Our vision: “How I see Businessmen”
i) Passionate in their commitment
to Christ
ii) Growing and succeeding in their
personal life.
iii) Growing and succeeding in their
business and finance.
iv) Releasing
resources to the local church and the Kingdom of God.
v) Impacting and influencing
business people by personal life.
vi) Mentoring the
next generation = to success in life and business.
vii) Growing in faith and
ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Our key objectives:
i) Stimulate growth and success in
your personal life.
ii) Stimulate growth and success in
your business life.
1 Corinthians 7:20-24
i) (v20) Your workplace is your God given calling.
· “Calling” => purpose, part
of design, a plan of God.
· “Abide”=> Remain where you
are.
· Business success and Christian
Life not apposes, incompetent.
· Becoming Christian lifts your
work to a new level, dimension.
· Have access to life resources
of God and purpose.
· Your work is a God-given
calling, not a “burden”.
ii) (v23) You are of great value
personally to Christ.
· Men find value/ identity in
work – defines them.
· E.g. “What do you do?”Creating!
· Work can place demands that
steal personal value.
· If value comes from work, their
business will have a poor source of value.
· New source of value –
unchanging.
· Value based on what God is
willing to pay to busy you.
· You must re-centre your life –
value based on Christ’s sacrifice.
iii) (v23) Every believer is a
fulltime worker for Christ.
· Not a slave to systems or
people.
· “Slave” = person bound, no
freedom of choice.
· Can be in ‘business bondage’ –
workaholic!
· You are the servant of Christ
=> freedom from bondages.
· Who are you servant to?
One whose voice you hear and obey.
· You must see yourself as a
fulltime servant of Christ.
· To serve Christ you must take
time to listen to Him, commit to obey the Word of God.
iv) (v24) Every believer is
called to make a difference in the workplace.
“Abide with God” => bring the presence of God into your
business.
a) Ambassador = represent, speak on behalf of Christ => New set
of Values, Principles, Lifestyle. (2 Cor. 5:20)
b) Advance come of Christ => increase and influence (Genesis
1:27)
To make a difference you must start at the centre of your life.
E.g. Judges 6: “Gideon – business – agriculture – fear.”
· God calls him mighty warrior.
· God sees potential,
possibilities.
· Gideon fearful, saving self –
God’s plan was bigger.
Keys: Gideon
1) Listened to God
2) Personally Responding
3) Cleansed personal life
4) Obeyed the voice of God.