. THEN IT'S BORING. THEN AFTER WHILE YOU
LOSE YOUR CONSCIENCE AND SENSITIVITY TO SIN. AND YOUR CONSCIENCE
BECOMES DEAD. AND WHAT A TERRIBLE THING IT IS
WHEN YOUR CONSCIENCE IS DEAD. HOW MANY OF YOU WHEN
YOU USED TO HEAR THE GOSPEL YEARS AGO, TEARS
WOULD COME TO YOUR EYES? OR IT MADE YOU
UNCOMFORTABLE? OR IT PRICKED
YOUR CONSCIENCE? NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO
THE GOSPEL PREACHED AND IT DOESN'T EVEN BOTHER YOU. YOU CAN JUST TURN IT OFF. WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU'RE
IN A DANGEROUS POSITION BECAUSE GOD SAID
CONCERNING EPHRAIM, "EPHRAIM IS JOINED
TO HIS IDOLS. "LET HIM ALONE." WOULDN'T IT BE AWFUL
IF GOD WOULD SAY, "LEAVE HIM ALONE." DON'T CONVICT HIM. DON'T SPEAK TO
HIM ANYMORE. LET HIM GO. HE'S ONLY GOT ANOTHER
TEN YEARS TO LIVE, OR TWENTY YEARS TO LIVE. LET HIM GO! THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST
CHAPTER OF ROMANS GOD SAYS,
"I GIVE THEM UP." I GIVE THEM UP. I GIVE THEM UP. THERE IS A SLEEP,
THE BIBLE SAYS, UNTO DEATH. A SPIRITUAL SLEEP
THAT IS PRODUCED BY PROLONGED PRACTICING OF SIN,
THAT DEADENS THE CONSCIENCE, HARDENS THE CONSCIENCE. AND THEN THE BIBLE SAYS,
"THE WORD OF THE LORD "CAME UNTO JONAH
THE SECOND TIME." YOU KNOW THERE ARE NOT
MANY PLACES IN THE BIBLE WHERE IT SAYS GOD GAVE
A MAN A SECOND CHANCE LIKE HE DID JONAH. BUT GOD GAVE JONAH
A SECOND CHANCE. THE BIBLE WARNS, "MY SPIRIT WILL
NOT ALWAYS STRIVE WITH A MAN." THE BIBLE WARNS,
"HE THAT HARDENETH HIS HEART, "BEING OFTEN REPROVED SHALL
SUDDENLY BE CUT OFF "AND THAT WITHOUT REMEDY." BUT GOD GAVE JONAH
A SECOND CHANCE. YOU REMEMBER WHEN GOD SPOKE
TO YOU THE FIRST TIME? IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT
YOUR MOTHER'S KNEE. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THROUGH A
GOSPEL BROADCAST THAT YOU HEARD. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THROUGH
A BIBLE THAT YOU FOUND IN A HOTEL ROOM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE
IT WAS OR HOW, BUT GOD SPOKE TO YOU
THE FIRST TIME. AND YOU ALMOST RESPONDED,
BUT YOU DIDN'T DO IT. "BACKWARD OH, BACKWARD OH,
TIME IN ITS FLIGHT, "AND MAKE ME A CHILD AGAIN
JUST FOR TONIGHT." WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF
WE COULD TURN THE CLOCK BACK AND GO BACK TO THOSE MOMENTS
THAT WE TURNED GOD DOWN WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE? TONIGHT GOD HAS ALLOWED
YOU TO COME TO THIS STADIUM. AND THIS IS AN HOUR THAT GOD
IS GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE. ANOTHER MOMENT TO MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT TO HIM. THE THIEF ON THE CROSS WAS DYING AND HE TURNED TO JESUS
AT THAT DYING MOMENT. HE WAS A MURDERER, HE WAS
A THIEF, HE DESERVED TO DIE. AND HE SAID, "LORD,
REMEMBER ME." HE TOOK HIS ONE
AND ONLY CHANCE. AND AT THAT MOMENT
JESUS SAID, "TODAY THOU SHALL BE
WITH ME IN PARADISE." HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO EVEN BE BAPTIZED. HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
STRAIGHTEN UP HIS LIFE. HE CAME JUST AS HE WAS. HANGING THERE NAKED,
GUILTY OF MURDER, GUILTY OF ROBBERY,
