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In The Labor of Faith Judith Casselberry examines the material and
spiritual labor of the women of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., which is based in Harlem and one of
the oldest and largest historically Black Pentecostal denominations
in the United States. This male-headed church only functions
through the work of the church's women, who, despite making up
three-quarters of its adult membership, hold no formal positions of
power. Casselberry shows how the women negotiate this contradiction
by using their work to produce and claim a spiritual authority that
provides them with a particular form of power. She also emphasizes
how their work in the church is as significant, labor intensive,
and critical to their personhood, family, and community as their
careers, home and family work, and community service are. Focusing
on the circumstances of producing a holy black female personhood,
Casselberry reveals the ways twenty-first-century women's spiritual
power operates and resonates with meaning in Pentecostal,
female-majority, male-led churches.
In The Labor of Faith Judith Casselberry examines the material and
spiritual labor of the women of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., which is based in Harlem and one of
the oldest and largest historically Black Pentecostal denominations
in the United States. This male-headed church only functions
through the work of the church's women, who, despite making up
three-quarters of its adult membership, hold no formal positions of
power. Casselberry shows how the women negotiate this contradiction
by using their work to produce and claim a spiritual authority that
provides them with a particular form of power. She also emphasizes
how their work in the church is as significant, labor intensive,
and critical to their personhood, family, and community as their
careers, home and family work, and community service are. Focusing
on the circumstances of producing a holy black female personhood,
Casselberry reveals the ways twenty-first-century women's spiritual
power operates and resonates with meaning in Pentecostal,
female-majority, male-led churches.
BUILDING BRIDGES between SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS and LATTER-DAY
SAINTS (MORMONS) A Translation Guide for BORN AGAIN SPIRIT-FILLED
CHRISTIANS (Charismatics/Pentecostals/Renewalists and Third Wavers)
and LATTER-DAY SAINTS
These classic Bible Study Courses by Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin have
been reedited to include chapter review questions to further
enhance your study of God's Word. These teachings on the vital
subjects of faith, prayer, the Holy Spirit and His gifts, and
healing will show you how to live a life of victory and abundance!
Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please
him [God]. . . ." If God demands that we have faith when it is
impossible for us to have faith, then we have a right to challenge
His justice. But since He places within our hands the means whereby
faith can be produced, then we must take responsibility for whether
or not we have faith.
The Bible Faith Study Course takes you through the Word of God
to teach you how faith is produced and how to turn your faith loose
in every area of your life. These principles will enable you to
please God and live victoriously in this life!
Chapter titles include:
-- What Faith Is
-- How Faith Comes
-- How To Turn Your Faith Loose
-- What It Means To Believe With the Heart
-- Six Big Hindrances to Faith
-- The God-Kind of Faith
Samuel Rees Howells, A Life of Intercession: The Legacy of Prayer
and Spiritual Warfare of an Intercessor by Richard A. Maton, Paul
Backholer and Mathew Backholer. Paperback and hardback editions
include 39 black and white photos.
Rees Howells, a powerful intercessor, taught his son Samuel the
principles of intercession and commissioned him some weeks before
his death, stating, "Whatever you do, stand and maintain these
intercessions." For the next fifty-four years, Samuel Rees Howells
exercised a powerful intercessory ministry as he focused prayer on
gospel liberty, in order for the good news of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to be given to every creature.
With the mantle of intercession weighing heavily upon him, Samuel
spent decades participating with others in their own countries, in
profound spiritual struggles that shook world events and shaped
history for God's glory Discover how Samuel was led by the Holy
Spirit to exercise authority over the principalities and powers,
and to 'pray through' until God's purposes were fulfilled in many
lethal world conflicts. Learn how God still intervenes in world
history, from the Korean War to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and from
the Six-Day War to the fall of the Soviet Union
Beginning in the days of Rees Howells, this book continues this
powerful story of intercession and traces its effectual legacy into
the twenty-first century. Filled with principles of intercession,
faith and spiritual warfare, this book provides a fascinating
insight into what is possible when the Holy Spirit finds an
individual, who will stand in the gap and become a channel for His
intercession. Ezekiel 22:30, Romans 8:26-27, Ephesians 6:12.
