Have you watched the new Christian film “Jesus in Athens”?

It tells the story of crises to salvation, which affirms that God is willing for all to be saved.

The European refugee crisis of 2015 which also sparkled up the renaissance of Muslims turning to Christ remains unforgettable.

A new documentary film titled “Jesus in Athens” reports the story of the revival. It is an inspiring tale described through the eyes of Christians in Greece and Muslims who have found peace and hope.

The president of Training Leaders international, Darren Carlson who hosted the film says: “This is a story of God gathering people to himself during a crisis.”

Lessons from the film Jesus in Athens

Here are some lessons to benefit from the film

Several migrants arrived first in Greece

Even though the migrant crisis affected the whole of Europe, the majority of the migrants arrived first in Greece. This was due to the proximity of Greece to Turkey, Africa as well as the Middle East.

A particular Greek island known as Samos is known to be 40miles from Turkey. Greece possesses ten thousand miles of coastline, majority being in Europe.

With regards to the migrants’ port of call Carlson says: “Sweden, Germany, Finland or a host of other Western European countries that they have never visited but believe hold their key to a better life.”

In 2015, 1,005,504 fleeing migrants came to Europe. They were escaping from oppression slavery and poverty from countries like Iraq Syria and Afghanistan.

However, a lot of them also discovered the gospel. As a result, religious revival and transformation erupted particularly among the Muslims fleeing their war-ravaged Nations. Carlson says: “From this great movement of people have sprung up ministries, refugee centres and in some cases established churches.

“Most of the new churches are evangelical and charismatic.” he explained

Several Muslims converted to Christ

Without a doubt, there were focus points in the film which indicates several Muslim conversion to Christianity.

In addition, it exhibits the way believers in Athens consistently reached out to the people of Islamic religion. A church planter narrated in the film how he baptized migrants in their hundreds. Similarly, another pastor explained how he had 150 to 200 slaves in attendance during his evangelistic meeting which he hosted. He believed it wasn’t a “coincidence” and says These were things that were unheard in the past.”

“I believe in the sovereignty of God. And I do believe that this is God’s doing.” he added. There was even a particular church building that has suite of rooms for Muslims and their families. Carlson analysed “In my experience, it is the love of God and the love of Christians that draw Muslims to Jesus Christ

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