Troy Black’s prophetic warning on witchcraft in the church hits closer to home than you might think.

There is not one place on this earth that the enemy does not try to take advantage of in order to kill, steal from and destroy God’s people. So, why do we believe that he will never try to hide within the four walls of the church?

In a recent prophetic word, Troy Black exposed how the enemy is hiding within the church and the deceptions he is trying to implement within this space. However, God sees all things, and He is getting ready to shine His light on these dangerous players.

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“I’m replacing these ‘members’ with members of My own; those who are willing to love one another with a supernatural love more than themselves, thinking of others more than themselves.” Black prophesied.

Does this mean that there are people within the church who are practicing witchcraft? Unfortunately, yes. This could be one example of Jesus needing to separate the sheep and the goats from one another.

As Black points out, God is not replacing these people with those who are the most qualified or who are the most well-versed in their background knowledge of biblical principles and history.

“God is saying, ‘I’m raising up leaders that have fallen madly in love with Me, and that all they care about is loving Me and loving people. They may be the lowest of the low, but you’re going to see them rise to the top in this season because that’s what the world desperately needs and those are the ones I’m putting out front,'” Black prophesied.

Not only is the Lord going to shift around leadership to secure that those in charge are madly in love with Him instead of the world, but there is one particular member of the Christian mainstream media He has in mind that desperately needs prayer so they do not fall to the deceptions of control and witchcraft.

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“Right at the moment who is teetering on the fence between My kingdom and the kingdom of this world,” Black prophesied. “He’s mixing together two separate I will bring him to glory as he caves to My grace.”

While Black did not reveal the name of the person in this predicament, he called Christians to pray for this person so that he would fully surrender to the grace of God. This comes full circle back to the ultimate grace and love that the heavenly Father wants not only this one person to experience, but that He desires for each and every one of us to have.

“This is freedom: to know and enjoy the One who saved you. Nothing can satisfy a part from My glory in your life,” Black prophesied.

God always exposes darkness, and this is something He will continue to do as He draws in people with His pure, overwhelming love.

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What do you do when you feel like your prayers are just words? How can you tell that God is listening to anything you have to say?

These are questions that all people ask at some point in time. Prayer, while it sometimes is accompanied by emotional feelings, tears, laughter or other physical elements, does not always take form in the way we would like or expect it to. Even knowing whether or not you’re receiving any communication back from God can be difficult to understand at times.

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In a recent video, Isaiah Saldivar wisely provided biblical guidance and insight into what it looks like to listen to the Holy Spirit’s voice during your time of prayer.

While acknowledging that sometimes there isn’t much emotion brought up through our prayers, Saldivar points out that God absolutely wants us to experience His presence through our prayers.

“God desires to encounter us in a way that does meet our physical five senses,” Saldivar says. “Does everybody always have that? I do believe God does touch us in that way.”

As Saldivar explains, much of the time the hearing and seeing we experience through prayer isn’t in the physical reality of what we audibly hear or touch, but it comes through a refining, a sharpening that takes place in the spirit.

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“Here’s the problem: we are looking at it as like our physical senses, right?” Saldivar asks. “Spiritually, that’s not the way it works.”

In the spirit, God may speak through a small thought that comes to mind to pray for something or to specifically call something to be cast out while doing deliverance. Saldivar says an overwhelming sense of peace may even come upon someone after their time of prayer as a way of God making His presence known.

One of the ways to know if God may be reaching out to you is if you continually feel nudged to do a certain thing or talk to a certain person you may not have just done on your own. However, as Saldivar points out, there are times when God blatantly allows us to make decisions on our own in which He will decide to bless us regardless of what we choose.

In these subtle yet significant ways, God seeks to communicate with us, providing opportunities for us to express bold requests. Similar to Jacob’s wrestling with God, there are moments when we are encouraged to approach God confidently, making bold appeals in our prayers.

“Hey God, I’m not letting you go, I’m going to keep pursuing You [until] You do something in my life. I’m going to keep pursuing You until You speak to me,” Saldivar says.

