CONTENTS The MorningStar Journal / December 2013 Volume 23 / No. 11 EDITOR INSIDE Ministry ....................................................56 A Note From Rick Joyner ........................ 4 FEATURE VIDEO FEATURE VIDEO Worship .................................................... 60 SAMPLE MUSIC MorningStar School CSCL ....................... 62 FEATURES FEATURE VIDEO The Principles of Warfare MorningStar University MSU ..................66 FEATURE VIDEO Part IX—The Principle of Maneuver ...................6 Missions .................................................... 72 FEATURE VIDEO A Timely Breakthrough ..................................22 Partners ......................................................74 FEATURE VIDEO Abba, Our Daddy .........................................28 Travel ........................................................ 76 Back to the Future: The Change at Hand ...34 Happenings ............................................... 78 FEATURE VIDEO A Missionary Legacy ...................................44 Get Connected ...........................................82 PPTV News ..................................................52 FEATURE VIDEO Reader’s Favorites .....................................84 MFM Directory ...................................................86 Quotes Mustard Seeds of Wisdom Welcome Letter .......................................................88 20-21, 26-27, 32-33, 42-43 2 The MorningStar Journal / december 2013 3 EDITOR Rick Joyner is Founder and Executive Director of MorningStar Ministries and Heritage International Ministries and is the Senior Pastor at MorningStar Fellowship Church. Rick is President of The Oak Initiative, an interdenominational movement that mobilizes Christians to engage in the great issues of our time. He has authored more than forty books, including The Final Quest Trilogy, There Were Two Trees in the Garden, and A New America. Rick and his wife, Julie, have five children: Anna Jane, Aaryn, Amber, Ben, and Sam. A Note From Rick Rick Joyner Rick Rick shares about becoming intentional in gathering for the purpose of training and equipping, rather than just meeting for conference teaching. We must have greater clarity for the times to come. We are limiting our New Year’s Conference to partners this year and praying that each one receives revelation directly from the Lord. Also, Rick just released The Path, the first book in the Fire On The Mountain Series. He explains the importance of these books. 4 The MorningStar Journal / december 2013 55 FEATURES he Principle of Maneuver describes the flexible movement of forces to gain a positional advantage over the enemy. Commanders use the TManeuver principle to attack an enemy weakness before the enemy can react, or it is used to disrupt an enemy attempt to exploit a friendly weakness. Sometimes a Maneuver RICK is a planned action, and sometimes it is spontaneous. A commander may choose to execute a Maneuver because he sees an opportunity that enables him to defeat or severely JOYNER damage the enemy force. The Principles of Warfare In order to take advantage of the Maneuver principle, Part IX—The Principle of Maneuver commanders must continually be aware of their opponent’s actions and disposition. He must have current and “real- time” intelligence on the enemy. Using every source of intelligence collection at the commander’s disposal, he must develop a robust plan for constantly monitoring the enemy so that he may choose the precise time and location for maneuvering his forces. 6 The MorningStar Journal / december 2013 7 The commander must weakness in the enemy to fail or give the enemy roll up the Union flank and were on the left end of Alabama, Chamberlain also maintain adequate defenses. If the Maneuver by time to react with an wreak havoc on the rear the maneuvering brigade, ordered the famous flexibility in his operational a friendly force is designed effective counter-Maneuver areas where the logistics holding the very end “Pinwheel Maneuver” by his plan to be able to to attack an exposed flank, of his own. Leaders and artillery were located, positions of the left flank of remaining men, followed by Maneuver as needed. it will likely be executed must be decisive and causing certain defeat of all Union Forces. Colonel a bayonet charge into the Commanders will usually rapidly before the enemy aggressive when executing a Union General Meade’s Chamberlin and his men ranks of the 15th Alabama maintain a reserve element can react. So the speed of Maneuver, especially when forces. trotted at quick time to Regiment. In what looked that is positioned for just a Maneuver, not just the the Maneuver is intended their positions and began like a suicide charge to his that purpose. The reserve Maneuver itself, can be to finish the opponent. The Union Colonel G.K. an immediate defense of superiors looking on from is not initially engaged in critical too. Warren had gone out to Little Round Top. After the top of the hill, the the battle but remains in A Maneuver