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THE
HARVEST
VOLUME
II
Strategic Vision For Mobilizing
The Army of God
Rick Joyner
MorningStar
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© 1994 by Rick Joyner
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Contents
Chapter One
The Three Great Pillars 10
The Nature Of Peter 10
Peter: The First Pillar Of The Church 12
Paul Again Rebukes Peter 13
The Final Phase Of Church History 14
The Ministry Of John 15
The Heartbeat Of God 17
We Must Have All Three 21
Every Birth Is Painful 23
Signs Of The End 24
Chapter Two
The Four Winds Of The Earth 26
The Two Sources Of Winds 29
The Man Of Sin 30
The Root Of Apostasy 31
The Four Epochs Of History 33
The Source Of The Beast's Power 34
Understanding Economic War 36
The War With Japan 37
The Light And Salt 39
How Should We Then Live? 41
The Call 44
Christian Economics 46
Special Note 48
Chapter Three
The Powers Of The Age To Come 49
The True Message Is Power 50
The Standard Of Divine Judgment 52
Walking On Water 54
Counterfeits 56
Increased Temptations 57
Walking On Air 60
Chapter Four
Restoring The Pastor Ministry 65
What Is A Pastor? 66
One For All And All For One 68
The King's Master Chef 71
Who Then Is In Charge? 72
Loving The Lord And Tending The Sheep 73
The Domain Of The Mind 75
The Pastoral Mandate For Education 78
Reasons For Our Failure 79
Evangelism Through Education 81
Home Schooling 82
Pastor Or Principal? 84
True Church 86
True Academics 87
The Pastoral Mandate For Mental Health 89
The Basic Christian Faith 89
Inroads Of The New Age 90
Why Heal The Old Man? 92
Chapter Five
The Prophetic Power Of Music 96
The Path Of Explorers 97
The Wisdom Of Esther 98
A Critical Battleground 99
The Power Of Worship 100
Recovering The Ministry 102
What Propels Us? 103
What Is Success? 106
The Judgment 108
The Church's Responsibility To Minstrels 111
Chapter Six
Birthpangs And Earthquakes 113
Power Versus Ratings 114
Spiritual Earthquakes 116
We Are Ambassadors 117
The Power Of Difference 118
Sphere Of Authority 120
The Fear Of God 122
The Foundational "Plates" Of The Church Are Shifting
124
Holiness Will Prevail Over Seduction 125
Rise Up 132
Chapter Seven
The War 133
Fight For Life 134
The Weapons Of This War 135
The Battlefield 137
Be Gentle As Doves Yet Wise As Serpents 141
A Demonstration Of The Kingdom 143
Summary 145
Chapter Eight
The Judgment Of War 149
The Diversity Of Conflicts 150
Rwanda—An Example 152
The Place Of Safety 153
A Nation Within Nations 156
The Army Of The Lord 157
The Army Is A Bride 159
The Safe Harbor 160
Chapter Nine
Avoiding Shipwreck 163
They Were Dissatisfied With Their Circumstances 163
They Were Impatient 164
They Failed To Heed The Word Of The Lord 165
They Looked To Circumstances To Give Them
Guidance 165
The Proper Use Of Prophecy 166
The True Test Of Guidance 169
Discernment Comes From Knowing The Real 170
Instant Obedience 172
Grace For The Willing 173
How To Get Out Of The Storm 175
There Is A Way Out 176
Summary 187
Chapter Ten
Building On A Sure Foundation 193
True Conversion 194
Saved From What? 196
The Cost Of Discipleship 198
Make The Wedding Grand 199
Tending His Sheep 203
The Three Levels Of Ministry 205
Seminaries Of The Future 206
Reaching The World From Home 208
Continuing The Blessing 211
Hospitality And Authority 213
The Strategy 213
The Holy Spirit Challenge 216
Chapter Eleven
Notable Spiritual Trends 217
Leadership Training 217
The Great Repositioning 219
The Joy Of The Lord 222
March For Jesus 225
Cell Groups 226
Children And Youth 227
Prayer 228
Spiritual Warfare 230
The Charismatic Renewal 231
The Third Wave 232
Prophetic Restoration 233
Apostolic Restoration 234
The Post Modern Missionary Movement 236
Right To Life 237
Men's Movements 240
Women's Movements 241
Summary 242
Chapter Twelve
War And Glory 244
The Controlling Spirits 244
A Remnant 246
The Tragedy 247
In His Wisdom 248
The House Of The Lord Is Built 249
The People Come 252
The Cemetery 253
The Test 254
Resurrection Life 257
The Betrayer 258
No Limits 261
Sharing The Glory 263
The Storms Return 264
Comments 266
Chapter One
The Three Great Pillars
1
Church historians sometimes refer to the apostles
Peter, Paul and John as the three pillars of the church.
As we look from the perspective of church history,
viewing Peter, Paul and John in this way gives us an
interesting, and quite accurate, paradigm for
interpreting our history.
Without question Peter, Paul and John had the
greatest impact on the first century church. Peter
actually laid the foundation with both the Jews and the
Gentiles, but he was soon overshadowed by the
extraordinary labors of Paul. Only after these two had
entered into their reward as martyrs did John, with his
mystical but profound revelation of his beloved Savior,
ascend to the forefront of the church's emphasis.
Interestingly, church history closely follows this same
pattern.
The Nature Of Peter
Peter was impetuous, unstable, prone to both breath-
taking victories and heartrending mistakes. At one
point he was praised with one of the greatest honors
the Lord ever gave to a man:
Blessed are you Simon Barjona, because
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