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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org
Pastor/Teacher - Jim RickardPastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, February 23, 2010Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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.
Memory VerseMemory Verse
John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one
than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”
A. Introduction: Suffering acts as a A. Introduction: Suffering acts as a guardian or parent in life. guardian or parent in life.B. Suffering is used as a measure-B. Suffering is used as a measure- ment of life. ment of life.C. Suffering for Blessing C. Suffering for Blessing Rationale.Rationale.D. Five categories of suffering in D. Five categories of suffering in the spiritual life. the spiritual life.
E. Definition of the three stages of E. Definition of the three stages of Spiritual Adulthood and Spiritual Adulthood and accompanying Suffering for accompanying Suffering for Blessing. Blessing.F. Suffering and Spiritual Adulthood.F. Suffering and Spiritual Adulthood.G. Providential Preventative G. Providential Preventative Suffering. Suffering.H. Prayer and Suffering.H. Prayer and Suffering.
I. Momentum Testing.I. Momentum Testing.5 Categories5 Categories::
Disaster Testing, Disaster Testing, People Testing, People Testing, System Testing,System Testing,
Thought Testing, Thought Testing, Prosperity Testing. Prosperity Testing.
T.T. attacks the command T.T. attacks the command post of your soul, by post of your soul, by
challenging the mentality challenging the mentality of your soul where you of your soul where you apply God’s Word to all apply God’s Word to all
situations in life. situations in life.
Isa 55:7-9, “Let the wicked forsake his way Isa 55:7-9, “Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will let him return to the LORD, and He will
have compassion on him, and to our God, have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. “For My for He will abundantly pardon. “For My
thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For asas the heavens are higher than the earth, so the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways and are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”My thoughts than your thoughts.”
h. You can't borrow the h. You can't borrow the thoughts of others; you have to thoughts of others; you have to
do your own thinking, make do your own thinking, make your own decisions, and your own decisions, and
handle your own problems handle your own problems from a position of strength – from a position of strength – God’s Word in your soul. God’s Word in your soul.
i. The most subtle test is i. The most subtle test is thought distraction in the thought distraction in the
form of preoccupation with form of preoccupation with self to the exclusion of self to the exclusion of
Bible Doctrine. Bible Doctrine.
j. Thought distraction is also j. Thought distraction is also the result of one's prejudice, the result of one's prejudice, inflexibility, unteachability, inflexibility, unteachability,
and inability to take and inability to take objective criticism from objective criticism from
others, especially from the others, especially from the Word of God. Word of God.
1 Tim 5:21,1 Tim 5:21,“I solemnly charge you in the “I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ presence of God and of Christ
Jesus and of Jesus and of HisHis chosen angels, chosen angels, to maintain these to maintain these principlesprinciples
without bias, doing nothing in without bias, doing nothing in a a spirit ofspirit of partiality.” partiality.”
k. Doubts in T.T. result from k. Doubts in T.T. result from neglect of the systematic neglect of the systematic
teaching of Bible Doctrine, teaching of Bible Doctrine, setting up wrong priorities in setting up wrong priorities in
your life, and lack of your life, and lack of consistent living in God’s consistent living in God’s
Plan. Plan.
l. Believers also try to l. Believers also try to reconcile their favorite reconcile their favorite
academic subject or academic subject or personal opinions with the personal opinions with the content of Bible Doctrine. content of Bible Doctrine.
m. Thought distraction m. Thought distraction occurs when the believer is occurs when the believer is not interested in the variety not interested in the variety
of subjects found in the of subjects found in the Word as taught by their Word as taught by their
Pastor. Pastor.
n. The Bible is not your n. The Bible is not your servant but your master. servant but your master. All portions and subjects All portions and subjects
from the Bible are from the Bible are important to the believer. important to the believer.
1 Tim 4:6-8 1 Tim 4:6-8
o. Your ability to cope with o. Your ability to cope with life, happiness and life, happiness and
attractiveness in life is based attractiveness in life is based upon what you think. upon what you think.
Therefore, inner beauty is a Therefore, inner beauty is a mental attitude. mental attitude.
1 Tim 2:9-10, 15b1 Tim 2:9-10, 15b