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Equipped For Evangelism - Resource Review: Engaging with Muslims

Resource Review: Engaging with Muslims

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Today I work through the book Engaging with Muslims by John Klaassen, published by The Good Book Company in 2015.

You can find it online here: https://www.thegoodbook.com/engaging-with-muslims?gclid=Cj0KCQjwr82iBhCuARIsAO0EAZxeKLPHSfZnzqylJ8zJpoMI9KbEFFUFHGps88WE9-dVhnX2AM5h6JwaAsQlEALw_wcB

Quotes from the book:

“I have never met a Muslim who, after reaching a clear understanding of what sin is, did not confess that he was indeed a sinner and that he had dishonored God in certain aspects of his life.” (pg 24.)

“Practically, what this means is that you must spend time with your friends. You need to be in their homes and they need to be in your home; you may not be able to speak to them at first; you may have trouble communicating, but that is not as important as just being together.” (26).

“Most Muslims are very hospitable. If they invite you, don’t hesitate to say yes. Typical Arab hospitality requires multiple invites, but they might as well get used to western culture–you invite and it’s a yes or no response. So when invited, accept the invitation.” (27-28).

“We pray privately for our Muslim friends and we pray with our Muslim friends for the needs they have. We demonstrate we are people of prayer... Remember, if you have opportunity to pray with a Muslim—always pray in Jesus’ name. Even if a Muslim questions this, emphasize what Jesus taught us about prayer and asking in his name.” (55).

“Once you are accepted as a true friend, you have built a substantial bridge. You want to cross it! You want to get the gospel to your friend in ways that they can best understand. While the P pyramid is built from the bottom up, it is important to say that from the beginning you need to be sharing truth with your friend as much as you can. As you pray with them and as you testify to the things God has done, you will have started to build a foundation upon which you can share the truths of God’s Word.” (61-62).

“To ‘implore’ is to ask with passion, to encourage someone to be reconciled to God. Persuasion must always lead to that time in evangelism where you ask your friends to come to faith. You have talked about faith and you have explained to them that they need Jesus to be true believers—now is that time to ‘implore.’ If you have been diligent with the other P’s, then your relationship should be such that you can share with them in a loving way.. You love them and spend time with them—it should be natural to implore them to follow the Christ!” (65).

“Over the course of the last few years the agency I was with discovered an amazing truth—we don’t see decisions for Jesus where we are not sharing the gospel.” (11-12).

Bible verses cited:

2 Corintians 5:11 “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.”

2 Corintians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”

Email questions to pastorjoelwass@gmail.com

Music: Let It Out by Bryo is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/3iNAq3O

05/04/23 • 17 min

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