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Pastor / TeacherPastor / TeacherJames H. RickardJames H. Rickard

Thursday, Thursday, September 11, 2008September 11, 2008

Memory VerseMemory Verse

Phil 4:13, Phil 4:13, “I can do all things through “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”Him who strengthens me.”

The Upper Room The Upper Room DiscourseDiscourse

John 13-16John 13-16

John 13:18 John 13:18

3) God's Omniscience does 3) God's Omniscience does not hinder or violate not hinder or violate

human volition.human volition.

Doctrine of BetrayalDoctrine of Betrayal

9. The 10 Problem Solving 9. The 10 Problem Solving Devices for protection or Devices for protection or recovery from betrayal.recovery from betrayal.

B. The Believer's B. The Believer's Protection and Recovery Protection and Recovery through the 10 Problem through the 10 Problem

Solving Devices.Solving Devices.

1) Rebound - The confession of our sins1) Rebound - The confession of our sins2) Filling of God the Holy Spirit2) Filling of God the Holy Spirit3) Faith Rest 3) Faith Rest 4) Doctrinal Orientation4) Doctrinal Orientation5) Grace Orientation5) Grace Orientation6) Personal Sense of Destiny6) Personal Sense of Destiny7) Personal Love for God the Father7) Personal Love for God the Father8) Impersonal and Uncond. Love for Man8) Impersonal and Uncond. Love for Man9) Sharing the Happiness of God9) Sharing the Happiness of God10) Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ10) Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ

7) Personal Love for God 7) Personal Love for God the Fatherthe Father

(PLGF)(PLGF)

The ProblemThe Problem

a) To the extent that you a) To the extent that you entertain bitterness as a entertain bitterness as a

result of betrayal or other result of betrayal or other adversities, you have no adversities, you have no

respect for God.respect for God.

b) This includes fear, worry, b) This includes fear, worry, anxiety, jealousy, guilt, anxiety, jealousy, guilt,

vindictiveness, vilification, vindictiveness, vilification, malice or revenge.malice or revenge.

c) These are sins of c) These are sins of irrationality, telling that you irrationality, telling that you do not have respect for God, do not have respect for God, that destroy any possibility that destroy any possibility of fulfilling the spiritual life.of fulfilling the spiritual life.

d) Irrational people do not d) Irrational people do not love. Therefore, emotion love. Therefore, emotion

plus arrogance combines to plus arrogance combines to form the irrational dilemma form the irrational dilemma

of problem solving of problem solving incompetence. incompetence. 1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

e) It begins with bitter e) It begins with bitter reaction to betrayal leading reaction to betrayal leading to humanistic solutions to to humanistic solutions to

cover up the problem, cover up the problem, typically through the frantic typically through the frantic

search for happiness. search for happiness.

This results in operation This results in operation boomerang, in which your boomerang, in which your frantic search for happiness frantic search for happiness ends in greater frustration ends in greater frustration

and unhappiness. and unhappiness.

f) Arrogance plus emotion f) Arrogance plus emotion always results in the always results in the

irrational dilemma of trying irrational dilemma of trying to solve a problem with a to solve a problem with a

problem in the state of problem in the state of carnality. carnality.

Rom 12:3; 2 Tim 3:4-5Rom 12:3; 2 Tim 3:4-5

This is the emotional This is the emotional dilemma of the inept or loser dilemma of the inept or loser

believer.believer.

1 John 2:151 John 2:15

g) You cannot solve a g) You cannot solve a problem with another problem with another

problem. You can only solve problem. You can only solve a problem with a divine a problem with a divine

solution. Human solutions solution. Human solutions are no solutions. are no solutions.

Heb 13:5Heb 13:5

h) The divine solution is h) The divine solution is rejected because people rejected because people want God to give them want God to give them

something to make them feel something to make them feel good.good.

i) The loser believer sees the i) The loser believer sees the problem. problem.

The winner believer sees the The winner believer sees the solution. solution.

j) Human solutions listen to j) Human solutions listen to bad advice and rationalize bad advice and rationalize

the problem. If you the problem. If you rationalize the problem, you rationalize the problem, you

rationalize the solution. rationalize the solution.

A rationalized solution is A rationalized solution is therefore no solution and therefore no solution and

rejection of the divine rejection of the divine solution.solution.

k) Human solutions and k) Human solutions and divine solutions do not divine solutions do not

coexist in your spiritual life. coexist in your spiritual life.

1 Cor 1:18-31 1 Cor 1:18-31

l) To reject the divine l) To reject the divine solution is to reject the God solution is to reject the God given spiritual mechanics of given spiritual mechanics of the Protocol Plan of God. the Protocol Plan of God.

Any system of application of Any system of application of doctrine to experience which doctrine to experience which

ignores or rejects PSDs ignores or rejects PSDs distorts the truth and distorts the truth and

inevitably results in false inevitably results in false doctrine.doctrine.

m) When you use emotion m) When you use emotion to attempt to solve your to attempt to solve your

problem, you have problem, you have neutralized the PSDs. neutralized the PSDs.

God did not give us God did not give us emotion, arrogance, or emotion, arrogance, or

prayer as PSDs.prayer as PSDs.

Metabolized Bible doctrine Metabolized Bible doctrine circulating in your soul circulating in your soul

through the filling of the through the filling of the Spirit is the only true source Spirit is the only true source

for application.for application.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, September 11, 2008Tuesday, September 11, 2008

Tape # 08-064Tape # 08-064

Betrayal, Pt 12Betrayal, Pt 12Upper Room Discourse, Pt 206Upper Room Discourse, Pt 206

John 13:18; 1 John 2:15-17; 1 Cor 1;18-31; Eph 3:10-21John 13:18; 1 John 2:15-17; 1 Cor 1;18-31; Eph 3:10-21

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008