[SBCRprayer]Billy Graham's march on New Orleans
Terri Kulbeth
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Tue, 20 May 2008 16:30:39 +0000
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This is worth reading,> > > Subject: Billy Graham in New Orleans> Date: Thu=
, 3 Apr 2008 12:16:41> > In what might prove to be the crowning> achievemen=
t of an illustrious career in ministry, the 87-year-old> evangelist, Billy =
Graham shocked the 16,300 in attendance at the> Celebration of Hope crusade=
in New Orleans Arena on Sunday Night. Touted> in advance as possibly his l=
ast Evangelistic crusade, Graham invited the> packed house of evangelical C=
hristians and the hundreds of new converts> to join him on the one mile wal=
k from the arena to New Orleans' infamous> Bourbon Street.> > > 'We have se=
en God do tremendous things here the> past couple of evenings. Yes, it is t=
rue that a great healing and a> great many salvations have occurred within =
the confines of this> auditorium. Still yet, there lies a great mountain in=
this city which> needs to be conquered.'> Then taking from the Biblical Bo=
ok of Joshua> Chapter 14 he read, 'I am this day, eighty-five years old. As=
yet I am> as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my =
strength> was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and f=
or> coming in. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke=
> in that day,' his voice suddenly sounding more forceful than during his> =
22 minute sermon.> 'I last preached in the City of New Orleans in> 1954 and=
I felt then that there was some unfinished business. Tonight,> in what ver=
y well might be my last evangelistic service, I aim to finish> that busines=
s and lead as many of you that would follow me to the> multitude of lost so=
uls that fill Bourbon Street tonight. That is my> mountain!> That is where =
we shall see the harvest!' said> Graham as the stadium> erupted in cheers t=
hat lasted the next several> minutes.> > > Utilizing a waiting mobility sco=
oter, the elder> Graham joined his son, Franklin, across the Arena floor an=
d through the> opened doors leading towards the French Quarter. In a show o=
f solidarity> and determination reminiscent of civil rights marches of the =
1960's,> nearly the entire capacity crowd joined in the 20 minute trek whil=
e> singing, 'When the Saints Go Marching In'. As the march crossed Canal> S=
treet and headed northward towards Bourbon Street, many onlookers stood> in=
stunned silence as the massive crowd of people began singing in> unison th=
e Christian hymn, Amazing> Grace.> > Upon entering the west end of Bourbon =
Street,> Billy Graham was soon recognized by partiers. Soon those joining i=
n the> march began to approach those partying on Bourbon Street with the Go=
spel> message that they had heard preached just a half hour before. Graham>=
himself joined with a group of local street evangelists in ministering> to=
a man who had survived Hurricane Katrina in the lower 9th Ward.> Within 30=
minutes the entirety of Bourbon Street was packed with> Christians and the=
once blaring music of nightclubs and strip joints had> been replaced by we=
eping and worship as people poured out their drinks> and sought prayer from=
the Christians who were now reaching out> to them. 'I have never seen anyt=
hing like this> in my life,' said 20 years New Orleans Police Department ve=
teran, Tom> Phillips. 'This is unbelievable! We thought a riot was going to=
break> out, but this looks more like a Revival than a riot!'> > Two hours =
later, a glowing Graham sat back down> on his scooter and smiled. 'Now I kn=
ow how the Apostle Paul must have> felt at the end of his ministry. Do the =
work of an evangelist; make full> proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready=
to be offered, and the time of> my departure is at hand. I have fought a g=
ood fight, I have finished my> course, I have kept the faith.'> Hours later=
hundreds of Christians remained on> the street ministering to the many peo=
ple eagerly waiting to receive> prayer and ministry. New Orleans will never=
be the same. And the press> remained mute on this 'news item?'> > Did anyo=
ne see it on TV/hear it on radio/read it> in the paper?> Why we are not sur=
prised? Can't have THAT just> prior to a major election, now, can we? Well,=
just on a whim, spread the> news, anyway.> It cost our elder brother, Bill=
y Graham, more> than any of us know to make that effort.> The least we can =
do is publicize it. JESUS IS> LORD!!>=20
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>This is worth reading,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Subject: Billy Graham in =
New Orleans<BR>> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:16:41<BR>> <BR>> In what=
