History Of Zaoga Forward In Faith

"Let your eye search out among us those who have surrendered their lives for the salvation of Africa. Is there none pleasing in your sight, O Lord, whom you can use for mighty miracles to touch the dying souls of Africa? If there are none, I plead for your mercy, dear Lord. Lift us to the height of other countries where your mighty hand is seen healing the sick and opening the eyes of the blind. I give myself to you and ask that you use me for your great and mighty works in Africa and that you use me for your glory. I pray that you lighten your judgment on Africa. Surely you will not judge us as you would other countries where your great hand has been revealed."

In Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism, the contributors reflect on how Pentecostalism contributes to the empowerment of marginalised societies, empowers women through the matarenda practices, and contributes to the development of wider society.

David Maxwell traces the transformation of the prophet Ezekiel Guti and his prayer band from small beginnings in the townships of the 1950s into the present day transnational business enterprise, which is now Zimbabwe Assemblies of God, Africa (ZAOGA). In particular, this book illuminates Africa's relations with American Christianities, black and white. DAVID MAXWELL is Senior Lecturer at the University of Keele North America: Ohio U Press; Zimbabwe: Weaver Press

The word of God is like its author, Eternal. Deuteronomy 33:27: The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms, He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 'Destroy.' It is unchanging and living, Malachi 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I do not change, therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob."

This book has been written with fervent prayer that the Christian will read and understand what prayer really means, and to perceive in ones mind and spirit to catch the real spirit of prayer. In This book one will find how the great man of God Elijah prayed, not lip-service prayer but fervent prayer that stopped the rain for three and a half years. After that he prayed again to bring the rain back. Such kind of prayer is was not unique to Elijah alone.... This book provides a step by step guide to prayer, including the different kinds of prayer as well as how to pray a strong prayer.

The intersection of religion, ritual, emotion, globalization, migration, sexuality, gender, race, and class, is especially insightful for researching Pentecostal notions of the body. Pentecostalism is well known for overt bodily expressions that includes kinesthetic worship with emotive music and sustained acts of prayer. Among Pentecostals there is considerable debate about bodies, the role of the Holy Spirit, possession of evil spirits, deliverance, exorcism, revival, and healing of bodies and emotions. Pentecostalism is identified as a religion on the move and so bodies are transformed in the context of globalization. Pentecostalism is also associated with notions of sexuality, gender, race and class where bodies are often liberated and limited. This volume evaluates these themes associated with contemporary research on the body.

"Marginalization means being disregarded, ostracized, harassed, disliked, persecuted, or generally looked down upon. Marginalized people often include women and children, the poor, the disabled, sexual, religious, or ethnic minorities, refugees. The marginalized are those who are socially, politically, culturally, or economically excluded from main-stream society. In history, the Church in Zimbabwe has played a role in improving the lives of the marginalized, but what is religion, especially Christianity, doing for the marginalized now? Although religion is also implicated in marginalisation, the contributions in this volume did not address this angle as they focused on the role that religion can and should play to fight marginalization. The chapters come from two conferences (2012, 2014) that were held under the flag of ATISCA. The contributions have been updated to include later developments and publications"--

In this book, Ogbu Kalu provides an overview of Pentecostalism in Africa. He shows the amazing diversity of the faith, which flourishes in many different forms in diverse local contexts, and demonstrates that African Pentecostalism is distinctly African in character, not imported from the West.