GUILTY OF EVERYTHING. AND ALL HE SAID WAS,
"LORD, REMEMBER ME." ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT IS
"LORD, REMEMBER ME." "WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON
THE NAME OF THE LORD "SHALL BE SAVED,"
THE BIBLE SAYS. WELL JONAH DIDN'T HAVE
TO HEAR IT A THIRD TIME. BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS
JONAH BEGAN TO PRAY DOWN IN THE BELLY OF THE FISH. AND WHAT A PRAYER
MEETING THAT WAS. I WANT TO TELL YOU
IN A FEW MINUTES HE GRADUATED FROM
FISH UNIVERSITY. IT SAYS THE FISH
SPIT HIM UP. AND HE WENT OUT ON THE BEACH
AND HE STARTED TOWARD NINEVEH WHERE GOD HAD TOLD HIM TO GO
FROM THE BEGINNING. AND HE WENT TO NINEVEH. AND THE BIBLE SAYS HE BEGAN TO
SHOUT UP AND DOWN THE STREETS, "REPENT NINEVEH, JUDGMENT
IS COMING, REPENT, REPENT." AND ONE OF THE GREATEST,
AND STRANGEST AND MOST THRILLING EVENTS OF ALL
RECORDED HISTORY HAPPENED. THE KING, THINK OF IT NOW,
THE KING OF THE WHOLE NATION SAT DOWN IN SACK CLOTH
AND IN ASHES AND CALLED THE PEOPLE TO FAST. TOLD THEM TO TURN
FROM THEIR EVIL WAYS. HE SAID, "DON'T EVEN LET
THE ANIMALS DRINK OR EAT. "LET'S SHOW GOD
WE MEAN BUSINESS." AND A GREAT AND MIGHTY
METROPOLITAN AREA, AS BIG AS SOME OF OUR MODERN
CITIES, REPENTED. AND YOU KNOW WHAT
THE BIBLE SAYS? THE BIBLE SAYS GOD REPENTED. WHEN GOD SAW THEIR REPENTANCE,
GOD CHANGED HIS MIND. HE DEFERRED JUDGMENT. THE JUDGMENT WAS ABOUT TO FALL. THEY REPENTED. AND THERE'S ONE
THING GOD CANNOT DO. AND THAT'S JUDGE A MAN
THAT'S REPENTING OR A MAN THAT'S IN JESUS CHRIST. BECAUSE YOU SEE, THE WORD
REPENTANCE MEANS CHANGE. CHANGE THE DIRECTION
OF YOUR LIFE. CHANGE THE PATTERN
OF YOUR LIVING. CHANGE EVERYTHING
IN YOUR LIFE. BECAUSE YOU SEE, JESUS
CHRIST IS A DISTURBER. HE COMES IN TO DISTURB. YOU CAN'T BE THE SAME AGAIN
WHEN YOU'VE MET JESUS. YOU'RE DIFFERENT. "OLD THINGS PASS AWAY AND
EVERYTHING BECOMES NEW," THE BIBLE SAYS WHEN
YOU COME TO CHRIST. THAT'S THE REASON
JESUS CHRIST SAID, "YOU BETTER SIT DOWN AND COUNT
THE COST BEFORE YOU COME TO ME." YOU CAN'T JUST COME UP TO ME AND SAY, "HERE I AM, LORD. "YOU'RE LUCKY TO GET ME." YOU'VE GOT TO
COME IN REPENTANCE. YOU'VE GOT TO SAY,
"LORD, I'VE SINNED. "I'VE DISOBEYED YOU. "I'VE REBELLED AGAINST YOU. "LORD, I COME BY FAITH "TO RECEIVE YOUR SON,
JESUS CHRIST INTO MY HEART." AND ALL OF NINEVEH
REPENTED AND TURNED TO GOD. AND THEY NEVER FACED
JUDGMENT IN THAT GENERATION. I THINK I HEAR THE BLOWING
OF A BREEZE IN AMERICA. I THINK AMERICAN YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO SAY, "WE WANT SOMETHING
MORE THAN MATERIALISM. "WE WANT SOMETHING MORE
THAN SEX AND DRUGS. "WE WANT GOD." AND SO WE'RE BEGINNING TO
READ STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE TURNING BY THE THOUSANDS
TO JESUS CHRIST. HAVE YOU FOUND CHRIST? DOES HE LIVE
IN YOUR HEART? GOD LOVES YOU. I DON'T CARE WHAT SIN
YOU'VE COMMITTED. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
DIFFERENCE HOW FAR YOU'VE TRIED TO RUN FROM GOD. HE LOVES YOU. HIS EYE IS ON YOU. HE SEES YOU. HE SEES YOU IN THAT
TENEMENT HOUSE IN NEW YORK. HE SEES YOU IN THAT