No matter how God decides to talk to you—whether it’s through the quietness of a reoccurring thing or person to pray for, a time of testing your faith when you choose to believe even though you have not seen or a moment where God is asking you to boldly come before the throne, one thing is certain: He desires for us to enter into a deep and meaningful relationship with Him.

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Another college is experiencing the pain of losing a student after he was strangled to death.

Josiah Kilman, 18, was found dead in his door room at in the early hours of Feb. 24. Kilman, attended Campbellsville University, a private Christian college located in Kentucky. A teammate from the wrestling team, Charles Escalera, 21, has been arrested for the crime.

In a release to the Campbellsville University community, university president Joseph Hopkins described his condolences and grief over the situation.

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“Josiah Kilman was a beloved member of our community,” Hopkins writes. “He was a bright light, and a person of incredible hope. His was contagious across our campus. Because of the faithful life and bold witness he lived in front of us, we take comfort in knowing he is with his Lord and Savior right now.”

Hopkins further noted the caution that campus officials would continue to take.

“The safety and wellbeing of our community is paramount. Please know we have a range of resources available to you including our counseling services, faculty and staff mentors, and our campus ministry. Be vigilant. Please keep up with any Campbellsville University Alerts that are issued. We are committed to sharing information with our community as we receive it. Also, help us extend gratitude to law enforcement and all those who are serving and protecting across the campus.”

Kilman’s murder comes at a dark time when a University of Colorado student and his friend were found murdered in his dorm room last month. Senior Nicholas Jordan, 25, allegedly shot Samuel Knopp, 24, and his friend, Celie Rain Montgomery, 26. Jordan and Knopp were roommates.

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University of Georgia student, Laken Riley, was also murdered in the past month while she went out for a jog on a trail near the school’s campus. Jose Antonia Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested for the crime. Riley’s family has remembered her for her faith in Jesus.

With a growing number of murders, parents and students alike may wonder if it is even safe to venture onto college campuses. Last month’s shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church also goes to show that destruction and chaos can happen anywhere.

Kilman’s former soccer coach, O’Brien Byrd, said, “I hope to God this isn’t a pattern we’re seeing, but I also think that this could happen to everybody anywhere.”

As the families, friends and universities mourn over the deaths of these young adults in the midst of tragedy, let us pray for those grieving and for God’s covering and protection over students all across the nation.

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The next big pop star to show their appreciation for the pro-choice movement is Olivia Rodrigo. Not only is she sharing her support of the pro-choice cause, but she announced part of the proceeds from her concert tour will go to pro-choice groups.

According to Fox News, Rodrigo made the announcement via her Instagram story which read, “A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales at #GUTSworldtourHouston will go towards @abortionfunds @fundtexaschoice @janesdueprocess who help Texans traveling for abortions by covering and coordinating transportation, lodging & other practical support classes.”

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These organizations, the National Network of Abortion Funds, Fund Texas Choice and Jane’s Due Process, all work in some capacity to make abortion access more widespread, including for teenagers to have access to birth control and abortion.

Rodrigo’s pro-choice passion is exemplified in this “Fund 4 Good,” which she said in a TikTok video, “will directly support community-based nonprofits that champion things like girls’ education, support reproductive rights, and prevent gender-based violence.”

Yet, there’s still one organization that Rodrigo gave a direct link to in her Instagram post that stands out from the rest: The Lilith Fund.

Yes, Lilith, as in the demon.

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Lilith has been normalized in today’s culture, such as in Amazon’s Show “Hazbin Hotel,” which uses the unbiblical storyline that this demonic entity was Adam’s first wife, but she ultimately fled the garden and fell in love with Satan.

On the Lilith Fund’s website, they express their mission to be “building community spaces for people in Texas who need abortions—unapologetically, with compassion and conviction.”

Under their value statement for intersectionality, the Lilith Fund also writes: “We recognize that the overlap of various identities creates systemic forms of oppression and privilege that are extremely complex. We embrace this complexity and respond by centering low-income people of color and those who are most impacted by compounding barriers to abortion access.”

