Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org

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Grace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.org

• Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard
• Sunday, January 24, 2010

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The Doctrine of Suffering for BlessingJohn
151-8
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A. Introduction Suffering acts as a guardian or
parent in life.2 Peter 11-11
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1. What your parents did for you in childhood,
suffering does for you as adults.
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2. Suffering is a warning that you are doing it
wrong, or when undeserved, it is a means of
greater blessing.
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3. Suffering is a guardian, a referee that always
makes good calls. It is designed to challenge you
to grow in grace, in the fulfillment of the Plan
of God.
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4. While punitive suffering is a restrainer in
life, preventative suffering is designed for
accelerating the positive believers momentum to
spiritual adulthood. Rom 51-5
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5. Suffering for blessing is another guarantee
from God that the believer can and does fulfill
the Plan of God, by advancing to spiritual
maturity.
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6. Suffering for blessing becomes a major system
for Divine good production and for the
glorification of God. John 152b-5, 7-8
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7. As a guardian in your life, suffering is
designed by God for your good because it does two
things.
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a) It restrains you from sin, human good, and
evil, just as your parents restrained you.
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b) It challenges you to advance in the Plan of
God, just as your parents challenged you to grow
up.
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8. No suffering for blessing is beyond what you
are able to handle or endure through the
utilization of Gods Word and the Filling of the
Holy Spirit.1 Cor 1013
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1 Cor 1013, No temptation has overtaken you but
such as is common to man and God is faithful,
who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what
you are able, but with the temptation will
provide the way of escape also, so that you will
be able to endure it.
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Grace Offering
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Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, January 24,
2010Tape 10-009 Suffering for Blessing,
Part 2Upper Room Discourse, Part 328John
152-8 Rom 51-5 2 Peter 11-11James H.
Rickard Bible Ministries 2010