grace fellowship church pastor/teacher jim rickard sunday, may 22, 2011
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Grace Fellowship Grace Fellowship ChurchChurch
Pastor/TeacherPastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard
Sunday, May 22, 2011Sunday, May 22, 2011
www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org
John 16:8-11John 16:8-11The Convicting Ministry The Convicting Ministry of God the Holy Spirit:of God the Holy Spirit:
Sin, vs. 9Sin, vs. 9Righteousness, vs. 10Righteousness, vs. 10
Judgment, vs. 11Judgment, vs. 11
The three fold convicting The three fold convicting ministry of GtHS is part of ministry of GtHS is part of
His Common Grace ministry His Common Grace ministry of making the gospel of making the gospel understandable to the understandable to the
unbeliever. unbeliever.
With an understanding of the With an understanding of the gospel the unbeliever can gospel the unbeliever can
make a choice for or against make a choice for or against Christ. If for Christ, the Christ. If for Christ, the
Efficacious Grace ministry of Efficacious Grace ministry of GtHS is applied for salvation.GtHS is applied for salvation.
Common and Efficacious GraceCommon and Efficacious Grace
C.G. is the Spirit’s universal C.G. is the Spirit’s universal ministry to all of mankind by ministry to all of mankind by making the Gospel of Jesus making the Gospel of Jesus
Christ real and understandable Christ real and understandable to them as the Sovereign to them as the Sovereign
executive.executive.
As a living person cannot As a living person cannot communicate with a dead communicate with a dead
person, so a living evangelist person, so a living evangelist cannot make the gospel cannot make the gospel understandable to the understandable to the
spiritually dead unbeliever.spiritually dead unbeliever.
Therefore, GtHS acts as a Therefore, GtHS acts as a human spirit to enable the human spirit to enable the
spiritually dead unbeliever to spiritually dead unbeliever to comprehend the gospel.comprehend the gospel.
With understanding of the With understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ the gospel of Jesus Christ the
spiritually dead person is now spiritually dead person is now able to make a decision; do I able to make a decision; do I
believe it or not?believe it or not?
The faith of the spiritually The faith of the spiritually dead person indicates positive dead person indicates positive
volition, but the volition of volition, but the volition of the spiritually dead person has the spiritually dead person has
no power to produce the no power to produce the intended result. intended result.
Yet, God found us in grace, Yet, God found us in grace, saved us by grace, and saved us by grace, and
provides for us by grace.provides for us by grace.
Grace is the work of God, not Grace is the work of God, not the work of man. Grace is the the work of man. Grace is the policy of God before and after policy of God before and after
salvation.salvation.
Works added to faith in Christ Works added to faith in Christ are dead works. Dead works are dead works. Dead works
are the function of human are the function of human power, because they depend power, because they depend
on human power. on human power.
Bear story/picturesBear story/pictures
Efficacious grace is defined as Efficacious grace is defined as an instant act of the power of an instant act of the power of the Holy Spirit whereby faith the Holy Spirit whereby faith in Jesus Christ, originating in Jesus Christ, originating
from a spiritually dead person, from a spiritually dead person, is made effective for eternal is made effective for eternal
salvation. salvation.
Divine omnipotence and Divine omnipotence and human power are mutually human power are mutually exclusive. Consequently, exclusive. Consequently,
there is no efficacy in dead there is no efficacy in dead works added to faith in Christ works added to faith in Christ
for salvation.for salvation.
Spiritual death causes the Spiritual death causes the unbeliever to be helpless. unbeliever to be helpless.
Efficacious grace is an act of Efficacious grace is an act of GtHS proceeding from his GtHS proceeding from his
omnipotence. Only GtHS has omnipotence. Only GtHS has the power to make faith the power to make faith effective for salvation.effective for salvation.
Eph 1:13 Eph 1:13
Grace OfferingGrace Offering
Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchSunday, May 22, 2011Sunday, May 22, 2011
Tape # 11-060Tape # 11-060
Convicting Ministry of God the Holy SpiritConvicting Ministry of God the Holy SpiritCommon and Efficacious Grace Common and Efficacious Grace Upper Room Discourse, Part 510Upper Room Discourse, Part 510
John 16:11; 3:18, 36; Eph 1:13-14; Rev 20John 16:11; 3:18, 36; Eph 1:13-14; Rev 20
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011