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From The EDITOR Let God’s Word Sustain And Direct You!
JOY! Magazine seeks to glorify God by educating and informing Christians of a biblical worldview and applying the Lordship of Jesus Christ to all areas of life. Strive for excellence and integrity in all things • Provide interesting, accurate, and
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The Fruit Of The Spirit
Benevolence, goodwill, esteem “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil...” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Gladness, a sou
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Letters To The EDITOR
D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to [email protected] for a chance to be featured – please try to k
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Ask Val
Were the five foolish virgins in jesus parable backslidden Christians or fake believers? Bible teachers are divided on this issue – but consider the following scriptures. “Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: ‘The Lord
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Pray for ZIMBABWE
The Zimbabwean presidential and parliamentary election date has been announced for Wednesday 23 August 2023. Zimbabwe was previously known as Southern Rhodesia (at the behest of Cecil Rhodes’s British South Africa Company and named after former colon
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Bible Fun
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The Privilege Of Fulfilling The Great Commission
Good day, precious friends. We have just returned from an amazing mission trip to Mozambique. God moved! We saw many people come to the saving knowledge of Christ, and many people were healed. In other words, the love of God touched lives. We obeyed
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Salvation Prayer
Jesus, I believe that You died on the Cross for me. There You were wounded for my transgressions, You were bruised for my iniquities; and the punishment for my peace was upon You. I have been like a lost sheep, I have turned to my own way, but I
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Thank You I Know It Was You, Lord!
I want to share a testimony that deepened my faith in the Lord Jesus. For many years I worked on the opposite side of Ou Kaapse Weg, a mountain pass in Cape Town. Every day, I had to drive over that pass, which was about 24 kilometres long. My car wa
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Turning Points
Change. Does this word scare or inspire you? Herbert Spencer said, “A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.” Change is evidence of life. It is impossible to grow without c
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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 2 in the world. Djokovic has been ranked world no. 1 for a record total 389 weeks in a record 12 different years and finished as the year-end no. 1 a record seven time
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WHO’S In The NEWS?
The pace of church growth in China means the country is heading towards becoming the world’s biggest Christian country, according to founder of the Alpha Course and former vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, Rev Nicky Gumbel. Speaking to the Church of En
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Joy! News
Scan this QR code on your smartphone to sign up to our newsletters www.joynews.co.za The 31st edition of the March for Jesus, an event organised by a range of evangelical churches and denominations in Brazil, once again gathered a huge crowd in
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South Africa’s BROKEN MORAL COMPASS
Recent events in a small town in the Western Cape (but it could have been anywhere else in the country) have highlighted how South Africa’s morals have degenerated. We are referring to an incident that started with a local pastor Heinz Winckler’s com
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Crypto Currency
In recent years, a new form of currency has gained significant global attention, dramatically changing the existing financial landscape that we all know. “Cryptocurrency” is an umbrella term that includes millions of various digital currencies, each
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CHIP INGRAM Shares Insights On Faith, Authenticity, & Finding Balance
This month, I had the privilege of interviewing pastor Chip Ingram. Wow, what a truly inspirational, authentic, and humble leader. In a candid conversation, he provided valuable perspectives on staying true to biblical truths while connecting with th
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Did You Know?
