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Authentic Manhood

Authentic Manhood. Winning at Work & Home. Session 15:. Taking God to Work. Can You Take God to Work?. A. The surveys say ... “ most don’t .”. B. The Scripture says ... “ every Christian should .”. 1. We are called to be God’s “ salt and light .”.

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Authentic Manhood

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  1. Authentic Manhood Winning at Work & Home Session 15: Taking God to Work

  2. Can You Take God to Work? A. The surveys say ... “most don’t.” B. The Scripture says ... “every Christian should.” 1. We are called to be God’s “salt and light.” You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has become tasteless, it is good for nothing except to be thrown and trampled under foot by men ... You are the light of the world ... let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16

  3. Can You Take God to Work? A. The surveys say ... “most don’t.” B. The Scripture says ... “every Christian should.” 1. We are called to be God’s “salt and light.” • Taste God in us. • See their way to God because of us.

  4. Can You Take God to Work? 2. This is a call for every Christian who works, not just for those who work “in full time Christian ministry.” 3. Work is the world’s greatest mission field.

  5. Can You Take God to Work? 2. This is a call for every Christian who works, not just for those who work “in full time Christian ministry.” 3. Work is the world’s greatest mission field. That’s why God has deployed the most missionaries there.

  6. How to Let God Into Your Work A. BASIC/LEVEL 1: Letting God have His way in you at work. For it is God who is at work in you to will and to work for His good pleasure. Phillipians 2:13

  7. How to Let God into Your Work A. BASIC/LEVEL 1: Letting God have His way in you at work. 1. Am I connected? Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you unless you fail the test. 2 Corinthians 13:5

  8. How to Let God into Your Work A. BASIC/LEVEL 1: Letting God have His way in you at work. 2. How do I interact? • God as Divine Waiter • God as Personal Trainer “But when the Helper, the Holy Spirit comes to you in my name, He will teach you all things, He will bring to remembrance all that I said to you ... He will guide you into all the truth.” John 14:26, 16:13

  9. How to Let God into Your Work A. BASIC/LEVEL 1: Letting God have His way in you at work. 2. How do I interact? • God as Divine Waiter • God as Personal Trainer - Learning God’s Word - Asking the Holy Spirit to apply it at work. - Responding in obedience when He does.

  10. Spiritual Credibility (go to Level 2) = How to Let God into Your Work A. BASIC/LEVEL 1: Letting God have His way in you at work. 3. What evidence of “God at work in me” will co-workers see? • I will work hard. • I will work well. • I will become a team builder/encourager • I will become responsive to authority. • I will become a standard bearer.

  11. How to Let God into Your Work B. INTERMEDIATE/LEVEL 2: Letting God use you to touch others through your work. What you will need for your ministry at work: • A growing and credible Christian lifestyle (Level 1) Urge slaves to obey their masters and try their best to satisfy them. They must not talk back, nor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy. In this way, they will make people want to believe in our Savior and God. Titus 2:9

  12. How to Let God into Your Work B. INTERMEDIATE/LEVEL 2: Letting God use you to touch others through your work. What you will need for your ministry at work: • A growing and credible Christian lifestyle (Level 1) • Prayer for opportunity and courage • A basic evangelism skill If anybody asks why you believe as you do, be ready to tell him and do it in a gentle and respectful way. 1 Peter 3:15

  13. How to Let God into Your Work B. INTERMEDIATE/LEVEL 2: Letting God use you to touch others through your work. What you will need for your ministry at work: • A growing and credible Christian lifestyle (Level 1) • Prayer for opportunity and courage • A basic evangelism skill • Knowledge of helpful spiritual resources to network people with • Off-hours small group studies you and your co-workers can do together

  14. How to Let God into Your Work C. ADVANCED/LEVEL 3: Letting God bless the world with “successes” from your work. We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works. Ephesians 2:10

  15. How to Let God into Your Work C. ADVANCED/LEVEL 3: Letting God bless the world with “successes” from your work. 1. I can use the financial rewards from my work to help others. 2. I can mentor younger men with my “work wisdom.” 3. I can use my “work skills” away from work to change the world.

  16. Believe It! You’re on a “Mission from God” A. It’s called “THE GREAT MISSION.” “Go, and make disciples of all the nations.” Matthew 28:19

  17. Believe It! You’re on a “Mission from God” A. It’s called “THE GREAT MISSION.” B. It’s a call to show your co-workers through your life what God can do. C. It’s also a call to tell your co-workers how they can find God for themselves.

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