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Billy Sunday was an American evangelist born on November 19, 1862, and died on November 6, 1935. He was known for his passionate preaching style and his activities in the temperance movement.

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“Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

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“Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.”

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“Christianity means a lot more than church membership.”

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Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!”

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended that the saloons should walk rough-shod over Christianity.”

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“Unless you have made a complete surrender and are doing his will it will avail you nothing if you've reformed a thousand times and have your name on fifty church records.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“I believe there is no doctrine more dangerous to the Church today than to convey the impression that a revival is something peculiar in itself and cannot be judged by the same rules of causes and effect as other things.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“Enthusiasm is as good a thing in the Church as fire is in a cook stove.”

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“Trying to run a church without revivals can be done when you can run a gasoline engine on buttermilk.”

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“It would be a godsend if the Church would suffer persecution today; she hasn't suffered it for hundreds of years. She is growing rich and lagging behind. Going back.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“I challenge you to show me where the saloon has ever helped business, education, church, morals or anything we hold dear.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

“The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.”

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“Churches don't need new members half so much as they need the old bunch made over.”

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Book:Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ

About the Author

Born: November 19, 1862
Died: November 6, 1935
Known for: Evangelist
Quotes: 104

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