Evangelism Congress to ‘Ignite a Fire’: Franklin Graham’s Desire to Retake Europe for Christ
Over 1,000 Christian leaders are expected to draw down on Berlin for the first Billy Graham (BGEA) Congress on Evangelism in 25 years.
The Eurocentric May event is by invitation only and completely free.
This year’s theme is Paul’s “I am not ashamed of the Gospel for it is the power of God to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also the Greek.”
Twenty speakers will dig into Romans 1:16, offering perspectives from 13 countries to delegates from 55 nationalities.
‘We Must Preach the Whole Gospel’: Franklin Graham
Talking exclusively with CBN, BGEA President Reverend Franklin Graham said people have been “soft-selling” the Gospel for too long.
Europe is where it is today because the Church has stopped preaching about sin.
They’re preaching an abridged version of the Gospel because they’re too scared of being called a bigot.
“So, people begin to apologise for the Gospel.”
“And when you say that Jesus died, shed his blood, was buried and rose on the third day, well, they say, this let’s not get into all that right away.”
They say, let’s watch our tone and be gentle.
That’s not what Paul taught.
Paul said, “I’m not ashamed of it. This is what I believe. This is what I stand for. This is the Gospel that we preach,” Graham continued.
“God uses the Gospel to pierce people’s hearts in order to save them.”
It’s imperative that
“we preach the whole Gospel.”
To this, Graham added,
“We want to ignite a fire in Europe, where there’s an excitement for evangelism, where churches are willing to be bold.”
“The Gospel has got power, it can go beyond politics. We just have to declare it; preach it! That’s what we want to do.”
Technology, Graham explained, “will help us.”
Of course, we know that the devil will try to hinder this outreach.
“There are so many distractions, so many lies, the devil is putting out through social media, and some of the Church falls for all of it.”
‘Churches Must Not Capitulate to Culture’
The need for modernising evangelism necessitated a new approach, Franklin Graham explained.
It’s not the Gospel that’s failing Europe, the fault is with the Church’s capitulation to the culture.
Low morale in the Church isn’t because the Gospel is powerless.
The message of the Gospel is being muddled by Christians concerned about offending others.
In effect, he said, they’re more interested in people pleasing and magic bullets than “letting the Gospel work.”
“All you have to do is preach the Gospel, invite people to Christ, then let the Holy Spirit work in the hearts of those who respond to it.”
The “great problem in Europe is that so many churches have caved to LGBTQ+ism” in fear of backlash.
Especially, if they hold fast to the binary biological realities found in the biblical imperatives about creation, men, women, sin, repentance, and restoration in Christ.
The Church, Graham remarked, has been “deluded, it’s been sidetracked in Europe over sexual issues.”
There are too many blind eyes being turned.
“It’s time we took a stand.”
“If we can help the churches in Europe to stand strong, be bold in proclaiming the Gospel, this will be huge.”
This is the reason for the Congress, he added.
“I want the churches in Europe to know that we stand with them. So many are discouraged.”
Graham concluded,
“I’m hoping and praying God will use the conference in a mighty way.”
BGEA’s Berlin congress on evangelism will feature BGEA executives Cissie and Will Graham, as well as theologian Albert Mohler and Californian Pastor Greg Laurie, among others.
For more information about the European Congress on Evangelism, go to BerlinCongress.com.
Will you consider praying with Franklin Graham for a Europe united for Christ?
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Originally published at Caldron Pool. Image via Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention Rod! Exciting and challenging news. We need the same emphasis in Australia! I will be praying that God will use this time mightily.
God bless BGEA… I volunteered at Will Grahams Crusade on the Gold Coast last year. Full House at the Entertainment Centre. Straight Gospel…many souls won! Hallelujah!
Too true – the gospel has power. We must proclaim the whole power, though. Sure, sexualising sin is sin, adultery is sin, theft is sin and murder is sin. And not loving the Lord with all our heart, all our mind, all our spirit and all our strength is sin. It is also sin if we don’t love our neighbour as ourselves. That is sin, too.
To sit back and watch as one murder is committed, and do nothing, or help to try to hide it or excuse it, that is sin.
To aid and abet a war in which millions are killed, just because we can make money from selling weapons or gas or oil, that is sin.
To aid and abet genocide, that is sin.
To destroy God’s very good creation – sin.
As Christ told us, you can’t serve God and Mammon.
To try is folly.
Thank you Rod I have shared this important good news , as Franklin Graham and Will Graham continue the ethical work commenced by
BGEA …brilliant and Praise God