Posted on 10/31/2007 8:43:24 PM PDT by JeepInMazar
Tonight is Halloween. A night when people celebrate the dark side of the supernatural by pretending they believe in it.
The Dark Invisible
Well, we who are in Christ know the Truth (for He Is the Truth): the supernatural does exist - but it's not something to live in fear of.
I lived in Afghanistan for years, and I can tell you that Muslims all over the world believe strongly in the existence of the supernatural. It terrifies them. Many of them still hold to animist superstitions, forever tormented by the fear of "jinn" (mischievous or malicious demons). Because they accept the existence of the unseen world, but have no relationship with a personal God and Savior, they are at the mercy of a multitude of dark forces, real or imagined.
Light Made Flesh
Jesus comes to ransom us from this darkness "into the Kingdom of His marvelous light." And He's doing the same for Muslims.
For years, I've heard tales of Muslims across the world coming to Christ after seeing Him in a vision or a dream. There are just too many of these stories to discount. (As an interesting note, the same thing has been happening to a number of media leaders - mostly Jews - in Hollywood. Pray for both groups.)
More Than Dreams
Now, just recently, a Christian film company has produced a DVD chronicling the true stories of five Muslims who were visited by Jesus Christ on their road to salvation. It's called More Than Dreams.
Each of the five stories is dramatized and re-enacted, and is narrated in the original "heart language" by the real-life believer (not an actor). Every segment is followed up by a pastor's explanation of how one can become a follower of Christ - also in the original language, making the disc a powerful evangelistic tool for five language groups: Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Farsi (Iran), and Hausa (Nigeria). Each segment is from 25 to 45 minutes long.
How to Get a Copy
Truth For Muslims intends to stock these DVDs.
And here's another good thing:
The whole film is available for viewing online for FREE.
The compression quality is even pretty good. Just visit www.morethandreams.org and click on one of the five stories. They're all subtitled in English. (The DVDs will also have English dubbing available as a second audio track.)
I'm really excited about this film, both as an encouragement to the Church and as a tool for reaching Muslims. I hope you'll check it out right now, and get a copy from Truth For Muslims as soon as they're available. These stories are powerful.
Bump
I am fascinated with muslim evangelism
“..they are at the mercy of a multitude of dark forces.”
Ain’t that the truth - Islam is a dark force, itself.
Brother Andrew’s Open Doors ministry is probably the most effective in reaching Muslims for Christ.
http://sb.od.org/index.php?supp_lang=en
1955 Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors, makes his first trip behind the Iron Curtain to take Bibles to persecuted Christians.
1955-65 Open Doors expands its network throughout Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
1965 The first Open Doors team travels to China.
Project Pearl - delivering a million bibles to China
1965-78 Open Doors expands to bring Bibles and encouragement to Christians in the difficult areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
1978 Contact with churches in the Middle East begins.
1980’s As persecution grows worldwide, Open Doors intensifies its prayer and Bible distribution campaigns, and begins holding pastoral training seminars.
1990’s With the fall of the Iron Curtain, Open Doors accelerates its work to take advantage of the new opportunities. The battle intensifies in China, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Now As the spiritual battle intensifies and persecution increases in these last days, Open Doors will continue to go where faith costs the most, to equip and encourage Christians who are suffering for their faith world-wide.
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