JOY! Magazine September 2023

A Christian walking in the spirit will offend a Christian walking in the flesh.” I recently read this quote online and knew that it was brought to my attention in order to encourage our loyal JOY! readers. We need to stay close to God and ensure that we are always walking in the Spirit. Yes, we will offend our fleshly brothers and sisters who will disagree with our interpretation and application of the Word, especially nowadays amongst this woke generation and lukewarm churches. We will suffer shame and humiliation for standing up for what is right, but boy will it be worth it! Regular spiritual checkups Similar to how we go for annual medical checkups, we all need regular “spiritual checkups” too, as we are living in such morally bankrupt…

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 editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to keep letters to 150 words as we have limited space. An encouraging magazine My name is Mapaseka, I am a devout Christian who always buys JOY! Magazine. I grew up loving all sorts of other magazines, such as Drum, You, and True Love content. I would relax and read these magazines. I was always just a church goer, but once I got born again, by the grace of God through faith in Christ, I stopped reading those magazines and my mother in faith…

WORD SEARCH PROVERBS 18:1-15 ACQUIRESBLOWSBROOKCONTEMPTCONTENTIONDELIGHTDESTRUCTIONDISHONORESTEEMEXPRESSINGFOLLYFOOLHAUGHTYHUMILITYISOLATESJUDGEMENTPRUDENTRAGESREPROACHRIGHTEOUSSLOTHFULSNARESTRONGSUSTAINTALEBEARERTOWERTRIFLESUNDERSTANDINGWEALTHWELLSPRINGWICKEDWISDOM This word search was crafted by Theresa Denson Jones, a Cape Town-based author. Theresa has recently brought out her own fun book of Biblical word searches and multiple choice questions. If you would like to order a copy for only R90, email holyspiritinspirations@gmail.com Test your BIBLE KNOWLEDGE See how many of these you can fill in before checking the answers on page 61. After you test yourself, try reading the questions aloud to a friend or family member and see how they do! 1 Which plague of Egypt fell from the sky? _________________ 2 Who was the disciple whom Jesus loved? _________________ 3 In the Old Testament, which prophets foretold of Jesus’ birth? _________________ 4 Which book of the Bible…

Does our faith directly influence God to change His mind? Can we alter God’s will by our faith in Him? God is sovereign and not at the mercy of man or dependent on him to fulfil His purposes. “All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing. He does according to His will in the army of heaven. And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand, or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” (Dan 4:35). At the same time, God has given mankind a measure of free will. He allows us to make choices and decisions that affect our life on earth as well as our eternal destiny. It is in this area that we can exercise faith and receive amazing answers to…

Short testimony It was a Saturday morning on Braklaagte, our farm in Damaraland in the old South West Africa. Dad had to drop off drinking water for the shepherd at an outpost and we all went with because we could then have a picnic at the river. I was only a toddler at the time. A big drum full of water A 220 ℓ drum full of water was loaded onto the yellow Willys Jeep, as well as a few smaller drums of water. Matous, the Ovambo help, was tasked with fixing the big drum so that it would not move, because the farm track was bumpy. We were all on the Jeep – dad, mom, and Marie in the front and us three boys and Matous in the back.…

A baptism of biblical proportions: 4500 dunked at site of Jesus Revolution Evangelist Greg Laurie has held what is being called a baptismal service of “biblical proportions” at one of the locations in California where the Jesus Revolution was filmed, in Newport Beach. Media reports reveal that Laurie’s organisation held a service for the baptism of some 4500 people. “They were here, there and everywhere,” Laurie tweeted of those attending the event, estimating the crowd at 20 000. “There was a line that was like half a mile long of people waiting to be baptised.” CRAIG GROESCHEL“Love doesn’t seek to win the argument. It seeks to protect the relationship.” PEARL KUPE“The Word is to be lived, not just quoted. His power is to be demonstrated, not just spoken of.” Arno…