What’s interesting about this statement is how similar it sounds to Margaret Sanger’s eugenics beliefs that arose when she founded Planned Parenthood. Targeting people of low-income, or of a specific race, for abortion sounds like the backing of seeing the demise of a group of people.

From drugstores like Walgreens and CVS planning to begin selling the abortion pill, mifepristone, to the continual cry of abortion activists all over the nation, the fight for the right to life has not ended since the overturn of Roe v. Wade. With celebrities like Rodrigo endorsing evil as good, it’s a sign that we are living in a time where everything we encounter must be held up against the light of Scripture.

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Stephen Baldwin is asking all Christians to pray for Justin and Hailey Bieber, who are in the middle of a spiritual battle.

While the actor did not give details about the exact issue the Biebers are in need of prayer for, the re-post that originated from Victor Marx explained how the trials the couple is facing are unique due to their positions of influence, and that they are under clear attacks from the enemy.

“Christians, please when you think of Justin & Hailey, take a moment to offer a little prayer for them,” the Feb. 26 reel from Victor Marx said. “to have wisdom, protection and to draw close to the Lord.”

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The post continued with: “There are special challenges that folks in high visibility positions face and also the enemy doesn’t want them to draw closer to Jesus. So often regardless of the material things or the accolades they often face spiritual warfare that intense and seeks to ship-wreck their faith, marriage and life in general. So thank you.”

The Biebers were later seen at church after the call for prayer.

Justin and Hailey Bieber have been outspoken about their Christian faith for years. While the two have spent their lives in the limelight, they have also faced spiritual struggles, including Justin’s journey with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, leaving him with paralysis on the right side of his face.

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“…it is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis,” Bieber said in an Instagram video back in 2022.

Yet, the diagnosis was not enough to sway Bieber of his faith in Christ.

“I trust God, and I trust that it’s all for a reason. I’m not sure what that is right now, but in the meantime, I’m going to rest, and I love you guys,” he said.

Hailey Bieber has also struggled with her own health battles in recent years when she suffered a mini stroke due to a diagnosis of PFO, or patent foramen ovale. Bieber had suffered “a very small blood clot in her brain,” according to .

As Christians in the entertainment industry, it is certain that the Biebers will continue to need the prayers of other believers to cover them in all the spiritual battles still to come.

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When it comes to end times matters, one of the most overlooked principles is in regards to financial needs. As things continue to shift with technology and with the economic system of the world, believers will need to be prepared for all things that will be heading our way as we await the return of Christ.

In his exclusive interview with Charisma Magazine Online, Tomi Arayomi provides five financial areas of preparation so that Christians can be prepared for all end time trials awaiting us.

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• This is the time to work out your exit strategy. Arayomi says that this is the time to work out your exit strategy from your current profession if you believe that it may not exist in the coming years due to technological advances.

“There’s a movement out of jobs into sustainability,” Arayomi says. “Whatever job you had before, you’re going to see them becoming ‘re already in that era now where if you’re not working out your exodus out of the job sector, or into jobs that will matter past 2030 you’re going to be in trouble.”

• Now is the time turn away from money and into investing in the land. Arayomi says this is the time to focus on assets and making yourself knowledgeable and wise with finances. This is a matter of gaining wise counsel and removing yourself from the foolish who have not invested in the future.

“If you’re one of those people that God’s speaking to about property, about land development, don’t just invest in anything. Invest strategically in parts of the land that you know are going to bless you and your family years down the line,” Arayomi says.

• This is the time to learn how to buy and sell debts. Arayomi says that one of the things he sees coming this year is an economic shaking. Because of this shaking, people must take extra caution not to get into debt. However, in this season God is changing the standard and making it possible for all people to enter into the realm of business.

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“Supernaturally we’re going to see skill coming upon the people of God,” Arayomi says. “They’re going to be able to do things that they couldn’t do before…”

• Don’t wait for an announcement of World War III. As tensions continue to rise all over the globe, Arayomi’s warning is we shouldn’t wait for the announcement of World War III before recognizing that it has already begun. The season we are in right now is serving as an opportunity for us to prepare for what many of us ultimately see coming.

