Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, January 4,

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 2 Tim 2:4, “No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.”

Chapter 16 Outline: Vs. 1-6, The Importance of Preparedness. Persecution foretold.

Vs. 7-15, Further instructions regarding the Holy Spirit. The promise of the Holy Spirit, and his office.

Vs , Christ’s departure and Second Coming foretold.

Vs , Summary on the power available to us through prayer. Encouragement to prayer.

Vs , Final words of encouragement. Christ’s discoveries of Himself.

Introduction: In this chapter Christ contin- ues to warn His disciples of impending persecutions, and foretells of the persecutions they will receive from the Jews in verses 1-4.

He then foretells of His own death, and promises to send them the Comforter, verses. 5-7.

He points out the Spirit’s operations among the Jews, and in the world, verses 8-11.

He speaks of the Spirit’s peculiar influences on the souls of the disciples, verses

He speaks figuratively of His death and resurrection, at which His disciples are puzzled, verses

He explains and illustrates all of this by a similitude, verses

He shows Himself to be the Mediator between God and man, and that all prayers must be given in His name, verses

Because the disciples clearly comprehend His meaning they express their strong faith in Him, verses

He again foretells of their persecution, and promises them His peace and support, verses

Theme of Chapter 16: Prediction Chapter 15 - Admonition Chapter 14 - Comfort

This is a continuation of the Gethsemane discourse.

It continues the study of the Angelic Conflict from the standpoint of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in verses 1- 15, and the ministry of God the Son in verses

The Intensification of the Angelic Conflict

1. The angelic conflict has existed prior to man’s creation and it shifts gears at various times.

The resurrection and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ caused a shift in gears in the Angelic Conflict.

a. Man was created in order to resolve the Angelic Conflict. b. Man’s fall caused a change in the conflict, the promise of the Savior.

2. Until the ascension of Christ the line of Christ and the person of Christ were the target in the Angelic Conflict.

3. Once Christ was glorified the strategic victory of the Angelic Conflict was won and from that point forward the Angelic Conflict becomes intensified beginning with the Church Age.

a. It is no longer possible for Satan to personally attack the incarnate Christ.

4. Consequently believers on the earth are the target of Satan in the Angelic Conflict.

5. Because of this God has made special provision for every believer in the Church Age (your very own Portfolio of Invisible Assets).

Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Tape # Chapter 16 Outline and Introduction John 16:1-33 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011