From Islam to Christianity

Get the MP3 of "The God Solution" show #64 - "From Islam to Christianity" below! Get all of our interviews here and  get all our previous shows here. We are on the air Sunday mornings at 8:30 am MST. "The God Solution" is an interactive show that will discuss answers to humanity's questions about God and God's answers for humanity's questions. I really hope you'll tune in and listen and share the program with friends as well. If you live in the area listen to the show on 91.9 or 93.9 FM. If you don't live in the area, feel free to check out the show online at http://kdur.org/ and archived here. If you like the show please e-mail KDUR at kdur_pd@fortlewis.edu. Thanks a ton and tune in every Sunday at 8:30 am!

Evangelism Story: 3000 Nigerian terrorists trust Christ!

I heard this story earlier this year from a YWAM friend. AMAZING!!! I grew up a YWAM kid so this means a lot to me. Twenty-six YWAM students in Nigeria decided to take a risk and share the Good News with terrorists at a terrorist training camp in Nigeria. They wanted to serve them and then share with them (see servant evangelism ideas here). As they did this 300 Nigerian terrorists laid down their arms and put their trust in Jesus. The Nigerian government said they would grant the terrorists amnesty but only under the condition that YWAM would do their rehabilitation, which YWAM agreed to do, putting them all through discipleship training schools. As they were setting up the DTS rehab program for the terrorists 2,700 more terrorists trusted Christ and got plugged in!!! Since that time the Nigerian government has asked YWAM to start 3 discipleship training schools in each of their 36 states (a total of 108 discipleship training schools). This is GREAT news that every Christian should be hearing! See the full story with all the unbelievable details here. God is GREAT!

It is time for believers to begin taking a few risks for God! Imagine how many more stories there would be just like this one if we'd just trust God and go for it! What risk does God want you to take for Him right now wherever you live?

It is time to stop believing the lies that Muslims are enemies and instead to see them as we see everyone else around us - people God loves dearly! Many of them have never heard the Gospel but are so interested in Jesus. 16,000 Muslims a day are putting their trust in Jesus! Want evidence? Just check out godrev.com and greatcommission2020.com and see for yourself how many people in Muslim countries trust Christ within 15 minutes of logging on - it will blow your mind! Soon we'll write a post on how to share Christ with your Muslim friends. Erin and I have numerous Muslim friends that we love dearly and they are truly some of the kindest and neatest people we know. We need to be taking the initiative to share Christ with all of those around us regardless of any differences we have with them (get 47 new evangelism ideas here).

Before I finish, if you are a Muslim, know that you are loved, by God and Christians. Know that Jesus is reaching out His hand to you and desires to forgive all of your sins and to have a relationship with you. Please forgive us for the times we have not shown you God's love.

Finally, check out the testimony of another terrorist who turned to Jesus here:



Also check out this post about Nigerians passionate for Jesus!

Evangelism Idea: 911?

There has been a ton of controversy about the pastor in Florida lately! That, coupled with the "ground zero mosque" debate, anniversary of 911 and continuing violence in the middle east have created an atmosphere of discussion about Islam many Americans have never experienced. Just last night I had the privelege of hanging out with the MPM Amp students here in Denver and, not surprisingly, much of the night's discussion centered around how we should relate to Muslims. I have Muslim friends I love dearly (if you happen to read this post we miss you and love you). If any of these hot topic issues comes up in conversations you have, make sure not to miss this opportunity to share God's heart! Remember Jesus' words in Mt.12:31, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Muslims aren't our enemies but people God loves and desires a relationship with. Luke 6:27-28 goes even futher saying, "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." All that being said, God's desire is to reach all people with the hope and salvation found only in Jesus. That is a higher priority than any political conversation we could get ourselves into concerning these issues. We need to be wise enough to make these convrsations opportunities for the gospel rather than heated debates. When you find yourself in one of these conversations, take the initiative to turn it back to the Christ's payment for your and my sins and the reality that no other religion can offer such hope. Bring these potentially mean-spirited debates around to loving conversations about Jesus!