The Challenge: sermons from Madison Square Garden

by Billy Graham

The challenge that stirred the nation

These are the ten sermons that inspired a record-breaking TV audience, that reached tens of thousands in Madison Square Garden and millions watching on television.

They deal with loneliness, racial strife, war, and spiritual emptiness. And they challenge you - young or old, black or white, seeker or rebel - to discover a new joy and purpose in the word of God to modern man.

Genres: Religion

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Billy Graham was an American evangelical Christian evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Graham is best known for his evangelistic missions or “Crusades.” He believed God knew no borders or nationalities. Throughout his career, Graham preached to millions around the world. He met and prayed with every U. S. president from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama.

Graham authored 34 books, including his memoir, Just As I Am. In 1983, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1996, Graham and his wife, Ruth, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow on a private citizen.

Graham married Wheaton College classmate Ruth Bell Graham in 1943. They had five children ( Ruth Graham, Gigi Graham Tchividjian, Anne Graham Lotz, Nelson, & Franklin Graham) and made their home in the mountains of North Carolina. They were married for 64 years before Ruth’s death in 2007. Graham died from natural causes on February 21, 2018, at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.