BAR IN LOS ANGELES. HE SEES THAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO RUN AND FLEE. BUT HE LOVES YOU. AND HE HAS A PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE IF YOU'LL ONLY TURN AND REPENT. AND MAYBE GOD HAS ALLOWED
THIS EMPTINESS AND THIS DISILLUSIONMENT
AND THESE PROBLEMS TO COME ON YOU TO TRY
TO GET YOU TO TURN. YOU'RE A SINNER. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT AND
CONFESS IT AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT. AND SAY, "LORD, I'VE SINNED
AND I'M SORRY FOR MY SIN. "AND I'M WILLING TO
TURN FROM MY SIN." THEN YOU MUST RECEIVE
JESUS CHRIST BY FAITH. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH. YOU CANNOT COME TO CHRIST
THE INTELLECTUAL ROUTE ALONE. YOU HAVE TO COME
WITH YOUR INTELLECT. YOU HAVE TO COME
WITH YOUR EMOTIONS. YOU HAVE TO COME
WITH YOUR WILL, YOUR TOTAL PERSONALITY. YOUR TOTAL PERSON MUST COME
TO CHRIST AND RECEIVE HIM AS YOUR LORD AND YOUR SAVIOR
AND YOUR MASTER. YOU SEE HE DIED ON
THE CROSS FOR YOU. HE DIED IN YOUR PLACE. AND GOD IS SAYING THROUGH
THAT DEATH, "I LOVE YOU. "I'M PROVIDING
A SACRIFICE FOR YOU. "I'M PROVIDING AN ATONEMENT
FOR YOUR SINS." CHRIST SHARED HIS BLOOD
ON THAT CROSS FOR A PURPOSE. THAT BLOOD BECAME
THE CLEANSING FOUNT WHERE ALL OF US
CAN FIND A PLACE TO WASH OUR SINS AWAY. OF COURSE, THE BLOOD
IS SYMBOLIC OF LIFE. THE LIFE THAT WAS
GIVEN FOR YOU. NOW YOU MUST RECEIVE
BY FAITH GOD'S OFFER OF MERCY AND PARDON
AND FORGIVENESS. AND THEN YOU MUST BE
WILLING TO OBEY HIM. THAT MEANS TO GO BACK TO YOUR
SCHOOL AND BACK TO YOUR BUSINESS AND BACK TO YOUR LABOR UNION
AND BACK TO YOUR FARM AND BACK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND TAKE YOUR STAND
FOR JESUS CHRIST NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. I'M GOING TO ASK HUNDREDS
OF YOU TO DO THAT TONIGHT. DURING THESE PAST FEW DAYS
WE HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME OUT ON THIS TURF
TO SAY YES TO CHRIST. AND I'M GOING TO ASK
YOU TO DO IT TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO ASK HUNDREDS
AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF YOU TO GET UP OUT OF
YOUR SEAT RIGHT NOW. AND SAY TONIGHT, I WANT
CHRIST IN MY HEART. AND I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU TO COME AND STAND IN FRONT
OF THIS PLATFORM. AND AS YOU STAND THERE,
WHEN YOU ALL COME, I'M GOING TO SAY
A WORD TO YOU. HAVE A PRAYER WITH YOU. GIVE YOU SOME LITERATURE. A COUNSELOR WILL
SAY A WORD TO YOU. THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
AND JOIN YOUR FRIENDS. AND I'M GOING
TO ASK THOSE OF YOU THAT GOD IS SPEAKING
TO NOW TO COME. SOME OF YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING
FROM GOD A LONG TIME. YOU MAY BE CATHOLIC. YOU MAY BE PROTESTANT. YOU MAY BE JEWISH. YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND AT ALL. OR YOU MAY BE THE DEACON
OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. BUT YOU NEED CHRIST. YOU NEED REPENTANCE. YOU NEED A CHANGE
IN YOUR LIFE. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO
GET UP AND COME RIGHT NOW WITH THESE MANY THAT HAVE
