Things are changing are you and your church ready ?

paul · Postby **paul** » March 25th, 2008, 10:36 am

I posted the following from break-point ministries. Recently our ministry (World Mission Outreach),has had major break throughs in Muslim areas arouond the world. I just received a emial yesterday from our director in India. He has reached some extreme remote areas where the gospel has not been preached. Hindus converting. My question is when this happends your area, wether they be Muslim, Nation of Islamk, hindu or any other group. Are we ready to receive them and minister to them where they are ? --Paul

'They Want Jesus Instead'
Why Muslims Convert
March 24, 2008
In church yesterday, as you celebrated Easter, did you notice anything—or anyone—unusual?
In churches all over the world, there were millions of people celebrating the resurrection of Christ, who were not there just a few years ago—because they were worshipping in a mosque instead.
It is thrilling evidence that God is doing a mighty work among Muslims.
According to the website Islam Watch, in Russia, some two million ethnic Muslims converted to Christianity last year. Ten thousand French Muslims converted, as did 35,000 Turkish Muslims. In India, approximately 10,000 people abandoned Islam for Christianity.
In his book Epicenter, author Joel Rosenberg details amazing stories of Muslims converting to Christianity. In Algeria, the birthplace of St. Augustine, more than 80,000 Muslims have turned to Christ in recent years. This, despite the stiff opposition from Islamic clerics who have passed laws banning evangelism.
In Morocco, newspaper articles openly worry that 25,000 to 40,000 Muslims have become followers of Christ in recent years.
The stories are even more amazing in the heart of the Middle East. In 1996, the Egyptian Bible Society sold just 3,000 video copies of the JESUS film. In the year 2000, they sold an incredible 600,000 copies.
In Sudan, as many as five million Muslims have accepted Christ since the early 1990s, despite horrific persecution of Christians by the Sudanese government. What is behind the mass conversions? According to a Sudanese evangelical leader, "People have seen real Islam, and they want Jesus instead."
In Iraq, "More than 5,000 Muslim converts to Christianity have been identified since the end of major combat operations," says Islam Watch. And just a few days ago, the first-ever Roman Catholic church was consecrated in Qatar, a Sunni Muslim state where the Wahhabi brand of Islam is practiced. This was the first time Christians in Qatar have been allowed to practice their faith openly. Ten thousand people attended the opening mass.
These conversions have not escaped the notice of Islamic leaders. In 2001, Sheikh Ahmad Al Qatanni, a leading Saudi cleric, delivered the disturbing news on Al-Jazeera: Every day, he said, "16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity . . . every year, that is six million Muslims becoming Christians . . . A tragedy has happened." It is possible the sheikh was inflating his numbers to incite a reaction against Christianity. But clearly, something is happening.
How thrilling to learn that so many Muslims have been set free from the chains of their sins—just as you and I have—by the power of Christ's blood! We must pray for these new brothers and sisters; many are being violently persecuted for their new-found faith.
These millions of conversions give us one more reason to rejoice this Easter season. Yes, we may be in a great clash of civilizations; battling Islamo-fascists who threaten to kill us. And the future may at times look bleak. But never despair: God is on His throne, bringing people into His kingdom from the very heart of Islam.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 25th, 2008, 11:43 am

i'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready...

paul · Postby **paul** » March 25th, 2008, 11:48 am

RamboPreacher wrote:i'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready...

you better keep it down....your sounding like t.d. jakes :lol:

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 25th, 2008, 11:52 am

paul wrote:
RamboPreacher wrote:i'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready...

you better keep it down....your sounding like t.d. jakes

oh yea!? well try this on...
Whan I am on some other forums with Christian or religion/philosophy forums, I find that many (most?!?!?!?!!) times the Muslim's are more "Christian" than the Christians!

biblemanryan · Postby **biblemanryan** » March 25th, 2008, 2:31 pm

paul wrote:
RamboPreacher wrote:i'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready...

you better keep it down....your sounding like t.d. jakes

I thought he was sounding like Patrick the starfish, on Spongebob squarepants, when he is asked about going "jellyfishing"! But I guess you would only think that if you are around little kids frequently.(I love spongebob)

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 25th, 2008, 2:34 pm

biblemanryan wrote:
paul wrote:
RamboPreacher wrote:i'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready...

you better keep it down....your sounding like t.d. jakes

I thought he was sounding like Patrick the starfish, on Spongebob squarepants, when he is asked about going "jellyfishing"! But I guess you would only think that if you are around little kids frequently.(I love spongebob)

actually, i was imitating SB himself, the episode I was thinking of was when he was going to go take his drivers license test.

Jennifer Smith · Postby **Jennifer Smith** » March 25th, 2008, 2:41 pm

I love the SB Episode when SB is student driving with Mrs. Puffs.. he is so nervous he keeps asking, "Floor it?! Floor it? Floor it?!
Mrs. Puffs, "NO, Spongebob, no, don't floor it!"

Which of course, he does... wrecking the car and causing Mrs. Puffs to inflate..! (My favorite!)

We don't have any former Muslims in our church yet.. I think that is awesome news that God on the move amongst the Muslims.

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » March 25th, 2008, 3:03 pm

who is SB and who is sponge bob? :lol:

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 25th, 2008, 3:07 pm

Full Quiver wrote:who is SB and who is sponge bob?

he raises fighting dogs in his spare time playing basketbaseball

ichthus · Postby **ichthus** » March 26th, 2008, 4:41 am

Is there a link to this website "Islam Watch" where these statistics are given?

ichthus · Postby **ichthus** » March 29th, 2008, 11:04 am

Does anyone know the source of these statistics of Muslim conversions? To me, it almost sounds too good to be true! But I certainly hope it is true.

paul · Postby **paul** » March 30th, 2008, 4:15 am

ichthus wrote:Does anyone know the source of these statistics of Muslim conversions? To me, it almost sounds too good to be true! But I certainly hope it is true.

Chuck Colson writes an article for Leadership Today. Also much of the stats are kept by an organization called http://www.joshuaproject.org
Several sites such as Breakpoint Ministry also keep abrest of the stats. The World Mission Center in Pasadena at the William Carey Center makes them available also.

The stats are well documented.

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