Youth Announcements

1. Youth Announcements • Youth Team Plus • Youth Activities

2. Youth Announcements • Youth Team Plus • Youth Activities • Christmas Lock in (Dec. 16) • Movie: • Home Alone • Elf • The Santa Clause • A Muppet Christmas Carol

3. Christianity Cults & Religions

4. Islam

5. Islam • Islam– Submission • Muslim– one who submits • There are currently 1.2 billion Muslims world wide • Predominantly in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. • 90% are Sunni

6. Muhammad • Born in AD 570 • In Mecca • To a poor family • Was a merchant by trade • In AD 610 he was meditating and fasting in a cave when he was suddenly visited by the angel Gabriel. • Gabriel commanded him to recite but Muhammad could not, finally he was forced to recite by a supernatural force • This was the beginning of the Quran • This experience was so traumatizing for Muhammad that he believed that he had been demon possessed. • His senior wife encouraged him to continue with these encounters. • After this Muhammad began his career as the chosen prophet of Allah.

7. Muhammad (Continued) • The years that followed were full of persecution. • In AD 621 Gabriel toke Muhammad on a magical journey to Jerusalem and Heaven. • In AD 622 he made his Hijrah Journey. • This is the marking of time and the new year for Muslims. • He cleared Mecca and removed all the idols and dedicated it to Allah. • Died in AD 632 • After his death their arose a power struggle for leadership of the religion • From this developed the Suni and the Shiites

8. Holy Scriptures • Quran – recitations • 114 chapters or Surras • Composed over 22 years • Arranged chapters in descending order of length • There is no narrative • Originally in Arabic. No translation can do it justice. • Treated with respect. • Rarely held below the waist, when kept it normally wrapped in a nice cloth and put on the highest shelf in the home. • Perfect and uncorrupted • It references Biblical events and characters • Some recorded differently

9. 6 Affirmed Beliefs • Allah – God • Only one person • No counterparts • Not seen as a father • Prophets • First and foremost being Muhammad • Muhammad is said to be the greatest man who ever lived. • They classify Jesus as a major prophet. • Angels • Each person has two angels assigned to him. • One records the good deeds and one the bad • Jinn – Genie • Spirit beings made of fire

10. 6 Affirmed Beliefs (Continued) • The Holy Books • Day of Judgment • Fate - Destiny

11. 5 Pillars (Salvation) • Profession of faith (Shahadah) • There is no god but Allah. • And Muhammad is his prophet. • Prayers (Salat) • 5 times daily • Facing Mecca • Prayers are preceded by washings • There are congregational prayers held on Fridays for males. • Alms giving (Zakat) • Roughly 2.5% of there yearly earnings • Fasting (Sawm) • Specifically during the Holy Month of Ramadan • Pilgrimage (Hajj) • Every able bodied Muslim is expected to go to Mecca and participate in the rituals.

12. Salvation • No such thing as original sin. • Humans are weak but not bent toward sin. • Obedience, repentance, and human effort. • No assurance of salvation expect but to die in righteous Jihad.

13. Major Muslim Sects • Sunni • After the death of Muhammad wanted an elected successor. • The majority. • Shia • They favored the idea of Islam leadership staying in Muhammad’s blood line. • Sufi • The mystical side of Islam • Strives for a mystical relationship with Allah

14. Appeals to Islam • Simplicity of Beliefs and requirements • Seeming moral clarity • All encompassing nature • A sense of universal brotherhood

15. What does the Bible say? • Romans 5:8 • 1 John 4:10 • 1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and send his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

16. A Dont

17. Does and Don’ts Does • Do make it clear you are a follower of Christ • Do take time to build a relationship • Do approach your encounters as a learner • Do correct their misunderstandings • Do talk about Jesus • Do pray out loud with your Muslim friends • Do use your right hand Don’ts • Don’t assume your Muslim friend understand what you mean • Don’t be surprised if you are rejected at first • Don’t take notes • Don’t argue • Don’t insult • Don’t start your prayer with “Our Father” • Don’t use your left hand for eating food • Don’t put your Bible on the floor or in the bathroom • Don’t assume that Muslims think the same as you do

18. Prayer Requests • Grades – Logan

19. Quick Review

20. Which of the following is not taught in Islam? • The Quran which people have today is a copy of an eternal tablet in heaven. • The Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have been corrupted. • “Allah” refers to the Fatherhood of God. • Muhammad was the greatest man who ever lived.

21. Which of the following is not taught in Islam? • The Quran which people have today is a copy of an eternal tablet in heaven. • The Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have been corrupted. • “Allah” refers to the Fatherhood of God. (Allah is the generic word for God in Arabic. In Islam, Allah has no sons and cannot be associated with anything.) • Muhammad was the greatest man who ever lived.

22. True or False? The entire Quran was composed by Muhammad during the angel Gabriel’s first visit.

23. True or False? The entire Quran was composed by Muhammad during the angel Gabriel’s first visit. FALSE(The Quran was written by Muhammad over a period of 22 years.)

24. Islam teaches that salvation depends upon: • A person’s good deeds outweighing their bad deeds. • The will of Allah. • Both of the above • None of the above.

25. Islam teaches that salvation depends upon: • A person’s good deeds outweighing their bad deeds. • The will of Allah. • Both of the above (A person’s good works contribute to his or her salvation, but ultimately no one can know in advance what Allah will decide on the day of judgment.) • None of the above.

26. True or False? In the final analysis Islam is all about Muhammad – what Muhammad says about God and what Muhammad would do in any situation.

27. True or False? In the final analysis Islam is all about Muhammad – what Muhammad says about God and what Muhammad would do in any situation. TRUE

28. Islam is a religion of works and merit, but according to the Bible, good works are the … of salvation – not the means of attaining it.

29. Islam is a religion of works and merit, but according to the Bible, good works are the FRUIT(or outcome, result) of salvation – not the means of attaining it.

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