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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org. 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.

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  1. Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Grace Fellowship Churchwww.GraceDoctrine.org

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

  4. John 15:2Suffering for BlessingPart 8

  5. A. Introduction: Suffering acts as a guardian or parent in life.B. Suffering is used as a measure- ment of life.C. Suffering for Blessing Rationale.D. Five categories of suffering in the spiritual life.

  6. E. Definition of the three stages of Spiritual Adulthood and accompanying Suffering for Blessing.F. Suffering and Spiritual Adulthood.G. Providential Preventative Suffering.H. Prayer and Suffering.

  7. I. Momentum Testing.1 Peter 1:6-8; 2:11-20; 3:1-7, 13-17, 20; 4:1-3, 12-16, 19; 5:1-11James 1:2-4, 12

  8. Rom 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”

  9. 1. Principles of Momentum Testinga. MT is designed with two things in mind:

  10. 1) The opportunity for the application of Bible doctrine where you apply different doctrines to different situations.

  11. 1) The opportunity for the application of Bible doctrine where you apply different doctrines to different situations.2) To accelerate your momentum.

  12. You must make right decisions based on your application of Bible doctrine, and residence inside GPS.

  13. Five general categories of testing; Disaster, People, Thought, and System Testing, plus Prosperity Testing.

  14. 2. Disaster Testing

  15. 2. Disaster Testinga. There are 1 or 2 major disasters in life. How you handle these determines whether you accelerate or retreat in spiritual growth.

  16. b. Two categories of Disaster Testing:

  17. b. Two categories of Disaster Testing:1) Personal; which is designed for acceleration of momentum.

  18. b. Two categories of Disaster Testing:2) Historical Disaster or national disaster testing related to the bad decisions of others in which you are involved by association.

  19. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:

  20. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:1) Physical pain or mental pain and anguish.

  21. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:1) Physical pain or mental pain and anguish.2) Crime where you are the victim.

  22. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:1) Physical pain or mental pain and anguish.2) Crime where you are the victim.3) Persecution (not paranoia).

  23. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:4) Privation, meaning hunger, thirst, exposure, fatigue, etc.

  24. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:4) Privation, meaning hunger, thirst, exposure, fatigue, etc.5) Loss of loved ones, property, success, your job, money, etc.

  25. c. Six characteristics of Disaster Testing:6) Disease and handicaps.

  26. Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, February 9, 2010Tape # 10-016 Suffering for Blessing, Pt 8Upper Room Discourse, Part 335John 15:2-8; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-8James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010

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