60 Days of Prayer

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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. 2 PETER 3:18 (ESV) YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH continues until you enter into eternity. Regardless of your chronologica

JOY Magazine

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What is it that distinguishes disciples of Christ from the world in how we approach a New Year? God Himself. Truth be told however, we often look to the pundits and influencers as they gaze into the crystal ball of future trends. Alternatively, we sp

Angels on Earth magazine

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LUKE SEEMS to have had a thing for angels. Verse by verse, chapter by chapter, you get more angels in the Book of Luke than in any of the other Gospels. Think about it. What would a Christmas pageant be like without Luke? Okay, you’d have a few wise

JOY Magazine

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The divide between parents and their children grows more evident every day. Parents feel today’s youth are independent and are doing their own thing. Young people believe that their parents are trying to control them, and they are not free to lead th

60 Days of Prayer

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Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 (NIV) DR. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE said, “The pers

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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OUR YOUTH PASTOR RECALLS THE months as a newlywed when he and his bride owned no living room furniture. Lacking both a sofa and the money to buy one, they sat on the floor. They hesitated to invite guests because they felt uncomfortable asking others

Mornings with Jesus

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I WOKE UP IN THE middle of the night. My arm was under my pillow, and the weight of my head had squashed it and turned my arm into a numb lump. I touched it with my other fingers and even used my other hand to move it around. The arm felt nothing. On

JOY Magazine

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In the book of Ecclesiastes it says that there is a time and a season for everything under the heavens. It is amazing how change in seasons can affect people differently. As children of God, we need to learn to not only go through our seasons, but to

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

60 Days of Prayer

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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. HEBREWS 4:12 (ESV) LIVE GOD’S WORD by focus

60 Days of Prayer

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ROMANS 15:13 (NIV) DO YOU BELIEVE God has blessed you abundantly? What do those words mean to you? Your answ

JOY Magazine

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Do you ever close your eyes and just go and sit (in heavenly places) on Jesus’ lap and feel His loving arms around you? I call it my safe place. When I pray, I try to imagine that I am sitting with the Lord and then just share my heart and requests w

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

60 Days of Prayer

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He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. HEBREWS 1:3 (ESV) GOD IS PRE

PC Gamer

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Specialist in Cowboy stealth Currently playing Desperados III This month Conquered the West with voodoo, dynamite, and the world’s dullest man. Specialist in Themed afterlives Currently playing West of Dead This month Determined the likel

60 Days of Prayer

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...God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him. 1 PETER 2:9 (MSG) IT IS A divine gift to act as God’s instrument for the healing and betterment of the world. When you believe that God has a plan and you ask Him to help you dedicate your l

Britain

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There are in the world today many fears and anxieties for the future of humanity and of life upon earth. There is concern over the loss of natural habitats and natural resources. There is concern for the climate and frequency of natural disasters. Th

60 Days of Prayer

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But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. JOHN 4:14 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL depleted and need spiritual refreshment, take a moment and sil

JOY Magazine

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Our most recent Gospel Crusade has just come to a red-hot conclusion in Madabani, Limpopo. You will be wonderfully blessed by the daily reports posted on our website. Proclaiming our Saviour to the Vendas is always very special for me. My paternal gr

60 Days of Prayer

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Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” JOHN 20:29 (NIV) THOMAS HAD HIS doubts resolved by a personal visit from Jesus. Yet for most of us, when we face a dark ni

Mornings with Jesus

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A RECENT PROJECT AT OUR house has tested our mettle as a couple, as I’ve heard is true for most remodeling projects. I now straighten crooked pictures in the dentist’s waiting room and notice if a floor is an inch lower on one side of the room than t

JOY Magazine

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Although I am over 10 years old – and not such a sprightly pup anymore – I am still always keen to go outside to get my pee-mails! My Arnie (Aunty Trish) tells me that she is so pleased that I have not lost my enthusiasm. The word “enthusiasm,” Arnie

60 Days of Prayer

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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 NIV GOD’S PROMISE IS not that l

JOY Magazine

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I love cooking. It is one of my absolute favourite things to do. I am Greek, so flavour is an important aspect aspect of the meals that I cook. I always add in extra spices and salt to enhance the deliciousness of of whatever whatever I am cooking. S

60 Days of Prayer

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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. LUKE 2:10 (KJV) ON THE EVE of our Savior’s birth, there is one word that captures the day: anticipation. Tomorrow is a day of

JOY Magazine

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Most of us don’t know our purpose on this earth. In fact, there is something worse than death – it is the tragedy of a life lived without purpose. Nothing is more painful than to be alive, without knowing why you are here and what good you are. Witho

Mornings with Jesus

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THE BIBLE IS FULL OF prominent old folks God recruited for vital kingdom missions. Abraham and Noah, Elizabeth, mother of John, and assorted mature apostles. God is definitely not ageist. One of the things I most enjoy about living in the Sunshine St

60 Days of Prayer

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For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6 NIV DEVOTE YOURSELF TO developing a closer relationship

Mornings with Jesus

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THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF JESUS’S day who lived under the tyranny of Rome longed for when real peace—true cessation of enemy control—would come. And that’s what they thought when they heard Isaiah’s prophecy of a soon arriving Prince of Peace. Naturally w