Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, March 11, 2010

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.

Memory Verse John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

John 15:2 Divine Good Production Part 2

John 15:2, “Every branch, (Church Age believer), in Me, (in union with Jesus Christ the Vine), that does not bear fruit, (no Divine good production), He, (God the Father), takes it away, (divine discipline); but everyone bearing fruit (mature believers) He prunes it (Undeserved Suffering) in order that it should bear more fruit (Divine good production).”

Doctrine of Divine Good: John 15:2-8; James 1:19-25

A. Definition 1. Divine Good is the works performed by a believer in exhale of Bible Doctrine from their soul, when filled with the Holy Spirit.

2. The production of Divine Good in the human race is impossible. Therefore, God has provided the means of producing Divine Good.

The Angelic Conflict is resolved by the production of Divine Good in the human race, Rom 12:21.

3. Divine Good is primarily the production of the mature believer, but it can also be the production of the growing believer.

4. The production of Divine Good comes from the source of God directly; all three members of the Trinity. 1 Cor 15:10

1 Cor 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.”

5. Mechanically, Divine Good is produced by the branch when abiding in the spiritual nutrition of the vine and the enabling power of God the Holy Spirit = Balance of Residency

B.R. = Maximum Bible Doctrine in the Soul, Ready for Application plus the Filling of God the Holy Spirit. (M.B.S.R.4.A. + F.G.H.S.)

6. Divine Good is both verbal and mental, 2 Thes 2:16 ‑ 17.

2 Thes 2:16 ‑ 17, “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, 17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.”

a. The production of Divine Good coexists with stability of soul in phase two.

b. Every good word and production is in your right lobe. Your right lobe is strengthened every time you produce Divine Good, whether verbally or mentally.

7. There are three sources of Divine Good:

a. From the Holy Spirit - The Filling of the Holy Spirit enables the believer to learn and apply God’s Word, Eph 5:18.

b. From the Human Spirit - Exhale of Bible Doctrine from the human spirit to the right lobe of your soul in order to be applied.

Bible doctrine in the soul is through the persistent function of the “GAP”, which increases production. 2 Cor 9:8; Col 1:9-12; 2 Tim 2:21; Titus 2:7

2 Cor 9:8, “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.”

Titus 2:7-8, “In all things show yourself to be an example of the production of divine good by means of soundness of doctrine, dignified, 8 sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us..”

2 Tim 2:21, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.” 2 Tim 2:21, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.”

c. From the Soul - Production of the Edification Complex of the Soul (ECS) resulting in the supergrace life. 2 Tim 3:16-17

2 Tim 3:16 ‑ 17, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.”

8. There are four keys to the production of Divine Good:

a. Status quo. Being in the directive Will of God, walking in the light of Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit. Gal 5:22f; Eph 5:18f

b. Momentum. Understanding and applying Bible doctrine. This means that Bible doctrine is important in everything.

c. Attainment. This is advancing to spiritual maturity through the execution of the Plan of God.

d. Impact. The function of the mature believer as an invisible hero in the Church Age.

Rom 12:21, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with Divine Good production.”

Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 11, 2010 Divine Good Production, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 347 Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, March 11, 2010 Tape # Divine Good Production, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 347 John 15:2-8; James 1:19-25; Rom 12:21; 1 Cor 15:10 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010