Richard A. Maton worked under Samuel's ministry for forty-seven
years and provides us with an eyewitness account of Samuel's life
of intercession. Richard is married to Kristine who joined Rees
Howells' Bible College in 1936 and prayed alongside him. Together
Richard and Kristine spent more than 120 years at the College
Charles Capps teaches how God sees you, in His Own image, and how
that image God puts in His Word is the image you should have of
yourself. This is so important, since it has been proven that what
or who you imagine yourself to be determines your fate in life.
Your self-image can carry you to heights of success or plunge you
into the depths of defeat and despair.
I make no apology for the Bible I make no apology for the way
people shout and praise God in these meetings. I make no apology
for the loud noise of hundreds of people clapping their hands in
praise People shout, sing, and dance in the Spirit in these
meetings. I will not apologize for the way children of God who
attend our meetings talk in tongues and prophesy I have no apology
for God's Word I cannot apologize for what God declared we ought to
be receiving and enjoying today Asa A. Allen was a controversial
evangelist with a Pentecostal healing and deliverance ministry. He
was associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement founded by
Gordon Lindsay. Allen became one of the first to develop a national
television ministry. His television programs frequently included
excerpts from his "healing line" ministry.
In this book, Dennis and Rita Bennett, tell simply and readably how
you can experience the same outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your
life that has been experienced in the lives of hundreds of thousand
of others since it began in their church in 1960. Even in the
middle of this increasingly frightening world and times, you can
have the same peace, joy, and love that was such a part of the
early Church. This book has been hailed as a key textbook on the
Holy Spirit by leaders in groups as diverse as Roman Catholic and
Assemblies of God.
This is a definitive study of the Jesus Movement, as told from the
perspective of an "insider" who experienced this phenomenon from it
early onset in the 1970s, represents the premier interpretation of
this important movement. While much in the public eye during its
ascendancy, there has been insufficient attention given to its
seminal impact in influencing revitalization within a host of
denominations, para-church movements, and especially within the
spiritual formation of several key theologians and ministers of the
present generation. All of these features are explored, in light of
the cultural setting and impact of the movement in the early
post-Vietnam era. It also includes an important bibliographic
chapter referencing the extant literature on radical Pietism.
How you can be healedof Cancer, AIDS, and other affictions by the
gift of healing Thousands have been healed all over the world by
the powerful truths presented in this book
Utterly fascinating: works of this caliber and broad scope are rare
. . ., so snap it up and devour it Jon Mark Ruthven, PhD, author,
On the Cessation of the Charismata: The Protestant Polemic on
Post-biblical MiraclesTheology with Spirit: The Future of the
Pentecostal & Charismatic Movements in the 21st Century
discloses the inner theo-logic of the movements that rocketed from
obscurity to electrifying global growth in the century of the
Spirit.Deeply researched, its wide-angle history classifies these
Spirit movements originally, from the Azusa Street revival to
today's Third Wave and Word of Faith movements. Theology with
Spirit explains, reflects on, and evaluates key doctrines from
today s renewal streams, from Spirit baptism to eschatology and
teachings on faith, showing which stream will lead Holy Spirit
renewal globally during the 21st century and why.Read it so you too
may flow with the Spirit Advance praise for Theology with Spirit:
Contains breakthrough insights about the ministry of the Holy
Spirit. . . . A must read . . . that encourages us in the Word of
Faith movement. Jeff Walker, D.Min., Psy.D., Senior Pastor, Victory
Christian Center, Palm Springs, CaliforniaTheology with Spirit
pinpoints streams and movements other studies miss and synthesizes
various perspectives in an innovative and convincing way. Paul L.
King, D.Min., Th.D., author, Only Believe: Examining the Origin and
Development of Classic and Contemporary Word of Faith
TheologiesThis scholarly work is clear and easy to read. It will be
a standard theological textbook for years to come. Prof. Jacques PJ
Theron, University of South Africa
Stop Living Below Your Birthright! It is truly possible for human people to walk in the divine, and Christ came to show us the way. It is by rediscovering our true identity in Him that we can begin to move into the promises of God regarding the miraculous. Bill Johnson not only teaches the supernatural, he imparts it by changing the way we think.If you are not walking in the miraculous, you're living far below your birthright! By laying a carefully constructed biblical foundation for walking in the supernatural power of God, When Heaven Invades Earth provides all the equipment you need to experience miracles every day. And now including a 40 day devotional, Celebrating 10 Earth Changing Years!