“In the spirit, wars are declared. Wars are not declared in the natural,” Arayomi says. “Be prepared ahead of time for a season of warfare.”

• Build your own Goshen. Just as Goshen acted as a refuge for the Israelites during times of trouble, this is the time to allow the Lord to show each of us where our “Goshen” is so that we are safe from the financial, agricultural and governmental struggles that are heading for us as we approach the last days.

“Goshen is the place where you don’t become a victim of the whims of economies,” Arayomi says. “Goshen is the place where you get delivered from the idolatry of election cycles. It’s the place where you actually come into being the president of your house.”

While these strategies require lots of individual prayer, guidance from Scripture and hearing from the Holy Spirit, this is the perfect time to lean into God and ask for His greater plan for each of our lives.

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With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and signs of end times all around us, the question to ask is: what does humanity look like as we move forward? And, are we moving toward the era of the AI-generated family?

We are created in the image of God and we were made to know and worship Him. Yet there are those who fear that AI could even take over with the cloning of the human species, according to Daily Star. Along with the warning that the Y chromosome, which in combination with the X chromosome makes the male gene, is reportedly shrinking, it would appear that the very image of humanity itself is in danger.

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As what would seem to be like an impending doom on the nature of humanity itself, the current integration of AI into all aspects of life also brings up an interesting dynamic in relationships. For example, as reported by Business Insider, a “Spanish-Dutch artist is set to marry an AI hologram this summer.” The artist, Framis, had the hologram programmed using attributes of her past romantic partners and believes that this union has the ability to complete all her needs and desires.

While the idea of humans in relationships with holograms seems ludicrous to most people, this could foreshadow a frightening element of something still to come. Since we already live in an era where people are already more connected to their screens than to other people believe, it seems within reason that some will believe they should use technology to create their ideal spouse. With the world’s first AI child known as Tong Tong having already been created, making an AI programmed family seems to be a coming reality.

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However, this idea is far from the truth of Scripture of what a family should look like. If you look at Genesis, there was a command for Adam and Eve to be together as one, a man and woman. It was later on after chaos ensued and people began to pursue sinful lifestyles that God looked upon the wickedness and regretted that He ever made humans. After this, only Noah and his family were spared during the flooding of the earth.

So, while AI is not, and will not, be used for only evil purposes, it is critical to be aware of the trends of the times and that while some of these notions may seem ridiculous—AI being used as an alternative to the family unit—there very well may come a time where this is considered normal. As the world continues to pursue whatever the next fix is for temporary happiness, it’s critical to cling to the ultimate hope and joy that can only be found in a relationship with Christ.

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After media reports began early this year of a possible ‘Disease X,’ many have found themselves wondering if another pandemic would emerge this year.

In an exclusive interview with Charisma News, prophetic voice Joseph Z discussed how this year was not just a year of potential fear and turmoil from an unidentified sickness, but that ‘X’ in itself has a greater meaning of the season God is bringing us into.

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X has appeared three times in recent culture. We’ve seen Elon Musk change Twitter’s name to X, the fear of ‘Disease X’ has begun and when the coming April 8 eclipse appears it will come as Z says, “a seven-year crisscross, an X on the nation.”

America is being given a chance to either experience the ignition of Holy Spirit fire or turn into a Nineveh. We are in a season where the choice for the kind of future we desire is in our hands. We can either cry out to the Lord in repentance and submission to His will, or we can run away from His holy face. As Z points out, even the places where the eclipse crosses over include towns named “Nineveh,” giving us a chance to choose the path we will go down.

“The Lord showed me strongly that we would have either fire of repentance in America or Nineveh. Nineveh or fire,” Z says.

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Disease X is already in the works. Discussions of a virus from powerful individuals like Bill Gates is leading Z to believe that a ‘practice run’ for the type of virus that could spread the next is already being worked on in secret.

“[Gates] put out a video talking about the ‘Seers’ virus that would come out in 2025. And they’ve already run drills on it,” Z says. “They say it’s massively respiratory.”

America is moving from a season of grace to a season of mercy. The coming eclipse marks a seven-year period from the last time that an eclipse happened, and the next seven will be pivotal for the types of experiences that come our way.

