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Vision 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. Values Strive for excellence and integrity in all things• Provide interesting, accurate, and honest reporting at all times• Respect all Christian denominations• Encourage reader participation• Take personal responsibility• Always seek to unite the Body of Christ• Evaluate everything in the light of the Bible• Provoke readers to ful l the biblical mandate to be salt and light in society• Motivate readers to action• Be solution-focused A call for increased Bible knowledge in 2024 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”– 2 Timothy 2:15 We don’t know…
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. Praying for South Africa Dear God, help Your people in South Africa. Do what only You, mighty God, can do in the mighty Name above any other Name, JESUS. Amen. Letitia Faure Blessings for JP! JP Duminy, we are so, so proud of you. You lead by example. God bless you and your family, always. Priscilla Stadler Gaza war Jesus is coming soon. For now, He must be weeping over this horrendous war…
John Wycliffe The Catholic Church and the Pope were so upset with the teachings of John Wycliffe that 44 years after he died (in 1384), they dug up his bones (in 1428), burnt them, and threw the ashes into the River Swift. Floating axes Elisha and his band of friends were chopping down trees to build a house when one of the axes broke and sankin the nearby Jordan River. One of the men shouted the ancient equivalent of, “Oh no! That wasn’t even mine – I borrowed it”. So, Elisha just whipped out a stick, set it on the surface of the water, and the axe head miraculously floatedto the top (2 Kings 6:1-7). The witch of Endor In the first book of Samuel, King Saul visited a witch in…
6 Six dreamers were kings. 1 Only one dreamer was a woman. 2 Two dreamers were named Joseph. THE DREAMS Go home, Jacob The Lord tells Jacob to return to the land of his father. GENESIS 31:10-11 Abimelech’s warning God stops Abimelech, the king of Gerar, from sleeping with Sarah (Abraham’s wife). GENESIS 20 Jacob’s ladder Jacob sees angels ascending and descending a ladder between earth and heaven. GENESIS 28:12 Laban’s warning God warns Laban not to bless or curse Jacob as he heads home. GENESIS 31:24 Joseph’s grain One sheaf stands straight up, 11 others bow to it. Joseph’s stars The sun, moon, and stars bow down to Joseph. Both dreams signify that Joseph’s family will bow down to him. GENESIS 37:1-10 3 branches The cupbearer presses grapes from…
BIBLE FUN LUKE 21:1-37 ADORNEDADVERSARIESBUDDINGCAPTIVECAROUSINGCOMMOTIONSDECEIVEDDISTRESSEARTHQUAKEFAILINGFAMINESFEARFULFULFILLEDGENTILESLIVELIHOODMOUNTAINSNURSINGOLIVETPARABLEPERPLEXITYPESTILENCESPOVERTYPREGNANTREDEMPTIONRELATIVESSHAKENSURROUNDEDSYNAGOGUESTEMPLETESTIMONYTREASURYWIDOW 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 65. After you test yourself, try reading the questions aloud to a friend or family member and see how they do! 1 In which book of the Bible do we find the story of Noah and the ark? ____________ 2 What is the first of the Ten Commandments? ____________ 3 Who is known as the “father of faith” in the Bible? ____________ 4…
Email your questions to: info@joymag.co.za I believe that Jesus died for our sins and that we are forgiven, but does this mean that we do not need to face up to the things we have done in the past, repent, confess our wrongdoing, and say sorry to the people we have hurt? Sin always needs to be repented of, confessed, and forgiven. It is not an automatic benefit of the cross. When you read Revelation 2 to 3, it is striking to notice that the Lord calls five of the seven churches to repent, including the busy Ephesian church. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us…
