Pastors Massoud and Sarah Sadeghi were born and raised in Iran. In their growing up, they had learned of God as being the most holy, but yet as an untouchable, impersonal, and unreachable God. As every nominal Muslim, they lived their lives without any hope of salvation and constantly tried to find a way to please God, with the hope of maybe doing enough good deeds in His sight so that they may gain His approval and be found worthy enough just to enter heaven. It wasn’t until early 1995 (long after they had moved to the United States to receive higher educations), that they were reached with the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. At that occurrence, their lives took a completely different direction; seeing the picture of God completely different than the one they had known previously. Every book, every chapter, every line, and every word in the Bible was a world of joy and full of life to them. Now seeing God as a loving Father like it is revealed in the story of the Prodigal Son, and sensing the deep joy and peace flowing like a river from the Words of Jesus like those recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; For I am gentle and lowly in heart”) quenched the life-long thirst of their souls. By sharing these two scriptures, they have witnessed to many Muslim hearts and have seen many touched and melted by seeing a true picture of God as a loving Father. They have seen many Muslim hearts taste the real peace that only Jesus can give.
To receive proper training to be ready for ministering effectively, they moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended Rhema Bible Training Center in 2004. After completing their training, they returned to Seattle and established Nejat Church Ministries in 2007 and in Vancouver, Canada, in 2009. For more information about Nejat Church Ministries, you can visit their website at www.nejatchurch.com, call (425) 495-0885, or email them at [email protected]. Muslims for ChristIn recent years, the world is changing in front of our eyes at a very fast speed. Changes and strange happenings are occurring in lands far from us, such as the Middle East, and also right at home in the communities that we live. It seems that the end is fast approaching. If we look closely, we would easily see that the world’s hunger (I meant spiritual hunger) is at its highest level. The world is in a desperate need for Jesus. In the midst of sounds of wars, fires, smoke, hates and bloodsheds, together with rumblings of ground from around the world, cries of seeking hearts and thirsty souls are being heard very loud and clear. All this is compounded with the expressions of hopelessness and helplessness expressed on the faces of countless women, men, and children in numerous places, especially in the Middle East.
We, the Church, must listen carefully and respond by diligently carrying out our Lord’s great mandate. As our Lord said it well, the field is truly plenteous; and the good news is that God has raised us all (the body of the believers) for such a time as this as trusted laborers into this great field.
In this article, we will provide you with brief information about the Nejat Church ministries, with the focus of reaching Muslims from Iran with the Gospel of salvation, hope, peace, and healing through Jesus Christ.
