Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchPastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

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Tuesday,Tuesday,June 5, 2012June 5, 2012

DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

John 17John 17

The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:20-26John 17:20-26

Jesus Prays for the Jesus Prays for the Church!Church!

John 17:23,John 17:23, “I ( “I (Jesus ChristJesus Christ) in ) in the sphere of the sphere of

them (Cthem (Church Age believershurch Age believers) and You ) and You ((God the FatherGod the Father) in ) in the sphere of the sphere of Me, Me, in order that they may be perfected in in order that they may be perfected in unity (unity (with Godwith God), ), so that the world so that the world ((unbelieversunbelievers) would know that You ) would know that You sent Me and You loved them even sent Me and You loved them even

as You loved Meas You loved Me.”.”

Personal Love of God the Personal Love of God the Father toward the Father toward the

BelieverBeliever

G. Personal Love is the basis G. Personal Love is the basis for our Father’s Discipline. for our Father’s Discipline.

12. The Parental Analogy of 12. The Parental Analogy of Divine Discipline:Divine Discipline:

a. If you as a parent have a. If you as a parent have never spanked your child, you never spanked your child, you have failed! Children benefit have failed! Children benefit

from spanking, and they from spanking, and they always feel better when it is always feel better when it is

over.over.

Prov 13:24,Prov 13:24,“He who withholds his rod “He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him loves him disciplines him

diligently.”diligently.”

b. As long as we live on this b. As long as we live on this earth, we continue to have an earth, we continue to have an

Old Sin Nature. We will Old Sin Nature. We will never be free from sin; no one never be free from sin; no one

is perfect, Rom 3:23.is perfect, Rom 3:23.

Rom 3:23, Rom 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”short of the glory of God.”

When we, through our own When we, through our own bad decisions, put ourselves bad decisions, put ourselves in a jam, we hate ourselves, in a jam, we hate ourselves, whether we know it or not. whether we know it or not. We are miserable under the We are miserable under the

Law of Volitional Law of Volitional Responsibility.Responsibility.

c. Therefore, God in grace c. Therefore, God in grace provides D.d. motivated by provides D.d. motivated by

love. love. Prov 3:12, “For whom the Lord Prov 3:12, “For whom the Lord

loves He judges by punitive loves He judges by punitive action; therefore, like a father to action; therefore, like a father to

a son in whom He delights.”a son in whom He delights.”

d. Being fair and loving to d. Being fair and loving to your children means you will your children means you will

reward and bless them on reward and bless them on certain occasions, and at other certain occasions, and at other

times discipline them. times discipline them. 1 Cor 3:10-15; Heb 12:4-111 Cor 3:10-15; Heb 12:4-11

e. D.d. to the believer is e. D.d. to the believer is parental training in the Royal parental training in the Royal Family of God designed to Family of God designed to inculcate humility and true inculcate humility and true

objectivity for life.objectivity for life.

f. D.d. teaches us to be f. D.d. teaches us to be oriented to what we really are. oriented to what we really are.

The fact that we receive The fact that we receive discipline tells us we are discipline tells us we are

divorced from reality.divorced from reality.

g. When the believer refuses g. When the believer refuses to learn from Bible doctrine, to learn from Bible doctrine,

D.d. teaches you the hard way D.d. teaches you the hard way what you resist.what you resist.

h. All of us must learn certain h. All of us must learn certain things the hard way through things the hard way through

D.d. D.d.

Rev 3:19,Rev 3:19,“Those whom I love “Those whom I love

(PHILEO), I reprove and (PHILEO), I reprove and discipline; therefore be discipline; therefore be

zealous and repent.”zealous and repent.”

i. Learning the easy way is i. Learning the easy way is through the communication of through the communication of Bible doctrine from your own Bible doctrine from your own right Pastor‑Teacher, which right Pastor‑Teacher, which

requires three things.requires three things.

1) Filling of the Holy Spirit.1) Filling of the Holy Spirit.

2) Impersonal love, for 2) Impersonal love, for objectivity.objectivity.

