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How can I share Christ with Muslims when I don\u2019t know more about Islam? What if I can\u2019t answer all their questions? What can I do to overcome my fear of sharing the gospel?<\/p>\n

Fouad Masri, founder and president of Crescent Project<\/a>, answers these questions and more in his new book Sharing Jesus with Muslims<\/em>: A Step-By-Step Guide<\/em><\/span><\/a> (affiliate link). For more than 30 years, Masri has been training Christians how to share Jesus with Muslims. He says Muslims are more open today than ever to hearing the gospel, and many are actively searching for Christian books or information online.<\/p>\n

Yet many Christians are still fearful to reach out to Muslims. Fouad says his goal is to move believers from fear and fascination to compassion<\/em>, and it is that passion that led to this new book.<\/p>\n

Fouad encourages us to pray for God to open the door for friendships and conversation with the Muslims we meet in our work, school or community. He says one of the first challenges is to learn to listen. Listen to what our Muslim friends are telling us and listen for God to open the door for a spiritual conversation. Listen as Fouad shares an example from his own life when he really didn\u2019t want to have a deep conversation but realized the Lord had already been at work preparing his new friend to hear the gospel.<\/p>\n

He will also discuss Christian persecution of Muslim-background believers in the context of western nations. Do MBB\u2019s face pressure and persecution in the United States as they do in Middle Eastern nations like Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?<\/p>\n

Pray the openness of Muslims right now will result in a great harvest of people coming to know Christ in a personal way. If you want to learn more about sharing your faith with Muslims, Crescent Project\u2019s Sahara Challenge<\/a> provides an in-depth training on how to serve unreached Muslims locally and globally. The event is offered in-person from May 1st<\/sup>-3rd<\/sup> in Nashville or online from May 23rd<\/sup>-25th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Would you like to hear more about how God is working in the Muslim world? You\u2019ll be encouraged as you listen to more stories of Muslims who came to faith, like Rachid<\/a> from Morocco, Al Fadi<\/a> in Saudi Arabia, and Benesh<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n

Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast<\/a>.<\/span> Or listen each week in the new VOM App<\/a> for your smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How can I share Christ with Muslims when I don\u2019t know more about Islam? What if I can\u2019t answer all their questions? What can I do to overcome my fear of sharing the gospel? Fouad Masri, founder and president of Crescent Project, answers these questions and more in his new book Sharing Jesus with Muslims: A Step-By-Step Guide (affiliate link). For more than 30 years, Masri has been training Christians how to share Jesus with Muslims. He says Muslims are more open today than ever to hearing the gospel, and many are actively searching for Christian books or information online. Yet many Christians are still fearful to reach out to Muslims. Fouad says his goal is to move believers from fear and fascination to compassion, and it is that passion that led to this new book. Fouad encourages us to pray for God to open the door for friendships and conversation with the Muslims we meet in our work, school or community. He says one of the first challenges is to learn to listen. Listen to what our Muslim friends are telling us and listen for God to open the door for a spiritual conversation. Listen as Fouad shares an example from his own life when he really didn\u2019t want to have a deep conversation but realized the Lord had already been at work preparing his new friend to hear the gospel. He will also discuss Christian persecution of Muslim-background believers in the context of western nations. Do MBB\u2019s face pressure and persecution in the United States as they do in Middle Eastern nations like Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Yemen? Pray the openness of Muslims right now will result in a great harvest of people coming to know Christ in a personal way. If you want to learn more about sharing your faith with Muslims, Crescent Project\u2019s Sahara Challenge provides an in-depth training on how to serve unreached Muslims locally and globally. The event is offered in-person from May 1st-3rd in Nashville or online from May 23rd-25th. Would you like to hear more about how God is working in the Muslim world? You\u2019ll be encouraged as you listen to more stories of Muslims who came to faith, like Rachid from Morocco, Al Fadi in Saudi Arabia, and Benesh in Iran. Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast. 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