Saves the check the left flank of the two devastating charges by Maneuver amazingly broke a position to Maneuver At times, a Maneuver may Union Union lines just as the the rebel forces, the 20th the Confederate advance rapidly once a breach of be designed to simply fix an Confederates of the 15th Maine was running out and saved Little Round Top. the enemy lines occurs, or enemy in one place as the On July 2, 1863, Colonel Alabama Regiment were of ammunition, another opportunity arises, main attack of the friendly Joshua Chamberlain and moving into position at the and Colonel Later President or to respond to a danger forces occurs somewhere else. his 20th Maine Regiment bottom of Little Round Chamberlain’s Lincoln remarked the enemy has created. This kind of action prevents executed one of the most Top for an attack on the regiment of 385 that this action the enemy from executing a well known Maneuvers in hill. Realizing the imminent men had been may have saved Maneuver may also Maneuver of his own because U.S. military history. As danger, Warren immediately decimated not only the be used to deceive an he has to keep troops in the Battle of Gettysburg sent a courier with orders with casualties. day of battle, adversary as well as to place to defend his position. continued into its second to find General Meade and Knowing that but the Union. exploit a success by the day, the Union forces request that he Maneuver he could not Examining the friendly forces. When A commander must go occupied Cemetery Ridge units into position to protect withstand battlefield, it was maneuvering his forces, a into each engagement just outside of the small the exposed left flank. The another obvious that if the commander must ensure expecting that his enemy town for which the battle courier made contact fairly frontal assault Confederates that his troops are aware will do something that will was named. Confederate quickly with the 3rd Brigade by the men had been of the purpose of their give him an opportunity to forces advanced into a of the 1st Division under from actions. If their actions are Maneuver his forces in order position on the left flank the command of Colonel meant to deceive an enemy to strike a lethal blow or to of the Union’s V Corps. Strong Vincent, who ordered as to the true intentions dislodge the enemy from All they needed to do to his regiments to begin of the friendly forces, then his position. Maneuver is dislodge the Union soldiers an immediate Maneuver the maneuvering unit such a critical factor that from their position on the that would place them in must know that they are a many, and possibly most, high ground was to take the path of the Alabama deception. Their Maneuver battles have been won by the small hill known as Regiment. may be intentionally slow the side that was most adept Little Round Top which so as to ensure the enemy at maneuvering. A slow or we discussed earlier. That Colonel Joshua sees it and responds in poorly executed Maneuver would give the Confederates Chamberlain and a way that will open a can likewise cause an attack an opportunity to simply the 20th Maine 8 The MorningStar Journal / december 2013 9 successful, it would have put so they were stopped until another general how he but were doing just fine” large numbers, assuring the but had been an English the entire Union army in an they could destroy the 101st could pull off such an holding the German army complete defeat of Germany professor before the war. untenable position. Their or get them to surrender. extraordinary Maneuver, at bay by themselves. The in the war. He had been elected the retreat would have opened In one of the most heroic Patton replied that he 101st was called “the point Colonel of his regiment, the way for a Confederate stands of the war, the 101st had trained his men well, of the spear” of allied forces Foundations for Maneuver and so he devoted himself capture and occupation of held out against greatly and they could do it. and was the basis for the to honoring the trust of Washington, thus likely superior forces surrounding Eisenhower agreed to let classic television series The two foundations of his men by becoming the ending the war and forever them with constant assaults him try. Everyone was Band of Brothers. Those the strategy of Maneuver best leader he could be. dividing the nation. and bombardment. As the astonished when Patton who knew them did not are readiness and courage. He studied combat and 101st was running low on was in Bastogne three days doubt that they were one Colonel Chamberlain’s battle strategies continually. A Maneuver Saves the ammunition and supplies, later, relieving the 101st of the toughest and most amazing pinwheel When the time came, his Allies neither side thought they Airborne and breaking resourceful divisions in Maneuver against such a courage proved to match his could hold out much longer. the back of the German the war. However, at the superior force, with little or devotion to study. During the Nazi counterattack.