Why I Am An Optimist | Billy Graham Classic Sermon

Are you feeling hopeless tonight? Jesus can change your perspective. Billy Graham explains how in this 1981 sermon from Houston, Texas. Watch more #MondayNightClassics every Monday at 8 p.m. EST.
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[@dennybranham3242]

Father, I ask that you wrap your arms around our Brother’s and Sister’s here this morning.. Please talk to them and bring guidance into their lives with your word.. Father, I ask that you please bring healing into their lives, healing from any sickness, disease, mental illness, and confusion, healing from hurt and pain, healing from any drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, healing from hunger, healing from homelessness, healing from worry, anxiety, and depression, healing from anything else that may bring harm to their body and homes.. Father, I ask that you please provide for any assistance or needs that they may have and I ask that you please bring blessings into their lives so that they may be a blessing for others.. In Jesus name, I pray.. Amen!!!

[@user-su777zn6kw4h]

I don't know about you but I'm so happy and adore my precious perfect Father God. And my Jesus. I love so very much. Everyone say thank you. And give them rest. Imagine them just as we are. Theyre also very tired. Let's be the strength for them. .Glory be to God.

[@aledaandytaylor2613]

Jesus Christ is coming back really soon glory to god amen 🙏!!!!

[@NewBeginning509]

I’ve accepted Jesus Christ as my lord and savior. Thank you for this.

[@wendybutler2560]

This crazy world needs more men like Mr Graham. I know he's with Jesus and can't wait to see them.

[@tawandakamedza5211]

The world will never be a good place for us. We are just passers. We don’t belong here. Our home is Zion 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@simplyshannon71]

He was a 33° Mason

[@user-in2jt2hk2h]

So we need more preachers who teach contradictions to plainly written scripture, and outright false teachings?

[@user-in2jt2hk2h]

​@@simplyshannon71do you have any proof of this, please post.

[@steveguti6452]

I would appreciate it deeply if anyone could pray for me I'm very sick from long time illness I'm suffering please pray for me praying for everyone everyday God bless you all

[@jok3r84_]

Will do brother.❤️❤️❤️🥰

[@livinglifebornagain7114]

Praying 🙏 for you Steve, may the Lord protect and watch over you.

[@kalapalabharathi7571]

In scriptures JOB_33:25 God bless you brother.

[@chekwubeonyebuchi5703]

God bless you brother

[@y.c.ongbouchang7200]

Matthew 19:26 n Psalms 103 :13 is the verse I used while praying. So brother, worry not with God nothing is impossible. Praying for your speedy recovery. In Lord Jesus Christ name 🙏🙏🙏

[@sar983]

JESUS IS COMING SOON 🙌 🙏

[@nancygulotta2906]

Yes, come quickly Lord Jesus.

[@MsBear9-ls8bg]

Thanks Psalm 47&81 🎄😊 Praying 🎄 😊 🙏 😊😊

[@steveguti6452]

Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day praying for everyone everyday God bless you all.

[@kevinmiller6380]

Thank you, Jesus, for dying for my sins, and setting me free. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mateojones5147]

Hi, I'm Mateo Jones, an ex-alcoholic person, I had a hard fight to get out of this addiction, I thought I wouldn't get out but I did, because of my addiction I lost all my home, children, wife, everything, I slept on the street, shelters, eating garbage, leftovers It is difficult to hit rock bottom and not know what to do, more than your willpower, not wanting to die even your children do not know something, that helped me get up again I have been sober for a year and I want to continue like this, I long to recover the love of my children I want to work hard for my children, I long to gather for my tools and something to mobilize myself, that's why I want to knock on the doors of your heart, give me a little help to get up and not fall again and fight for the love of my children. God bless you

[@stevem8128]

Praying for you Mateo this second. Stay strong and rely on Jesus keeping Him first in all 🙏

[@scrubbingdoubles8585]

Jesus loves you and died and rose again for your sins. He wants to save you, all you have to do is ask Him and trust Him to. John 3:16 Romans 8:35-39

[@jadenallen.]

I'm praying for you Mateo, God bless you

[@dalehart3606]

2023, now isn’t it so true!

[@steveguti6452]

God has You in the Palm of his hand praise God praying for everyone everyday God bless you all

[@angloaust1575]

Hope faith charity The greatest of these is charity!

