Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, January 14, 2010 Grace Fellowship Church

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.

Memory Verse John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

John 15:1-2 Logistical Grace - Plus

The Doctrine of Logistical Grace.

5. Logistical grace includes six categories of support.

a. Life-sustaining support. b. Temporal needs such as food, shelter, clothing, transportation, environment, time, a job, etc.

c. Security provision. 1 Peter 1:5, “We are kept by the power of God.”

d. Spiritual riches: Portfolio of Invisible Assets, 10 PSD’s, unique factors of the Church Age, doctrinal teaching, RFHC, discernment, etc.

Eph 1:3, “Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.”

e. Blessings are given to every believer, both winners and losers.

f. God preserves us from death. Heb 2:14; Psa 33:18; 56:13; 116:8

Psa 33:18, “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear (respect) Him, on those who wait for His lovingkindness (grace) to deliver their soul from death, and to keep alive in famine (depression).”

Psa 56:13, “For you have delivered my soul from death, indeed my feet from stumbling, that I may walk with God in the light of life.”

Psa 116:8, “You have rescued my soul from death.”

6. Logistical Grace is designed to not only sustain the believer, but to allow you to advance in the spiritual life.

2 Peter 3:18, “But grow by means of (logistical) grace even the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

7. God’s grace includes divine discipline when in Reversionism and suffering for blessing when in spiritual adulthood. John 5:26; 2 Cor 12:9; Lam 3:20-25

2 Cor 12:9, “Then He assured me, ‘My grace (logistical grace) has been and still is sufficient for you. For power is achieved with weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses in order that the power of Christ may reside in me.”

John 15:2 shows us the inter-workings of the Father to bring about the best possible production from every believer.

For those who utilize God’s grace for divine good production, He continues to shape and mold them into more effective and efficient vessels.

Those who possess negative volition, He ultimately removes, so that the strong healthy branches can grow better.

PAN - “all or every”. There is no partiality with God. He treats all negative believers the same and He treats all positive believers the same.

KLEMA “a tender and flexible branch or branch”. It is allegory for all Church Age believers, but this is the first category – Reversionistic Believers.

“Branch” connotes a number of things.

a) Relationship with the Vine. When we believe in Jesus Christ we have relationship with Him, we are in union with Him, just as the branch is in union with the vine.

b) Productivity. The productivity for the Church Age comes from the believer who is on the earth.

EN EMOI – “in Me” The union every believer has with TLJC regardless of whether they are positive or negative towards their relationship with Christ.

ME PHERON KARPON “that does not bear fruit”. This is not just a one time “non-production”, it is ongoing non-production. The regular life style of the Cosmic believer.

Grace Fellowship Church John 15:1-2; Psa 33:18; 56:13; 2 Cor 12:9; 2 Peter 3:18 Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, January 14, 2010 Tape # Logistical Grace, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 325 John 15:1-2; Psa 33:18; 56:13; 2 Cor 12:9; 2 Peter 3:18 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010