Understanding honor and shame is important in sharing the Gospel in Muslim communities. In the West, shame is seen as a feeling, but in many cultures, it’s a position within the community.
For many of us, this can be hard to understand which is why Audrey Frank’s book, Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World, which focuses on the shame-honor paradigm, is so important.
Audrey spent over twenty years in North Africa doing medical work. As she did ministry, she learned about shame-honor culture and how it affected sharing the Gospel. Now, she helps Westerners understand the importance of shame-honor culture and how we each can carry hidden shame in ourselves. Through the Good News, we can see that God removes our shame and honors us in His love.
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No matter which person you are, the Gospel message is the same for you. He comes to rescue you because He delights in you. God delights in us.
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For the past few months, MegaVoice has been supporting Engaging Missions. Now we get to hear from Darrel Templeton about his work with MegaVoice. Having worked with radio and mass communication, Darrel is passionate about making the Bible accessible to people through audio. By recording the Bible in different languages, MegaVoice can bring the Gospel to people all over the world.
Recently, MegaVoice has been working on a video Bible for the deaf community in different sign languages. They also have over 43 languages lined up to record soon. In the episode, Darrel shares about the need for hearing the Scriptures in order to understand them better.
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When they actually hear the Bible in their mother tongue, or heart language, it doesn’t have to go through the brain. It goes straight to their heart, straight to their spirit, and they can understand that in a deeper way.”
31:47 – Access is the first step, then discipleship
32:21 – How can people partner with you?
37:16 – What MegaVoice Bibles do you recommend?
41:05 – Did Bryan get a MegaVoice Audio Bible?
Bryan Thompson
This week, we also have a special guest, Bryan Thompson, returning to update us about Simply the Story and his life. Hear about what God has been doing over the last year through Bryan and his wife as they travel the world as nomads for Jesus.
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Many people think they are Christian but have never heard the Gospel. Dean Inserra joins the show to talk about “cultural Christianity” and how to reach these people with Jesus. In his new book, The Unsaved Christian, he talks about different forms of unsaved Christianity. These people are not just “baby Christians,” but of a separate religion all together.
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We have to make sure that we’re not advocating for a morality. We’re advocating for a worship, really, for a following of Christ. They’re two very different things.
05:13 – How to bridge the gap of cultural Christianity
07:52 – Walking in the tension
10:28 – Becoming aware of the gap
12:11 – How can we make the Gospel clear?
14:43 – Different forms of unsaved Christians
19:22 – The problems of church membership
21:16 – Approaching traditions to reach the lost
23:50 – How can we engage in God’s work?
26:35 – Avoiding the witch hunt
27:57 – Final thoughts
29:09 – How can we best pray for you?
29:57 – Closing thoughts
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The Muslim community is more open to the Gospel now than ever before. Fouad Masri joins the show to share about his ministry towards Muslims, the Crescent Project. The goal is to inspire equip Christians to bring the Good News to Muslims throughout the world.
Fouad works to answer questions about Christianity and make the Gospel accessible to the Muslim community. More than anything, he wants to be obedient to his Master and Savior, Jesus. Fouad reminds us that God is working and moving in amazing ways in the Muslim world.
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16:45 – How can we best connect with the Muslim community?
21:05 – The importance of prayer and training
26:03 – Transformation and new energy
30:01 – Where does reluctance come from?
33:14 – One thing to share with ministers
34:43 – What is Crescent Project?
37:40 – How can we best pray for you?
38:19 – Closing
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God is moving and working in India through Love Never Fails International. Johnathan Kraus shares about the organization and how they work to serve children in the slums. They provide education, food, health care, and the Gospel to these children. They also want to impact the lives of the sponsors.
A few years ago, Johnathan left India to come back to the United States. During his time here, he has been working on growing the core of the ministry. This includes reaching out to corporate sponsors and speaking with churches and organizations about the ministry. Johnathan’s goal is to win India for Christ.
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When looking at history, it seems like church movements have a cycle of rising and falling. Steve Addison joins the show to talk about his new book called The Rise and Fall of Movements and how God works in that cycle. He speaks on how believers who value the Great Commission can keep their eyes on Jesus, His word, Spirit, and mission.
As some ministries reach a place of decline, we can remember that God is always raising up new movements. He keeps working to draw us back to Him. The important thing is for us to seek God and walk in obedience to Him.
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