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Sermon Clip: Hijabs At The Gym

Sermon Clip: Hijabs At The Gym

In the last message of Mixed Signals, we take a look at Islam and how Kingdom people should be responding to the growing worldwide Islamic movement. We explore the growing disparity between the life Jesus led and calls us into and the normal worldly response to those who are different or potentially threaten our way of life.

In this clip from the sermon, Greg introduces the topic by sharing a story from his personal life.

Full sermon here: http://whchurch.org/sermons-media/sermon/hijabs-at-the-gym

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