grace fellowship church pastor / teacher james h. rickard thursday, april 24, 2008
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The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16; John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt.15TRANSCRIPT
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Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Churchwww.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org
Pastor / TeacherPastor / TeacherJames H. RickardJames H. Rickard
Thursday, Thursday, April 24, 2008April 24, 2008
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Memory VerseMemory Verse 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:9,
“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.”unrighteousness.”
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The Upper Room The Upper Room DiscourseDiscourse
John 13-16; John 13-16;
John 13:16, John 13:16, Servant-hood, Pt.15Servant-hood, Pt.15
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Doctrine of DOULOSDoctrine of DOULOSSlave, ServantSlave, Servant
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G. The DOULOS must G. The DOULOS must exercise his spiritual gift.exercise his spiritual gift.
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Doctrine of Spiritual GiftsDoctrine of Spiritual Gifts
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1. The Source of Spiritual 1. The Source of Spiritual Gifts.Gifts.
All three members of the All three members of the Trinity are the source of Trinity are the source of
spiritual gifts.spiritual gifts.
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2. There are two categories 2. There are two categories of Spiritual Gifts.of Spiritual Gifts.
a. Temporarya. Temporaryb. Permanentb. Permanent
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3. The function of 3. The function of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.
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4. The team concept of 4. The team concept of Spiritual Gifts.Spiritual Gifts.
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5. The Relationship 5. The Relationship between Spiritual Gifts between Spiritual Gifts and Ministry / Service.and Ministry / Service.
a. Spiritual Gifta. Spiritual Giftb. General Serviceb. General Servicec. Specific Servicec. Specific Service
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6. Determining your 6. Determining your Spiritual Gift on the basis Spiritual Gift on the basis of your specific ministry, of your specific ministry,
and not that of other and not that of other believers.believers.
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7. Ministry as a Family.7. Ministry as a Family.
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Unfortunately, "ministry" Unfortunately, "ministry" has often been a destructive has often been a destructive force to family life and the force to family life and the
family unit because of family unit because of individual over zealousness.individual over zealousness.
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In those cases they neglect In those cases they neglect the more voluminous the more voluminous
commands in scripture commands in scripture regarding general service regarding general service related to their family. related to their family.
Eph 5:21-6:4; Col 3:12-20Eph 5:21-6:4; Col 3:12-20
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Family is one of the four Family is one of the four divine institutions from God divine institutions from God
for the freedom and for the freedom and protection of mankind. protection of mankind.
(Volition, Marriage, Family, (Volition, Marriage, Family, Nationalism)Nationalism)
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God gave Eve to Adam as God gave Eve to Adam as his helpmate, (Gen 2:18), to his helpmate, (Gen 2:18), to complement her husband's complement her husband's
ministry, rather than ministry, rather than competing with him for competing with him for
ministry.ministry.
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1 Cor 16:15, “Now I urge 1 Cor 16:15, “Now I urge you, brethren (you know the you, brethren (you know the household of Stephanashousehold of Stephanas, that , that theythey were the first fruits of were the first fruits of Achaia, and that Achaia, and that theythey have have
devoted themselves for devoted themselves for ministry to the saints).”ministry to the saints).”
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Consider your ministry as a Consider your ministry as a family where your wife or family where your wife or
husband and children can be husband and children can be a part of it and not resent it. a part of it and not resent it.
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8. All Spiritual Gifts 8. All Spiritual Gifts function in maximum function in maximum
effectiveness under effectiveness under spiritual adulthood, spiritual adulthood,
beginning at beginning at Spiritual Self-Esteem.Spiritual Self-Esteem.
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Regardless of spiritual Regardless of spiritual growth, no spiritual gift can growth, no spiritual gift can
function apart from the function apart from the filling of the Holy Spirit. filling of the Holy Spirit.
Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16
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When you have mastered the When you have mastered the functions of virtue-love then functions of virtue-love then your gift will function to the your gift will function to the
maximum. maximum.
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Virtue-love includes Virtue-love includes personal love for God the personal love for God the
Father, impersonal and Father, impersonal and unconditional love for all unconditional love for all mankind, and occupation mankind, and occupation with the person of Jesus with the person of Jesus
Christ.Christ.
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Spectacular spiritual gifts do Spectacular spiritual gifts do not imply spiritual growth, not imply spiritual growth,
superior Christian superior Christian experience, or Christian experience, or Christian
greatness. greatness.
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Greatness comes by Greatness comes by advancing to spiritual advancing to spiritual
maturity and becoming an maturity and becoming an invisible hero.invisible hero.
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When the believer has When the believer has momentum inside the Plan momentum inside the Plan of God, their gift starts to of God, their gift starts to
excel and maximum excel and maximum function occurs in spiritual function occurs in spiritual
adulthood. adulthood.
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9. The Permanent 9. The Permanent Spiritual Gifts in Spiritual Gifts in comparison to comparison to
General Service.General Service.
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Temporary gifts have ceased Temporary gifts have ceased with the completion of the with the completion of the
Cannon of Scripture.Cannon of Scripture.1 Cor 13:8-101 Cor 13:8-10
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With each specific With each specific permanent gift, scripture permanent gift, scripture
indicates that the function is indicates that the function is also part of the General also part of the General
Service for those who do not Service for those who do not have the gift. have the gift.
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PASTOR-TEACHERPASTOR-TEACHER (POIMEN-DIDASKALOS) (POIMEN-DIDASKALOS)
Shepherd and TeacherShepherd and Teacher
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Permanent GiftPermanent Gift: : Rom 12:7; 1 Cor 12:28; Rom 12:7; 1 Cor 12:28;
Eph 4:11-16; 1 Tim 3:1-7; Eph 4:11-16; 1 Tim 3:1-7; 1 Peter 5:1-3; John 21:15-1 Peter 5:1-3; John 21:15-
17; Acts 18:24-28.17; Acts 18:24-28.
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Pastor-Teacher is one gift Pastor-Teacher is one gift having the supernatural having the supernatural ability to teach and to ability to teach and to
individually apply the truths individually apply the truths of the Scriptures. of the Scriptures.
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Grace Fellowship ChurchThursday, April 24, 2008
Tape # 08-029
Servanthood, Part 15 The DOULOS Must Exercise his
Spiritual Gifts, Part 5 Upper Room Discourse, Pt 171
John 13:16; Eph 5:21-6:4; Col 3:12-20; 1 Cor 16:15
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008