Just as it was in the story of Joseph where there were seven years of abundance and seven years of famine, Z sees that this could also be the same case for the U.S. While the darkness may settle over the land just as it did in Egypt, there will be light and provision for God’s people, just as it was in the region of Goshen during Joseph’s time.

“The next seven years is going to be a time of Goshen,” Z says. “It will be dark in Egypt, but it will be light in Goshen, and God’s going to provide for you. He’s going to show out strong for you in the middle of difficulty…”

Whatever may unfold for our nation in the next few years, the most critical thing that believers can do is continue to stand firm on the Word of God and spread the light of the gospel to all of creation.

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Following God means following the straight and narrow path. While many want to follow along this pathway, it can be difficult to know what is meant by this “straight and narrow” road. In his latest Beyond The Article interview, author Ken Fish provides fantastic insight and understanding into what it means to pursue a life of holiness.

“For some people as they go deeper with God, the Lord may speak to them individually and He may say, ‘now this thing here, this is off limits for you because of the relationship you and I have,'” Fish says. “Everybody else may be able to do it and it wouldn’t be violating Scripture, but for you, this one’s not okay.”

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One example of someone who lived uniquely from others to pursue holiness was Moses. He had a relationship with God that was unlike anyone else’s. However, because of that closeness, the standards God had for Moses were immensely higher than it was for others.

“The first time Moses brought water from the rock, the Lord told him ‘strike the rock,’ and it worked,” Fish says. “The second time the Lord told him to draw water from the rock He said ‘speak to the rock’ not strike it.”

As Fish points out, Moses struck the rock instead of speaking to it even though he had been commanded to speak. For this act, God punished Moses, not allowing him to go into the Promised Land. Leading a life of holiness means obeying all of God’s commands and having the faith to carry out exactly what He says to do regardless of how much or how little sense it makes in the natural realm.

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In his feature article of Charisma Magazine Online, Fish also writes that “Holiness, as it pertains to humans, speaks to the fact that we are called to be ‘set apart’ or ‘dedicated’ to God.”

Holiness is not just following commands correctly. It is living differently and knowing that you are different from others because you have chosen Christ to be the master that you serve.

Choosing holiness means accepting that God has called us to live differently than the rest of the world. It’s acknowledging how things will be more difficult during this life, but that the eternal benefits are beyond anything that can be imagined here on this earth. This decision to do whatever the Lord commands is a significant departure from the norm, demanding bravery and unwavering commitment despite challenges. However, it’s within this uniqueness that genuine freedom and purpose are discovered.

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When Jesus said that He came for the salvation of the entire world, He meant it.

“The Chosen” has been making an impact for the kingdom of God since it first released in 2017. Now, data is showing that it’s not just viewers who are already saved that are watching the show, but that non-Christians are hearing the message of the gospel through the hit show.

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According to Christian Headlines, data has shown that about half of the show’s viewers are Christians, but that the other half are not.

The vice president of original content with “The Chosen,” Katherine Warnock, told Christian Headlines, “…the other half were either curious about Christianity or just no Christian faith. And we were deeply surprised about that.”

Warnock also said that the data confirmed the show was gaining attention from both men and women alike. While older generations and millennials continue to make up a large fan base of the show as well, the content has seemingly caught the attention of Gen Z as well.

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“…to see the younger generation but also the non-Christian faith audience come to the table has been a joy,” Warnock said.

This news comes as Season 4 of “The Chosen” has made a splash in theaters all across America during the month of February. From seeing the fateful events of John the Baptist’s death, to Simon being renamed Peter along with a few other twists and turns, Season 4 has brought the gospel and broken hearts along the way as the show nears closer to Jesus’ impending death and resurrection.

In an interview with CBN News, Abe Bueno-Jallad, who plays the role of “Big James,” said that Season 4 is about understanding the weight of who Jesus is and how to relate to Him. “Learn to sit in that listening that really beautiful listening, as opposed to talking with your strengths, and trust.”

The finale episodes of Season 4 begin playing in theaters on Feb. 29.

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