1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Sunday, March 27, 2011 www.GraceDoctrine.org

2. John 16:5, “But now I (Jesus) am going to Him (God the Father) who sent Me, and yet not one of you (the disciples) asks Me, ‘Where are you going?’”

3. John 16:6, “But because I have said (taught) to you all these things, sorrow (inward stress) has completely filled your heart (right lobe of the soul).”

4. Doctrine of Stress

6. The Adversities of Life. Luke 14:27, “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”

20. Sometimes we complain about the cross we bear but don't realize it is often preparing us for the dip in the road that God can see and we can't.

21. God’s Word works to prevent the conversion of the outside pressures of adversity from becoming the inside pressures of stress in your soul.

22. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

23. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

24. F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices

25. Doctrine Doctrine of Stress

26. 20. The Faith-Rest Solution to Stress. Three stages of the Faith-Rest Drill. Heb 4:1-3

27. 1) Faith Mechanics: Mixing the promises of God with faith. Faith claims the promises of God. Faith applies the promises of God. Faith takes control of the situation.

28. 2) Faith Functions: Faith Perception and Application: the inhale and exhale of Bible Doctrine. Faith in Prayer: Mat 21:22. Faith-Rest: Sharing the Happiness of God. 2) Faith Functions: Faith Perception and Application: the inhale and exhale of Bible Doctrine. Faith in Prayer: Mat 21:22. Faith-Rest: Sharing the Happiness of God.

29. 3) Faith Execution: Where we must have a foundation of humility, along with Christian professional- ism and integrity.

30. Isaiah 40:31 tells us of four specific kinds of strength a believer receives to overcome stress as he Faith-Rests, “waits”, upon God.

31. “Wait” - QAVAH that means “to hope, wait for, or to look for patiently.” Psa 40:1; 130:5

32. Psa 40:1, “I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.”

33. Psa 130:5, “I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in His Word do I hope.”

34. It speaks of a small thread that when wrapped together with many small strands it becomes a thick rope where you have something that can not be broken.

35. QAVAH gives us the analogy of weaving together the promises and principles of God’s Word that are unbreakable, which you can wholeheartedly trust in or hold on to.

36. It is depending upon the Strong One given to us in verse 28, The Lord Jesus Christ.

37. Four kinds of strength from Faith Execution of the Faith Rest Drill, include:

38. 1. “Gain new strength”, God giving you inward strength through in the inhale of Bible Doctrine, which is His process of renewal, Rom 12:2.

39. 2. “Mount up with wings as eagles”, upward strength; having the spiritual strength necessary to be an over-comer in this life through God’s Power System, His Word and Spirit. Cf. Rev 12:14

40. 3. “Run and not get tired”, outward strength; that is the application of God’s Word to life, 1 Cor 9:24-26; Phil 2:16; Heb 12:1.

41. 4. “Walk and not become weary”, onward strength, which is the Divine Power to fulfill the Plan God has designed for your life. PSD 7, Personal Sense of Destiny. Rom 6:4; 2 Cor 5:7; Gal 5-6

42. Those who wait for the Lord are those who do not attempt to go in their own strength. Instead, they keep their hope and trust in the Lord and patiently keep trusting Him for grace and help.

43. We gain “inward strength” as we look “upward for our strength”, and “outward strength” as we move “onward” or forward inside the Plan of God utilizing the Faith-Rest Drill.

44. Grace Offering

45. Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, March 27, 2011 Tape # 11-036 Doctrine of Stress on Your Soul Faithrest Upper Room Discourse, Part 488 John 16:6; Isa 40:31; Psa 40:1; 130:5 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011