1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, May 19, 2011 www.GraceDoctrine.org

2. 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.

3. Memory Verse 1 Cor 13:13 “But now abide (live forever) faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

4. John 16:8-11 The Convicting Ministry of God the Holy Spirit: Sin, vs. 9 Righteousness, vs. 10 Judgment, vs. 11

5. Efficacious Grace:

6. 1. E.G. is the Spirit’s ministry of making the faith of the spiritually dead person effective for eternal salvation.

7. 2. The unbeliever’s faith that believes in Christ comes from one who is spiritually dead, therefore, GtHS must make their faith effectual for salvation and spiritual life to be realized.

8. 3. Without this ministry there is no validity in the faith of an unbeliever as far as relationship with God is concerned.

9. 4. From the human viewpoint we simply believe in Christ for salvation. From the Divine viewpoint, the second we believe, GtHS makes that faith effectual; He carries us into salvation.

10. John 3:18, “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

11. 5. Some will believe in Jesus Christ because of the sin issue, others the perfect righteousness issue. The rarest is because of the judgment issue.

12. 6. Efficacious grace is defined as an instant act of the power of the Holy Spirit whereby faith in Jesus Christ, originating from a spiritually dead person, is made effective for eternal salvation.

13. 7. The work of God in evangelism leaves no place for human works or ability. Therefore, faith alone in Christ is made effective. No human works can be added to faith or included.

14. 8. The unbeliever is spiritually dead from birth. Therefore, the faith of the spiritually dead person is powerless in itself to affect anything.

15. 9. Consequently, the omnipotence of GtHS is effective as the means of producing the intended result; eternal salvation. Behind the scenes GtHS is working on our behalf; which is grace.

16. a. Human volition is the faith of the spiritually dead person which is a non-meritorious function. It is ineffective because the one who is believing in Christ is spiritually dead.

17. But in every case, without exception, the grace of God comes to the rescue.

18. b. Divine sovereignty and the omnipotence of the Holy Spirit turns that helplessness, that faith, into effectual faith for eternal salvation.

19. c. He thus imparts to man the blessings purchased by the death of Jesus, righteousness and eternal salvation.

20. These are part of the 40 things God gives to the believer at the moment of salvation.

21. 1. Efficacious grace, (GtHS makes our faith effective for salvation). Eph 1:13 2. The sealing ministry of God the Holy Spirit. Eph 1:13-14, 4:30; 2 Cor 1:22 3. An eternal inheritance. Rom 8:17; Gal 3:29, 4:6-7; Eph 1:14, 18; 3:6; Heb 9:15; 1 Peter 1:4, 3:7 4. Regeneration. 2 Cor 1:22 5. Eternal life. John 3:15-16, 10:28, 6:47; 1 John 5:11-13 6. The imputed righteousness of God. Rom 3:22 7. Resultant justification. Rom 3:28; Gal 2:16; Titus 3:7 8. Reconciliation. Rom 5:10; 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:20, 22 9. Beneficiaries of propitiation. Rom 3:24-25; 1 John 2:2; 4:10 10. Beneficiaries of unlimited atonement. 2 Cor 5:14-15, 19; 1 Tim 2:6, 4:10; Titus 2:11; Heb 2:9; 2 Pet 2:1; 1 John 2:2.

22. 11. Beneficiaries of redemption. Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:12-15; 1 Peter 1:18-19 12. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:26-28 13. Created a new spiritual species. 2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15 14. Entered into the Royal Family of God via adoption forever. Eph 1:5; 1 Peter 2:9 15. Equal privilege and equal opportunity of our election and predestination. (Equal privilege is provided in the royal priesthood; equal opportunity is provided in logistical grace.) Gal 3:26-28; 6:15; Col. 3:9-11 16. Positional sanctification, being “in Christ”. Rom 6:2; 1 Cor 1:2, 30; 6:11; 2 Thes 2:13; Heb 2:11; 10:10, 14. 17. The asset of Election. Rom 8:33; Eph. 1: 4; Col 3:12; 1 Thes 1:4; 2 Thes 2:13; 2 Tim 2: 10; 1 Peter 2:9; 5:13. 18. The asset of Predestination. Rom 8:29; Eph 1:5; 1 Peter 1:2 19. The universal priesthood of the believer. 1 Peter 1:5,9; Rev 1:6, 5:10, 20:6 20. The Royal Ambassadorship of the believer. 2 Cor 5:20

23. 21. The indwelling of God the Father. John 14:23; Eph 4:6; 2 John 9 22. The indwelling of God the Son. John 14:20, 17:22-23; Rom 8:10; 2 Cor 13:5; Gal 2:20; Col 1:27; 1 John 2:24 23. The indwelling of God the Holy Spirit. Rom 8:11; 1 Cor 3:16, 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16 24. The unique availability of Divine power do to Their indwelling. Rom 1:16; 9:22-24; 15:13; 1 Cor 4:20; 2 Cor 4:7; 2 Tim 1:7 25. The unique Pre-designed Protocol Plan of God. Eph 1:3-4 26. The filling of the Holy Spirit. Eph. 5:18; Gal 5:16; John 4:24; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:3, 5; 7:55; 9:17; 13:9; 11:24; 13:52; Luke 1:15, 41, 67; 4:1; 1 John 1:7; Eph 5:1; 2 Cor 3:3; 2 Peter 1:4 27. The distribution of spiritual gifts. 1 Cor 12:11. 28. All judgment removed. John 3:18; Rom 8:1; Heb 9:27-28 29. Deliverance from the kingdom of Satan. Col 1:13a 30. Transferred into the kingdom of God. Col 1:13b

24. 31. We are a gift from God the father to God the Son. We are a gift in that we are formed as the royal family of God. John 10:29, 17:2, 6, 9, 11, 24. 32. We are delivered from the power of the old sin nature. Rom 7-8, 2:29; Phil 3:3; Col 2:11. 33. We are given access to God. At the moment we believe in Christ, we have access to God (in prayer), Rom 5:2; Eph 2:18; Heb 4:14, 16; 10:19-20. 34. All scar tissue is removed from the soul. Isa 43:25; 44:22 35. Recipients of escrow blessings. Eph 1:3 36. We are on a secure foundation. 1 Cor 3:11, 10:4; Eph 2:20

25. 37. We are related to God the Son by eight Biblical analogy. a. The last Adam and the New Creation, 1 Cor 15:45; 2 Cor 5:17a. b. The Head and the Body, Col. 1:18a. c. The Great Shepherd and the Sheep, Heb. 13:20. d. The True Vine and the Branches, John 15:5a. e. The Chief Cornerstone and the Stones in the building, Eph 2:20; 1 Peter 2:5-6. f. The Great High Priest and members of the Royal Priesthood, Heb. 4:14a; 1 Peter 2:9a. g. The Groom and the Bride, our wedding occurs at the Second Advent, Rev. 19:7. h. The King of Kings and the Royal Family of God, Rev 19:14-16. 38. Recipients of eternal security. John 10:28; Rom 8:32; 2 Tim 2:13; Gal 3:25; 1 Peter 1:5; 1 Cor 12:27. 39. Guaranteed a resurrection body forever. John 11:25; 1 John 3:2 40. Beneficiaries of the 11 Problem Solving Devices.

26. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, May 19, 2011 Tape # 11-059 Convicting Ministry of God the Holy Spirit Efficacious Grace – 40 Things We Receive at Salvation Upper Room Discourse, Part 509 John 16:11; 3:18; Eph 1:4-14; 2:18-20; 4:6; 5:18 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011