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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.

New Memory VerseNew Memory Verse 1 John 5:14-15, 1 John 5:14-15,

“This is the confidence which we “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask have before Him, that, if we ask

anything according to His will, He anything according to His will, He hears us. hears us. 1515And if we know that He And if we know that He

hears us hears us inin whatever we ask, we whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests know that we have the requests

which we have asked from Him.”which we have asked from Him.”

Summary and Conclusion Summary and Conclusion of the Upper Room and of the Upper Room and Garden of Gethsemane Garden of Gethsemane

Discourses.Discourses.John 13-16John 13-16

Summary of Chapters 15-16,Summary of Chapters 15-16,

The Garden of Gethsemane The Garden of Gethsemane Discourse, Part 1.Discourse, Part 1.

Chapter 15Chapter 15

Chapter 15 outlines three Chapter 15 outlines three relationships:relationships:

1) With God, vs. 1-11, 26-27, 1) With God, vs. 1-11, 26-27, 2) With other believers, vs. 12-17 2) With other believers, vs. 12-17 3) With the indifferent and hostile 3) With the indifferent and hostile world of nonbelievers, vs. 18-27.world of nonbelievers, vs. 18-27.

““Pruning” of the believer Pruning” of the believer includes trials and tribulations includes trials and tribulations

and sometimes Divine and sometimes Divine Discipline.Discipline.

Heb 12:5-6, Heb 12:5-6, “My son, do not regard lightly the “My son, do not regard lightly the

discipline of the Lord, nor faint discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by Him; when you are reproved by Him; 66For those whom the Lord loves For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.”every son whom He receives.”

Heb 12:11, Heb 12:11, “All discipline for the moment “All discipline for the moment

seems not to be joyful, but seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it been trained by it, afterwards it

yields the peaceful fruit of yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”righteousness.”

Prov 15:32-33, Prov 15:32-33, “He who neglects discipline “He who neglects discipline despises himself, but he who despises himself, but he who

listens to reproof acquires listens to reproof acquires understanding. understanding. 3333The fear of the The fear of the

LORD is the instruction for LORD is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor wisdom, and before honor comescomes

humility.”humility.”

Apart from walking with Apart from walking with Christ, “abiding in Him”, on a Christ, “abiding in Him”, on a daily basis we can not grow daily basis we can not grow spiritually and therefore can spiritually and therefore can not produce Divine Good.not produce Divine Good.

John 15:6 is not speaking about John 15:6 is not speaking about losing your salvation because losing your salvation because

of John 10:27-30. of John 10:27-30.

It is Stage 3 of It is Stage 3 of Divine Discipline Divine Discipline

the Sin Unto Death.the Sin Unto Death.

John 10:27-30, John 10:27-30, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; them, and they follow Me; 2828and and I give I give ETERNAL life to themETERNAL life to them, and they will , and they will

never perish; and no one will snatch them never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. out of My hand. 2929My Father, who has My Father, who has

given given themthem to Me, is greater than all; and to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch no one is able to snatch themthem out of the out of the

Father’s handFather’s hand. . 3030I and the Father are one.”I and the Father are one.”

When praying regarding D.G.P. When praying regarding D.G.P. we must pray for ourselves to we must pray for ourselves to

be supplied both physically and be supplied both physically and spiritually to perform the task spiritually to perform the task

at hand, as well as for the at hand, as well as for the situation or person.situation or person.

The purpose of our salvation The purpose of our salvation is to glorify God to the is to glorify God to the

maximum, and that does not maximum, and that does not happen until Spiritual happen until Spiritual

Adulthood; the point of Adulthood; the point of consistent fruit bearing. consistent fruit bearing.

James 2:23, James 2:23, “And Abraham believed God, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as and it was reckoned to him as

righteousness,” and he was righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.”called the friend of God.”

V. 16V. 16Protocol for our PrayersProtocol for our Prayers::

1) All prayers are directed to God 1) All prayers are directed to God the Father only.the Father only.

2) We pray in the Name of Jesus 2) We pray in the Name of Jesus Christ.Christ.

3) God will answer our prayers, the 3) God will answer our prayers, the confidence factor.confidence factor.

AGAPE loveAGAPE love has a capacity has a capacity basis. The capacity basis is basis. The capacity basis is Bible doctrine resident in Bible doctrine resident in

your soul. The more doctrine your soul. The more doctrine you have, the greater your you have, the greater your

capacity for love.capacity for love.

Persecution is the Persecution is the demonstration of the world’s demonstration of the world’s hatred. Self sacrifice is the hatred. Self sacrifice is the

demonstration of the believer’s demonstration of the believer’s AGAPE love.AGAPE love.

The Holy Spirit’s Common The Holy Spirit’s Common Grace ministry allows the Grace ministry allows the gospel to be understood by gospel to be understood by

the unbeliever when they give the unbeliever when they give it a hearing.it a hearing.

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Tape # 11-082Tape # 11-082

Summary and Conclusion of the Summary and Conclusion of the Upper Room DiscourseUpper Room Discourse

Upper Room Discourse, Part 531Upper Room Discourse, Part 531  

John 15:1-27; 10:27-30; Heb 12:5-6,11; James 2:23John 15:1-27; 10:27-30; Heb 12:5-6,11; James 2:23

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