Grace Fellowship Church Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Thursday, August 28, 2008

Memory Verse Phil 4:13, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16

John 13:18 3) God's Omniscience does not hinder or violate human volition.

Doctrine of Betrayal

9. The 10 Problem Solving Devices for protection or recovery from betrayal.

B. The Believer's Protection and Recovery through the 10 Problem Solving Devices.

1) Rebound - The confession of our sins 2) Filling of God the Holy Spirit 3) Faith Rest 4) Doctrinal Orientation 5) Grace Orientation 6) Personal Sense of Destiny 7) Personal Love for God the Father 8) Impersonal and Uncond. Love for Man 9) Sharing the Happiness of God 10) Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ

2) The Filling of the Holy Spirit

The Filling of the Spirit is the working and functioning Holy Spirit in us.

When betrayed, the Spirit will guide our soul in the appropriate application of God's Word based on the circumstance(s) at hand, John 14:26; 16:12-14; Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16.

Through the Spirit, we can also have true introspective understanding of our soul and can apply the appropriate Word to prior wounds of betrayal for healing.

3) Faith Rest Trusting God wholeheartedly.

This does not mean you just sit in a chair and do nothing, waiting on God.

It means that you pray and apply the Word that God has given you for the situation.

When we use the resources God has given to us, the filling of the Spirit and His Word while also waiting upon His timing, we are demonstrating our faith and trust in Him.

Faith Rest is a plan designed by God to stabilize your soul mentality when the pressure and adversities of life come upon you.

Knowing that God is in absolute control of every circumstance in your life, you respond to adversity rather than react to it.

1. Adversity is designed to accelerate your spiritual growth in God's plan.

2. Reaction is when your emotions take control of your soul. Your emotions overwhelm your soul or thinking process, causing you to fall apart and lose control.

3. Response requires clear thinking. Response is thought, not emotion, and requires courage and spiritual strength.

4. Courage is the ability to think under pressure and to concentrate on doctrine. Making Bible doctrine a daily priority develops concentration and focus.

5. Spiritual strength is developed through consistently depositing doctrine in your soul, which gives you spiritual strength to draw upon. Prov 24:10; Joshua 1:1-2

Prov 24:10, “If you are slack in the day of distress, your strength is limited.”

When faced with a betrayal, instead of focusing on the person or situation, through reverse concentration you focus on your relationship with God and His Word.

You claim a promise from the Word, form a Biblical rationale regarding that Word and situation, reach a Biblical conclusion …

...and then take action by applying Bible doctrine to the situation. Psa 37:4-5; 2 Cor 8:9; Rom 4:20; Heb 4:1-3.

Psa 37:4-5, “Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it.”

Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, August 28, 2008 Tape # Betrayal, Pt 8 Upper Room Discourse, Pt 202 John 13:18; John 14:26; 16:12-14; Gal 5:16; Prov 24:10 John 13:18; John 14:26; 16:12-14; Gal 5:16; Prov 24:10 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008