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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Thursday, July 8, 2010Thursday, July 8, 2010

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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

John 15:12-13John 15:12-13

Impersonal Love Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good Motivates Divine Good

Production!Production!

Doctrine of Relaxed Doctrine of Relaxed Mental Attitude.Mental Attitude.

Part 5Part 5

Human Spirit

Doctrinal Orientation

Mastery, Details of Life

Relaxed Mental Attitude

3 Categories of Love

(God, Right Man/Woman, Mankind)

+ Happiness of God

Having a RMA means thatHaving a RMA means that::a. You overcome fear a. You overcome fear b. You love yourselfb. You love yourself

c. You have a mental attitude c. You have a mental attitude love towards otherslove towards others

d. You are content in all areas d. You are content in all areas of your lifeof your life

c. c. Mental Attitude Love Mental Attitude Love leads to a RMAleads to a RMA: :

4) When you have AGAPE 4) When you have AGAPE love, there is an absence of love, there is an absence of

the Mental Attitude Sins and the Mental Attitude Sins and instead you have a relaxed instead you have a relaxed attitude towards people and attitude towards people and

events. Rom 5:1-5; events. Rom 5:1-5; Gal 5:22-23; 1 John 4:7-12Gal 5:22-23; 1 John 4:7-12

a) God loved us first. a) God loved us first. Therefore, if we are to have Therefore, if we are to have a RMA and love one another a RMA and love one another as Christ loved us, we must as Christ loved us, we must be the ones to initiate love, be the ones to initiate love,

rather than waiting for others rather than waiting for others to love you first. to love you first.

5) AGAPE love does not 5) AGAPE love does not think with evil thoughts. think with evil thoughts.

1 Cor 13:4-13; Eph 4:1-61 Cor 13:4-13; Eph 4:1-6

Eph 4:2, (NLT) Eph 4:2, (NLT) “Always be humble and “Always be humble and

gentle. Be patient with each gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for other, making allowance for each others faults because of each others faults because of

your love.”your love.”

6) Nearly every sin that 6) Nearly every sin that man can commit expresses man can commit expresses some form of arrogance, some form of arrogance,

whereas the RMA of whereas the RMA of Impersonal Love Impersonal Love

demonstrates humility.demonstrates humility.

d. d. You are content in all You are content in all situations of lifesituations of life, (the , (the

results of having a RMA):results of having a RMA):Luke 3:14; 2 Cor 12:10; Luke 3:14; 2 Cor 12:10;

Phil 4:11-13; 1 Tim 6:8-9; Phil 4:11-13; 1 Tim 6:8-9; Heb 13:5-6 Heb 13:5-6

Heb 13:5-6, “Heb 13:5-6, “Make sure thatMake sure that your your character is free from the love of character is free from the love of money, money, being content with what being content with what

you haveyou have; for He Himself has said, ; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I “I will never desert you, nor will I

ever forsake you,” so that we ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What helper, I will not be afraid. What

will man do to me?””will man do to me?””

Luke 3:14, “Luke 3:14, “SomeSome soldiers were soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And questioning him, saying, “And

what aboutwhat about us, what shall we do?” us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or money from anyone by force, or

accuse accuse anyoneanyone falsely, and falsely, and be be content with your wagescontent with your wages.””.””

1 Tim 6:8-9, 1 Tim 6:8-9, “If we have “If we have food and coveringfood and covering, , with these we shall be with these we shall be contentcontent. . But those who want to get rich But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into desires which plunge men into

ruin and destruction.”ruin and destruction.”

2 Cor 12:10, 2 Cor 12:10, “Therefore I am well “Therefore I am well content content withwith weaknesses, with insults, weaknesses, with insults,

with distresses, with with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, persecutions, with difficulties,

for Christ’s sake; for when I am for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.”weak, then I am strong.”

With B.D. and F.H.S. you are With B.D. and F.H.S. you are always relaxed around other always relaxed around other people because you are not people because you are not

worried about: what they will worried about: what they will say; what they will do; are they say; what they will do; are they better than you; are you better better than you; are you better

than them, etc. than them, etc. Rom 12:9-21, 13:8-10; Phil 4:7Rom 12:9-21, 13:8-10; Phil 4:7

One of the great factors in One of the great factors in the believer who is the believer who is

advancing spiritually is a advancing spiritually is a phenomenal RMA, reflected phenomenal RMA, reflected by using the 11 P.S.D. of the by using the 11 P.S.D. of the

Plan of God.Plan of God.

Having a RMA meansHaving a RMA means::a. You are free from fear. a. You are free from fear.

b. You love yourself.b. You love yourself.c. You have a mental attitude c. You have a mental attitude

of AGAPE love.of AGAPE love.d. You are content in all areas d. You are content in all areas

of your life.of your life.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship Church

Tuesday, July 6, 2010Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Tape # 10-076Tape # 10-076

Impersonal Love Motivates Impersonal Love Motivates Divine Good ProductionDivine Good Production

Upper Room Discourse, Part 390Upper Room Discourse, Part 390

John 15:12-13; Psa 3:1-8; 56:1-4; 1 John 4:16-21 John 15:12-13; Psa 3:1-8; 56:1-4; 1 John 4:16-21

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010