Elisha raised two people from the dead: one when he was alive (2 Kin 4:18-37), and one after he died (2 Kin 13:20-21). The Bible begins with a wedding (Adam and Eve – Gen 2:21-25) and ends with a wedding (the Lamb [Jesus] to His bride [the Church] –
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All The World’s A Stage
It is eye-opening to analyse Shakespeare’s lines through the lens of God’s Word. When stripped from poetry and approached from the perspective of a reborn child of God, these lines can present the truth of the Creator and be magnified by “all the wor
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CHARACTERS OF THE BIBLE The wives of Lot & Job
In this month’s Characters of the Bible article, we’ll take a different approach in our series and handle two completely unrelated women who, despite being separated by centuries, nevertheless teach us a similar lesson. While Genesis 12 begins the na
JOY Magazine3 min readCrime & Violence
A Devoted Citizen Acts Ethically
One of the things God dislikes and treats as an abomination is dishonest scales. That means extortion, perversion of justice through bribes, and preying on the vulnerable through corruption are an affront to humanity. We all want to rise in life, to
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The Parables Of Jesus
In our ‘Parables of Jesus’ article last month, we noted that in one chapter Matthew gathers together seven parables of Jesus about the Kingdom of heaven. Matthew 13 is a “parable instruction manual” as it contains the two parables that Jesus also pro
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Influencing The Next Generation
Neville Ontong hails from Kimberley – the Diamond City – in the Northern Cape. He grew up in a Christian home with his sister, Natasha, and twin brothers, Noel and Nathan. His parents, aunty Margie and uncle Thys, were humble people and loved God. Fa
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Becoming Like Christ In A Godless World
Romans 12:1-2 provides a very useful roadmap for Christ-likeness in a godless world. We turn our attention to the last part of the instruction: the call to be transformed by the renewing of the mind. It is only when such mind renewal has taken place
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Discovering God’s Promises For Overcoming FEAR & ANXIETY
Sharon* thought that she was dying. Although she was a young, happily married mother and part-time journalist, she was experiencing involuntary, intense fear. Her heart was racing, she was gasping for breath, and she feared that her life was slipping
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A New Day Of Pentecost
There were about 3000 Jewish new believers on the last day of the Pentecost festival, all eager to embrace the change from the dispensation of the Law of Moses to the new covenant, known as the New Testament. The 3000 were curious as to what their jo
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Surprising Facts About The Earth’s ATMOSPHERE
The earth’s atmosphere has wonderful characteristics. It permits light to pass through to us and illuminates the beauty of creation, while providing oxygenated air to breathe, and plant fertiliser in the form of carbon dioxide. It also creates a warm
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Supernatural POWER!
Our recent 11 Gospel campaigns in Zambia felt like a whirlwind tour of an entire nation. I preached in a new location every day, and sometimes it took all day just to get to the place I was preaching in! But for the many guest evangelists who were re
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A Message Of Love After The Earthquake In Syria
Sorrow and fear were the fuel that drove Merry (26), a young Syrian woman and civil engineer graduate from Aleppo, to be a light in the darkness and an extension of God’s loving hands after the devastating earthquake that hit Syria in February. Despi
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Finding Rest In The Midst Of Busyness
Do you ever feel like life is just one endless to-do list? You wake up, rush through your morning routine, head off to work, and then spend the rest of your day running from one task to the next. By the time you finally collapse into bed at night, yo
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How Should Parents Respond To Having A Down Syndrome Child?
If a test, administered during the first trimester of pregnancy, reveals that an unborn baby has Down syndrome (or any other birth defect or disability), there are essentially two responses that the parent(s) will be confronted with. The first is to
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life child MERA PEAK CHARITY TREK
A young boy was found on the beach, throwing starfish that had been swept to shore back into the sea. They were lined up all along the shoreline, as far as the eye could see. Watching him for some time, a man approached the young boy and asked why he
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God’s gift to us THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF ANCIENT OILS
When most people hear the words “essential oils” they think of oils that simply smell nice – but there is so much more to these oils. Very few people realise the exceptional medicinal value of this gift God has given us. I spoke to Talita Flinspach,
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Rising Star
Meet Bonolo, a remarkable 14-year-old girl from the townships of South Africa who is defying the odds and changing lives in her community. From facing bullying at a young age, Bonolo found her voice and used it to inspire others through powerful vide
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Is Unproductivity A Bad Thing?
Does it ever feel like a free moment is a failure because we’ve come to believe every second of every day needs to be structured and filled? Just because you have free moments in your day or on your calendar does not mean that you have to fill them u
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EDITOR: Erin Georgiou – [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER: Gawie de Lange PRODUCTION MANAGER: Gillian Fraser DESIGNER: Marina Hofmeyer PROOFREADING: Lani Viljoen SUBSCRIPTIONS: [email protected] ADVERTISING: [email protected] *We reserve the rig
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3 Points To Ponder On Taking A Stance
Lately, a few of my friends have come under attack and scrutiny for standing up for what they believe in. These friends stood up for moral values yet were belittled and harassed – not just by the world, but by fellow “believers” too. Travelling to Tu

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