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Pastor/Teacher - Jim RickardPastor/Teacher - Jim RickardSunday, January 30, 2011Sunday, January 30, 2011

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John 16:1-6John 16:1-6

The Importance of The Importance of Preparedness.Preparedness.

John 16:4a, John 16:4a, “To the contrary, these things I “To the contrary, these things I

have spoken to you all have spoken to you all areare for the for the intended resultintended result that whenever their that whenever their hour (hour (persecutionspersecutions) comes you all ) comes you all

may may rememberremember them ( them (Bible Bible DoctrinesDoctrines), that I have spoken ), that I have spoken

((categorically taughtcategorically taught) to you all.” ) to you all.”

The Process of Storing The Process of Storing and Recalling Bible and Recalling Bible

Doctrine in your SoulDoctrine in your Soul::

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

1. Mentality, Prov 19:2; 1. Mentality, Prov 19:2; 23:7; John 20:27; 1 Cor 23:7; John 20:27; 1 Cor

3:18; James 1:26.3:18; James 1:26.

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

1. Mentality, Prov 19:2; 1. Mentality, Prov 19:2; 23:7; John 20:27; 1 Cor 23:7; John 20:27; 1 Cor

3:18; James 1:26.3:18; James 1:26.2. Self‑consciousness, 2. Self‑consciousness, Job 10:15; Acts 20:10.Job 10:15; Acts 20:10.

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.4. Volition, Gen 3:6; 4. Volition, Gen 3:6;

Acts 3:23.Acts 3:23.

The soul is composed of The soul is composed of five invisible but real parts:five invisible but real parts:

3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.3. Conscience, Rom 9:1.4. Volition, Gen 3:6; 4. Volition, Gen 3:6;

Acts 3:23.Acts 3:23.5. Emotion, Luke 12:19; 5. Emotion, Luke 12:19;

Phil 3:19.Phil 3:19.

The mentality of the soul is The mentality of the soul is divided into two parts: divided into two parts: the left and right lobes. the left and right lobes.

The left lobe is called the The left lobe is called the mind or NOUS, Eph 4:17-mind or NOUS, Eph 4:17-

24. It’s the place of 24. It’s the place of assimilating information assimilating information and the area where your and the area where your

talent functions.talent functions.

The right lobe is called the The right lobe is called the heart or KARDIA, Eph 5:18-heart or KARDIA, Eph 5:18-19; Rom 10:1. This is where 19; Rom 10:1. This is where

you do your thinking, you do your thinking, analyzing, applying of analyzing, applying of

knowledge, and is the seat of knowledge, and is the seat of common sense. common sense.

Rom 10:1, Rom 10:1, “Brethren, my heart’s “Brethren, my heart’s

desire and my prayer to desire and my prayer to God for them is for God for them is for theirtheir

salvation.”salvation.”

The Bible says the heart is The Bible says the heart is designed to dominate the designed to dominate the

soul. Therefore, it must be soul. Therefore, it must be the target for doctrinal the target for doctrinal

teaching, 1 Kings 3:9, 12; teaching, 1 Kings 3:9, 12; Psa 19:14; 119:11.Psa 19:14; 119:11.

Psa 19:14, Psa 19:14, “Let the words of my mouth “Let the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your heart be acceptable in Your

sight, O LORD, my rock and sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.”my Redeemer.”

Psa 119:11, Psa 119:11, “Your word I have “Your word I have

treasured in my heart, that I treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.”may not sin against You.”

To reach the target, Bible To reach the target, Bible doctrine must pass through doctrine must pass through two staging areas: the left two staging areas: the left lobe and the human spirit.lobe and the human spirit.

The heart is where we The heart is where we store, retain and apply store, retain and apply Bible doctrine to life’s Bible doctrine to life’s

situations. Eph 1:18-19; situations. Eph 1:18-19; 5:19; 6:5-6; 1 Peter 3:3-4; 5:19; 6:5-6; 1 Peter 3:3-4;

1 John 3:17-21.1 John 3:17-21.

Eph 1:18, Eph 1:18, ““I pray thatI pray that the eyes of your heart the eyes of your heart

may be enlightened, so that you will may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, inheritance in the saints, 1919and what is and what is the surpassing greatness of His power the surpassing greatness of His power

toward us who believe.”toward us who believe.”

1 Peter 3:3, 1 Peter 3:3, “Your adornment must not be “Your adornment must not be merelymerely

external—braiding the hair, and external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on wearing gold jewelry, or putting on

dresses; dresses; 44but but let it belet it be the hidden the hidden person of the heart, with the person of the heart, with the

imperishable quality of a gentle and imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the quiet spirit, which is precious in the

sight of God.”sight of God.”

The Essence of the Biblical The Essence of the Biblical Heart has 6 compartmentsHeart has 6 compartments. . The Frame of Reference, The Frame of Reference,

The Memory Center, The Memory Center, Vocabulary Storage, Vocabulary Storage, Categorical Storage, Categorical Storage,

Conscience, Conscience, Launching Pad.Launching Pad.

Is like a filing Is like a filing cabinet. It’s the cabinet. It’s the central resource central resource center of your center of your soul where you soul where you store and recall store and recall Bible doctrine.Bible doctrine.

Is equivalent to the Is equivalent to the drawers of the filing drawers of the filing cabinet where you cabinet where you store information for store information for easy access. easy access.

Is the actual files Is the actual files or file folders you or file folders you place within the place within the filing cabinet. It is filing cabinet. It is the actual storage the actual storage of information of information within your soul.within your soul.

Is analogous to the Is analogous to the tabs or headings tabs or headings we put on files or we put on files or file folders as a file folders as a technical reference technical reference to the information to the information within the file within the file giving us easy giving us easy access and recall.access and recall.

Is the systematic Is the systematic grouping of grouping of reference material reference material for application. for application. How you arrange How you arrange the files or file the files or file folders.folders.

Is the scanning of Is the scanning of information within a information within a file to use as a basis of file to use as a basis of reference regarding reference regarding the situations of life. It the situations of life. It stores the Norms and stores the Norms and Standards of life.Standards of life.

Is the gathering Is the gathering together of things together of things stored within the stored within the filing cabinet. It is the filing cabinet. It is the animated process of animated process of removing a file and removing a file and utilizing what is in utilizing what is in that file.that file.

We need to faith rest We need to faith rest when storingwhen storingDoctrinal information. Doctrinal information. We must faith rest We must faith rest when applying Bible when applying Bible doctrine to the details doctrine to the details of life.of life.

The believer who The believer who does not faith rest does not faith rest will instead have will instead have chaos in their chaos in their soul.soul.

1 Tim 1:5, 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our “But the goal of our

instruction is love from a instruction is love from a pure heart and a good pure heart and a good

conscience and a sincere conscience and a sincere faith.”faith.”

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, January 30, 2011

Tape # 11-013

The Importance of PreparednessThe Importance of Recalling Bible Doctrine, Pt 3

Upper Room Discourse, Part 465   

John 16:4 

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011