Franklin Graham: The No. 1 Thing Most People Won't Turn Down From Christians

Cicely Gosier : Mar 18, 2016
Charisma News

"Make a difference for this nation. Make a difference for your community. And do it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ," he said. "We need to get Christians engaged."

Prayer is one of those things most people won't turn down, even if they don't fully believe. It's the most powerful form of intervention we can use—and many are realizing now, more than ever, how necessary it is. (Photo via Charisma News/BGEA)

Elections seem to heighten our awareness of how much needs fixing. But, as Franklin Graham has said numerous times since the start of his Decision America Tour in January, this year's election is unique.
 
"We're on the verge, as Christians, of losing this nation. And the only hope is in God," Franklin Graham said Tuesday at the steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
 
"We're broken spiritually, we're broken racially, economically and politically," he added. "The greatest thing that we can do... is to pray."
 
Denver was the first of three stops on the Decision America Tour this week. And Franklin Graham took the podium to yet again urge Christians to pray for our nation and vote for Biblical leaders in the coming election.

"Make a difference for this nation. Make a difference for your community. And do it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ," he said. "We need to get Christians engaged."
 
Ready to Act

Some 4,200 gathered at Tuesday's prayer rally. Near the center of the crowd stood Manuel, Robert and his wife, Rosalyn. The trio came with a few van-fulls from their church, New Hope Ministries in Denver.
 
Admittedly, the event wasn't exactly what they expected.
 
"We thought there was gonna be a whole hour of prayer. We came ready!" Manuel said with a smile.
 
"We would've gotten up there and got it going!" Rosalyn added. "We still can," she said, looking around at the several dozen stragglers still hanging out after the event ended.
 
Even though they didn't get their hour of prayer in, they were impressed with the crowd and the message Franklin had for everyone: to pray, vote and engage.
 
"Seeing all these people here today, I believe they will go back to their neighborhoods and..."
 
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