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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, October 29, 2009. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, October 29, 2009Thursday, October 29, 2009
Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org
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 Duet 6:4, Duet 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
John 14:27aJohn 14:27a
The Peace of our The Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ!Lord Jesus Christ!
Part 2Part 2
A. Definition:A. Definition:1. Peace is the result of having 1. Peace is the result of having
a relationship with God, by a relationship with God, by adjusting to the justice of God.adjusting to the justice of God.
a. Salvation adjustmenta. Salvation adjustmentb. Rebound adjustmentb. Rebound adjustmentc. Maturity adjustmentc. Maturity adjustment
4. EIRENE also means 4. EIRENE also means prosperity and individual prosperity and individual
prosperity is also related to prosperity is also related to the integrity of God. the integrity of God.
Your happiness and Your happiness and blessing has nothing to do blessing has nothing to do
with any human with any human relationship or situation in relationship or situation in life which you associate life which you associate
with happiness. with happiness.
The integrity of God is the The integrity of God is the only basis for security, only basis for security, prosperity, blessing, or prosperity, blessing, or
happiness.happiness.
a. National prosperity is a. National prosperity is related to the integrity of related to the integrity of God through a large pivot God through a large pivot
of mature believers.of mature believers.
b. Individual prosperity is b. Individual prosperity is the result of achieving the result of achieving
spiritual maturity which spiritual maturity which results in various blessings results in various blessings or benefits from the grace or benefits from the grace
of God. Rom 1:7of God. Rom 1:7
Rom 1:7, Rom 1:7, “To all who are beloved of “To all who are beloved of
God in Rome, called God in Rome, called asas saints: Grace to you and saints: Grace to you and
peace from God our Father peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
B. Peace and grace go hand B. Peace and grace go hand in hand. Without the grace in hand. Without the grace
of God there can be no of God there can be no peace in the believer’s peace in the believer’s
soul. soul.
1. General definition of 1. General definition of Grace:Grace:
a. Grace is all that God a. Grace is all that God is free to do for man on the is free to do for man on the
basis of the Cross.basis of the Cross.
b. God is peace, 1 Thes b. God is peace, 1 Thes 5:23; 2 Thes 3:16; Heb 5:23; 2 Thes 3:16; Heb
13:20, therefore, God must 13:20, therefore, God must be consistent in all that He be consistent in all that He
does. does.
c. Propitiation is that work c. Propitiation is that work of Christ on the Cross, of Christ on the Cross,
which frees God to bless which frees God to bless man with His peace.man with His peace.
d. Grace is God's freedom d. Grace is God's freedom and consistency to express and consistency to express His love by giving us His His love by giving us His
peace without compromise peace without compromise of His essence.of His essence.
e. Grace is a series of e. Grace is a series of blessings for man totally blessings for man totally apart from man's merit, apart from man's merit,
ability, planning, thinking, ability, planning, thinking, or energy, which result in or energy, which result in
our peace.our peace.
f. God gives and man f. God gives and man receives. God does all the receives. God does all the work and providing, while work and providing, while man does all the receiving man does all the receiving
and benefiting.and benefiting.
g. Everything depends on g. Everything depends on God's essence. Therefore, God's essence. Therefore,
grace is all that God can do grace is all that God can do for man from salvation for man from salvation
until eternity. until eternity.
2. Six categories of special 2. Six categories of special blessings from the Grace of blessings from the Grace of
God for the mature God for the mature believer that result in his believer that result in his having the peace of the having the peace of the
Lord: Lord:
a. a. Spiritual BlessingsSpiritual Blessings are the are the inherent reward of inherent reward of
adjustment to the justice of adjustment to the justice of God. God.
(Virtue directed toward God) (Virtue directed toward God)