The views which many in the religious world hold regarding the work
of the Holy Spirit color all aspects of their understanding of
Biblical topics. These denominational concepts far too often find
their way into the church in the language we use, and unscriptural
notions we gradually adopt. This study is an attempt to carefully
"weed out" concepts which are rooted in the theories and theologies
of men in order to isolate the pure revelation of God on this most
important question. The reader should test all things presented in
the pages which follow by the infallible standard of God's word,
accepting only what is found to be true to the Holy Spirit revealed
oracles of God.
It all began with a Radio show and an email - when Andrew Strom was
invited onto a Christian radio station to discuss the growing
phenomenon of "Out-of-church Christians" - the fact that seemingly
tens of thousands of dedicated believers are leaving the churches.
But why? That same week he published an article on the subject on
his international Email List. The result was an absolute deluge of
responses from all over the world - literally thousands. Christian
Pollster George Barna has stated that the number of unchurched
adults in America is growing by a staggering ONE MILLION people per
year. Barna's research has also found that there are more than 13
million 'Born Again' believers in America who do not attend church.
Why is this trend growing? Why are thousands upon thousands of
devoted Christians leaving the churches? Is it a 'movement'? And
why is it occurring in so many different parts of the world? This
is a book that every Christian leader should read. Hear from dozens
of believers who have left - and why. Are there solutions to this
crisis? A book for everyone concerned about the future of Western
Christianity - and where it is heading today.
This is widely recognized as one of the most powerful revival
accounts ever written. Frank Bartleman was not just an eyewitness
but also a leader and prayer warrior at Azusa Street from the
earliest days. Hear about the prayer meetings on Bonnie Brae
Street, the "Burning Bush" on Fifth Street, and the powerful move
of the Holy Spirit on Azusa itself. Sprinkled throughout are
accounts of "agonizing" prayer, deep repentance, and some of the
most incisive observations on the secrets of Revival that you will
ever read. A true classic. "And He will baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and with FIRE"
Where are the fiery prophets of today - the piercing Revivalists of
old? Why do we have "gold dust," feathers, "holy laughter" and
Charismatic chaos, instead of weeping and deep repentance? In this
book, Revival preacher Andrew Strom tells of what he saw and why he
left the modern Prophetic movement after eleven years' involvement.
And how the announcement of his leaving shook the movement. What is
real Revival? And how does it differ from what we are seeing? What
are real prophets of God supposed to be like? And how do you
discern true signs and wonders from the false? All these questions
and more are answered in this provocative book. Andrew Strom is
founder of "RevivalSchool-com" and editor of the Revival List. For
many years he was known as a "publisher of the prophets" - until
his shock announcement in 2004 that he was publicly quitting the
movement. This is his story why. FROM THE REVIEWS: "This book left
me in tears, weeping for a restoration of the true gospel and with
such a yearning to see real revival in our nation..."
Do you want to prophesy what saith the Spirit of God with greater
authority, stronger boldness and increased accuracy? Do you want
that double-portion that Elisha carried? Jennifer LeClaire offers
keys to flowing in a more powerful prophetic anointing in this
no-holds-barred manuscript. Jennifer draws from her experiences to
explain what it really means to operate in prophetic ministry and
how to avoid the temptations that take you off the deep end.
They Found the SecretA life of grater power can be yours! James
Gilchrist Lawson examines the ways in which some of the most famous
Christians of the ages reached a greater experience of God's love
and power. The impact and influence of John Bunyan, Fnelon, Madame
Guyon, D. L. Moody, and many others are here intimately
revealed--mostly in their own words.You will discover how you can*
Obtain victory over sin* Be filled with the Spirit* Find perfect
peace and rest* Have your every need met* Overcome the enemy*
Acquire boldness to witness for Christ* Grow closer to God than
ever beforeThere is a life of spiritual fullness beyond salvation,
and God is waiting for you to be receptive so that He can pour out
this blessing to you. You, too, can experience the Spirit-filled
life today!
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