CN Morning Rundown: Megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler Steps Aside After ‘Inappropriate’ Online Relationship

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Megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler Steps Aside After ‘Inappropriate’ Online Relationship

The Village Church Lead Pastor Matt Chandler announced Sunday during a church service that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from preaching and teaching after he revealed that he had an inappropriate online relationship with a woman.

During his few minutes on stage, Chandler said that the relationship was not sexual or romantic, but that the church eldership was concerned about the frequency and familiarity of the messages between he and the woman on Instagram.

Chandler said he was in total agreement with the elders’ decision to have him step aside for a while, but that he is “the lead pastor of this church, and I plan on being the lead pastor at this church for the next 20 years.”

Sean Feucht: Are the Left’s Policies Satanic?

This past week, I created quite a little stir. God TV took to social media to criticize me for reposting a tweet from Governor Ron DeSantis that they disagreed with, accusing me of being “blasphemous.”

The post says, “Take a stand against the Left’s schemes. Stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist. You will face fire from flaming arrows, but the shield of faith will protect you.”

God TV said, “Our battle is against Satan,” to which I agree. But the Left is pushing policies that fall in step with the enemy’s schemes to kill, steal and destroy. Satan has always worked to undermine God’s design for humanity — it started in the Garden of Eden, and continues to this day. Satan hates everything of God’s design, and is actively working to destroy it.

Ancient Principality Artemis Raging in the Nations

When I entered Berlin, I felt a tightness in the atmosphere. Almost immediately, the spirit of Artemis confronted me. This demon was staring me in the face.

Maybe you’ve never heard of Artemis. But this principality was a central figure in the life of the Ephesians, which is modern-day Turkey. You’ll find people, including a satanic silversmith, influenced by this demon in Acts 19.

Sometime after casting the spirit of divination out of the girl in Thyatira—and landing in jail because of backlash from a principality—Paul ran into serious trouble in Ephesus. Indeed, his gospel efforts once again stirred the principalities and powers of witchcraft against him. {eoa}