Report from our Mosque Visit

We visited a Mosque on Saturday and we had a very nice meeting with the Muslim leaders there; they are really very friendly and hospitable (they even invited us for a wonderful brinjani meal afterwards and we enjoyed the meal and nice conversations very much).

They also explained the traditions of Islam and their principles; the prayer times, pillars of faith, how they pray etc. According to all this, and the free booklets and English Quran that we all received as well, your Religion is surely impressive, a "Religion of justice, peace, mercy and forgiveness". Your people are surely very dedicated in their faith.

Over the weekend I ponder about it all.

Today during my Bible Study (as I do daily as a Christian) I came in my Bible at a passage -

Romans 10:2‭-‬4 NET - that I felt accurately also describing the Religion of Islam. I feel I must share it with you.

Please consider and rethink this with me...

That is the Apostle Paul, a Jew, speaking about his fellow Jews and their religious dedication and zeal for God (the Jews had a lot of rituals and laws that they believed they had to perform to satisfy God and to get righteousness from God).

"I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth. For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.

I personally are so privileged to have the experience of the joy of being sure about my own Certainty of Eternal life and to be a child of God. If you are interested in how we as Christians understand the Gospel (the Good News of the Bible) on how to get that Certainty of Forgiveness of sins and Eternal Live, here is a short summary - "Got Eternal Life? " . https://www.gotquestions.org/eternal-life.html

https://bible.com/bible/107/rom.10.2-4.NET

[This is the Report as I wrote it on the Page: Conversation with Muslims; Please respond to this; How are you feeling about sharing the Gospel with Muslims?]

Nabeel Qureshi - Dank God vir sy lewe en sterk getuienis.

Nabeel Qureshi was so 'n aantal jare gelede genooi om in KSM te kom praat. So 'n paar dae voor die tyd het ons gehoor hy kon nie meer kom nie, want hy het siek geword. Kanker wat vinnig versprei het en tot sy dood gelei het. Hy was 'n Ex-Muslim en kragtige Apologeet wat die valsheid van Islam sterk ontbloot het die Muslims het gejuig en gesê Allah het hom gestraf.

https://www.facebook.com/1439846809634792/posts/2517148111904651/

Lees meer hier en koop sy boek... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabeel_Qureshi_(author)

WHAT IS DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY?

DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY:

A Simple Strategy

The first week Fred was teaching, the whole extended family lined the walls of the room watching. Fred returned to the church to check a Spanish/English parallel Bible out of the library. The church used Six Bible Discovery Questions to lead the in-home Bible studies.

What do you like about this passage?

What don’t you like about this passage?

What don’t you understand about this passage?

What do you learn about God from this passage?

What do you want to do in your life based on this knowledge?

What verse do you want to think about this week?

READ THE WHOLE BLOG POST HERE (ESPECIALLY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE READERS)

https://www.ubahouston.org/blog/6-foolproof-questions-for-discovery-bible-study

Online Hope Conference Thursday 17 th September

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Forging Muslim Friendships

From Shane Bennett... 

Context: If you want to know how ordinary Christians can love Muslims the way Jesus does.

Last week I asked you to choose which type of Muslim Connector you were. Of those who responded, almost 70% chose “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” the option for people who prefer to engage Muslims through building friendships. 

To start developing skill and confidence in building friendships with Muslims, here are the four super basic steps we need to take and the mistake to avoid. If these feel like kindergarten to you, please pass them on to friends who might be new to all this “Muslim stuff!”

1. Go where you’re more likely to find Muslims. Not so good: Bars, church, Trump rallies or in these crazy COVID days, anywhere in public! Better odds: Pakistan, Louisville, ethnic groceries/apartment complexes/neighborhoods, and in these crazy COVID days, online.

2. Ask good questions. Cultivate curiosity. Risk bugging a few, while blessing most.

3. Share food. Whether you bake, broil or fry in oil, many Muslim cultures are deeply wired to accept, then return, food-borne hospitality. 

4. Share your life. Involve Muslim friends in both normal and exceptional events. Share yourself at the level of depth you’d like the relationship to go to. I’m terrible at this. I want so much to look like I’ve got it together, but this is the path to connection. (Tweet this.)

Avoid this mistake: Don’t put off talking about God. Don’t wait to speak about, and to, Jesus with your new Muslim friend.