iHOPE Empowers

Connie was suspicious of Muslims and never considered engaging with them. Then she met a Muslim who deeply desired to go to heaven.  The woman’s desperate prayers for Salvation broke Connie’s heart. It was a moment that forever changed her thoughts and actions. Find out how she pushed through fear and apathy to share the hope of Jesus with an Imam’s wife. This episode will leave you hungering to tell others the Good News and give you baby steps to begin.  

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1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Learn how to start natural spiritual conversations with anyone, anywhere, all the time using a memorable "process" that is easy to remember and simple to do. Rich with real-life stories and road-tested practical application, this episode will have you looking forward to striking up conversations and steering into spiritual matters of the heart. 

About iHOPE Ministries

iHOPE Ministries is a 501c3 non-profit ministry that is changing the way Christians think about sharing their faith with people of other faiths. Since 2011, iHOPE has empowered tens of thousands of Christians to cross religious boundaries and extend God’s transformative love. For more free, donor-supported resources that will help you share the love of Christ with people of other faiths who live near you, visit iHOPEministries.org or follow iHOPE Ministries on Instagram.  

The book referenced in this episode: The Way to Paradise, by Renod Bejjani, is a bible study tailored for Muslim seekers.  It's available wherever books are sold online. For more details, visit iHOPEministries.org/books/

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Amie will never forget the moment she realized Jesus loves her. As a former Muslim in an Islamic nation, Amie grew up abused and unloved. She walked in bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness. When a friend told her Jesus loves her, it blew her mind. On the spot, she believed and accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. Then God did incredible things. Radically transformed from the inside out, God used Amie to share the love of Christ with her abusive earthly father. Turns out, he'd been feeling unworthy and unloved too.

Today Amie is living a bold, joyful life in Christ in North America.  Listening to her story will have you thinking about the first time you realized Jesus loves you, and remembering that He is with you always. 

For more quick stories like this, follow iHOPE Ministries on Instagram. Then sign-up for our weekly eNewsletter by texting the word "iHOPE" to 22828 now. For more free, donor-supported resources that will embolden you to share your faith, go to https://www.iHOPEministries.org. 

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

How confident are you at starting a conversation and steering it toward Jesus? Would you say you’re 70-80% confident? Even if you're 90% confident, that means you’re 10% doubtful. Even a little doubt can undermine your confidence. Don't let doubt count you out

It’s impossible to be 100% confident about leading someone to Christ because only God the Father can enable someone to Jesus. However, you can be 100% confident in your ability to start a conversation, listen well, and ask really thoughtful questions. When you do those things well, you can release the outcome to the LORD.

If you are less than 100% confident in your ability to start and naturally steer a conversation toward Jesus this story-packed episode is for you. 

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Have you ever lacked words for sharing your faith? Kim, an elementary teacher in America’s heartland always felt shy. Then the Spirit gave her words to say and she led three Buddhist women to Christ. Listen and be encouraged. 

To sign up for iHOPE's eNewsletter and get the downloadable prayer, visit www.iHOPEministries.org. 

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Curious about how Muslims approach prayer? During Ramadan, prayer is an especially hot topic for Muslims. Their prayers in this season are more important than any other time. Yet their prayers are not like yours. They are searching for what makes your prayers different. And you have something they are looking for. This episode is packed with stories and insight for how you can optimize prayer, one of the least-used fundamentals for sharing your biblical faith.  

To take your learning deeper, sign up for iHOPE's weekly Insider eNewsletter. Just text the word "iHOPE" to 22828.  Or visit www.iHOPEministries.org for more resources.  

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Get the free e-Course on religious freedom that Shirin shared at Empowerwomen.media. 

Where did you live when you were in junior high? Shirin Taber grew up with one foot in Iran and one in America. Her unique upbringing led her to advocate for women's rights and religious freedom at the UN.  

Find out how religious freedom opens doors to share your faith. Listen as Shirin dishes up inspiring stories of advocating for religious freedom worldwide. And closer to home, find out how she practically models sharing her biblical faith for her children. 

if your biblical faith is important to you, friends of other faiths expect you to bring it up. Get more courage and confidence to share. Sign up for iHOPE's  eNewsletter. Text "iHOPE" to 22828 to sign up now. Or visit us online at www.iHOPEministries.org.  

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

As our neighborhoods grow increasingly diverse, it's never been more important to share our biblical faith. Yet, most believers don't know how to cross religious and cultural boundaries to share the hope of Jesus. 

That's okay. How would you know? Sharing Jesus with Muslims and people of other faiths isn't usually taught in Church. 

And yet, if your biblical faith is important to you, friends of other faiths expect you to bring it up. If you don’t, it signals that your faith isn’t important. Plus your witness is diminished.  

We're here to help. These 6 fundamentals - (excerpt recorded at an iHOPE workshop )- will embolden you to be a more courageous, confident, authentic Christian witness to people of other faiths. 

Get our weekly eNewsletter to learn more bite-sized things to know and do each week. Text "iHOPE" to 22828 to sign up now. Or visit us online at www.iHOPEministries.org.  

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

You probably don't have to worry about your family killing you tonight for being a Christian, yet today's guests did. Once she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior, she faced immediate life-threatening danger. A “Yes” to Jesus in her home country is different than a “Yes” here. Today she's living in America's heartland as a passionate ambassador for Christ. Don't miss this remarkable story.  

But before you meet her, I want to give you the backstory behind the name of this series called The Blue Cord. When I was a kid, most Americans identified as Christian. I didn't need to share my faith unless I was going to be a missionary. Now people of many faiths and cultures live here. We can cross our street and tell others about Jesus. And yet we're not. 

Something similar happened to the Israelites. God reveals in Numbers, 15:37-41 that after another round of not doing what the Lord told them to do, He gave His people a reminder - a tassel with a cord of blue - on the hem of their garments. So that every time they saw it, they would remember him and his commands rather than follow after their own hearts. 

The blue cord was a symbol of God's divine commands that they serve a Holy living God who left instructions for how to remember and trust him.  Inspired by the biblical blue cord, I pray this Blue Cord series by iHOPE Ministries will be a catalyst for you to go be His witness and declare His glory among the nations, living around you. 

For more bite-sized things to know and do to share your faith with intention, follow us on Instagram, then go to  www.iHOPEMinistries.org, and sign up for our weekly eNewsletter. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen. Your review helps the show empower more everyday Christians with the courage, confidence, and know-how to share Jesus in our generation. 

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths. 

Can you imagine growing up persecuted for your biblical faith while living in Islamic-ruled nations? Host Renod Bejjani doesn't have to imagine. He grew up in once-Christian nations that shifted to 99% Muslim. Similar patterns are happening now in Western nations. Yet you can help change the outcome.

Here's a fresh dose of inspiration and road-tested principles that will embolden you to share your biblical faith with Muslims and other non-believers.

 Thanks for listening to this podcast. A donor-supported series from iHOPE Ministries. For more bite-size things to know and do to share your faith with intention, follow us on Instagram. @ihopeministries then go to, ihopeministries.org and sign up for our weekly newsletter. 

If you enjoyed today's episode, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen. Your review helps the show empower more everyday Christians with the courage, confidence, and know-how to share Jesus in our generation. 

LINKS

1. Join the iHOPE community of global believers who are sharing Jesus across faiths, generations, and nations. 
2.  Visit iHOPEministries.org. Find out how you can move from "I can't" to "I do" share Jesus across faiths.