Bringing Jesus into Perspective: Reintroducing Christ into a Broken World

By Courage Mungoni

We are living in a post-modern era whereby many religions are springing up everywhere, families are being disintegrated because of modernization, and there is an influx of fast hypertechnology. Many mysteries are taking place that man cannot explain, such as missing planes like Malaysia MH370 and major headlines on CNN and other reputable media houses reporting of wars and rumors of wars. In the midst of great confusion and hopeless situations, its time to bring back Jesus into perspective. This book outlines clearly the person and principles of Jesus Christ as the only ultimate answer to all the challenges that humanity is facing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Aug 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781512707007

Courage Mungoni

Courage is an author, preacher, entrepreneur, business strategist, motivational speaker, and global brand in leadership and transformation. Over the last decade, he has been traveling in nations such as Zambia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Qatar, and the United Kingdom, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, networking with global business synergies, and transforming nations through leadership-training programs. He is the founder and CEO of the Pan African Business Council, a global NGO based in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Currently, he is working to obtain a master of arts degree in leadership and transformation. He holds a bachelor of arts in theology, an executive diploma in transformational leadership, and resides in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is married to Fadzie and has a son, Ethan Manasseh Mungoni.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 08/13/2015

Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Epigraph

Foreword

Introduction

1:   The Principle of the First

2:   Bringing Jesus into perspective

3:   Jesus the wonderful God

4:   Jesus the wonderful counsellor

5:   Jesus the Mighty God

6:   Jesus the Prince of Peace

Acknowledgements

To God Almighty, the Author and Finisher of my faith, the source of all posterity in mankind, my wife Fadzie who always believes in my potential and the God given vision that we are running with, my son Ethan Manasseh, who came to this world with a testimony, Apostle Zimba,my mentor who brought direction into my life when I was struck at the crossroads of indecision, Bishop Tudor and Pastor Chichi Bismark, my Apostolic Covering, Apostle Abraham John my mentor and brother in Christ who brought me openly to his sphere of influence and vicinity, Glenny Tanyanyiwa, my Mother in Law who is forever supportive of my vision, Dr Valentine Dzingai, Pastor Simbarashe Sigauke,family and friends.

Anna Carmichael, who believed that I could publish my manuscript with this prestigious publishing group, Kate Lewis who made it possible, and everyone who made this production complete, I love you all and may God give you an unwavering heart in discovering more authors like me. God Bless you all!

Dedication

To Witness Munorwei Mungoni, my late father, my first source of intellectual inspiration from childhood, the publication of this book is evidence that I adhered to what you taught me.

To Esnath Tamari Kahombe, my late mother, the one who gave me a very peculiar business acumen, I salute you in heaven where you are resting mom, after serving the Lord fully the last five years of your life.

To Flackson Manhenga, my late father in law I never met, I wish I had known you, but I thank God for the wife you gave me.

And to Ngonidzashe Alexio Chikwama, my cousin who went to the Lord during the publication of this book.

Epigraph

What’s in a name? once wrote a literary giant. Courage demonstrates just that in this book. The writing is a fearless critique of the current dismal state of our current world. A World where Christ the Lord has been brushed aside in our post-modern society whose main focus is on short- lived material gain.

Valentine Dzingai – United Kingdom

Foreword (1)

Simbarashe Sigauke, USA

Courage Mungoni is a man with a great passion for the salvation of the lost. He is one of the greatest prolific speakers of his generation with a clear-cut vision and purpose to populate heaven and bankrupt hell. He is a successful businessman, author, motivational speaker and chairman of the Pan African Business Council. He has great wisdom and tremendous revelation that refreshes the mind. He writes from a wealth of knowledge and experience. This masterpiece, work of a true genius could not have come at a better time than this. I recommend this book to every leader and every person seeking to know Jesus more. It is a good evangelistic tool to win the lost and also help believers develop a deeper walk with our Lord Jesus Christ. This book is an addition and great blessing to the body of Christ. Please get a hold of this revelatory book and your life will never be the same again.

- Simbarashe Sigauke

Pastor, Speaker, Author and founder of Simba-rashe Sigauke Ministries, Minnesota, USA

Foreword (2)

Valentine Dzingai, United Kingdom

Having personally known Courage for the past 17 years I have seen him develop and grow into a mighty warrior for the KINGDOM of GOD. His growth is demonstrated in part by the penning of this book for which I write the below statement.

What’s in a name? once wrote a literary giant. Courage demonstrates just that in this book. The writing is a fearless critique of the current dismal state of our current world. A World where Christ the Lord has been brushed aside in our post-modern society whose main focus is on short- lived material gain.

Courage not only highlights the rifeness of these ideologies in the world, but details how they have crept into the church.

Bringing Christ into perspective does just that. We have lost sight of what the real essence of being a Christian is, and instead have focused on what we can gain from God rather than follow the example that Christ left.

In this book we are admonished to reconnect with the Christ through prayer and fasting, spirit filled study and searching of the scripture and also in connecting with our fellow mankind in giving of ourselves and possessions.

This is a truly inspired and biblically sound writing that will have the serious biblical student turning the pages of their bible from Genesis to Revelation in search of the beautiful gems that Jehovah has prepared for us.

It is my prayer that you read it slowly, meditatively and seek to apply the principles presented by the writer.

Valentine Dzingai

[MDTA, RDT], Chief Dental Technologist

London, United Kingdom

Introduction

One evening, in the summer of 2014, I found myself thinking of writing a book. The idea was framed by a phrase which I thought of, and immediately it became the title of this book.

What triggered this phenomenon is that my wife and I had gone out for dinner, and we were at this local restaurant in Harare, Zimbabwe, called Freshly Ground.

The atmosphere was very static and indeed welcoming. Everything was at par excellence and very much exquisite. I had just ordered my favorite hot chocolate coffee and my wife had done the same too, when our friend David Machaka, stepped into the arena with a broad smile on his face. Of course he was glad that we had made it to his show, he was going to perform that evening with a few other backing vocalists.

I marveled as I watched him play the African guitar. David is a calm, handsome soft spoken young man with a brighter future. He had