Leading The Way Founder and President Dr. Michael Youssef (Flickr)
As the world responds to the latest series of Islamic extremist attacks, including a Tunisia attack that killed 30 people, one story that isn't being covered in the media is that Muslims are turning to Christ.
Twenty-one-year-old Hafid* from Morocco believed in jihad and killing anyone who did not follow the laws of Islam.
However, his life was transformed when he started watching Leading The Way's 24/7 satellite television channel, The Kingdom Sat. Leading The Way is a television broadcast from the ministry of Michael Youssef.
"I started comparing Islam with Christianity and found there to be a lot of contradictions between the Hadith (the prophets' teaching) and the Quran. I studied the Bible online. I wanted to tell you that I have decided to follow Jesus."
After receiving this message, Leading The Way's follow-up team led him to Christ.
Eighteen-year-old Samar* from Saudi Arabia also turned to The Kingdom Sat when she began to question the teachings of Islam. The horrifying violence of ISIS only reaffirmed her doubts.
At risk of being killed if her family discovered what she was doing, Samar contacted Leading The Way's follow-up team with many questions she had about the Quran, the Bible and the Christian faith.
After several months of follow-up, Samar shared that she was convinced that Jesus was not merely a prophet, as the Quran claimed, but the living Son of God—and she prayed to receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
"Now I am ready to die," she said, "because it's easy to die for what I'm convinced is the truth."
Leading The Way's follow-up coordinator later said her courageous words moved him to tears.
"We thank God for many people like Hafid and Samar who have come to know truth in Jesus," said Leading The Way Founder and President Dr. Michael Youssef. "We really need to be praying for these people—their lives are on the line like nothing we've ever experienced in the West."
He added: "As the actions of jihadis continue to cause Muslims to question their faith, God is using the broadcasts and follow-up ministry of Leading The Way to draw people to Christ. You won't see these stories on the evening news, but God is at work.
"With broadcasts airing in 24 languages, reaching more than 190 countries, God has truly blessed us to be able to do this work—yet there is still so much more to do."
*Names changed for their security.
source: charismanews.com
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Too much stress makes you sick while too much rest makes you lazy.
Too much spending makes you a shopaholic while too much saving makes you a hoarder.
Too much eating makes you fat while too much dieting makes you skinny.
Too much emphasis on prosperity does not necessarily imply it is a sign of God's favor. Too much emphasis on poverty as a sign of closeness to God is equally erroneous. Both extremes are not good ways to understand how God's kingdom principles work.
But there is one thing that you will not get out of balance when it comes to the assurance of your salvation or eternal life for it is the most important gift that you must receive from God especially now that we are in the last days.
Speaking of the last days is the reason for this blog and to make us aware of any impending perils or disasters that might caught us off guard. We must be able to discern the signs of times by knowing and validate the current news around the globe and always be prepared more than ever for the soon coming of our Lord "Jesus Christ," the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
To Christians and servants of God: While the purpose of this blog is to prepare us both spiritually and physically and to make necessary preparations before any emergency or crisis could happen, do not be caught up or paranoid and be scared of the date and times about any impending perils or disasters. Be more useful to God, doing what you are told to do in season or out season especially in sharing and preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though no one knows about the exact time or date of the Rapture or His soon return, let us be watchful and spiritually vigilant, always abounding in the work of the Lord knowing that your labor of love will not be in vain , be the salt and light in this dark world. God bless us and always be guided and empowered by His Holy Spirit.
Biblical
Perspective:
"And
ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye
be not troubled: for all these things must come to
pass, but the end is not
yet.
For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences,
and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are
the beginning of
sorrows.
And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all nations; and then
shall the end come. (Matt. 24:6,7,8,14)
"And
as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this
the judgment," (Heb. 9:27)
"...behold, now is the accepted time; behold,
now is the day of salvation. (2 Cor. 6:2)
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