COME DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS. YOU MAY BE IN THE CHOIR. YOU GET UP AND COME. WHY DO I ASK YOU TO COME? EVERY PERSON THAT JESUS
CALLED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT HE CALLED PUBLICLY. THERE'S A REASON. HE SAID, "IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO ACKNOWLEDGE ME BEFORE MEN, "I'LL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE
YOU BEFORE MY FATHER "WHICH IS IN HEAVEN." YOU GET UP AND COME RIGHT NOW. THE CHOIR IS GOING
TO SING AS YOU COME. QUICKLY, HUNDREDS
OF YOU FROM ALL OVER AND STAND HERE IN FRONT
QUIETLY AND REVERENTLY. ♪ ♪ JUST AS I AM
WITHOUT ONE PLEA ♪ ♪ BUT THAT THY BLOOD
WAS SHED FOR ME ♪ ♪ AND THAT THOU BIDST ME
COME TO THEE ♪ ♪ OH LAMB OF GOD
I COME, I COME. ♪ AS HUNDREDS ARE RESPONDING TO
MR. GRAHAM'S INVITATION TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT
TO JESUS CHRIST, YOU CAN MAKE
THAT SAME COMMITMENT RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. JUST PICK UP THE PHONE
AND CALL THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN. SPECIAL FRIENDS ARE WAITING
TO TALK WITH YOU AND PRAY WITH YOU ABOUT
THIS MOST IMPORTANT DECISION. ♪ WITH MANY A CONFLICT
MANY A DOUBT ♪ ♪ FIGHTINGS AND FEARS
WITHIN, WITHOUT ♪ ♪ O LAMB OF GOD
I COME, I COME. ♪ AS YOU THAT ARE WATCHING
BY TELEVISION CAN SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE
COMING FROM EVERY PART OF THIS GREAT TEXAS STADIUM
TO SAY YES TO JESUS CHRIST. YOU COULD MAKE THAT SAME
COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW IN YOUR HOME OR WHEREVER
YOU HAPPEN TO BE WATCHING. YOU CAN SAY,
"YES, LORD JESUS. "I WANT TO RECEIVE YOU
INTO MY HEART." AND HE WILL RECEIVE YOU. MAY GOD HELP YOU TO
MAKE THAT COMMITMENT. AND PLAN TO GO TO
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY. GOD BLESS YOU
AND GOOD EVENING. IF YOU JUST PRAYED THAT PRAYER
WITH MY FATHER, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST, WHY DON'T YOU CALL
THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THERE TO
TALK WITH YOU, PRAY WITH YOU AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. AND REMEMBER,
GOD LOVES YOU! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMIT
YOUR LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST, PLEASE CALL US RIGHT NOW,
TOLL FREE AT 1-877-772-4559. THAT'S 1-877-772-4559. OR YOU CAN WRITE TO US AT: BILLY GRAHAM 1 BILLY GRAHAM PARKWAY DEPARTMENT C CHARLOTTE, NC 28201 OR YOU CAN CONTACT US ON THE WEB
24/7 AT PEACEWITHGOD.TV. WE'LL GET THE SAME HELPS TO YOU
THAT WE GIVE TO EVERYONE WHO RESPONDS AT THE INVITATION. ON BEHALF OF
FRANKLIN GRAHAM AND THE BILLY GRAHAM
EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. It’s Anne,
she’s in trouble. If you don’t take it to the edge
every chance you get, you’re dead already, baby. I was in trouble and I didn’t know what to do. (slap)
"Ow!" (Nazi)
Where are the Jews? I knew that I could
take on the world. It’s like you’re in a dream,
but not really a dream, this is reality. I don’t really believe
in all this but I know something crazy is happening right now.