[@trisilachyne6675]

Abba Father please forgive me of all my wrong doing

[@nehemiaharrolla6139]

Praise the LORD

[@faustaesther7108]

Amen thanks be to the Lord who talks with us through his servants, continue to rest in paradise EVANGELIST BILLY GRAHAM 🙏🏼 💙 ❤

[@luciangel322]

I pray for you with a heavy heart of love for you, may our God bless you with NO MORE Pain!!! May you give him all your pain right Now in the name of JESUS....AMEN

[@trainstrainsandmoretrains3892]

Jesus Christ is my living Savior, HE also happens to be the son of the living GOD ALMIGHTY THE CREATOR WHO is in heaven, HE right now is standing on his right side - HE Will return and no storm will be left unturned, HE saved me and offers me ever lasting hope with GOD, happiness and peace and satisfaction - being someone who struggles with mental illness, I truly believe that my life in this age and in the age to come has been saved by what Jesus Christ has done for me and by how wonderful and kind and benevolent THE LORD OUR ALMIGHTY GOD is! Amen in The Mighty Holy Blessed Name of THE LORD ALMIGHTY SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS, Amen 🙏 ✝️

[@victoriafelts9652]

Read Plalm 34:17-18 also Isaiah 41:1. It sure helped me.

[@victoriafelts9652]

@Bobby Raymond Kentucky

[@kathy2262]

Thank you for your prayers 💓🙏🙏👍

[@michaelbirke6050]

“Holy Father in heaven, incline your ear and hear my prayer for Steve. May You hide Steve under your wings where he may find comfort and take shelter during this time of sickness in his life. Let your love, mercy and grace do a complete healing. We know that You Father God are a God of restoration and will restore his health and give him a healthy strong body. Jesus, cover Steve with your precious blood. I bring my prayer before You Father, in the name of Your only begotten son Jesus. Amen.✝️✝️🙏

[@lifeinthailand254]

Thank you so much pastor Billy for the living words. I want to do the will of God. I'm struggling with it. Please remember me in your personal prayers.

[@pankajaneel6014]

Lets all pray for Brother Steve as he requested us to pray for healing. Blessed by this ministry.

[@miguelbaez4259]

Praying for you Steve and all who are responding to comments! AMEN. ✝ 🕊

[@raygonzaales1505]

I understand.i want to thank you for giving me the chance for the Good news every day.God is why I am who I am now. Thank you again O Lord Jesus Christ.

[@malihehbrasseur778]

Awesome messages 🙏 praise the Lord 🙏

[@timmiller7338]

A.D. 2022!!! Praises / chants

[@kalapalabharathi7571]

Our father which art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name.st.matthew _6:9.

[@prisillajayanthi262]

Thank you for such a wonderful message early morning today. I am blessed.

[@prisillajayanthi262]

@Bobby Raymond I am from India

[@prisillajayanthi262]

@Bobby Raymond i am doing good and my work is going on so so..but hoping it will be good soon.

[@prisillajayanthi262]

@Bobby Raymond please pray for me at my work place as i work with psycho. Hoping to get rid of him.

[@ElizabethMelaku-rx1cn]

I love this sermon

[@cristinahoffman383]

Thank you For your sermon today. I thank you Jesus for died on the cross for me , so whoever believes will not be perish but have an everlasting life.

[@raygonzaales1505]

The problems of peace are worse then the problems of war...I always an think about it this ...I thank an the Lord for helping USA on the issues of the world we are the police of the world after all.🙏💯

[@michellemattingly2565]

Prayers for all of you. God bless you.

[@janpoole910]

Have you heard Billy's comments about God's "wider mercy" towards the end of his life, with Dr. Robert Schuller? Eye opening and sad.

[@faustaesther7108]

Can you please share with me that message ,l would like to listen to it 🙏🏼

[@jennletocas2010]

God bless you brothers, I was so absent and immersed in pain until I returned to God's arms that now I can see the love and mercy of God in my life. thank you thank god

[@appiahpatrick8451]

Amen and Amen🙏🙏🙏

[@randybarrick3818]

Praying

[@evangelistaleandroflorenci1420]

This ministry aims to spread the holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, through music and the Word. We believe that God has called us to a great work in announcing His Word because we are living in a period of great apostasy: unbridled increase in religious syncretism, secular humanism, social degradation. The solution to this whole dark spectrum is to turn to God and the Scriptures. “It is true that some also preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of goodwill; some, indeed, proclaim Christ out of restraint, not purely, thinking they add affliction to my prisons. But others, out of love, knowing that I was set for the defense of the gospel.” Apostle Paul, in Philippians 1:15-17.

[@user-in2jt2hk2h]

If his ministry desired to speak the truth of scripture, then why did numerous sermon teachings of Billy graham contradict plainly written scripture?

[@atinlongho1957]

Amen ❤️

[@lahamp46]

Hello front Saskatchewan Canada

[@richardburke454]

Praise the loot

[@jerrymammen1690]

Praise the lord, Amen..

