MARKET PLACE FACTS
THE JOY OF A GODLY SON Module 302 A Mario Denton Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Overall purpose of this series on Market place To understand and learn from various market place facts so that you can: • Be more effective and anointed wherever you are in the market place. • Adapt and benchmark your market place practices and principles discussed in this series. • Use these material to facilitate the work of evangelism.
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Proverbs 23:24 The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Proverbs 29:17 • Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul. • That little word ‘discipline’ by the way, conveys the idea of correction, instruction, punishment and reproof. (See Psalms 16:7; 38:1; 39:11; 118:8; Proverbs 9:7; 19:18; 29:17)
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Discipline your son • The Scriptures are clear in their caution, Fathers, don’t over-correct your children, or they will grow up feeling inferior and frustrated. (Col. 3:21 Phillips Translation)
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
I have no greater joy • In the Scriptures, III John 1:4 states, I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
God sincerely desires to favour us God sincerely desires to favour us, if we will just live righteously, on His terms (2 Chronicles 16:9). Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Like an eagle, you will gain altitude, growing in grace, poise, confidence, humility (hopefully) and perspective (Isaiah 40:29-31). Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
QUESTION: • Dads, given your present pattern of input into your son’s life, do you have reasonable cause to be optimistic about his future?
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
QUESTION: • If you are in doubt, what changes do you need to make now, before it is too late?
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Matthew 11:28 • Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls].
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Matthew 11:28 • Ultimately rest comes from God. • This is an invitation from God to you. • As we embrace God in our lives we can enjoy rest for our souls. • Give Him your worries and cares today and receive His rest! Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Matthew 11:28 • PRAYER: Lord, I place ALL my cares and concerns in Your capable hands right now. • Take away my worry and stress and fill me with Your rest I pray. Amen.
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Prayer Focus • Father, In the name of Jesus, I surrender myself to walk in the Word in the market place. 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 Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
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) Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Learning, application and commitment • One of the principles that I have learned from this lesson was … • I intend to apply this principle in my market place by: ….. • With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
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Market place facts: The joy of a Godly son
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