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Cornerstone Communications
USA
October 16, 2009

Newsletter Contents

1. Greetings
2. VIDEO
3. Teaching for October EXTRA-Ordinary
4. Text from the Video (for those who would rather read)
5. Closing

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Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings from Dallas, Texas, USA! Anytime I have the chance to be home, I am so excited. Excited to see friends, to visit my church, to see family, to be home. I knew my time here would be short and very busy, but still, there's no place like home. I was in Dallas to present the 12th production of The View, which has now become an annual tradition in the Dallas area, which grows each year. The result is not just a good show, but also, dozens of salvations! (You will notice I am laughing in the video report. Why? Because I realize that I am doing the report from Dallas, but right as we are boarding the plane! Talk about last minute!)

VIDEO MESSAGE

OCTOBER TEACHING

EXTRA-Ordinary

Recently, I had made a decision that I should believe God for extraordinary things to happen in my life. What did I do? I began to look for and expect EXTRAORDINARY things to happen. After a while, I began to notice that many extraordinary things were not happening! As I went to the Lord in prayer, I asked Him why I was not experiencing the EXTRAORDINARY.

The Lord, replied, It is your fault. I read Romans 13:14, Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof. The Lord began to give me understanding, as I meditated on that scripture. By making provision for the flesh, I am allowing or positioning myself to do things MY way. Not God’s way. My way. I now understood the problem. I was not seeing the extraordinary in my life, because I was not allowing it to happen. I was meditating on my problem. Not on God’s Word.

Often, we say we believe God can do great things, but then we do not believe Him to do them in our lives. We are not positioning ourselves to receive. The good news is that the opposite must also be true! I must position myself to do things God’s way! Hebrews 11:1 says Faith is the evidence of things hoped for… When I believe and start speaking life by quoting God’s Word, and stop speaking death by thinking why doesnt anything good happen to me? we then give God something to work with in our lives. By walking by faith and quoting God’s Word, you make provision for the extraordinary!

II Kings 4:2-7, Elisha said to her, What do you have in your house? She said, Nothing, except for a pot of oil. Then Elisha told her, Go and borrow pots from your neighbors, and not a few (but many) . Pour the oil into every pot, and fill them. So, she went and shut her door, and took the pots her sons had brought her and filled each one of them, and the oil continued to pour out of her pot until every pot was filled. Then Elisha told her, Go, and sell the oil, and pay your debts, and then you and your children can live off the rest.

This poor woman thought that she had nothing. The devil lied to her and made her believe that she had nothing with which to pay her debts. She did have something, a pot of oil. In her mind it was nothing, but in God’s mind it was something to work with. She had to make the conscience decision to believe God and position herself for the extraordinary.

God’s Word says in Luke 5:18-25 that The power of the Lord was present to heal them, but not one of them was healed. Why? They did not position themselves for the supernatural, and it passed them by. However, one person did get healed. A paralyzed man and his friends were so determined to receive the extraordinary that they literally tore the roof off a house and lowered the sick man down in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, He healed the man. Would you agree that they had positioned themselves to expect the extraordinary? What about you? Would you have done the same, or would you have just waited outside the house, and said, Why doesn’t Jesus heal me? Doesnt He love me? My friend, God is doing miracles around you! Are you just going to stand there and let Him pass you by? Why? Because He doesnt love you? NO! Because you are not positioning yourself to receive! The examples are endless! Blind Bartemaeus. Did he position himself to receive the extraordinary? Yes. What about Mary, Martha’s sister? Yes. And Peter stepping out of the boat? And Noah, and Paul, and Moses, and... YOU?

Years ago, God taught me how to make provision for the extraordinary when He told me to believe Him for my ministry... to take me around the world. Lord, I don’t have enough money to take me to the next city! (How’s that for positioning?) I mean, to believe God to take me around the world, and to trust Him for the funds to, not just travel, but to live, and pay for the productions in different countries, when I did not have money just seemed like foolishness, not faith. Yet, I decided to position myself, and I started telling everyone of my calling. I did not ask for funds. I simply told them what I was believing for God to do through my ministry. You know the rest. I have traveled to 53 countries, and have done productions in 27, and more than one production in many of these countries.

Does God love me more than He loves you? No. I’ve just learned to position myself to receive the EXTRAORDINARY! By thinking and praying, and confessing Gods Word over areas of your life where you are believing the Lord for a breakthrough, you can make provision for the extraordinary. Give God something to work with! And then, expect to see God begin to do the EXTRAORDINARY in your life!

VIDEO TEXT

If you have been following the last report, it seems that I should be in Korea, right? Well, actually, I was... for about 2 weeks. I landed in Seoul, and was met by my friends and directors of Cornerstone-Asia, Yang Jung Wan and Cho Il Hwan. I able to see my dear friends, Byoung Cheoul, Chang Ju, Sun Young, and Eun Yong.

I went into auditions for our new Christmas show, Two from Galilee, which we will do in December. South Korea is well known for their amazing singers, so I had plenty to choose from. I cast the show, then began rehearsals. The actors were eager to do their best, so our time was short but productive. I attended my church away from home, Yoido Full Gospel Church. The are up to 850,000 members, and they are still growing!

The two weeks went quickly, and I flew 24 hours to Dallas, Texas. It was good to be back home! I was in Dallas for 3 reasons: First of all, to attend our church's mission conference. 12 years ago I changed the name to WorldFest, and added dance and pageantry to the conference, which has remained a part of the conference ever since.

The second reason was to host auditions for the Christmas show I will be doing in Dallas. You ask, But arent you doing a Christmas show in Korea? The answer is, Yes, I am doing a show in both Korea and the United States! I was able to see good friends Bryan Adams and Jeff Martindale while in town. Because my time was so filled with preparations for the production, I was not able to see more friends.

The third reason I was in Dallas was to present for the 12th time, the ever growing View from the Edge. This show has become a national hit, with crowds increasing every year. We have outgrown almost all theatres, so that we are now meeting in stadium arenas like the Garland Special Events Center. I had a great backstage crew. My friends, Sasha from Ukraine, Chris from the U.S., Oleg from the Ukraine and Raphy from Zimbabwe. We loaded in the show, and began to organize the sets. We would have 22 different sets, so we had to be ready. The show was a success, with such varied characters as a fireman with live fire on stage, and colorful characters from the Wizard of Oz.

Although the show was for a secular audience, I had the chance to preach on Sunday morning to anyone who wanted to attend, and we had 300 in attendance! We had an altar call, and over 30 came to Christ! Thank You, Lord! After the show, other audience members asked me how to be born again. Although it was past midnight, and we were exhausted, there is always time to usher new believers into the Kingdom! We packed up the show, and it was time to leave Dallas for Korea.

Choeun Haroo Daeseyo

That’s Korean for Have a blessed day. I have been so blessed to be in Dallas, and cannot believe my time here is over. I will miss my time here, but I am so glad for what the Lord is doing. Please keep the productions in prayer in both Korea and the USA. Countless souls are in the balance, and your prayers will push them off the fence of indecision and into Gods Kingdom! God bless you!

For the Kingdom,
Richard Montez