might prove to be the crowning<BR>> achievement of an illustrious caree=
r in ministry, the 87-year-old<BR>> evangelist, Billy Graham shocked the=
16,300 in attendance at the<BR>> Celebration of Hope crusade in New Orl=
eans Arena on Sunday Night. Touted<BR>> in advance as possibly his last =
Evangelistic crusade, Graham invited the<BR>> packed house of evangelica=
l Christians and the hundreds of new converts<BR>> to join him on the on=
e mile walk from the arena to New Orleans' infamous<BR>> Bourbon Street.=
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> 'We have seen God do tremendous things here the<=
BR>> past couple of evenings. Yes, it is true that a great healing and a=
<BR>> great many salvations have occurred within the confines of this<BR=
>> auditorium. Still yet, there lies a great mountain in this city which=
<BR>> needs to be conquered.'<BR>> Then taking from the Biblical Book=
of Joshua<BR>> Chapter 14 he read, 'I am this day, eighty-five years ol=
d. As yet I am<BR>> as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me;=
just as my strength<BR>> was then, so now is my strength for war, both =
for going out and for<BR>> coming in. Now therefore, give me this mounta=
in of which the Lord spoke<BR>> in that day,' his voice suddenly soundin=
g more forceful than during his<BR>> 22 minute sermon.<BR>> 'I last p=
reached in the City of New Orleans in<BR>> 1954 and I felt then that the=
re was some unfinished business. Tonight,<BR>> in what very well might b=
e my last evangelistic service, I aim to finish<BR>> that business and l=
ead as many of you that would follow me to the<BR>> multitude of lost so=
uls that fill Bourbon Street tonight. That is my<BR>> mountain!<BR>> =
That is where we shall see the harvest!' said<BR>> Graham as the stadium=
<BR>> erupted in cheers that lasted the next several<BR>> minutes.<BR=
>> <BR>> <BR>> Utilizing a waiting mobility scooter, the elder<BR>=
> Graham joined his son, Franklin, across the Arena floor and through th=
e<BR>> opened doors leading towards the French Quarter. In a show of sol=
idarity<BR>> and determination reminiscent of civil rights marches of th=
e 1960's,<BR>> nearly the entire capacity crowd joined in the 20 minute =
trek while<BR>> singing, 'When the Saints Go Marching In'. As the march =
crossed Canal<BR>> Street and headed northward towards Bourbon Street, m=
any onlookers stood<BR>> in stunned silence as the massive crowd of peop=
le began singing in<BR>> unison the Christian hymn, Amazing<BR>> Grac=
e.<BR>> <BR>> Upon entering the west end of Bourbon Street,<BR>> B=
illy Graham was soon recognized by partiers. Soon those joining in the<BR>&=
gt; march began to approach those partying on Bourbon Street with the Gospe=
l<BR>> message that they had heard preached just a half hour before. Gra=
ham<BR>> himself joined with a group of local street evangelists in mini=
stering<BR>> to a man who had survived Hurricane Katrina in the lower 9t=
h Ward.<BR>> Within 30 minutes the entirety of Bourbon Street was packed=
with<BR>> Christians and the once blaring music of nightclubs and strip=
joints had<BR>> been replaced by weeping and worship as people poured o=
ut their drinks<BR>> and sought prayer from the Christians who were now =
reaching out<BR>> to them. 'I have never seen anything like this<BR>>=
in my life,' said 20 years New Orleans Police Department veteran, Tom<BR>&=
gt; Phillips. 'This is unbelievable! We thought a riot was going to break<B=
R>> out, but this looks more like a Revival than a riot!'<BR>> <BR>&g=
t; Two hours later, a glowing Graham sat back down<BR>> on his scooter a=
nd smiled. 'Now I know how the Apostle Paul must have<BR>> felt at the e=
nd of his ministry. Do the work of an evangelist; make full<BR>> proof o=
f thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of<BR>> m=
y departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my<BR>&=
gt; course, I have kept the faith.'<BR>> Hours later hundreds of Christi=
ans remained on<BR>> the street ministering to the many people eagerly w=
aiting to receive<BR>> prayer and ministry. New Orleans will never be th=
e same. And the press<BR>> remained mute on this 'news item?'<BR>> <B=
R>> Did anyone see it on TV/hear it on radio/read it<BR>> in the pape=
r?<BR>> Why we are not surprised? Can't have THAT just<BR>> prior to =
a major election, now, can we? Well, just on a whim, spread the<BR>> new=
s, anyway.<BR>> It cost our elder brother, Billy Graham, more<BR>> th=
an any of us know to make that effort.<BR>> The least we can do is publi=
cize it. JESUS IS<BR>> LORD!!<BR>> <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOT=
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