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Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Tuesday, March 22, 2011 www.GraceDoctrine.org Slide 2 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. Slide 3 Memory Verse 1 Tim 1:5, But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Slide 4 John 16:5, But now I (Jesus) am going to Him (God the Father) who sent Me, and yet not one of you (the disciples) asks Me, Where are you going? Slide 5 John 16:6, But because I have said (taught) to you all these things, sorrow (inward stress) has completely filled your heart (right lobe of the soul). Slide 6 Doctrine of Stress Slide 7 F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices Slide 8 F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices Slide 9 F. L. O. T. (Forward Line of Troops) 11 Problem Solving Devices Slide 10 18. The Vicious Cycle of Stress. Slide 11 18. The Vicious Cycle of Stress. a. Stress of the soul festers, causing, along with the sin nature, either a split or multi- personality believer. It causes self-fragmentation. Slide 12 1) Stress in the soul makes two attacks on the believer. Slide 13 a) Destruction of metabolized doctrine in the stream of consciousness, which eventuates into split personality, then reverse process reversionism or degeneracy. Slide 14 b) Having outward disorders such as; compulsive behavior, bipolar, manic depressive, anxiety or panic, post- traumatic stress, or multiple personality disorders, plus many other things. Slide 15 b. Stress amplifies both the arrogance and emotional complex of sins. Slide 16 c. The vicious cycle occurs in three phases. Slide 17 1) Opens the door for the Old Sin Nature to express itself and to control the life of the believer. Slide 18 2) The believer is then completely under the control of the Sin Nature, often already in a psychotic or neurotic condition. Slide 19 3) Overt manifestations of the complexes of sins, the split personality, the various disorders and hysteria reaction to life. Slide 20 d. Believers under the function of the vicious cycle have the same stress factor in the soul as their unbeliever counterparts. Slide 21 e. The believer moves to a state of irrationality, irresponsibility, dissociation, and complete loss of all spiritual values. Slide 22 19. Principles of the relationship between Cognition of Bible Doctrine and Stress in your soul. Slide 23 a. Stress makes you forgetful and impairs your memory. Slide 24 a. Stress makes you forgetful and impairs your memory. b. It impairs your ability to learn. Slide 25 a. Stress makes you forgetful and impairs your memory. b. It impairs your ability to learn. c. It affects your perception of reality. Slide 26 d. When stress is removed, cognitive ability is restored. Slide 27 e. When the rate of learning exceeds the rate of forgetting, Bible doctrine in the stream of consciousness circulates in its seven compartments. Slide 28 20. The Faith-Rest Solution to Stress. There are three stages in the use of the faith-rest drill. Heb 4:1-3 Slide 29 a. Faith Mechanics: Mixing the promises of God with faith. Slide 30 Faith claims the promises of God. Slide 31 Faith claims the promises of God. Faith applies the promises of God. Slide 32 Faith claims the promises of God. Faith applies the promises of God. Faith takes control of the situation. Slide 33 Faith claims the promises of God. Faith applies the promises of God. Faith takes control of the situation. 2 Cor 5:7, For we walk by faith and not by sight. Slide 34 Taking control of the situation demands a position of strength. Tranquility and contentment are a position of strength. 2 Cor 12:10; Phil 4:11-13; 1 Tim 6:8; Heb 13:5-6 Slide 35 b. The application of doctrinal rationales to life requires a much stronger faith. Slide 36 The rationales include: Slide 37 The rationales include: The essence of God rationale. Slide 38 The rationales include: The essence of God rationale. The plan of God rationale. Slide 39 The rationales include: The essence of God rationale. The plan of God rationale. The policy of God rationale - grace orientation. Slide 40 The rationales include: The a fortiori rationale - if God can do the greater (salvation), He can do the less. Slide 41 Rom 10:17, Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ. 1 Cor 2:16 cf. 1 Cor 2:5. Slide 42 Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Tape # 11-034 Doctrine of Stress on Your Soul Upper Room Discourse, Part 486 John 16:6; Heb 4:1-3; Rom 10:17; 2 Cor 5:7; 12:10; Phil 4:11-13 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011