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Erlo Stegen
Erlo Hartwig Stegen (1935 - 2023). South African missionary and revivalist of German descent, born on Mbalane farm near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to Hermannsburg missionary descendants. Raised Lutheran, he left school after grade 10 to farm but felt called to ministry in 1952, evangelizing rural Zulus under apartheid. After 12 years of preaching with few lasting conversions, he experienced a transformative revival in 1966 at Maphumulo, marked by repentance and reported miracles. In 1970, he founded KwaSizabantu Mission (“place where people are helped”) in Kranskop, which grew into a self-sustaining hub with farms, a water bottling plant, and schools, serving thousands. Stegen authored Revival Among the Zulus and preached globally, establishing churches in Europe by 1980. Married with four daughters, he mentored Zulu leaders and collaborated with theologian Kurt Koch. His bold preaching drew 3 million visitors to KwaSizabantu over decades.
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This sermon emphasizes the need for spiritual cleansing and readiness to meet God by being born again. It calls for a heart free from sin and a willingness to come to the cross to experience renewal and salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Are you ready, all my brothers? Are you ready, all my sisters? Have you cleansed your hearts? Are they free from sin? Are you ready to meet our God? Are you ready, all my brothers? Are you ready, all my sisters? Have you cleansed your hearts? Are they free from sin? Are you ready to meet our God? Jesus said, we must be born again. Jesus said, you must be born again. Born again to see the kingdom of God. Hallelujah. Amen. Jesus said, we must be born again. Jesus said, you must be born again. Born again to see the kingdom of God. Hallelujah. Amen. Come, come to the cross. You may come. Come, come to the cross. You may come. Come, come to the cross. Hallelujah. Amen. You may come. Come, come to the cross. You may come. Come, come to the cross. You may come. Come, come to the cross. Hallelujah. Amen.
Are You Ready? - Kwasizabantu Choir
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Erlo Hartwig Stegen (1935 - 2023). South African missionary and revivalist of German descent, born on Mbalane farm near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to Hermannsburg missionary descendants. Raised Lutheran, he left school after grade 10 to farm but felt called to ministry in 1952, evangelizing rural Zulus under apartheid. After 12 years of preaching with few lasting conversions, he experienced a transformative revival in 1966 at Maphumulo, marked by repentance and reported miracles. In 1970, he founded KwaSizabantu Mission (“place where people are helped”) in Kranskop, which grew into a self-sustaining hub with farms, a water bottling plant, and schools, serving thousands. Stegen authored Revival Among the Zulus and preached globally, establishing churches in Europe by 1980. Married with four daughters, he mentored Zulu leaders and collaborated with theologian Kurt Koch. His bold preaching drew 3 million visitors to KwaSizabantu over decades.