JOY Magazine

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Over the next few issues, we will discuss the influence and function of prophets in the Seven Mountains of Society. The seven mountains are defined as seven spheres of influence, whereby the church is to penetrate and facilitate Kingdom governance in

PEARL

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This subject is very complex and vast. Indeed, man’s entire activity, since the beginning of time, can be described as one giant search for answers. The multiple paths along which this great search is conducted has only contributed to its complexity.

60 Days of Prayer

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“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” ACTS 2:17 (NIV) THE BIBLE HAS many instances of God sending messages throu

Mysterious Ways

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Have you experienced something you couldn’t explain? An image that warned you of impending danger? A voice that brought you comfort when you needed it most? You may have experienced a prophetic vision. According to preacher and writer Dr. James W. Go

JOY Magazine

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The fourth church of Revelation is Thyatira (Rev 2:18 – 29). The Thyatira-style church is a busy, active church. Something is happening in this church every day of the week, and it is filled with active programmes. Jesus praises this church for its l

JOY Magazine

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We live in a dysfunctional and broken world. Many nations are at war, or the threat of war looms largely over their existence. The Church is in a fight for religious freedom; just as the family unit is. For Biblical values to remain a vital part of s

JOY Magazine

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In December 2021 a statue was placed outside the United Nations building in New York City. The image looks like a kind of lion or leopard with wings and rainbow-toned colouring. The art piece is said to be“a guardian of international peace and securi

JOY Magazine

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I have been pondering for some time about the immense power of authentic prophetic prayer. When we powerfully pray and speak the word of God over our circumstances, we are speaking life and change into situations. We must guard against negative words

JOY Magazine

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Q You have been a pastor for 23 years. Can you tell us a little more about yourself? At 26 I began to feel the Lord’s call on my life and a desire to serve Him. I served in youth ministry, was a worship leader, and in March of 1999, Calvary Chapel Tu

JOY Magazine

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We are living in a day and age where the prophet in the church has become something of a celebrity, rather than being a ministry to be respected. This purpose of this article is to bring understanding and revelation as to the true functioning of this

JOY Magazine

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Revelation’s incomparable picture of Christ’s victory should bring comfort to every believer. The book of Revelation is one of the most exciting books in the Bible. It is the only book that guarantees a blessing for those who read it aloud, and als

JOY Magazine

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As a Major in the IDF reserve, a former tour guide in Israel, and a prominent Middle East commentator, Amir Tsarfati is much admired by Christians across the world. He is the Founder and President of Behold Israel, a ministry that provides worldwide

JOY Magazine

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Jacques Malan was born in Oudtshoorn and spent his youth in Swellendam, where he matriculated. He grew up in a very conservative and strict home without good spiritual and moral guidance. The unstable marriage between his parents left Jacques trying

JOY Magazine

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The modern-day prophetic move of this last decade has focussed primarily on the aspect of personal prophecy and its benefits for the believer. However, if we study the prophetic office we see a heightened calling on the office of a prophet. Prophets

JOY Magazine

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Q When did you give your life to the Lord? I remember growing up in the traditional church and always believing in the existence of God, but never knowing Him as a personal God. I was afraid of God. When I was a teenager I thought I was too small or

Guernica Magazine

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Around the world, men claim to be the Second Coming of Christ. The photographer recounts the years he spent documenting—and befriending—six of them. The post Jonas Bendiksen: Among the Messiahs appeared first on Guernica.

Mornings with Jesus

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I REMEMBER A PARTICULAR WEEK when people close to me were either moving up, moving out, or moving on. My son was moving up to college. Our neighbors—a married couple with five girls—were moving out of their apartment. And a friend confided to me that

Newsweek

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE “TRUMP prophets,” those charismatic/Pentecostal Christians who said God told them that President Donald Trump would win a second term? There were hundreds of prophets—famous and obscure—whose predictions about Trump being res

JOY Magazine

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With the commencement of the new Hebrew decade 5780 – and the symbolic Hebrew meaning being that of the “mouth” – Psalm 29 is fitting for us to explore the relevance thereof. Have you ever considered the power of the voice of the Lord being released

JOY Magazine

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God’s supernatural laws will work for anyone who hears the Word of God and obeys it. If we want to see the supernatural power of God released in our lives and those around us, we must step out of the natural way of thinking into the spiritual through

The Guardian

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For many on the Christian right, the state of Israel has been seen as a key to fulfilling prophecy. A new generation has other ideas

Mornings with Jesus

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For this world in its present form is passing away. 1 Corinthians 7:31 (NIV) UPDATING AND FLIPPING HOUSES HAS become a hobby of mine and my husband in the past few years. It really can become another full-time job if you let it. From searching the

JOY Magazine

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The global landscape is changing and end time prophecy is unfolding before our eyes. With wars, nations ravaged by a pandemic, and world economies being challenged, the church knows that we are close to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. He’s comin

JOY Magazine

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Thank you to the publishers of JOY! Magazine – it is really a blessing, full of important information and Bible stories. My favourite section is the Bible Quiz, Word Search, and Crossword. I would like to share my brief testimony: on the 23rd of Dece

Mornings with Jesus

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GROWING UP, MY FAMILY ALWAYS opened gifts on Christmas Eve. We kids would go into a back bedroom and wait . . . and wait. Finally, we’d hear the ding-a-ling of bells, followed by Dad’s hearty voice: “Santa has come!” We could always tell the “Santa”

JOY Magazine

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In this Bible book we undertake a verse by verse study … it takes us through 20 days in the life of Jesus Christ (18 videos are already available on the playlist). The book of Daniel contains the most amazing prophecies of all the Old Testament prop

60 Days of Prayer

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For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. PSALM 30:5 (NIV) WHAT BRINGS YOU joy? Is it a beautiful sunrise? The laughter of a loved one? Today, take a momen

The Atlantic

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James Kugel has been spent his entire scholarly career studying the Bible, but some very basic questions about it still obsess him. What was it about the minds of ancient Israelites that allowed them to hear and see God directly—or at least, to belie

Newsweek International

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE “TRUMP prophets,” those charismatic/Pentecostal Christians who said God told them that President Donald Trump would win a second term? There were hundreds of prophets—famous and obscure—whose predictions about Trump being res

60 Days of Prayer

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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Ch