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#132. Ex-Muslim: A Dangerous Prayer and A Life Transformed
Muslim Ministry Episode 13229th July 2025 • Our Urban Voices • Dr. Alfonse Javed
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Pastor Naeem Fazal shares his story about how Jesus revealed Himself to a young, brash, Pakistani Muslim. But He didn’t just reveal Himself; He turned Naeem’s world upside down.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

  • Ex-Muslim - testimony of encounter with Christ
  • Three components to sharing the gospel with Muslims
  • Common mistakes that Christians make in witnessing to Muslims

ABOUT THE GUEST: 

Naeem Fazal is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a Pakistani, born and raised as a Muslim in Kuwait. He came to the United States shortly after the Gulf War and had a supernatural experience with Christ that changed the course of his life. He was ordained at Seacoast Church in Charleston and is the author of Ex-Muslim and Tomorrow Needs You. Naeem and his wife, Ashley, have two children.

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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:

00:39 - Introducing Pastor Naeem Fazal

04:24 - Book: Ex-Muslim - testimony of encounter with Christ

06:07 - ...treason

08:03 - ..."intoxicated" with peace

09:05 - ...God pursues humanity

09:33 - ...demonic presence

11:27 - ...brother tells him about spiritual warfare

12:05 - ...only Jesus has authority over demons

13:29 - ..."I am Jesus and your life is not your own"

14:47 - ...woke knowing that he was supposed to be in ministry

15:02 - ...led siblings and his father to Christ

15:41 - God has used "extraordinary means" to guide Naeem's life

16:16 - ...coming to Christ was so different from that of other Christians around him

16:46 - ...easy to walk away from a belief or faith, but harder to walk away from a person

17:54 - ...miracles in education

19:06 - ...seeing supernatural things in siblings' lives

22:06 - Specific expectations from Muslims or Christians

22:26 - ...didn't understand that he was considered a traitor by Muslims

24:25 - ...some people did not believe that he is a Christian

26:57 - Three components to sharing the gospel with Muslims

27:14 - ...knowledge

29:07 - ...emotional connection

30:51 - ...spiritual awareness

32:22 - Common mistakes that Christians make in witnessing to Muslims

32:56 - ...comparing religion to religion

36:06 - ...arguing Bible vs Koran

38:20 - ...Jesus doesn't tell us to defend Him; He said to share the gospel and live it out

39:02 - What can churches do to partner with organizations that reach out to Muslims?

41:51 - ...ask ourselves about the prejudice that we might carry

43:16 - ...find an organization or adopt a mosque

46:22 - Hope for the Effect of Book, Ex-Muslim

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