Rick Joyner Rick Joyner has authored more than fifty books, including The Final Quest Trilogy, There Were Two Trees in the Garden, The Path, and Army of the Dawn. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of MorningStar Ministries, a multi-faceted mission organization which includes Heritage International Ministries, MorningStar University, MorningStar Fellowship of Churches and Ministries. Click here to take a look at Rick's latest Rant #ricksrants

The Fruit of the Land, Part 14

We are spending a bit more time on this aspect of the fruit of the Spirit because it is so crucial to abiding in the Spirit, and is becoming increasingly crucial for our times. As we have addressed in detail before that the highest purpose of man is to be the dwelling place of God. If we abide in...
9-18-05

The Fruit of the Land, Part 13

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). Since the time when there were just two brothers on the entire planet they had trouble getting along. One of them basically said, “This world is not big enough for the both of us!” And still there has been conflict...
9-11-05

The Lessons of Hurricane Katrina, Part 1

As more than a million people are trying to cope with being homeless, separated from loved ones, and in many, many cases, the loss of loved ones, the nation must begin to cope with issues that can either tear us apart or enable us to emerge more unified, stronger, and better than ever. To do this we must understand what happened and what did not happen. Every Christian needs to also understand why this happened.

Monday, September 5, 2005 - 00:00

The Fruit of the Land, Part 12

In the midst of so much suffering that we are witnessing from the Katrina disaster, this study may seem out of place. However, I think the timing is perfect. It is the joy of the Lord that is our strength in any situation, and we can and should have joy in Him in any and every situation. Let us...
9-4-05

Hurricane Katrina

It is understandable that almost everyone in the U.S. is now very focused on the tragedy caused by Hurricane Katrina. It is a tragedy that will touch us all in many ways and will continue to unfold over the weeks and months ahead. Even so, the end result is that we are going to be much better and much stronger as a nation. The Gulf Coast region will also emerge better than ever, and stronger.

Thursday, September 1, 2005 - 00:00

The Fruit of the Land, Part 11

As we begin our study of the individual characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23, we need to remember that this is exactly what they are—individual characteristics of the “fruit of the Spirit,” singular, not fruits, plural. If we have one fruit, we should have them all...
8-28-05

The Fruit of the Land, Part 10

The fruit of the Spirit is listed in Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control... These are the characteristics which every Christian should manifest in their life, and will if he or she is a true...
8-21-05

The Fruit of the Land, Part 9

As we continue our study on the fruit of the kingdom, we will begin this week with the most important text in the Bible about bearing fruit, which is the statement of the Lord Himself on this matter, as recorded in John 15:1-8: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. "Every branch in...
8-14-05

The Fruit of the Land, Part 8

We have been briefly discussing how the seedbed of the fruit of the Spirit is New Testament church life. Of course, another main seedbed of this fruit is family life. This is why both of these, church life and family life, are under such an assault in our times. However, it is during these times...
8-7-05