MIDDLE EAST: The Moment He Accepted Christ
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 26 September 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
What does your church do to help new believers grow in their faith? Imagine how much more difficult it would be to disciple new Christians if you couldn't meet together in person, or if they couldn't admit openly that they were now following Christ for fear of persecution?
"Brother Mark" works with Christians in 22 countries in North Africa and the Middle East, and he will tell us about the persecution faced by Christians in Muslim nations of that region.
We'll talk about the new reality in Sudan after the overthrow of Omar al Bashir and his Islamist regime. There is more freedom for Christians—but still threats against the church.
What is the journey new Christians must make in order to be ready to face persecution and respond with forgiveness, love and hope? How is their identity, and their place in the culture, affected by their decision to follow Christ?
Brother Mark has been with us before on VOM Radio; you can listen that episode here.
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| 0:00.0 | When someone in your community comes to faith in Christ, think about all the ways your church reaches out to show them support. |
| 0:11.0 | In an Islamic country, things can look very different. |
| 0:14.0 | How do you disciple someone when it's dangerous for them to even admit coming to faith in Christ? |
| 0:21.0 | How do you disciple them when they can't come to a church or even |
| 0:25.4 | safely gather with other believers? We'll hear about ways new believers are being |
| 0:31.2 | encouraged up next on the voice of the martyr's radio. |
| 0:37.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:40.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:44.1 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:47.0 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today |
| 0:51.6 | in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:54.1 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:58.9 | Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:02.1 | Last week, our understanding of Africa grew, |
| 1:05.0 | as our guest brother Mark told us about Christians, |
| 1:08.0 | especially in the country of Mauritania. |
| 1:11.0 | If you miss that conversation, you can hear it at VOM radio dot net or wherever you listen to |
| 1:17.2 | podcasts Brother Mark is a gospel worker active in North Africa and the Middle East. So he's back and we can learn about other |
| 1:26.8 | countries where he is serving the body of Christ. I ask Brother Mark about the nation of Sudan. You know much has changed in the last 18 months in Sudan and even in the last few weeks in Sudan. |
| 1:40.0 | Last year the Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir was overthrown. |
| 1:45.0 | A transitional council was put in place which is supposed to lead to free elections |
| 1:51.0 | and the handing over of power to a civilian government. |
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