sharing Christ with Muslims
How do I invite Muslims round for a meal?
Unfortunately, most first-generation immigrants have never been invited to a Western home. Even second and third generation Muslims rarely experience this. The solution is very simple: invite them!
There are several reasons that may prevent us from doing this. We can feel just too busy, or that it would be complicated to have someone over we don’t know very well. We may feel uncomfortable about it. But let me encourage you to invite them into your home and persevere with your invitations. This will help your Muslim contacts get used to Western culture. Invite them! They can only say yes or no!
sharing Christ with Muslims
Sharing Jesus with Muslims: The key is relationship
Have you ever had the opportunity to share your testimony or explain the gospel to a Muslim? If so, you have probably realised that simply presenting the essential points of the gospel is not enough to win them over.
Booklets such as The Bridge, The Four Spiritual Laws, Two Ways of Living and Knowing God Personally are very effective tools for explaining the gospel to Muslims. However, be prepared. Once you’ve explained using these materials, you’ve just begun. The Lord is sovereign, He can do anything. But I have rarely heard of a Muslim praying to receive Christ immediately after hearing about the Four Laws. There are important questions about the very nature of God, about Christ and about the Bible that require serious reflection and that a Muslim needs to understand.
sharing Christ with Muslims
Reflecting the person of Christ – love them!
Many Western Christians see Islam as a threat, but should we not rather consider that the presence of millions of Muslims in Europe is an opportunity for mission work?
Nothing can catch God off guard (Matt.10:29; Isa. 46:9-11). Do you believe this? The Triune God never holds an urgent general assembly or an emergency committee meeting to deal with a situation He did not foresee. He knows what He is doing.