[@yellowsun7808]

Amen

[@MsHellosue]

Amén 🙏🏻

[@amonchea7617]

Father, please forgive me

[@athenaproy5510]

Wonderful message 😇

[@timmiller7338]

2022 A.D. !!

[@davidforte3608]

🙏

[@Bobo3000TheGorilla]

amen🙏

[@tootipeei3106]

🙏💞✌️🙏

[@timmiller7338]

2022AD!! I'm positive about honesty++

[@rimogoochalla410]

Amen 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏽🙌🏽🤍🤍💯✝️✝️🙏

[@tootipeei3106]

🙏💞✌️💯

[@sar983]

🙏❤️✝️🔜💙👍😊⛪️

[@davidscheller6725]

The following is Scriptural proof who Jesus really is and that He is much more than just the Son of God. Paul said in Galatians 1:12 that he was not taught by any man but was taught by Jesus himself which means whatever Paul said was what Jesus told him to say. Paul said in 1 Timothy 3:16,"AND WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS, GOD was manifest in the FLESH (Jesus), justified in the SPIRIT, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory." Paul said in 2 Corinthians 3:17,"Now the LORD IS THAT SPIRIT, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty." Jesus is speaking in Revelation 2:7,"He that has an ear, let him hear what the SPIRIT says to the churches...." And Paul said in Ephesians 4:4, "For there is one body, ONE SPIRIT....verse 5 ONE LORD, ONE Faith and ONE BAPTISM." Paul said in Colossians 2:8-10,"Beware lest any man fool you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 FOR IN HIM DWELLS ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY." Jesus is not just part of the Godhead - Jesus IS the Godhead. Paul said in Hebrews 1:8, "But unto the SON he said, Thy throne O GOD is forever and ever...." Jesus said in Revelation 21:6-7,"And he said unto me (John) it is done, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I (Jesus) will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of life freely. 7 He that overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his GOD, and he shall be my SON." Paul said in Titus 2:13, "Looking for that blessed hope, and glorious appearance of the great GOD and our SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST." Acts 7:59, "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon GOD, and saying LORD JESUS, receive my spirit." 1 John 5:20,"And we know that the SON of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his SON Jesus Christ, THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE." Isaiah 9:6,"For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son (Jesus) is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, ..." Jesus said in Revelation 1:8, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, which was, and is to come, THE ALMIGHTY." Jesus said in Revelation 2:7, "He that has an ear, let him hear what the SPIRIT says unto the Churches....." Jesus said in Mark 16:16, "He that believes and is BAPTIZED shall be Saved, but he that believes not shall be damned." Jesus addressed what damned means in Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 25:41, Mark 9:45-46, Revelation 20:15, and Revelation 21:8. Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, "Go therefore and teach all nations BAPTIZING them in the name (SINGULAR name and not names) OF the Father, and OF the Son, and OF the Holy Ghost." Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are titles and not names. Every time Jesus disciples baptized anyone in water they invoked Jesus Name at baptism which is Acts 2:38, Acts 8:14, Acts 8:38, Acts 9:18, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, Acts 18:7, Acts 18:8, Acts 19:3-5, and Acts 22:16. Peter said in Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is NONE OTHER NAME under heaven given among men whereby we must be SAVED." Some say the thief on the cross next to Jesus was not Baptized yet Jesus told him he would be with him that day in Paradise. Jesus had not yet given the COMMANDMENT to be Baptized in His Name until after he rose from the dead and just before he ascended into heaven. The thief or anyone else could not have been Baptized in His Name because they did not know about it. There is not one scripture that says a person receives the Holy Ghost just because they are a believer. Acts 19:1-5 is a good example. If you are convinced you need to get Baptized in water in Jesus Name and get Baptized with the Holy Ghost - which is addressed in Acts 2:4 (Pentecost), Acts 8:17, Acts 9:18, Acts 10:44-48, and Acts 19:3-5. Do a search, type in "United Pentecostal Church International", slightly scroll down to just below the red box, and type in your zip code. Then a screen will show a Church nearest you that will do that. If you do the above you will be making SURE your name is written in the Lamb's Book Of Life. Jesus said in John 10:27,"My Sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."

[@darlind6463]

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[@believer7733]

I’ve seen these scams in comments in different sermons; so sad!

[@timmiller7338]

2022AD

[@missymarie2698]

I love listen to Billy preaching the Word of Gods as it was written. No added anything or curbing it to the times. As it should be.

[@MsBear9-ls8bg]

Thanks Psalm 12&122 🎄😊 Praying 🎄 😊 🙏 😊😊

[@lavitajoyce8229]

Amen

[@WaluigiGamingAJW]

Amen