July/August 2017 Volume 27 / No.7-8 A WORD FROM RICK JOYNER FULL REDEMPTION A PURE HEART – BY DUDLEY HALL – BY ROLLAND BAKER IDENTITY AND CONVERGENCE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA – BY JORGE PARROTT A WORD FROM RICK JOYNER DEAR FRIENDS, Years ago, Beth Alves had a vision of MorningStar shown that we would have 20/20 spiritual vision in A WORD FROM being like a three stage rocket. In her vision, we had 2020. We will see the earth in both expanse and RICK JOYNER not launched yet, but we had been building the rocket clarity as we have never seen it before. We will also PAGE 2 and positioning it on the launch pad. There were see into the heavens like never before. Prophetic A PURE HEART markers that we would recognize when we launched, vision will be spectacular from this point and will by Rolland Baker and in each stage of the launch. They have proved keep getting better. PAGE 4 accurate so far. Even so, in 2020 we will still have a way to go FULL REDEMPTION We have since launched and have made it to the to get to the altitude and orbit we’re called to. Yet by Dudley Hall second stage firing. This stage is still heavy lifting, and I saw that at this time, everything we are doing— PAGE 7 we are working hard. We are still a long way from the the schools, churches, missions, conferences, MISSIONS altitude and orbit we are called to, but we are making publishing, television, and social media—begin to IDENTITY AND good progress. gel, gain traction, and go faster and higher than CONVERGENCE IN PAPUA NEW ever before. GUINEA I was recently shown stage three. It will begin in by Jorge Parrott 2020, but we need to prepare for it now. I was first Then I got a glimpse of what we looked like PAGE 8 when we got into orbit, and we did not look like a PARTNERS spaceship—but rather we were a train. The train FROM THE was made up of different sections that I’m still DESK OF “In 2020 we will still have DAVE YARNES processing, but in dreams and visions, trains almost PAGE 11 a way to go to get to the always speak of training. That is basically what we are—a training and sending center. However, this PARTNERS SPOTLIGHT altitude and orbit we’re called STEPHEN train had aspects to it that I’ve never considered, COFFEY to. Yet I saw that at this time, and I need to get more on this before sharing. WILDERNESS CAMP everything we are doing—the GRADUATION SEASON PAGE 12 schools, churches, missions, As I write this, we have had our MSU gradua- WHAT’S HAPPENING tion and the CSCL graduation is coming up. In MORNINGSTAR conferences, publishing, EVENTS Scripture, maturing is a cause for celebration, and PAGE 14 television, and social media— we celebrate and love graduations for the notewor- VISION begin to gel, gain traction, thy accomplishments that they are. It is also a time by Val Rensink of evaluating if we can do better for the class. The PAGE 15 and go faster and higher than answer to that question this year is an unquestion- ever before.” able “Yes.” 2 JULY/AUGUST 2017 THE MORNINGSTAR JOURNAL “Every year we make changes to MSU, and every year I think we have made progress. Every year it seems that the quality of students goes up. I think the Lord sends us some of His best. This year’s class had a higher percentage of those in focused, resolute pursuit of God, more than any we’ve had before. All seemed to be very serious about the Lord.” Every year we make changes to MSU, and every year I Our satellite schools are also doing well. We had twenty- think we have made progress. Every year it seems that the five students in Cuba graduate with degrees this year. This is quality of students goes up. I think the Lord sends us some of going to be a big thrust forward for MSU. Our goal is to His best. This year’s class had a higher percentage of those in keep adding campuses around the world. focused, resolute pursuit of God, more than any we’ve had CSCL also had a remarkable year with a number of high before. All seemed to be very serious about the Lord. This is level encounters with the Lord. I try to have lunch with the unusual because there are usually some who range from seniors once a month, and I always ask them about the casual to callous about their walk with God. However, this things they like the most, and the least, about CSCL. This year it seemed most that came were at the level we hope to year they struggled to come up with anything they did not get our students to by the end of the year. This is challenging like, and almost all of them put chapel and the encounters us to go much higher. with the Lord that they experience in that time, at the top of Leonard Jones did a remarkable job with the School of the list of things they liked. Worship this year. LJ only took those who were already good In Scripture, encounters with the Lord are the most musicians, but their advancement this year was stunning to transformative in people and nations. There is a good watch. They had to write their own songs, and this year they addiction to these encounters that our students are getting at wrote some of the best we’ve heard in a long time. CSCL and MSU. I was told yesterday how many of our Word about this school and MSU’s College of Leadership former students stay in touch with each other, and they have is going out, and we are already having to consider turning even had gatherings around how to continue experiencing away students for next year. If there are any in your families what they had here. That is one of the most encouraging or churches that are considering coming to MSU, have them things I’ve heard in a long time. apply ASAP. Thanks again for being our friends and co-laborers for the Gospel. Your generosity is helping to make all of this “In Scripture, encounters with the possible. As always, I pray constantly for the II Corinthians 9:6-12 grace in your life. Lord are the most transformative In His Service, in people and nations. There is a good addiction to these encounters that our students are Rick Joyner getting at CSCL and MSU.” I Corinthians 15:58 THE MORNINGSTAR JOURNAL VOLUME 27 • NO.7-8 3 A Pure Heart BY ROLLAND BAKER “The human heart is the very throne and citadel of God. When He moves in, heaven begins.” —SADHU SUNDAR SINGH he heart—it’s what working on a believer’s heart. determines who we The heart is His greatest are, what we mean masterpiece, His greatest to God, and what creation. Twe mean to each other. It’s not We are desperate for Him about who’s the smartest, the to heal our diseases and pay most educated, or even the our rent, but we should be most anointed. even more desperate for a We look at ability, leader- clean heart. Jesus said, “If you ship, skills, and power, but Jesus abide in me, and my words looks on the heart. You can’t abide in you, ask whatever hide it from Him. You can hide you wish, and it will be done it from people, even from your family. You can hide for you” (John 15:7 ESV). How’s that for a it from your church and from your friends, but you definition of real, pure revival? If we do what He can’t hide your heart from God. It’s what’s in the says, He will do what we say. heart that matters. Many want the secret to power, miracles, and We look for something else, and so we hide our manifestations, but it’s a question of the heart. hearts. We hide what’s really the motivation behind Faith is not just some power that makes God do all we think, say, and do. But God looks at our what you want, producing miracles magically. motivation. By that standard, nobody can stand Faith is knowing God well enough to recognize All Scripture without the blood of Jesus. By that definition, a what He wants to do in a given situation. When references change of heart is the biggest miracle, the most you carry His heart, you know how to pray, and are New important miracle, and the only miracle that really He’s delighted to do what you ask. International matters. We need all the other miracles. We need It is God who fashions hearts, not you (see Version, health and wealth more than anybody at our Psalm 33:15). You can’t take your heart and unless ministry in Mozambique. God could fork over all change it. It’s not your creation. It’s not in your otherwise the money we want and heal everybody in Mozam- power to fix it. You are His workmanship. You indicated. bique in a day, but He spends an entire lifetime 4 JULY/AUGUST 2017 THE MORNINGSTAR JOURNAL don’t deserve a better heart, but He makes one Where is your treasure? When you get up in the anyway.