1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org
Pastor / Teacher
James H. Rickard
Tuesday,
April 8, 2008

2. Memory Verse
1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

3. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16; John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt. 10

4. Doctrine of DOULOS Slave, Servant

5. F. The Discipline of the DOULOS.

6. The believer servant is a disciple who has self-discipline, in order to grow personally so that he is able to teach unbelievers the way of salvation, and believers the strength of the Word in their soul. 1 Tim 4:6-8

7. We are to be disciplined disciples
We are to be disciplined disciples. Disciplined enough to say no to things we ought not to be doing, to say no to things we ought not to be watching, reading or hearing. Eph 5:15-18

8. 2 Chron 19:7, “Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

9. We shouldn't be so arrogant to think that the garbage of the world won't impact our soul, it will.

10. You never know when and where, or how God will use you.

11. The good slave guards his soul through self-sacrificial discipline in order to serve others.

12. With the servant's heart of discipline you will have tremendous impact on others and the Lord will say to you, "Well done my good and faithful servant." Mat 25:14-30 cf 1 Cor 9:16-23

13. Our goal should be to win more; demonstrating such integrity that the lost person upon hearing the gospel and seeing it can not refuse it.

14. Self-discipline is related to:

15. Self-discipline is related to: your motivation in life,

16. Self-discipline is related to: your motivation in life, your priorities based on your motivation, and

17. Self-discipline is related to: your motivation in life, your priorities based on your motivation, and your decisions based on your priorities.

18. You must crowd out the garbage from both your stream of consciousness and your subconscious. 1 Cor 9:26-27; Titus 1:1; Col 2:5-6

19. Titus 1:1, “Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of those chosen of God and the epignosis knowledge of the truth which is the basis of the spiritual life.”

20. The DOULOS has Self-Discipline Upper Room Discourse, Pt 166
Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Tape # Servanthood, Part 10
The DOULOS has Self-Discipline Upper Room Discourse, Pt 166
John 13:16; Mat 25:14-30; 1Cor 9:16-27; 1Tim 4:6-8; Eph 5:15-18
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008