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Billy grahams casket is open for viewing by the general public. the visitors come from all over, all ages and walks of life. they say billy graham touched them not only through his preaching but through his example. they say this larger than life evangelist made other people, efrp person he met feel as if he was the most important person -- as if the people he was meeting were the most important person in the room. sandra, back to you. >> that fact that he was able to go to 185 different countri...

Janssen wants to help you explore cost support options for tremfya®. >> paul: he was called americas pastor. the reverend billy graham, who preached to an estimated 215 million people in 185 countries and served as a counselor to a dozen american presidents, died wednesday at the age of 99. joining me now with a look back at his life and legacy is russell moore, president of the

The same time he didnt do it in a way that was divisive. he was in the world, as the scriptures tells us to be, in the world but not of the world. that is why he was able to also be involved in the politics but not side with one party or the other. for even with one politician over another. he knew that god cared about world affairs but he also recognized that he had to look at it from gods perspective instead of purely political partisan perspective. rick: had a worldwide impact spinning decade...

And did with an energy in astonishing success helped along by william randolph hursts instruction to puff graham. and christians would say by the holy spirit whose astonishing crew side sades in madison square garden, london, around the globe, to his last in the rose bowl in 2004. billy graham, to put it simply, would preach the gospel. the "new york times" obituary read in order in 2007, the billy tkpweul aoe van gelistic association estimated he preached the gospel to more than 215 million peo...

Mans religion. christ belongs to all people. he belongs to the whole world. >> graham shared the gospel with nearly 215 million people in 185 countries. kyra phillips is with me now. she was a personal friend of grahams. shes a contributor to his book "billy graham and me." kyra, im sorry for this loss. but i understand you have a lot of personal anecdote and no reason to be sorry because he lived an unbelievable life. 99 years, brooke, and i remember him saying to me, heaven is something that i...

That. a couple years ago, back when democrats were holding their convention in charlotte i did a feature story on the library for "fox & friends." steve: i remember. >> one of the things i took away from that, when you go into that giant facility, which is shaped like a barn, you literally walk through the cross. and i thought that what great symbolism there, that really identify what is billy grahams message was. what pastor jack graham said, it was simplicity of the message. transcended denomi...

Illinois. >> i want to trust and follow you and invite you into my life as my lord and savior. in jesus name, amen. >> bill: it was said that at age 16 graham made his personal commitment to christ. his belief taking him on crusades around the world to preach the gospel. he delivered that message to more than 200 million people in more than 185 countries. one of his more memorable roles may be counselor to presidents in the white house where he prayed with every president starting with harry s. ...

In 185 different countries. pastor jeffress, for folks unfamiliar with billy graham, what would he say to the people? >> i know exactly what he would say, i know exactly. he would actually do this when he had microphone checks before interviews. instead of saying five, four, three, two, one, something else, this is what he said because it was his message, for god so loved world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but will have eternal life. that was ...

For sure. >> referenced graham energized life through mesmerizing speeches and activism preaching the gospel of jesus christ in his crusades, simulcasts and rallies in 185 countries. reached millions with the primary use of telecast, radio, newspaper columns and films. he spread his message to more people than anyone in history with this simple message. >> i do not believe that any man, that any man can solve the problems of life without jesus christ. he was dubbed americas pastor. he gave spiri...

Able to capitalize on the explosion of television. in some ways he talk evangelical christianity mainstream. he was actually preaching on television and he was -- he was a compelling figure and i think -- >> who lived as you said, who lived as faith who was humble. >> he was very humble and i think that -- there are other preachers who have risen to prominence on television who have then faced a reckoning and hypocrisy that has struck them down. but he did not. he was certainly not a perfect man...