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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Thursday, Thursday, September 23, 2010September 23, 2010

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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

Phil 2:5, Phil 2:5, “Have this attitude in “Have this attitude in

yourselves which was also yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.”in Christ Jesus.”

John 15:17John 15:17

Repeating the Command to Repeating the Command to Love One AnotherLove One Another

John 15:17, John 15:17, “These things I command “These things I command you all, with the goal that you all, with the goal that you all love one another.”you all love one another.”

PrinciplesPrinciples::

7. The natural outgrowth of 7. The natural outgrowth of love is a desire to conduct love is a desire to conduct

one’s life in obedience to the one’s life in obedience to the Lord’s wishes where the Lord’s wishes where the

teachings of Christ become teachings of Christ become commandments for the commandments for the believer, John 14:15.believer, John 14:15.

8. Jesus’ 8. Jesus’ commandments are not commandments are not

only His imperative only His imperative commands but His commands but His words, sayings, and words, sayings, and

teachings. teachings.

The believer keeps them by The believer keeps them by conforming his conduct to conforming his conduct to their behavioral cautions, their behavioral cautions,

where the natural response where the natural response of love is to please the loved. of love is to please the loved.

Col 1:10-12; 1 Thes 4:1-Col 1:10-12; 1 Thes 4:1-3aff; 2 Tim 2:4; Heb 11:63aff; 2 Tim 2:4; Heb 11:6

9. There is no substitute for 9. There is no substitute for knowing the Lord’s knowing the Lord’s

teachings and obeying them. teachings and obeying them.

In so doing we are promised In so doing we are promised the love of the Father and the the love of the Father and the

Son, plus the personal, Son, plus the personal, intimate communion with intimate communion with Christ, John 14:21, 23. Christ, John 14:21, 23.

10. Jesus asked for 10. Jesus asked for obedience out of love for obedience out of love for

Him, not out of fear, Him, not out of fear, 1 John 4:18. 1 John 4:18.

Awareness of spiritual Awareness of spiritual truth and Christian truth and Christian maturity must be maturity must be

cultivated.cultivated.

The Spirit is faithful to The Spirit is faithful to illuminate teachable disciples illuminate teachable disciples through the Grace Apparatus through the Grace Apparatus

for perception (GAP), for perception (GAP), building the capacity to love, building the capacity to love,

1 Cor 2:5, 7, 9, 12-15.1 Cor 2:5, 7, 9, 12-15.

NousMIND

HEARTKardia

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Human Spirit

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LAUNCH PAD

EdificationComplex of the Soul

SOUL

BODYG.A.P.G.A.P.

Bible Doctrine

Bible Doctrine

 Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)“The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.”

Bible Doctrine

Bible Doctrine

11. The condition of 11. The condition of receiving the revelation of receiving the revelation of Him depended upon the Him depended upon the

disciples’ “love” and disciples’ “love” and obedience to His “words”, obedience to His “words”,

John 14:15, 23-24.John 14:15, 23-24.

12. The indwelling of the 12. The indwelling of the Father, the Son and the Holy Father, the Son and the Holy

Spirit, took place for the Spirit, took place for the disciples at Pentecost, and disciples at Pentecost, and occurs for the Church Age occurs for the Church Age

believer at the moment of your believer at the moment of your salvation, John 14:19-20.salvation, John 14:19-20.

““To Him” indicates a To Him” indicates a personal, intimate, personal, intimate,

face-to-face experience.face-to-face experience.

13. Those who love Jesus 13. Those who love Jesus and treasure His Word and treasure His Word

become adorned temples become adorned temples for His presence, 1 Cor for His presence, 1 Cor

3:16; 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16 cf 3:16; 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16 cf Rom 8:10; Col 1:27. Rom 8:10; Col 1:27.

14. Christ indwelling our 14. Christ indwelling our bodies is our status quo since bodies is our status quo since the day of our salvation, but the day of our salvation, but Christ being glorified in our Christ being glorified in our

bodies is the ultimate bodies is the ultimate experience of spiritual experience of spiritual

adulthood. adulthood.

The three stages of spiritual The three stages of spiritual adulthood are related to three adulthood are related to three experiences associated with experiences associated with Christ in our bodies, which Christ in our bodies, which

are distinct from Christ are distinct from Christ indwelling our bodies.indwelling our bodies.

a. The experience of a. The experience of Spiritual Self-Esteem is Spiritual Self-Esteem is “Christ being formed in “Christ being formed in our bodies”, Gal 4:19.our bodies”, Gal 4:19.

b. The experience of b. The experience of Spiritual Autonomy is Spiritual Autonomy is

“Christ being at home in “Christ being at home in our hearts (right lobe)”, our hearts (right lobe)”,

Eph 3:17.Eph 3:17.

c. The experience of c. The experience of Spiritual Maturity is Spiritual Maturity is

“Christ being glorified in “Christ being glorified in our bodies”, Phil 1:20.our bodies”, Phil 1:20.

15. To fulfill the command of 15. To fulfill the command of John 15:17, we must build John 15:17, we must build

capacity through B.D. resident capacity through B.D. resident in our souls (2 Peter 3:18) in in our souls (2 Peter 3:18) in order to express the love of order to express the love of Christ, formed, at home and Christ, formed, at home and

glorified in you.glorified in you.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchThursday, September 23, 2010Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tape # 10-105Tape # 10-105

Loving One Another, Part 2 Loving One Another, Part 2Upper Room Discourse, Part 419Upper Room Discourse, Part 419

John 15:17; Col 1:10-12; 1 Thes 4:1-3; 1 Cor 2:5-15John 15:17; Col 1:10-12; 1 Thes 4:1-3; 1 Cor 2:5-15   

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