NORTH AFRICA: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

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🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Brother Bob has been connected to gospel work in North Africa for more than 20 years. He says government persecution of Christians in the region tends to come in cycles, but pressure and persecution of Christians by their own family members is common.

But even in the midst of family persecution, Christians have a chance to demonstrate the reality of the gospel. “If believers persevere and continue to be a light,” Bob says, “most of the time their family eventually accepts them. And in many cases, others in the family come to know Christ.”

Listen for the story of how a Muslim wife showed great displeasure after her husband accepted Christ—but was eventually won over by the consistent, Christ-like love he showed her.

Local people in North Africa have many fears: bad omens, the fear of spirits, or fear of the future. The absence of fear is one of the marks of Christians in the region and often draws others to learn more about Christ.

After working among Muslims for more than two decades, Bob says Christians who love and listen are more effective in sharing the gospel than those who criticize Islam or start a religious debate. He points to the model of Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well.

Bob will share how he prepares new believers to spread the truth of Christ, to walk alongside others in their difficulties and to withstand persecution when it comes. Listen as Bob gives practical ways we can be like Christ and tells how our persecuted brothers and sisters are living that out. Bob will also equip us to pray for Christians in North Africa.

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0:00.0	a gospel worker that we're just gonna call Bob serves in some places where the gospel is just not welcome
0:07.2	but instead of arguing or criticizing other religions
0:11.7	Bob does something that all of us can do with our own neighbors
0:15.7	We need to love people and listen to people
0:20.6	Our model I think is uh Jesus with the woman with the well
0:25.3	He didn't start out talking and he started out listening
0:29.6	asking her questions about her life
0:33.1	He showed that he was interested in what was going in with her
0:38.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path
0:41.6	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves
0:48.0	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around
0:55.2	Join host Todd Netletons. We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the voice of the martyrs radio network
1:02.9	Welcome back to the voice of the martyrs radio. My name is Todd Netleton today
1:06.4	We're gonna hear from one of our one name only guest if you are a long time listener
1:11.3	You know this is often how we do things to protect the identities to protect the security of those who are telling their stories to us
1:20.1	Bob has been connected to gospel work in north africa for more than 20 years
1:25.3	For his security. We're gonna alter his voice. So you may notice it sounds a little different
1:31.1	You may also notice from the sound that that we were recording not in a nice studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
1:37.2	We were recording in a uh not a soundproof room
1:41.4	So you will hear some extra noises on this
1:44.2	But I hope you'll listen closely and hear about how God is at work in north africa and how you can pray
1:52.0	For the believers in this region of the world
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