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Grace Fellowship Church. www.GraceDoctrine.org. Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, July 8, 2010. 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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Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/TeacherJim Rickard Thursday, July 8, 2010
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.
Memory VerseJohn 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:12-13Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good Production!
Edification Complex of the Soul + Happiness of God 3 Categories of Love (God, Right Man/Woman, Mankind) Relaxed Mental Attitude Mastery, Details of Life Doctrinal Orientation Human Spirit
Having a RMA means that:a. You overcome fear b. You love yourselfc. You have a mental attitude love towards othersd. You are content in all areas of your life
4) When you have AGAPE love, there is an absence of the Mental Attitude Sins and instead you have a relaxed attitude towards people and events. Rom 5:1-5; Gal 5:22-23; 1 John 4:7-12
a) God loved us first. Therefore, if we are to have a RMA and love one another as Christ loved us, we must be the ones to initiate love, rather than waiting for others to love you first.
5) AGAPE love does not think with evil thoughts. 1 Cor 13:4-13; Eph 4:1-6
Eph 4:2, (NLT) “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each others faults because of your love.”
6) Nearly every sin that man can commit expresses some form of arrogance, whereas the RMA of Impersonal Love demonstrates humility.
d. You are content in all situations of life, (the results of having a RMA):Luke 3:14; 2 Cor 12:10; Phil 4:11-13; 1 Tim 6:8-9; Heb 13:5-6
Heb 13:5-6, “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?””
Luke 3:14, “Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.””
1 Tim 6:8-9, “If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.”
2 Cor 12:10, “Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.”
With B.D. and F.H.S. you are always relaxed around other people because you are not worried about: what they will say; what they will do; are they better than you; are you better than them, etc. Rom 12:9-21, 13:8-10; Phil 4:7
One of the great factors in the believer who is advancing spiritually is a phenomenal RMA, reflected by using the 11 P.S.D. of the Plan of God.
Having a RMA means:a. You are free from fear. b. You love yourself.c. You have a mental attitude of AGAPE love.d. You are content in all areas of your life.
Grace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, July 6, 2010Tape # 10-076 Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good ProductionUpper Room Discourse, Part 390 John 15:12-13; Psa 3:1-8; 56:1-4; 1 John 4:16-21James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010