1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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

4. John 15:2 Divine Good Production Part 4

5. Doctrine of Divine Good: John 15:2-8

6. A. Definition. Divine Good is the production of the growing or mature believer. We produce Divine Good when we apply the righteousness of God to life.

7. Righteousness is the thinking of God (His Word) and Divine Good is the application of that thinking.

8. B. There are three types of good in history. Divine, Human and Moral

9. C. What we think is good is not always Divine Good.

10. D. The contrast to Divine Good is human good, which comes from the O.S.N.

11. E. There must be spiritual growth before there can be production of Divine Good.

12. 1. All production must come from within the boundary of Bible doctrine. 2 Tim 3:16-17

13. 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.”

14. 2. It is the will of God that you learn His Word before you produce Divine Good.

15. a. You don’t put baby believers to work doing anything; you need to teach them first, cf 1 Tim 3:6.

16. b. When the baby grows up, they will work and produce naturally as a result of all the training they have received.

17. 3. The right mental attitude plus the filling of the Holy Spirit results in being in the Will of God and Divine Good. Eph 5:18; Titus 2:7-8; Heb 10:23-25; James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:13-17; 4:7-11; 5:6-11

18. Titus 2:7-8, “In all things show yourself to be an example of Divine Good production, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, …”

19. James 3:13, “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.”

20. 4. The believer is only a fruit bearer under the following conditions.

21. a. You must have consistent post-salvation renewing of your mind by God’s Word. Rom 12:2

22. b. You must have resultant spiritual growth.

23. b. You must have resultant spiritual growth. c. You must have the correct mental attitude.

24. 5. Producing Divine Good demands having right priorities. Right priorities are consistent divine viewpoint of life, which originates from PMA of Bible doctrine.

25. F. The believer is designed to produce Divine Good.

26. 1. Divine Good is the production of the Royal Priesthood. Heb 13:16

27. Heb 13:16, “And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

28. 2. It is part of God's Grace Plan for you to produce Divine Good. Eph 2:10

29. Eph 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

30. 3. In eternity past, God knew how much Bible doctrine you would have and Divine Good you would produce and entered this into His divine decrees.

31. 4. The only production which counts as Divine Good is production based on something in your soul (God’s Word).

32. Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Divine Good Production, Part 4 Upper Room Discourse, Part 349 Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Tape # 10-031 Divine Good Production, Part 4 Upper Room Discourse, Part 349 John 15:2-8; Gal 5:16-26; Titus 2:7-8 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010