Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Sunday, March 18, 2012

John 17 The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:6-19 John 17:17 The Mechanics of the Disciples’ Protection - Sanctification.

John 17:17, “Sanctify them in the sphere of Your Truth; Your Word (Bible Doctrine) is Truth.”

Principles of Sanctification: (+S)

Positional Phase One (salvation) Ultimate Christian’s Life Phase Three Death or Rapture Experiential Phase Two

c. Phase Three, “Ultimate Sanctification” The type of +S which identifies the believer in the eternal state in resurrection body. Phil 3:21; 1 John 3:1 ‑ 2

Phil 3:21, “Who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.”

5) At the resurrection we are given capacity righteousness for eternity.

a) It is given by God to every believer where you will never have a bad moment in the eternal state and will be able to receive your rewards.

b) There are two categories of life in the resurrection body: human life, given by God at physical birth, and eternal life, given by God at the new birth.

c) The resurrection body is the new righteousness given to us which will give us the capacity to enjoy all the blessings of eternity. 2 Pet 3:13

2 Pet 3:13, “But on the basis of His promise (better things in the eternal state), we are looking forward with confidence to a new heavens and a new earth in which perfect righteousness lives.”

d) Perfect righteousness given at Ultimate +S is the God- given capacity for greater blessing in the eternal state.

6) Following the Rapture of the Church, at the Judgment Seat of Christ, winners receive the conveyance of their escrow blessings for the eternal state. 1 Cor 3:10-15

They will also be presented to God the Father in the royal court of heaven. Rev 3:5

Rev 3:5, “He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.”

Crowns given at the BEMA Seat The Crown of Life, Rev 2:10; James 1:12. The Crown of Rejoicing, 1 Thes 2:19. The Crown of Righteousness, 2 Tim 4:8. The Crown of Glory, 1 Peter 5:1-4. The Order of the Morning Star, Rev 2: Crowns given at the BEMA Seat The Crown of Life, Rev 2:10; James 1:12. The Crown of Rejoicing, 1 Thes 2:19. The Crown of Righteousness, 2 Tim 4:8. The Crown of Glory, 1 Peter 5:1-4. The Order of the Morning Star, Rev 2:26- 28

7) Ultimate +S converts the body of Christ into the Bride of Christ. Rev 19:7

8) In Ultimate +S, the Church is resurrected aristocracy, and therefore, different from all other resurrections. 1 Cor 15:23 w/ 1 Peter 2:5, 9

The Royal Family of God shares in the coronation and triumph of Jesus Christ at the Second Advent. Rev 19:1-6, 11-16

Grace Offering

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Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, March 18, 2012 Tape # Sanctification, Part 8 Ultimate Sanctification Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 79 John 17:17; 1 Cor 3:10-15; Phil 3:21; 1 John 3:1-2; Rev 3:5 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012