Franklin Graham may be controversial, but his call to Christ still changes lives
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Ros Mayfield2023-08-30T14:08:00
As more than 800 people gave their lives to Christ in London at the weekend, Ros Mayfield reflects on Franklin Graham’s impact on the UK Church
The message of Franklin Graham’s ‘God Loves You’ tour has been emblazoned on billboards and buses across the capital for weeks. Despite train strikes and the Notting Hill Carnival, London’s 10,000 seater ExCel Centre was full – perhaps, in part, because tickets to Graham’s evangelistic event, complete with worship set from Grammy-award winning artist, CeCe Winans, were free.
Billy Graham’s eldest son officially inherited his father’s mantle before his death in 2018, and his message is largely the same. Tonight is a bold and wholesome invitation to repent of your sins and discover that “God loves you”.
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