MARKETPLACE FACTS
CAPTURING THE MOMENT Module 404 A Mario Denton Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Overall purpose of this series on Market place 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.
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • "Life is what happens to you while you’re making plans." (John Lennon) • Do we not tend to: Live in the future Question the past Push toward the next event on the calendar? Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Question the past
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Learn how to: • • • •
Lighten up Slow down Smell the flowers Take a deep breath.
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • Why can’t we seem to enjoy…yes, even celebrate the moment? ‘Cause we got to rush on ahead to: Gratify our titillations Worry about what’s next Make impressions Climb the ladder. Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Climb the ladder.
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT You need to pause and question whether this is God’s idea of how you are to conduct your live. Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • Imagine, our Heavenly Father has freely given us all things to enjoy… Such as: The exquisite beauty of tropical fish, a sky red at sunset, a fluttering butterfly, a child’s unsullied wonder, The stringed section of a philharmonic orchestra, or Unrushed friendship over a cup of coffee. Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • All are ours for the satisfaction…if we will but take the time to capture the moment. • Jesus, who brought into existence those missed sunsets, un-smelled flowers and fallen leaves, was never rushed, uptight or late. Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • Thus at age 33 He was able to report to His Heavenly Father that He had completed His assigned task (John 17:4).
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • The Scriptures remind us that whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (I John 2:6) In other words, we can emulate the Lord Jesus’ measured lifestyle. • So let’s once again determine to relax, temper the pace and regain the eternal perspective as to what is truly important in life. Market place facts: Capturing the moment
CAPTURING THE MOMENT • Because this moment is ‘it.’ Life is now. Tomorrow is like a receding skyline. • If we fail here, we will demonstrate the truth of John Lennon’s claim that "life is what happens to you while you’re making plans." And that would be a tragedy (I Timothy 6:17b). Market place facts: Capturing the moment
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 Market place facts: Capturing the moment
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: Capturing the moment
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: Capturing the moment
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Market place facts: Capturing the moment
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Market place facts: Capturing the moment
Blessings from Dr Mario Denton as the Africa: Continental Program Director - Marketplace
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