MARKETPLACE FACTS
THE VISION THING Module 501 E Mario Denton Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Overall purpose of this series on Marketplace To understand and learn from various marketplace facts so that you can: • Be more effective and anointed wherever you are in the marketplace. • Adapt and benchmark your marketplace practices and principles discussed in this series. • Use these material to facilitate the work of evangelism.
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
The Vision Thing Ask God to give you a vision of how He would use you in your world. (John 4:35) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Seek to win the lost Seek to win the lost and then build deeply into the lives of a few key people. (Col. 1:28,29; 2:6,7) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Share your life with the lost Share your life with them. (2 Cor. 12:15; Philip. 2:17; 1Thess. 2:8; 1 John 3:16)
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Help them Help them deal with their sin, pain, bondages, broken relationships, etc. (Acts 26:17,18) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Coach them Coach them on how to know Jesus intimately. (Ephesians 3:16-19; Philippians 3:7-15; ) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Guide them Guide them on how to study and apply the Word of God into their lives. (Mk. 1:35; Acts 17:11) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Equip them Equip them to minister to people. (Eph 4:11,12)
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Discover their gifts Help them discover and utilize their gifts. (Romans 12:4-8; I Corinthians 12-14; I Peter 4:8-11) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Let them fellowship Get them into a meaningful fellowship of believers. (Acts 1:13,14; 2:42; 20:7; Heb. 10:24,25) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Caring for them • Care enough to confront (if necessary) the sin issues in their lives. (Prov. 27:5,6; 1 Thess. 5:14; 2 Tim. 4:2)
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Be compassionate • Become their compassionate but firm champion. (I Thess. 2:7, 11,12; Titus 2:13-15)
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Model the way • Model what they are to become. (I Cor. 11:1; I Thess. 2:10)
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Understand We plant and water the seed • The mystery of growth is God’s responsibility. (Mk. 4:26-29; I Cor. 3:6) Whatever fruit occurs, it is to his glory, not ours. He is a jealous God and will not share his glory. (Isa. 48:10,11)
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Understand We plant and water the seed • The objective is to contribute in bringing the people entrusted to our care toward spiritual maturity in Christ that they in turn can and will multiply their lives to succeeding spiritual generations. (Eph. 4:13; Col. 1:28, 29; 2 Tim. 2:2; John 17:20)
Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Prayer Focus • Father, In the name of Jesus, I surrender myself to walk in the Word in the marketplace. Your word living in me produces the Life in this world. • The word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It makes my way plain before me. • I boldly and confidently say that my heart is fixed and established on the solid foundation – the Living Word of God! Amen Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25 • “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. • Do what it says. • Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. • But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV) Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Learning, application and commitment • One of the principles that I have learned from this lesson was … • I intend to apply this principle in my marketplace by: ….. • With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. Marketplace facts: The vision thing
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
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Marketplace facts: The vision thing
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