Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, July 7, 2011 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. New Memory Verse 1 John 5:14-15, This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. John 16:33 Final Words of Encouragement! I have spoken Jesus Christ has taught them Bible Doctrine for the purpose of providing inner peace and contentment (+H), if they learn and apply it. To you Dative of Advantage: It is advantageous for disciples to learn the mind of Christ. So that The purpose for teaching Bible Doctrine is for the achievement of an Edification Complex of the Soul (ECS), which results in a Relaxed Mental Attitude (RMA), peace. In Me This is not indwelling. Jesus Christ is the Word so by having His mind, B.D., resident in your soul you have Christs thinking in you which means you will have peace. You may have peace When you have built an ECS you will posses the inner peace, happiness and contentment of our Lord, (+H), the Happiness of God, Problem Solving Device #10. You will have peace which is found no where except in Me, John 14:27, via Bible Doctrine resident within your soul. Two aspects of peace are the absence of all confusion, disorder, and conflict, and a beautiful harmonious relationship with Jesus Christ. In the world In Satans world system there is stress, disaster, heartache, pain, problems, sorrow etc. Thats truly what the world offers you. But in Christ there is inner and everlasting peace, John 15:18-19. But take courage Present, Active, Imperative of THARSEO - a command from our Lord: Stop feeling sorry for yourselves and take courage! Mat 9:2, And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven. Mat 9:22, But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well. At once the woman was made well. I have overcome the world Perfect, Active, Indicative of NIKAO to conquer or prevail. Futuristic Perfect, refers to a state resulting from an antecedent action that is future from the time of speaking. In eternity past the plan of God the Father has been for Christ to go to the Cross, pay the penalty for all sins and thereby defeat Sin, Satan, and his cosmic system. Gods plan is full proof. There is absolutely no chance that the victory would not be won by Christ. Therefore, it is already a reality. Kenneth Wuest translation, I have come off victorious over the world with a permanent victory. That is grace; that is the work of God; that is what Jesus Christ did at the Cross, and that is the power of Bible Doctrine in your soul, which is the answer to your life right now. 1 John 5:4, For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the worldour faith. Rev 12:11, And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, July 7, 2011 Tape # Final Words of Encouragement Upper Room Discourse, Part 528 John 16:33; 14:27; 15:18-19; Mat 9:2, 22; Rev 12:11 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011