Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Memory Verse Heb 13:5, “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.”

John 14:18-21, The basis for fellowship with God and understanding His Word!

John 14:18, Logistical Grace

“I will not leave behind” - Future, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular of APHIEMI - leave alone, abandoned; plus OUK for “not”.

“You all (Church Age believers)” Every moment that we are in this life, God will care for and provide for us. Logistical Grace

“As orphans” ORPHANOS This refers to all of the provisions we have right now, as believer priests in the Church Age.

DOCTRINE OF LOGISTICAL GRACE A. Definition and description

1. Logistics is a military word which refers to the military science of supply, provision, and planning of troop movement.

The word "logistics" comes from two Greek words. a. LOGISTES, an inspector of accounts, an auditor, a calculator.

The word "logistics" comes from two Greek words. b. LOGISMOS, accounting, reckoning, calculation, computation, a thinker.

2. It is Divine planning, support, provision, and blessing for the execution of the Plan of God by the Royal Family for the fulfillment of God's will, purpose, and plan for your life.

3. Logistical Grace includes three factors of Divine provision. a. Life support, b. Blessings, c. Divine provision to execute the Plan of God.

4. The basis of logistical grace is four principles of Divine integrity.

4. The basis of logistical grace is four principles of Divine integrity. a. What the righteousness of God rejects, the justice of God judges.

b. What the righteousness of God accepts, the justice of God blesses.

c. The justice of God administers what the righteousness of God demands.

d. At the moment of salvation, the righteousness of God is imputed to the believer by the justice of God.

The righteousness of God demands blessing from the justice of God whether we fail or succeed as Christians.

Between His perfect righteousness and justice, God has found a way to administer logistical grace blessing to every Church Age believer.

Rom 3:22, “Even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.”

Mat 6:33, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his (imputed) righteousness, and all of these things shall be added to you.”

2 Cor 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything (logistical grace support and blessing), you may have an abundance for every good of intrinsic value production.”

5. The basis for logistical grace includes both the possession of Divine righteousness imputed at salvation plus the human spirit created by the Holy Spirit at salvation.

6. LG is also for the perception and execution of the Plan of God. Every believer has equal privilege and equal opportunity to execute God's Plan and glorify Him.

To do so the following assets are given to us:

To do so the following assets are given to us: a. The creation of a human spirit at the moment of salvation.

To do so the following assets are given to us: a. The creation of a human spirit at the moment of salvation. b. The teaching ministry of GtHS: GAP plus GPS.

c. The provision in every generation of x-number of male believers with the gift of Pastor-Teacher.

7. Logistical grace is imputed through the grace pipeline.

Righteousness God (+R) Man w/ Imputed +R Love Blessing

Grace Fellowship Church Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Tape # Doctrine of Logistical Grace, Part 1 Upper Room Discourse, Part 288 John 14:18; Rom 5:1-5 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009