It’s Friday, September 25th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Sudanese officials take away church property
In Sudan, Africa, a 97% Muslim country, the battle for the soul of the church is not only fought with guns. It’s also fought with court papers, administrative orders, and calculated division, reports International Christian Concern.
For years, successive authorities in Khartoum, the capital, have pressured church leaders to comply, and then moved to seize control of church properties.
One church now at the center of this struggle is the Sudanese Church of Christ, Marzouq Branch, established in 1982.
The Sudanese government is now moving to sell or transfer control of the property.
The pastor said, “When a church that has stood since 1982 is suddenly told it no longer belongs to the people who prayed and sacrificed for it, the wound goes deeper than the loss of a building. It tells every believer that even the house of God is not safe.”
Isaiah 10:1 says, “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees.”
Write a polite, 4-sentence note to the Sudanese Ambassador to America, Mohamed Idris, asking him to urge the Sudanese government to stop illegally seizing church properties. Send it to 2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Voters may be unhappy with Trump, but know Democrats are worse
Appearing on CNN, Republican political strategist and commentator Scott Jennings argued that voters can be unhappy with President Donald Trump without believing Democrats are the better alternative.
Listen.
JENNINGS: “It’s going to be possible for people to have some problems with the current administration or have some issue with the way things are going, and still vote for the party in power, because they don’t want to vote for the other party.
“Because the other party in the election might be proven to have worse ideas, or to have been judged to have put us in this hole in the first place. That’s really the case that the Republicans are going to wind up making.”
Judge restores CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to White House
On September 18, President Donald Trump had announced that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House premises over their publishing sensitive or classified information. The White House said such behavior presented risks to national security.
On September 24, federal Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order against the government ban, reinstating access for all three media outlets, reports The Epoch Times.
North Carolina church baptizes 458 people in a single day
In Acts 2:38, we are commanded to “repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.”
Well, on Sunday, September 13th, 458 people did just that in one day at Biltmore Church, a multisite church in Fletcher, North Carolina, as part of its annual Outdoor Baptism event, reports The Christian Post.
Biltmore Pastor Devin Goins and the pastoral team baptized them in a nearby lake. He explained, “In the days before Outdoor Baptism, anyone interested was personally contacted by our staff to confirm that they knew Christ personally as their Savior and were ready to take this next step of obedience as a Christ-follower.”
Overall, Pastor Goins said that seeing so many people get baptized creates “an opportunity to celebrate and praise God for being at work in our midst.”
Amazing Grace movie re-mastered for 20th anniversary, available free
And finally,
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: “Remember, God made men equal.”
That’s a soundbite from the movie, Amazing Grace, which tells the true story of William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian who led the decades-long fight to abolish the slave trade.
Elected to Parliament at just 21, Wilberforce seemed destined for a life of comfort and influence—until a profound spiritual awakening and a life-changing encounter with former slave Olaudah Equiano compelled him to take up a far greater cause. Driven by faith and an unshakable sense of justice, he builds an unlikely coalition to challenge the most powerful economic and political forces of his time.
Alongside mentor and slave-trader-turned-abolitionist Rev. John Newton, Prime Minister William Pitt, and activist Thomas Clarkson, Wilberforce faced fierce opposition in a relentless campaign to end one of history’s greatest injustices. A story of courage and conviction, Amazing Grace shows how one man stood firm for the truth that all souls were created in God’s image.
On the twentieth anniversary of the movie, Amazing Grace, produced by Walden Media, it’s now available to stream for free on the Focus on the Family App through Google Play or The App Store.
If you’ve seen it before, experience it again, now remastered in 4K!
Through special links in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com you’ll get access to:
- A 25-page discussion guide to spark meaningful conversations about the film’s major themes
- The Plugged In movie review to read before watching with your family.
- Historical information about the song “Amazing Grace” and its inspiring message through the Focus on the Family website.
The Worldview hopes this film encourages your family to consider how each of you can courageously use your voice and influence to make a difference for God’s kingdom.
Watch the Amazing Grace movie trailer.
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And that’s The Worldview on this Friday, September 25th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.