Lee Strobel
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Anyone, anywhere, in any culture, at any time, who calls out to the one true God and says, God, help me, save me, like Howard did when he had that near-death experience, said, God, help me, I can't save myself, I need help, I need you to come to my rescue. I think anybody in any culture who prays a prayer like that to the one true God, God will provide a way for them to find redemption.
Anyone, anywhere, in any culture, at any time, who calls out to the one true God and says, God, help me, save me, like Howard did when he had that near-death experience, said, God, help me, I can't save myself, I need help, I need you to come to my rescue. I think anybody in any culture who prays a prayer like that to the one true God, God will provide a way for them to find redemption.
And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.
And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.
And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.
Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.
Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.
Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.
He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.
He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.
He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.
The other phenomenon that's going on that I write about in my new book is that in the Middle East, in many Middle Eastern countries, it's illegal to share the Christian message. And so what is God doing? He's bringing dreams about Jesus to these people. This is a phenomenon that is sweeping the Middle East. People are not going to sleep as a Muslim, meeting Jesus in a dream, becoming Christians.
The other phenomenon that's going on that I write about in my new book is that in the Middle East, in many Middle Eastern countries, it's illegal to share the Christian message. And so what is God doing? He's bringing dreams about Jesus to these people. This is a phenomenon that is sweeping the Middle East. People are not going to sleep as a Muslim, meeting Jesus in a dream, becoming Christians.
The other phenomenon that's going on that I write about in my new book is that in the Middle East, in many Middle Eastern countries, it's illegal to share the Christian message. And so what is God doing? He's bringing dreams about Jesus to these people. This is a phenomenon that is sweeping the Middle East. People are not going to sleep as a Muslim, meeting Jesus in a dream, becoming Christians.
That's not how it happens, because that could be just a subjective experience. No, there is corroboration to these dreams. So I'll give you an example. So a woman named Noor, mother of eight, Muslim, lives in Cairo. One night, she has a Jesus dream. It's the most profound, vivid dream, unlike any other she's ever had. And Jesus appears to her.
That's not how it happens, because that could be just a subjective experience. No, there is corroboration to these dreams. So I'll give you an example. So a woman named Noor, mother of eight, Muslim, lives in Cairo. One night, she has a Jesus dream. It's the most profound, vivid dream, unlike any other she's ever had. And Jesus appears to her.
That's not how it happens, because that could be just a subjective experience. No, there is corroboration to these dreams. So I'll give you an example. So a woman named Noor, mother of eight, Muslim, lives in Cairo. One night, she has a Jesus dream. It's the most profound, vivid dream, unlike any other she's ever had. And Jesus appears to her.
And she feels the love and the grace and the forgiveness and the kindness of Jesus just radiating from him. And she's overwhelmed by it. She's never felt anything like it. And they're walking along a lake. And she says, Jesus, tell me more about you. And he says, my friend will tell you. And she said, who's your friend? And he gestures to another person.
And she feels the love and the grace and the forgiveness and the kindness of Jesus just radiating from him. And she's overwhelmed by it. She's never felt anything like it. And they're walking along a lake. And she says, Jesus, tell me more about you. And he says, my friend will tell you. And she said, who's your friend? And he gestures to another person.
And she feels the love and the grace and the forgiveness and the kindness of Jesus just radiating from him. And she's overwhelmed by it. She's never felt anything like it. And they're walking along a lake. And she says, Jesus, tell me more about you. And he says, my friend will tell you. And she said, who's your friend? And he gestures to another person.