Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, March 24,

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 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”

John 16:5, “But now I (Jesus) am going to Him (God the Father) who sent Me, and yet not one of you (the disciples) asks Me, ‘Where are you going?’”

John 16:6, “But because I have said (taught) to you all these things, sorrow (inward stress) has completely filled your heart (right lobe of the soul).”

Doctrine of Stress

F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

20. The Faith-Rest Solution to Stress. Three stages of the Faith-Rest Drill. Heb 4:1-3

1) Faith Mechanics: Mixing the promises of God with faith. Faith claims the promises of God. Faith applies the promises of God. Faith takes control of the situation.

2) Faith Functions: a) Faith Perception: As there are 2 functions in breathing (inhale and exhale), there are 2 functions in the modus operandi of the F.R.D.

(1) There must be the inhale of Bible doctrine or faith perception, which results in Rom 12:2a, “the renewing of your mind.”

(2) There must be the exhale of faith, which is the function of the Faith-Rest Drill or the application of God’s Word to your life, Rom 12:2b …

Rom 12:2b, “so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

The exhale of faith is the believer’s faith function, (e.g., prayer in Mat 21:22; Mark 11:24). Mat 21:22, “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

b) The faith function of the plaintiff function before the Supreme Court of Heaven. When being treated unfairly, you go to God about it and leave it in the Lord’s hands, Eph 6:18.

c) Faith-Rest Function: There is a relationship between the function of the F.R.D. and the proper use of God’s happiness. Phil 1:25; 2:17-18; James 1:2

James 1:2, “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials.”

Principles on Sharing the Happiness of God +H

1. If you are in a state of anger, bitterness, hatred, etc., that state can be converted into either demon influence in your soul or you wind up as a psychotic person.

2. The Faith-Rest Drill plus contentment and tranquility is the major solution to handling pressure.

3. God provides you with a sustaining, permanent happiness which people and circumstances cannot change.

4. Sharing God’s perfect happiness is His grace provision for a true and sustaining happiness while on earth.

It is a happiness which is: a. Not dependent on people but on the thinking of Bible doctrine.

b. A happiness which prevents the conversion of adversity into stress in the soul.

b. A happiness which prevents the conversion of adversity into stress in the soul. c. A happiness which does not change with circumstances.

5. You cannot derive your happiness from making others unhappy.

6. Sharing the happiness of God is made up of 4 things.

6. Sharing the happiness of God is made up of 4 things. a. Tranquility; Phil 4:7

6. Sharing the happiness of God is made up of 4 things. a. Tranquility; Phil 4:7. b. Contentment; Phil 4:11.

6. Sharing the happiness of God is made up of 4 things. a. Tranquility; Phil 4:7. b. Contentment; Phil 4:11. c. Capacity for life, love, and happiness.

6. Sharing the happiness of God is made up of 4 things. d. Expanded capacity to handle stimulation, enthusiasm, exhilaration.

You can enjoy the moment without the moment destroying you in Emotional Revolt of the Soul.

7. Sharing the happiness of God then becomes a fantastic Problem Solving Device preserving the unity and cohesiveness of the soul.

8. God’s happiness can be lost to the extent that you lose Christian integrity and virtue.

9. There are at least three main tenets to God’s happiness:

9. There are at least three main tenets to God’s happiness: a. It is not dependent on others, but on the thinking or mind of Christ.

9. There are at least three main tenets to God’s happiness: b. It prevents any stress, adversity, disaster from ever affecting us.

9. There are at least three main tenets to God’s happiness: c. It does not change with circumstances unless you permit it.

10. Having God’s happiness in the soul is one of the greatest blessings when facing death, Phil 1: “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Scriptures: 1 Tim 6:6-8; Heb 13:5-6 with:

Psa 16:11, “You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of happiness; at Your right hand are pleasures forever.”

Prov 3:13, “How blessed is (Happiness to) the believer who finds wisdom, even to the person who gains understanding of doctrine.”

Blessed (Hebrew - ESHER; Greek - MAKARIOS) = Happiness, as in Mat 5:3-12.

John 15:11, “These doctrines I have taught verbally to you all, in order that My joy (+H) might keep on being in the sphere of you all, and your joy (+H) might be made full.”

1 Thes 1:6, “You also have become imitators of us and our Lord, having received the Word of God in much adversity with happiness from the Holy Spirit.”

Phil 4:11, “Not that I speak with reference to need; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.”

Psa 146:5, “How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.” That is “Happiness belongs to the one whose confidence is in the Lord.”

Psa 128:1, “How blessed (happy) is everyone who fears, (is occupied with), the Lord, who walks in His ways.”

Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 24, 2011 Tape # Doctrine of Stress on Your Soul Sharing the Happiness of God Upper Room Discourse, Part 487 John 16:6; Rom 12:2; Phil 1:25; 2:17-18; James 1:2 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011