Thursday, April 16, 2026

Hope to Share With Our Muslim Friends

2026 CMC Workshop

In Christ, we can and should be passionate when talking with Muslims.

What should we should share.
  • About our faith in Christ: 
    • We have a certain hope of love, forgiveness from God 
    • We know the Living God who has defeated death in Christ 
  • Because God Himself is Just (1 Jn 1:9), and He will wipe away every tear at injustice 
  • Hope (Colossians 1:5) - Christ our hope in life and death
  • Hospitality (Romans 12:13), humor and JOY in God (Zephaniah 3:17) 
  • The difference between man and woman from the Bible (Gen 1:27); Christian marriage’s picture (Eph 5:25-31) 
  • Help honoring the ‘emperor’ - God is Father, so we can submit in a godly way (Rom 13) 
  • Honor instead of shame, 1 Peter 1:7 - Honor for those who hold fast to faith in Christ
  • Forgiveness from God at the cross (Ephesians 1:7) 
  • Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23), who answers prayers (John 15:1-7)
How to witness to Muslims
  • Use the Bible
    • Proverbs
    • Encounters with Christ, tell the story of the Gospel
  • Use online Biblical resources (Jesus film, etc)
  • Pray
  • Don't argue!
How to witness to Muslims
  • With other Christians
  • One-on-One with a Muslim friend of the same sex
  • Personally - recent answers to prayer
  • Offer hospitality and friendship
  • Reading the Bible in our home:  great first step!
  • Persistence
Bibliography
  • Georges Houssney (2010).  Engaging Islam. Treeline Publishing
  • Samuel S. Schlorff.  Muslim Ideology and Christian Apologetics (www.answering-islam.org/Christians/schlorff2.html, accessed Feb 9, 2026)
  • Ayman S. Ibrahim, & Ant Greenham. (2023).  Islam and the Bible:  Questioning Muslim Idiom Translations.  B&H Academic.

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