It’s Monday, November 11th, A.D. 2019. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus.
By Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
Bible teacher Francis Chan moving to Myanmar
Last Wednesday, Bible teacher and best-selling author Francis Chan announced in a chapel sermon at Azusa Pacific University that he and his family will be moving to Asia in February to serve as missionaries, reports the Christian Post.
CHAN: “My family and I are going to move to Asia in February. A few months ago, we were in Myanmar and my wife and I and kids, we were just with a translator going from hut to hut in these slums, trying to explain to people who Jesus is. These people had never even heard of Him. The eagerness, the way they listened, seeing people get baptized. What do we do on a normal day that even compares to this?”
“I feel like I’ve been fishing in the same pond my whole life and now there’s like thousands of other fishermen at the same pond, and our lines are getting tangled and everyone’s fighting over stupid things.
“What if I heard of a lake that’s like a five-mile hike away, and no one’s fishing it. And they’re saying, ‘Man, the fish are biting — just throw a hook in there and they’ll go for it!’ Man, I’ll make that five-mile hike if I love fishing.”
Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15)
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to run for old Senate seat
Last Thursday, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who served under President Trump, announced that he is a Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama for the seat he once held before he resigned to serve in the Trump administration.
Despite the fact that President Trump was displeased with Attorney General Sessions for recusing himself in the Russia probe, Sessions released a new ad noting that he has been loyal to President Trump.
SESSIONS: “When I left President Trump’s cabinet, did I write a tell-all book? No. Did I go on CNN and attack the president? Nope. Have I said a cross word about our president? Not one time. And I’ll tell you why. First, that would be dishonorable. I was there to serve his agenda, not mine. Second, the president is doing a great job – for America and Alabama. And he has my strong support.”
Democrat Doug Jones, who succeeded Sessions in a special election, defeating Judge Roy Moore, is considered the most vulnerable Senate Democrat facing re-election next year.
So far, 11 Senate Republicans have already announced their support for Jeff Sessions.
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg looks to run for president
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is flirting with a presidential run as a Democrat, reports the Associated Press.
The man, who has $50 billion in the bank, plans to skip the early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire, shooting for the delegate-rich Super Tuesday primaries held on March 3rd including California.
However, money alone doesn’t guarantee votes. Tom Steyer, another billionaire businessman in the race, has struggled to break out of low-single-digit polling despite investing at least $47 million in the race.
Christian comedian John Crist’s sexual misconduct
Popular Christian comedian John Crist has canceled his latest tour due to reports that he engaged in multiple instances of sexual misconduct including sexting, harassment, and affairs with married women, reports Charisma News.
Crist “exploited his Christian reputation and platform to harass, manipulate and exploit young women over the last seven years.”
He allegedly gave away tickets to his shows in return for sexual favors. The testimonies of five women are mentioned in the Charisma report.
In an email sent to Charisma News, Crist wrote, “My behavior has been destructive and sinful. I’ve sinned against God, against women and the people who I love the most. I have violated my own Christian beliefs, convictions and values, and have hurt many people in the process. I am sorry for the hurt and pain I have caused these women and will continue to seek their forgiveness. I have also hurt the name of Jesus and have sought His forgiveness.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3 says, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality.”
Mercury’s dance through the heavens
Mercury, the solar system’s smallest, innermost planet, will resemble a tiny black dot today as it passes directly between Earth and the sun, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Beginning at 7:35 a.m. Eastern today, the entire 5 ½-hour event will be visible, weather permitting, in the eastern U.S. and Canada, and all Central and South America.
Telescopes or binoculars with solar filters are recommended.
Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.”
Operation Christmas Child bring 100 kids to Christ in remote Mexico
And finally, some might underestimate the impact of packing shoeboxes during the Christmas season for Samaritan’s Purse, but a disabled pastor has used the ministry project to witness to an entire village of unreached people in a remote mountainous area of Mexico where they now have their first church, reports the Christian Post.
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collects shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and booklets with the Gospel message.
Pastor Jose Benitez, who contracted polio when he was 2 years old and has never been able to walk, decided to bring Operation Christmas Child to the remote people in La Laguna who, up until a few years ago, had never heard the Gospel message. He has repeatedly risked his life over the years to make a six-hour trek up the mountains to the village.
Now, nearly a hundred children have accepted Jesus as their Lord, who, in turn, became little evangelists to their own families leading to the opening of a first-ever church high up on the mountain.
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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Monday, November 11th in the year of our Lord 2019 – a day of significance in the McManus Household here in San Antonio, Texas where we’re celebrating the 13th anniversary of marriage between my bride Amy and myself. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
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Vice President Pence: Impeachment inquiry “is a disgrace”
Vice President Pence commented on the ongoing impeachment inquiry in the House during a trip last Thursday to New Hampshire where he officially filed paperwork to put Trump on the primary ballot.
PENCE: “What’s going on in Washington D.C. today is a disgrace. Behind closed doors, there’s a so-called impeachment inquiry that I think the American people know is nothing more than a partisan impeachment. It is the latest effort by Democrats to try to overturn the results of the 2016 election and I think the American people see through it.”