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Pastor/TeacherPastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard

Sunday, May 22, 2011Sunday, May 22, 2011

www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org

John 16:8-11John 16:8-11The Convicting Ministry The Convicting Ministry of God the Holy Spirit:of God the Holy Spirit:

Sin, vs. 9Sin, vs. 9Righteousness, vs. 10Righteousness, vs. 10

Judgment, vs. 11Judgment, vs. 11

The three fold convicting The three fold convicting ministry of GtHS is part of ministry of GtHS is part of

His Common Grace ministry His Common Grace ministry of making the gospel of making the gospel understandable to the understandable to the

unbeliever. unbeliever.

With an understanding of the With an understanding of the gospel the unbeliever can gospel the unbeliever can

make a choice for or against make a choice for or against Christ. If for Christ, the Christ. If for Christ, the

Efficacious Grace ministry of Efficacious Grace ministry of GtHS is applied for salvation.GtHS is applied for salvation.

Common and Efficacious GraceCommon and Efficacious Grace

C.G. is the Spirit’s universal C.G. is the Spirit’s universal ministry to all of mankind by ministry to all of mankind by making the Gospel of Jesus making the Gospel of Jesus

Christ real and understandable Christ real and understandable to them as the Sovereign to them as the Sovereign

executive.executive.

As a living person cannot As a living person cannot communicate with a dead communicate with a dead

person, so a living evangelist person, so a living evangelist cannot make the gospel cannot make the gospel understandable to the understandable to the

spiritually dead unbeliever.spiritually dead unbeliever.

Therefore, GtHS acts as a Therefore, GtHS acts as a human spirit to enable the human spirit to enable the

spiritually dead unbeliever to spiritually dead unbeliever to comprehend the gospel.comprehend the gospel.

With understanding of the With understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ the gospel of Jesus Christ the

spiritually dead person is now spiritually dead person is now able to make a decision; do I able to make a decision; do I

believe it or not?believe it or not?

The faith of the spiritually The faith of the spiritually dead person indicates positive dead person indicates positive

volition, but the volition of volition, but the volition of the spiritually dead person has the spiritually dead person has

no power to produce the no power to produce the intended result. intended result.

Yet, God found us in grace, Yet, God found us in grace, saved us by grace, and saved us by grace, and

provides for us by grace.provides for us by grace.

Grace is the work of God, not Grace is the work of God, not the work of man. Grace is the the work of man. Grace is the policy of God before and after policy of God before and after

salvation.salvation.

Works added to faith in Christ Works added to faith in Christ are dead works. Dead works are dead works. Dead works

are the function of human are the function of human power, because they depend power, because they depend

on human power. on human power.

Bear story/picturesBear story/pictures

Efficacious grace is defined as Efficacious grace is defined as an instant act of the power of an instant act of the power of the Holy Spirit whereby faith the Holy Spirit whereby faith in Jesus Christ, originating in Jesus Christ, originating

from a spiritually dead person, from a spiritually dead person, is made effective for eternal is made effective for eternal

salvation. salvation.

Divine omnipotence and Divine omnipotence and human power are mutually human power are mutually exclusive. Consequently, exclusive. Consequently,

there is no efficacy in dead there is no efficacy in dead works added to faith in Christ works added to faith in Christ

for salvation.for salvation.

Spiritual death causes the Spiritual death causes the unbeliever to be helpless. unbeliever to be helpless.

Efficacious grace is an act of Efficacious grace is an act of GtHS proceeding from his GtHS proceeding from his

omnipotence. Only GtHS has omnipotence. Only GtHS has the power to make faith the power to make faith effective for salvation.effective for salvation.

Eph 1:13 Eph 1:13

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchSunday, May 22, 2011Sunday, May 22, 2011

Tape # 11-060Tape # 11-060

Convicting Ministry of God the Holy SpiritConvicting Ministry of God the Holy SpiritCommon and Efficacious Grace Common and Efficacious Grace Upper Room Discourse, Part 510Upper Room Discourse, Part 510

      John 16:11; 3:18, 36; Eph 1:13-14; Rev 20John 16:11; 3:18, 36; Eph 1:13-14; Rev 20

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011