1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Tuesday, May 26, 2009

2. Memory Verse John 14:2, “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.”

3. John 14:12 Greater Works

4. “Truly” - AMEN when at the beginning or in the middle of a discourse it is used as an introduction or topic changer translated; surely, truly, or of a truth. John 13:16, 20-21; 13:38

5. When at the end: so it is, so be it, or may it be fulfilled. A custom passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies to confirm that what was stated became their own.

6. “He who believes in Me”, PISTEUO. This is not for salvation, it explains how believers excel in the spiritual life by believing and applying Bible doctrine.

7. Bible doctrine is not transferred from the left lobe to the right lobe unless you believe it. That is what moves it from receptive comprehension to application.

8. Receptive comprehension is not applicable until believed and cycled through your soul.

9. “Shall he do also”, POIEO - Future, Active, Indicative; anticipating C.A. believers will not only take in Bible doctrine but will actually believe it and become productive in their spiritual lives.

10. “And” – KAI - links the believer’s +V towards B.D. with the application of that doctrine.

11. MEGAS = “greater than” in abundance or quantity but not quality.

12. The quality is the same because it is all the thinking and power of God, (equal privilege and equal opportunity), via the “Helper”. John 14:16-17; 15:26; 16:7

13. Once Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father, glorified, John 7:39, the Holy Spirit will produce through Bible doctrine the necessary impact to meet the intensified angelic conflict.

14. John 7:39, “But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

15. Principles:

16. Principles: 1) Faith Application is the key to spiritual greatness. If you want to excel in the spiritual life you must faith rest when learning and applying Bible Doctrine.

17. 2) God’s promise to the fearful disciple is His assurance that He will not leave them, but will be with them inside GPS (God’s Power System).

18. 3) This is a general promise and does not specify that all believers will accomplish the “greater works”, because the condition is faith in application of His Word.

19. 4) Therefore, not all believers will realize “greater things”. Likewise, those that do will experience it in various measures due to variations of Faith Application.

20. 5) “Greater” does not mean greater in power or quality, but in quantity. The Church has more opportunity for effective Faith Application due to sheer volume.

21. 6) “Greater” does not denote the absolute exertion of power, but the effectiveness which the Word of God and the Filling of the Holy Spirit has on mankind.

22. “Works” denotes not merely miracles, but the entire spiritual life executed in Faith Application with personal, national, international and angelic impact; blessing by association. “Works” denotes not merely miracles, but the entire spiritual life executed in Faith Application with personal, national, international and angelic impact; blessing by association.

23. 7) By going to the Father, Jesus would send the enabling power for the believer to produce “greater works”, God the Holy Spirit. John 14:26, 28; 16:7-14

24. Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, May 26, 2009 God’s Promise of Greater Works Tape # 09-034 God’s Promise of Greater Works Upper Room Discourse, Part 266 John 14:12; 26, 28; 16:7-14; 7:39 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009