Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Tuesday, August 10,

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 15:12-14 Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good Production!

The Doctrine of Laying Down your Life for your Friends.

3. There are two aspects in scripture that describe “laying down your life”: a) Your mental attitude, b) Your actions.

b. Your Actions in “Laying Down Your Life”.

1) Behave according to God’s mandates in society. Rom 13:8-14; Gal 5:24-26

2) Suffer and rejoice with others when they are suffering or honored. 1 Cor 12:26

1 Cor 12:26, “And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”

3) Give graciously to your fellow believer who is in need. 1 John 3:17

1 John 3:17, “But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?”

4) You are not the 007 of Grace.

4) Your are not the 007 of Grace. Do not use Grace as a license to sin. Gal 5:13-14

5) Do not gossip or malign in order to get ahead. Gal 5:15

6) Have an absence of self righteous arrogance. Gal 5:26

7) Forgive the sins of others and encourage them to go forward in the Plan of God. Gal 6:1-2; Eph 4:1-3; Col 3:12-17

8) Strive for harmonious rapport inside the body of Christ. 1 Peter 3:8-12; Gal 6:10

9) Have harmonious rapport inside your marriage and family. Eph 5:22-6:4; Col 3:18-21

10) Apply authority orientation to human institutions, governments, bosses, Pastors, etc. Rom 13:1-7; Col 3:22-25; 1 Thes 5:12-13; 1 Tim 5:17- 18; 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 3:1-2

4. Conclusion: “Laying down your life”, means living righteously with confident expectation in the Plan of God. Titus 2:11-14

Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Tape # Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good Production Laying Down Your Life, Part 3 Upper Room Discourse, Part 400 John 15:13-14; Gal 5:13-15, 22-26; 6:1-2, 10 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010