Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, November 19, 2009Thursday, November 19, 2009

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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 Deut 6:4, Deut 6:4,

“Hear, O Israel! “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, The LORD is our God,

the LORD is one!”the LORD is one!”Mark 12:29 Mark 12:29

Cosmic viewpoint fills the void in your soul Cosmic viewpoint fills the void in your soul when there is no Bible Doctrine coming in.when there is no Bible Doctrine coming in.

Worry, FearWorry, Fear

AnxietyAnxiety

TARASSO TARASSO - - to stir up, to stir up, trouble, disturb, or agitate. trouble, disturb, or agitate. To cause someone inward To cause someone inward commotion, take away his commotion, take away his calmness of mind, disturb calmness of mind, disturb

his self-control, to disquiet, his self-control, to disquiet, or make restless. or make restless.

To cause inward turmoil, To cause inward turmoil, of mental and spiritual of mental and spiritual

agitation and confusion.agitation and confusion.

1) When we are challenged 1) When we are challenged by God’s Word or plan for by God’s Word or plan for our lives and we allow fear our lives and we allow fear

to penetrate our souls. to penetrate our souls.

Luke 1:12, Luke 1:12, “Zacharias was troubled “Zacharias was troubled

when he saw when he saw the angel,the angel, and and fear gripped him.”fear gripped him.”

John 12:27, John 12:27, “Now My soul has become “Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me frosay, ‘Father, save Me from m

this hour’? But for this this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.”purpose I came to this hour.”

2) In doubting the 2) In doubting the resurrection of our Lord resurrection of our Lord

and by extension doubting and by extension doubting your resurrection life, your resurrection life,

given to you at the moment given to you at the moment of salvation.of salvation.

Luke 24:38,Luke 24:38,“And He (Jesus) said to “And He (Jesus) said to

them, “Why are you them, “Why are you troubled, and why do troubled, and why do doubts arise in your doubts arise in your

hearts?”hearts?”

John 14:1-2,John 14:1-2,“Do not let your heart be “Do not let your heart be

troubled (Imperative troubled (Imperative Mood); believe in God, Mood); believe in God,

believe also in Me. In My believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many Father’s house are many

dwelling places…”dwelling places…”

3) In regard to false 3) In regard to false teaching.teaching.

Acts 15:24,Acts 15:24,“Since we have heard that “Since we have heard that

some of our number to some of our number to whom we gave no whom we gave no

instruction have disturbed instruction have disturbed you with you with theirtheir words, words, unsettling your souls.”unsettling your souls.”

Gal 1:6-7,Gal 1:6-7,“…there are some who are “…there are some who are disturbing you and want to disturbing you and want to

distort the gospel of distort the gospel of Christ.”Christ.”

Gal 5:10,Gal 5:10,“I have confidence in you “I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing the one who is disturbing

you will bear his judgment, you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.”whoever he is.”

4) So that we have 4) So that we have confidence in the face of confidence in the face of

undeserved suffering.undeserved suffering.

1 Peter 3:13-14,1 Peter 3:13-14,“Who is there to harm you if you “Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? prove zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, the sake of righteousness, you areyou are

blessed. And do not fear their blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be intimidation, and do not be

troubled.”troubled.”

5) A command by Jesus to 5) A command by Jesus to notnot allow the outward pressure of allow the outward pressure of

Satan’s Cosmic System to Satan’s Cosmic System to become stress within your become stress within your soul, thereby rejecting the soul, thereby rejecting the peace that is from God. peace that is from God.

John 14:27John 14:27

The verb DEILIAO means The verb DEILIAO means to be timid, fearful, to be timid, fearful, cowardly or to lack cowardly or to lack

courage. It is only used in courage. It is only used in John 14:27.John 14:27.

The noun, DEILIA means The noun, DEILIA means cowardice, timidity, cowardice, timidity,

fearfulness, in 2 Tim 1:7. fearfulness, in 2 Tim 1:7.

2 Tim 1:7,2 Tim 1:7,“For God has not given us “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of a spirit of timidity, but of

power and love and power and love and discipline.”discipline.”

The adjective DEILOS The adjective DEILOS means cowardly, fearful, means cowardly, fearful,

timid, afraid, that is lacking timid, afraid, that is lacking confidence.confidence.

1) To describe a lack of 1) To describe a lack of faith-rest, confidence in faith-rest, confidence in

God.God.

Mat 8:26,Mat 8:26,“He said to them, “Why are “He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you afraid, you men of little you men of little faithfaith?” Then He got up and ?” Then He got up and

rebuked the winds and the sea, rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.” and it became perfectly calm.”

Also in Mark 4:40.Also in Mark 4:40.

2) To describe the 2) To describe the unbeliever who will be cast unbeliever who will be cast

into the Eternal Lake of into the Eternal Lake of fire.fire.

Rev 21:8, Rev 21:8, “But for the cowardly and “But for the cowardly and

unbelieving and abominable and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons murderers and immoral persons

and sorcerers and idolaters and all and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part liars, their part will bewill be in the lake in the lake

that burns with fire and brimstone, that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”which is the second death.”

Old Testament example in Old Testament example in Exodus 14.Exodus 14.

1. The Israelites were 1. The Israelites were acting in arrogant defiance acting in arrogant defiance towards their captors, even towards their captors, even though it was God and not though it was God and not

they who won their they who won their freedom. Acts 13:17freedom. Acts 13:17

2. Instead of using prayer, 2. Instead of using prayer, vs 10 and 15, and the vs 10 and 15, and the arrogance skills, they arrogance skills, they

should have been using the should have been using the faith-rest drill and other faith-rest drill and other

Problem Solving Devices. Problem Solving Devices.

3. Principles.3. Principles.

a. Cowards always hide a. Cowards always hide behind arrogance.behind arrogance.

b. The Jews saw the problem; b. The Jews saw the problem; Moses saw the solution. The Moses saw the solution. The people faced the problem and people faced the problem and were afraid. Moses faced the were afraid. Moses faced the

same problem and was same problem and was confident from doctrine in his confident from doctrine in his

soul.soul.

c. You cannot express fear c. You cannot express fear and at the same time apply and at the same time apply

Bible doctrine. Bible doctrine.

4. Points of Application.4. Points of Application.

a. The armor of God a. The armor of God prevents the outside prevents the outside

pressures of adversity from pressures of adversity from becoming the inside becoming the inside

pressures of stress in the pressures of stress in the soul. soul.

F. L. O. T. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops)(Forward Line of Troops)

10 Problem Solving Devices10 Problem Solving Devices

b. When there is no PSD on b. When there is no PSD on the FLOT line of the soul, the FLOT line of the soul, then the adversity becomes then the adversity becomes

stress and stress overruns the stress and stress overruns the command post of the soul command post of the soul (KARDIA) and puts the (KARDIA) and puts the

spiritual life out of action.spiritual life out of action.

c. Adversity is inevitable, c. Adversity is inevitable, even necessary; stress is even necessary; stress is optional, not necessary.optional, not necessary.

d. God gives you spiritual d. God gives you spiritual freedom and human freedom and human

freedom so you can make freedom so you can make your own choices and learn your own choices and learn

to take responsibility for to take responsibility for your own decisions.your own decisions.

e. Stress in the soul means e. Stress in the soul means that the Sin Nature controls that the Sin Nature controls

the soul. the soul.

f. Fear is a false variable f. Fear is a false variable rejected by every absolute rejected by every absolute

of Bible doctrine. of Bible doctrine.

1 John 4:181 John 4:18

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