3) Enforced and genuine 3) Enforced and genuine humility.humility.

j. If you cannot learn from j. If you cannot learn from humility, you learn from humility, you learn from hurting which has limited hurting which has limited objectives; to wake you up objectives; to wake you up

and motivate your recovery.and motivate your recovery.

k. You must recover from the k. You must recover from the cosmic system to live inside cosmic system to live inside of GPS. Only inside GPS are of GPS. Only inside GPS are

logistical grace provisions logistical grace provisions exploited to the glory of God exploited to the glory of God

and momentum.and momentum.

l. The cosmic believer who l. The cosmic believer who does not learn from D.d. is does not learn from D.d. is

eventually removed from this eventually removed from this life under painful life under painful

circumstances under the circumstances under the S.U.D.S.U.D.

m. When the believer uses m. When the believer uses rebound, God exercises one of rebound, God exercises one of

three options, where the three options, where the suffering is changed from suffering is changed from

discipline to blessing.discipline to blessing.

1) The removal of all 1) The removal of all disciplinary suffering.disciplinary suffering.

1) The removal of all 1) The removal of all disciplinary suffering.disciplinary suffering.

2) Discipline suffering is 2) Discipline suffering is diminished, but is now diminished, but is now designed for blessing. designed for blessing.

1 Cor 10:131 Cor 10:13

1 Cor 10:13, 1 Cor 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will are able, but with the temptation will

provide the way of escape also, so provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.”that you will be able to endure it.”

3) Disciplinary suffering 3) Disciplinary suffering continues at the same continues at the same

intensity, because you can intensity, because you can bear it, but is now designed bear it, but is now designed for blessing. Job 5:17-18 for blessing. Job 5:17-18

Job 5:17‑18, Job 5:17‑18, “Behold, how happy is the man “Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, so do not whom God reproves, so do not

despise the discipline of the despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18For He inflicts pain, Almighty. 18For He inflicts pain,

and gives relief; He wounds and gives relief; He wounds (intensive discipline), and His (intensive discipline), and His

hands hands alsoalso heal.” heal.”

n. In addition to the three n. In addition to the three categories of D.d., 1 Cor categories of D.d., 1 Cor

11:28-32, there is a category 11:28-32, there is a category called called

““Triple‑Compound Triple‑Compound Divine DisciplineDivine Discipline”.”.

1) This begins when you 1) This begins when you become involved in mental become involved in mental

attitude sins as motivation for attitude sins as motivation for sins of the tongue.sins of the tongue.

2) Bad decisions to commit 2) Bad decisions to commit verbal sins towards others verbal sins towards others

brings about this worst brings about this worst category of D.d.category of D.d.

Mat 7:1‑2, Mat 7:1‑2, “Do not judge so that you will “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. not be judged. 22For in the way For in the way

you judge, you will be you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard judged; and by your standard

of measure, it will be of measure, it will be measured to you.”measured to you.”

3) You receive triple 3) You receive triple discipline for:discipline for:

3) You receive triple 3) You receive triple discipline for:discipline for:

a) The verbal sin: gossip, a) The verbal sin: gossip, judging, maligning, judging, maligning,

slandering.slandering.

b) The mental attitude sin that b) The mental attitude sin that motivated the verbal sin.motivated the verbal sin.

b) The mental attitude sin that b) The mental attitude sin that motivated the verbal sin.motivated the verbal sin.

c) Every sin mentioned, c) Every sin mentioned, whether true or not, is put on whether true or not, is put on

you.you.

Psa 119:75,Psa 119:75,“I know, O LORD, that Your “I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have that in faithfulness You have

afflicted me.”afflicted me.”

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Personal Love of God the Father Personal Love of God the FatherTowards the Believer ~ Divine DisciplineTowards the Believer ~ Divine Discipline

Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 111Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 111

John 17:23; Job 5:17-18; Mat 7:1-2; Heb 12:4-11John 17:23; Job 5:17-18; Mat 7:1-2; Heb 12:4-11

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