Billy Graham often spoke about the home as one of the most important places where the Christian faith is lived, demonstrated and passed on. The home is where faith can take root through prayer, love and every day example. As Psalm 127:1 reminds us, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”

Read 10 quotes from Billy Graham about the importance of the home:

• “The Bible teaches that our homes should be hospitable and that those who come in and out of our homes should sense the presence of Christ.” from Peace with God
• “I do not see how your home can be truly and deeply happy unless Christ is the center of your home. If you are having difficulties and irritations and problems in your home, bring them to Christ.” from a 1956 message “A Christ-centered Home”
• “The home is basically a sacred institution … Faith in Christ is the most important of all principles in the building of a happy marriage and a successful home.” from Day by Day
• “If there were no Heaven and no Hell, I would still want to be a Christian because of what it does for our homes and our own families in this life.” from The Holy Spirit
• “My wife Ruth once said, ‘If our children have the background of a godly, happy home and this unshakeable faith that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, they will have a foundation that the forces of hell cannot shake.’” from Peace with God
• “Slipshod homes are bound to produce slipshod character, for the basic lessons of life are learned at home.” from a 1956 message “A Christ-centered Home”
• “When we are young and restless to be free, home is the place from which we long to escape. But if there is still a home intact when trouble arises and life becomes a battlefield, home is the place to which we yearn to return.” from Facing Death and the Life After
• “The home only fulfills its true purpose when it is God-controlled. Leave Jesus Christ out of your home and it loses its meaning. But take Christ into your heart and the life of your family, and He will transform your home.” from The Billy Graham Christian Worker’s Handbook
• “Even if worship in the home is reluctantly endured by the children as simply a religious routine, it builds a pattern that they themselves will often follow when they have families of their own.” from Just As I Am
• “Renounce your sins; confess them to God. Receive Jesus Christ by faith into your heart, and He will come in and transform you and make you a new person. You will be born again. Then you can be the right kind of person in your home, and your home can be truly and deeply happy.” from a 1956 message “A Christ-centered Home”

Come visit the Graham Family Homeplace, located just in front of the Billy Graham Library, and discover the home and faith that helped shape Billy Graham’s life. Plan your visit today.