Timothy Harris
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kind of around the noon hour, one o'clock in the afternoon. So the idea was to take followers of Jesus to mosques to observe their sermon of prayers, but then also take Muslims to visit and observe Sunday morning worship services in churches. And so, yeah, and if we could do them in the same weekend, all the better, you know, and then have Q&A at each place afterwards, you know, and so,
kind of around the noon hour, one o'clock in the afternoon. So the idea was to take followers of Jesus to mosques to observe their sermon of prayers, but then also take Muslims to visit and observe Sunday morning worship services in churches. And so, yeah, and if we could do them in the same weekend, all the better, you know, and then have Q&A at each place afterwards, you know, and so,
We started doing that and it had really good results. The Christians who came with us to the mosque learned a lot. They interacted with Muslim people. And then the Muslims who came and visited church services were really struck by, you know, I think the worship really impacted them. And I think hearing the word of God impacted them. And so we had these nice Q&A times afterwards. It was great.
We started doing that and it had really good results. The Christians who came with us to the mosque learned a lot. They interacted with Muslim people. And then the Muslims who came and visited church services were really struck by, you know, I think the worship really impacted them. And I think hearing the word of God impacted them. And so we had these nice Q&A times afterwards. It was great.
So that's what the Goodwill Tour was about.
So that's what the Goodwill Tour was about.
Man, I think I want to steal that idea or any paperwork you got and probably start one down here if I can.
Man, I think I want to steal that idea or any paperwork you got and probably start one down here if I can.
Oh, that'd be great, brother. Now, I do want to say, with kind of a caveat, we do not recommend that Christians just walk into a mosque. We recommend that you...
Oh, that'd be great, brother. Now, I do want to say, with kind of a caveat, we do not recommend that Christians just walk into a mosque. We recommend that you...
uh set something up ahead of time you call you set an appointment you know so you're not just walking in cold turkey and then we recommend that you get some training you don't just go in without some understanding of islam and cultural differences and we also recommend that you never go alone especially as a woman but you go in groups and you set it up ahead of time and you make sure that
uh set something up ahead of time you call you set an appointment you know so you're not just walking in cold turkey and then we recommend that you get some training you don't just go in without some understanding of islam and cultural differences and we also recommend that you never go alone especially as a woman but you go in groups and you set it up ahead of time and you make sure that
I don't think it's a place necessarily, Brandon, to take young believers or immature believers because Islam is seductive, and you don't want to really take a believer that's not firm or solid in their faith that might be tempted, for example, to become a Muslim.
I don't think it's a place necessarily, Brandon, to take young believers or immature believers because Islam is seductive, and you don't want to really take a believer that's not firm or solid in their faith that might be tempted, for example, to become a Muslim.
yeah that that makes a lot of sense that that's good point so let me ask you this um and we should know the answer but i'm gonna get you to give us some context behind it are good kind devout muslim people going to heaven oh man and that boy i tell you yeah what a great question so
yeah that that makes a lot of sense that that's good point so let me ask you this um and we should know the answer but i'm gonna get you to give us some context behind it are good kind devout muslim people going to heaven oh man and that boy i tell you yeah what a great question so
um i want to read i want to read something from a friend of ours named tom in this chapter related to that he said i keep running into believers who have embraced some shade of universalism this even includes former missionary colleagues who would not say that they are universalists but at the same time they're inclined to believe that they're very kind
um i want to read i want to read something from a friend of ours named tom in this chapter related to that he said i keep running into believers who have embraced some shade of universalism this even includes former missionary colleagues who would not say that they are universalists but at the same time they're inclined to believe that they're very kind
generous faith-driven muslim friends surely must be in the kingdom not because this muslim friend has surrendered to jesus as king and lord and believes in his death burial and resurrection but rather because the muslim friend is such an amazing person who seems to love and serve god so well and so we really really want your listeners to hear the old adage
generous faith-driven muslim friends surely must be in the kingdom not because this muslim friend has surrendered to jesus as king and lord and believes in his death burial and resurrection but rather because the muslim friend is such an amazing person who seems to love and serve god so well and so we really really want your listeners to hear the old adage