A key date in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is the Night of Power. It falls on 26 August this year.
On this night, Muslims will typically spend intense times in prayer hoping to gain special favour with Allah. Many will desperately cry out for spiritual revelation. Others will long for divine help in their daily lives.
However God’s Word, the Bible, says:
‘…because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved.’
Ephesians 2:4-5
Will You Join Us In Prayer?
Our prayer is for the living God to choose the Night of Power to impact thousands of Muslims with the gospel of His grace. More than democracy, political freedom and social reform we believe people in the Arab world need to encounter Christ and be transformed by His love.
Free* DVD Resource
We have produced Night of Power DVDs to inspire and equip believers to pray. These are ideal to fuel prayer in church services or small groups. There is an introduction and three segments which can be used to guide your prayer time.
The main focuses for prayer are:
i) Muslims to receive revelation of the truth of Christ
ii) Open doors for the gospel to spread
iii) Believers in the Arab world to make disciples in their communities
GET IN TOUCH if you would like a copy, and feel free to use as much or as little as you like.
They can also be used in general times of prayer for Muslims after Ramadan.
Email us on prayer@awm-pioneers.org – we would love to hear your feedback on the resource.
(*Free only for UK residents because of postage costs).
Inspiring Testimony
‘I am from a family in the Middle East. I want to be a Christian because I know that Jesus died for my sins. I must say that each time I have prayed to him, he has answered my prayers. Once, he delivered me from a life and death situation.’ Ishtar**, female, Kuwait
**Name has been changed to protect identity.
The message of love and peace as supreme values in human society is often well-received by followers of Islam. Devout Muslims may have been taught to respect the “People of the Book” (as expressed in Qur’an)– the faithful of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Muslims await a Messiah, just as do the Jews. Our challenge as disciples of Christ is to present the message (always being open to the leading of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of our communication) with an attitude of love and peacefulness, showing the evidence that Jesus Christ is the Messiah of all the physical and spiritual descendants of Abraham, and not just a prophet. Indeed, if He is accepted even as a prophet, then His own words should be believed. As Christian apologists like Josh McDowell have put it, in simple terms, when considering the claims of Jesus and His disciples, we must decide if he is “a liar, a lunatic, or our Lord” (I’m probably paraphrasing it a bit).
Accepting the deity of Christ is a big leap for a Muslim, but in the end, no more so than for any person who must respond to the truth God inspires in his heart when he hears the message of the Gospel. However, in some communities, to accept Christ is to put oneself in mortal danger, and that is certainly a great obstacle to proclaiming Christ’s divinity for many Muslims — as evangelists, we must be cognizant of that, and pray for the transformation of the whole Islamic culture and the salvation of all Muslims.
It’s beneficial to study the arguments by Islamic apologists, such as Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, as well as those Christian apologists who have addressed non-Christian beliefs.
May God bless the work you do, and use it for His greater glory!
I’ve just remembered the proper attribution of the phrase “liar, lunatic or lord” (quoted n my previous post) — it’s from C. S. Lewis, not Josh McDowell. In any case, it’s a central concept for anyone giving evidence of Christ’s divinity.