Manifesting His Presence Chapter 2/ Section 2

An intentional integration of God's will, plan, purpose and presence,
must go beyond the walls of the local assembly.

The true Believer must demonstrate and live out God's love, life,
character, nature and power in every place they go and in every arena of society they are a part.

The Holy Spirit can and will work through your daily work and life
example, to draw people to the Lord and His Kingdom.

God is seeking relationships with His men, as they work in fulfillment of His purpose.

If we are, as Messiah said, to be fishers of men, we must:
* Fish with the correct bait to catch what is called for
* Fish with skill and purpose
* Learn to catch, mentor and release (commisiion)

Philemon :6
The communication of your faith will become effectual by the acknow-
ledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 5:16 (NAS)"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.

Philippians 2:15 (NAS)so that you will prove yourselves to be
blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the
midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear
as lights in the world.

1 Corithians 2:4-5 (NAS)and my message and my preaching were not
in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit
and of power, v5so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom
of men, but on the power of God.

The Believer is to be a lifestyle example of God and His nature in the earth daily regardless of where they are.

People need to see Him in living example, in and through us. 2 Cor
inthians 3:2 Even the things that God created and set in operation
in the earth, speak of, and point to, Him.

Romans 1:20 (NAS)For since the creation of the world His
invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have
been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made,
so that they are without excuse.

There is a world of difference between Demonstration and Proclamation. While proclamation should precede demonstration the two
are one act of fulfillment. Demonstration walks what proclamation
talks about.

John 1:4 (NAS)In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
Matthew 5:14-16 (NAS)"You are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hidden; v15 nor does anyone light a lamp and
put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light
to all who are in the house. v16"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.

The world needs to see our
* Love (Ephesians 5:1-2, 1Corinthians 14:1)
* Character (Ephesians 4: Romans 6)
* Power (Acts 1:8)

Most people are drawn to a saving grace as a result of a relationship
with a real Believer, Be real everywhere you go.

God is seeking skilled workmen to do the work Messiah began.
Matthew 9:35-38 (NAS) Jesus was going through all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind
of sickness. v36 Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them,
because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a
shepherd. v37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is
plentiful, but the workers are few. v38"Therefore beseech the
Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Harvest fields exist outside the waqlls of the local assembly. Soul
winning is just the starting place.

The work place should be:
* A mission field
* A ministry opportunity
* A management showcase
* Ground in which to grow, both a witness and a testimony

Kingdom vision sees the playground, the park, the golf course, the
mall, the school, the office, the library, the car lot, the hardware
store, the drugstore, etc as places for ministry opportunity, and Kingdom invasion.