Grace Fellowship Church

1. Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Thursday, August 1, 2013

2. 1 John 1:9,“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

3. 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.

4. The Book of ProverbsChapter 8Wisdom’s Benefits,Part 9

5. III. Second Exhortation: Choose wisdom above all else, 8:10. 1. Reason: Wisdom is most valuable, 8:11.2. Reason: Wisdom has immediate benefits, 8:12-21. 3. Reason: Wisdom’s origin, antiquity and work, 8:22-31.

6. Nine Benefits of Wisdom!1. Dwell in Prudence and Discretion, Vs. 12.2. Hate Evil, Vs. 13. 3. Counsel to make courageous decisions with power to spare, Vs. 14.4. Rulership over your soul, Vs. 15-16. 5. A loving relationship with the Lord, Vs 17.6. Spiritual and Material Blessings, Vs. 18.7. Divine Good Production, Vs. 19.8. Walking Inside the Plan of God, Vs. 20.9. Escrow Blessings for Time and Eternity, Vs. 21.

7. Principles of Escrow Blessings:Part 2

8. A. Four parts to the definition of escrow.Three Parties involved: The grantor - (God the Father), The grantee - (you), The depositary - (TLJC as the escrow officer).

9. B. The sealed agreement is found in the verses which use, “The riches of His glory” and “blessed us with every spiritual blessing.”

10. Eph 1:18,“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the confidence of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance to the saints.”

11. Eph 3:16,“That He would give you on the basis of the riches of His glory to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner person.”

12. Phil 4:19, “My God will supply (make full, fill up) every need of yours on the basis of His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

13. Col 1:27,“To whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of the mystery among the Gentiles which is Christ in you, the confidence of glory.”

14. 1 Cor 2:9, “However, as it stands written, ‘Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard and no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him’.”

15. Prov 8:18,“With me (Bible doctrine) are riches and honor (for time), enduring wealth and prosperity (for eternity).”

16. C. Our escrow of blessings were transferred in eternity past by the grantor, GtF, and delivered to the depositary, TLJC, pending the performance of the grantee, the C.A. believer in the Plan of God.

17. 1. Temporal blessings on deposit are transferred to the believer when he fulfills the Plan of God in time, not to be confused with logistical grace blessings given to all believers.

18. 2. Eternal blessings are transferred to the mature believer after the Rapture at the BEMA seat of Christ, where the winner is awarded special rewards, 1 Cor 3:10-15; 2 Cor 5:10; Rev 2-3.

19. Justification is the mechanics for the transfer of temporal blessings (via the grace pipeline); glorification is the mechanics for the transfer of eternal blessings, Rom 8:30.

20. Rom 8:30,“And these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”

21. D. Your advance to spiritual maturity inside the Plan of God is the contingent for the transfer of your blessings out of escrow to you.

22. Spiritual maturity is the point where we change our focus from the lesser blessings of logistical grace and move into the sphere of superior blessings of supergrace.

23. Phil 4:12-13, “I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

24. Eph 3:20,“Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.”

25. As the grantee advances towards and attains spiritual maturity, he receives the 1st installment of escrow blessings. The 2nd installment is conveyed to him at the BEMA seat of Christ, 2 Cor 5:10.

26. 2 Cor 5:10, “For we must all (believers) appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recom-pensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good (Divine Good) or bad (Human Good, sin and evil).”

27. E. God’s highest and best is in escrow for you, and He has provided you with equal privilege in the Royal Family of God and equal opportunity in the Plan of God to receive these escrow blessings.

28. Rom 10:12,“For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him.” Cf. Col 3:11

29. Gal 3:28-29, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.”

30. Rom 2:10-11,“But glory and honor and peace to everyone who does (Divine) good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11For there is no partiality with God.

31. Your escrow blessings are actually a conveyance from the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ, the depositary, to the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ in you by virtue of your union with Him.

32. The phrase “in Christ” has added significance as both Positional Truth and Escrow Truth. As He Himself said, “I am the truth...”

33. F. The challenge to obtain your Escrow Blessings is found in Heb 10:35‑36.

34. The greater blessings in life are not a matter of prayer, but the execution of the unique spiritual life of the Church Age.

35. Grace Fellowship ChurchThursday August 1, 2013Tape # 13-081Proverbs Chapter 7 Escrow Blessings, Part 2 Prov 8:21; Eph 1:18; 3:16; Phil 4:19; Heb 10:35-36 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013