Evangelist Franklin Graham says he sees many young people in the United Kingdom searching for answers that only God can provide as he prepares to speak in Manchester on Saturday as part of his “God Loves You Tour.” “People are searching. There are a lot of hungry souls out there that are looking,” Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), told The Christian Post. “They're looking for truth.
That's what they're looking for.” The event is scheduled for Saturday night at Manchester’s Co-op Live. Last month, the BGEA announced that seats have been booked for more than 8,000 people. As he prepares for the event, Graham aims to share the Gospel in a way that people of all ages can understand. “You want to be able to speak in such a way that a child can understand, that an adult understands,” he said.
“You don't want to; sometimes people speak over the top of a person's head. I don't want to do that.” The son of the late evangelist Billy Graham acknowledged that his message has drawn opposition over the years.
He said the response to the Manchester event has been “extremely positive,” though he added that “you always have your detractors out there.” Despite the opposition, Graham does not intend to change his message to avoid offending people, particularly when it comes to what he believes Scripture teaches about sin.
“There are a lot of Christians, a lot of churches, because they don't want to offend anybody, so they'll go along with sinful behavior,” Graham said. “You want to warn people, and you want to tell people the consequences of sin.” On issues such as homosexuality, the evangelist said such behavior is “just one sin of many,” adding that the Bible teaches that everyone is