For KING & COUNTRY

A band of brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone are the warm faces behind one of the music industry’s most respected duos, For KING & COUNTRY. Two of seven siblings, the brothers grew up in a musical family in Australia, before moving to the USA where their musical career flourished. Four GRAMMY Awards, seven GMA Dove Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and many more accolades later, these Christ-loving artists are doing all that they can to bring honour to the Father through their work. We were privileged to chat to Joel about the band, their upcoming album, the impact that the pandemic has had, and how the Lord has been their rock throughout all that they do…

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Russia VS Ukraine: Where does this fit into the End Times?

President Vladimir Putin has it in for the West. He hates Western democracy. After the Second World War, a dark cloud of a possible nuclear war hung over the world and the Cold War between Russia and America lasted from 1947 to 1991.

In the current absence of American will and the collapse of the Middle East – what and who will prevent Russia from rising again? Russia has entered the world stage aggressively. According to Ezekiel, it will be Russia that will unleash a world war like no other. Today we see the signs and they cast a long shadow over the future. Does Bible prophecy have anything to say about this?

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Testimony: A paralysed girl gets up and walks

On the mission field we need to see the compassion and resurrected power of Jesus demonstrated. People are poor and medical help is limited. Signs, wonders, and miracles are powerful methods of spreading the good news of the Gospel. Jesus went about healing people who were sick and disabled (Acts 10:38). We have to model our lives on His life. We cannot afford to settle for a lesser standard, a powerless and dumbed-down religion. We need to do what Jesus instructed us to do – which is to heal the sick in His Name (Matt 10:8).

During a visit in August 2019, Amite – a Muslim chief from Malawi – brought his granddaughter to us for prayer whilst we were strolling through his village. My son placed her on his lap and we did what we usually do – we laid hands on her and prayed for her miraculous healing in the Name of Jesus. We tested her legs after the prayer and sadly, there was no improvement.

A little while later, Amite contacted me and told me that the little girl had gotten up and started walking with no outside intervention, he credited the miracle to our prayers. I was cautiously optimistic and wanted to see for myself if this was true…

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“Why I believe in the Resurrection”

Accepting or rejecting the truth that Jesus loves you, forgives you, and promises you an eternity with Him, is a matter of the heart, not simply the head. But once we’ve put our faith in Him, we are commanded to be ready to give a reason of the hope within us. Having solid answers to hard questions is critical, especially for children and grandchildren.

“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith… If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.” – 1 Corinthians 15:13,14, 19

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