He said in a world where technology is also capable of failing us, God alone is omnipresent. “This virus is showing us how unprepared we are,” he noted and then challenged people to be reliant on God alone. “Please get right with the Lord,” Chan implored, as he referenced James 4:10, which says, ”Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” “I’m begging you to think about humbling yourself.” This is a time to remember that Scripture says “to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
The preacher hopes for this to be a time of “growth” for those watching. “God is doing something now that I’ve never seen in my lifetime … It feels like we’re headed into a new season.” He said he believes this occurrence is ushering in a new period for the church as a whole. “This could be the beginning of the end,” he stressed. “What a powerful time to repent," he said as he reflected on the fact that no one knows what will happen during and following the global pandemic.Ĭhan talked about a friend who recently decided to leave his wife for another woman and how dull that decision was in a time of such uncertainty.
I hope your anxiety is not just so you can go back and get busy with so many things.” “Many of us are anxious to get back to normal. “What if God is taking us to a different place?” Chan shared from the balcony of his new home in Hong Kong. During his portion, the former megachurch pastor, who recently left America to become a missionary in Asia, urged those watching to "repent" and self reflect because there's a possibility we won't go back to “church as usual, life as usual.” Francis Chan, Leader's Check in, April, 8, 2020 | Youtube/Screenshot/Pulseīestselling author and Bible teacher Francis Chan shared some perspective for leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday by saying it's a good time to get right with God and be open to the option that God might be shifting the church away from the norm.Ĭhan was a voice among 50 other Christian leaders, musicians, speakers, and pastors that partook in evangelist Nick Hall's 10-hour lLivestream session called “Leader Check In” this week.
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