Timothy Harris

And, you know, I remember one of them, I mean, he was this gentle, older Muslim man from Syria. Oh, we just love this man. And it was so fun because it looked like that we were watching him. His name was Mansour. And it just looked like we were watching him be born again. In fact, Brandon, one day,

And, you know, I remember one of them, I mean, he was this gentle, older Muslim man from Syria. Oh, we just love this man. And it was so fun because it looked like that we were watching him. His name was Mansour. And it just looked like we were watching him be born again. In fact, Brandon, one day,

We were talking with him, sitting with him in his home, and I asked him if he had come to believe that Jesus died on the cross. And this is something, obviously, that the Quran denies and Muslims don't believe. But I'll never forget his just totally unexpected response. Here's what he said. If Jesus didn't die on the cross, then who was that man that came out of the tomb? Isn't that cool?

We were talking with him, sitting with him in his home, and I asked him if he had come to believe that Jesus died on the cross. And this is something, obviously, that the Quran denies and Muslims don't believe. But I'll never forget his just totally unexpected response. Here's what he said. If Jesus didn't die on the cross, then who was that man that came out of the tomb? Isn't that cool?

I mean, so he believed in the resurrection and because he believed in the resurrection, then he said, I have to believe in the cross. I mean, it was kind of a different way of thinking, but the Holy Spirit was working on him. But so he kept joining us actually in Bible study. And then, like I said, he just disappeared. And I remember I went back to his home.

I mean, so he believed in the resurrection and because he believed in the resurrection, then he said, I have to believe in the cross. I mean, it was kind of a different way of thinking, but the Holy Spirit was working on him. But so he kept joining us actually in Bible study. And then, like I said, he just disappeared. And I remember I went back to his home.

And his granddaughters would even give me, you know, conflicting stories of where he was. Like one of them would say he's taking a nap and the other one would come out and say he went to the store, you know. And so what happened was it was very obvious to us his family shutting down. Yeah, his daughter and son-in-law and son, we think they just shut him down and kept him away from us because...

And his granddaughters would even give me, you know, conflicting stories of where he was. Like one of them would say he's taking a nap and the other one would come out and say he went to the store, you know. And so what happened was it was very obvious to us his family shutting down. Yeah, his daughter and son-in-law and son, we think they just shut him down and kept him away from us because...

it became clear that he was getting really close to putting his faith in Jesus. And actually, I think that he did. But the point, brother, is that, and this happened with the other two guys too, and the point is that what we have found with so many Muslims is they will say, once they do come to Christ, they'll say, I didn't give up Islam easily. In other words, it was a hard, hard, hard decision.

it became clear that he was getting really close to putting his faith in Jesus. And actually, I think that he did. But the point, brother, is that, and this happened with the other two guys too, and the point is that what we have found with so many Muslims is they will say, once they do come to Christ, they'll say, I didn't give up Islam easily. In other words, it was a hard, hard, hard decision.

But we want your listeners to hear, please believe us when we say that Islam doesn't easily give up its people either.

But we want your listeners to hear, please believe us when we say that Islam doesn't easily give up its people either.

Yep.

Yep.

Yeah. And so you're in a spiritual warfare. Your battle, our battle, is definitely not against Muslim people. It's not even against the leaders at the mosque. You know, we had another guy... that he just flat out told us, I'm sorry, I can't meet with you anymore for Bible study because I'm getting too much pressure from the people at the mosque. And they're putting pressure on me. I can't do it.

Yeah. And so you're in a spiritual warfare. Your battle, our battle, is definitely not against Muslim people. It's not even against the leaders at the mosque. You know, we had another guy... that he just flat out told us, I'm sorry, I can't meet with you anymore for Bible study because I'm getting too much pressure from the people at the mosque. And they're putting pressure on me. I can't do it.

So he was afraid. And so, yeah, so our battle, you know, really, it's not against Muslim people, but really what we need to do is just keep loving our Muslim neighbors and fight for them on our knees in prayer.

So he was afraid. And so, yeah, so our battle, you know, really, it's not against Muslim people, but really what we need to do is just keep loving our Muslim neighbors and fight for them on our knees in prayer.

And so those three men that disappeared, yeah, it just showed us so clearly, man, if you want to be involved in outreach to Muslim people, you better buckle your seatbelt and be prepared because there's going to be spiritual warfare, not just against them, but against you. And so it's spirits, man. It's... And so we love the people, but we battle those spirits.

And so those three men that disappeared, yeah, it just showed us so clearly, man, if you want to be involved in outreach to Muslim people, you better buckle your seatbelt and be prepared because there's going to be spiritual warfare, not just against them, but against you. And so it's spirits, man. It's... And so we love the people, but we battle those spirits.