Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, January 15, 2009
Jan 02, 2016
Memory VerseMemory Verse
John 13:34, John 13:34, “A new commandment I give “A new commandment I give
to you, that you love one to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved another, even as I have loved
you, that you also love one you, that you also love one another.”another.”
The Upper Room DiscourseThe Upper Room DiscourseJohn 13-16John 13-16
John 13:31-32John 13:31-32God is glorified in God is glorified in the body of Christ.the body of Christ.
9. The pattern for 9. The pattern for glorifying God includes glorifying God includes
suffering for blessing, not suffering for blessing, not divine discipline or self-divine discipline or self-induced misery under the induced misery under the
law of volitional law of volitional responsibility.responsibility.
a) There are three categories a) There are three categories of suffering for blessing.of suffering for blessing.
a) There are three categories a) There are three categories of suffering for blessing.of suffering for blessing.
1) Providential 1) Providential Preventative Suffering.Preventative Suffering.
a) There are three categories a) There are three categories of suffering for blessing.of suffering for blessing.
1) Providential 1) Providential Preventative Suffering.Preventative Suffering.
2) Momentum Testing.2) Momentum Testing.
a) There are three categories a) There are three categories of suffering for blessing.of suffering for blessing.
1) Providential 1) Providential Preventative Suffering.Preventative Suffering.
2) Momentum Testing.2) Momentum Testing.3) Evidence Testing.3) Evidence Testing.
2 Tim 4:7-8; John 12:25-262 Tim 4:7-8; John 12:25-26
10. God sustains the 10. God sustains the believer in their suffering.believer in their suffering.
Heb 2:7-9; Heb 2:7-9; 1 Peter 1:6-8; 5:101 Peter 1:6-8; 5:10
11. Glorification is related 11. Glorification is related to the distribution of your to the distribution of your escrow blessings for time escrow blessings for time
and eternity, ...and eternity, ...
1 Cor 3:10-15; Rev 2-31 Cor 3:10-15; Rev 2-3
……because your rewards because your rewards are based on His Word, His are based on His Word, His
Spirit, His Plan, His Spirit, His Plan, His Provisions and your non-Provisions and your non-meritorious faith in Him.meritorious faith in Him.
12. God receives glory 12. God receives glory forever in the function of forever in the function of
ultimate sanctification and ultimate sanctification and the deliverance of the ultra the deliverance of the ultra
supergrace believer.supergrace believer.2 Tim 4:182 Tim 4:18
1. The Lord is glorified 1. The Lord is glorified through our hymns, songs through our hymns, songs
and psalms. and psalms. Ex 15:1-20; Judges 5:3; Ex 15:1-20; Judges 5:3; 2 Chron 5:13: Psa 7:17; 2 Chron 5:13: Psa 7:17; 21:13; 22:22ff; 66:1ff; 21:13; 22:22ff; 66:1ff;
Acts 16:25Acts 16:25
2. The Lord is glorified 2. The Lord is glorified through the confession of through the confession of
our sins. our sins.
Joshua 7:19-20Joshua 7:19-20
Joshua 7:19, Then Joshua said Joshua 7:19, Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the LORD, you, give glory to the LORD,
the God of Israel, and give the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now praise to Him; and tell me now
what you have done. Do not what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”hide it from me.”
3. The Lord is glorified 3. The Lord is glorified through our priestly through our priestly
service.service.1 Chron 16:4: 23:5, 30; 1 Chron 16:4: 23:5, 30;
2 Chron 7:6; 8:14; 2 Chron 7:6; 8:14; Ezra 3:10; Neh 9:5Ezra 3:10; Neh 9:5
4. The Lord is glorified 4. The Lord is glorified through our prayers.through our prayers.
1 Chron 29:10-201 Chron 29:10-20
5. The Lord is glorified 5. The Lord is glorified through our thanksgiving. through our thanksgiving.
Eph 1:3-14; Heb 13:5.Eph 1:3-14; Heb 13:5.
6. The Lord is glorified by 6. The Lord is glorified by submitting to governing submitting to governing
authorities.authorities.
Rom 13:1-7; Rom 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-151 Peter 2:13-15
7. The Lord is glorified as 7. The Lord is glorified as a result of faithfulness in a result of faithfulness in
suffering.suffering.
1 Peter 1:6-91 Peter 1:6-9
8. We will glorify the Lord 8. We will glorify the Lord in the eternal state.in the eternal state.
Isa 45:23; Rom 14:11; Isa 45:23; Rom 14:11; Phil 2:10-11; Phil 2:10-11;
Rev 5:11-13; 19:1-6Rev 5:11-13; 19:1-6
a. The resurrection a. The resurrection body is described in terms body is described in terms
of glory.of glory.1 Cor 15:43; 2 Thes 2:141 Cor 15:43; 2 Thes 2:14
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Doctrine of Glory, Part 2 Doctrine of Glory, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 236Upper Room Discourse, Part 236
John 13:31-32; 2 Tim 4:7-8, 18; Phil 2:10-11
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009