Bill Hybels is the Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Church outside of Chicago, one of those huge 13,000 member congregations. Bill Hybels, a couple of years ago, wrote to Billy Graham, and said, “I would like to come visit you in the Carolinas. I’d like to spend a day with you. I have a number of questions to ask.” Billy Graham wrote back, and said, “Sure, come on down.”
Bill Hybels got out his yellow pad, and started to write question after question, page after page. He couldn’t wait to go and see Billy Graham. He couldn’t wait to get over with the introductory stuff and start asking his questions. He wanted all this information from this great master of evangelism, maybe one of the greatest evangelists since the Apostle Paul.
Hybels travels down to the South. He goes up to the Graham house, knocks on the door. Billy opens the door. They greet each other. They sit down. Hybels pulls out his pad. He’s ready to start asking questions and taking notes. Billy Graham says, “Bill, pray for me.” Bill Hybels said, “I couldn’t believe it. Me, pray for him? No, no. He’s the master. He should pray for me. He should help me.”
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