How did you come to Christ?\u00a0 Who was the disciple whose commitment to the Great Commission led you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?\u00a0 How are you demonstrating your commitment to the Great Commission through your business?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGo into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature\u201d<\/i>\u00a0(Mark 16:15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I recently heard a story of a kingdom business steward who, after many years of sharing the Gospel with an employee in his sales department, finally won him over to the Lord.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During an event the employee was asked to share his testimony with the guests.\u00a0 He stood up and shared how excited he was when his boss kept talking to him about the Great Commission. \u00a0As a sales person who was primarily paid on commission, hearing about the Great Commission\u00a0<\/i>excited him. \u00a0Of course the commission his boss was referring to was a commission more valuable than a percentage of any sales transaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This commission would give him an invaluable and eternal compensation.\u00a0 Like this sales person, I too was brought to the Lord through finances.\u00a0 It was in the early 1990\u2019s when I was introduced to a kingdom business steward. While my interest in him was purely driven by economic incentives, his interest in me was motivated by the fact that I was a lost soul who desperately needed to be saved.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I pursued him for money and wisdom, his commitment to fulfilling the Great Commission was unwavering which finally led \u00a0me to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior, my life has never been the same since.\u00a0 How did you come to Christ?\u00a0 Who was the disciple whose commitment to the Great Commission led you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Great Commission is an eternal mandate to all who claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ. \u00a0As Christians we have an obligation to share the good news we have received with the lost and commit to disciple them until they conform to the image of the Lord Jesus Christ.\u00a0 This commission originated from God the Father.\u00a0 The first person to receive the commission was Adam, the first earthly son.\u00a0 The earth was unpopulated so Adam\u2019s commission was to populate the earth with other children of God who would reflect His image and likeness and carry out His will in the earthly realm (Genesis 1:28).\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Adam sinned, the Lord raised up Abraham and gave him the same mandate. \u00a0It would be through Abraham that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:1-3). Though Abraham\u2019s commission would bring blessings to the people of the world, it could not undo the spiritual damage that Adam committed since that required the shedding of blood.\u00a0 So God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to restore spiritual order by dying on the cross of Calvary (John 3:16). Jesus then passed the commission to His disciples and to all those who would come to believe in Him (Mark 16:15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among all of Jesus\u2019 disciples, kingdom business stewards are uniquely positioned to fulfill this great mandate since the marketplace is where most unsaved people spend much of their time.\u00a0\u00a0 No matter what industry or type of business you are involved in, each of us must have as a part of our business plan a great commission strategy.\u00a0\u00a0 How will you, through your businesses, share this great news with others and support those who accept it towards maturity in Christ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are 7 steps in developing a Great Commission strategy for a kingdom business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caution:\u00a0<\/strong> Unfortunately governments in the US are taking greater stands to discriminate against Christians so make sure you do not do anything that could violate any federal or state laws unless the law is clearly unjust, you are led by conviction, and have the grace to go through legal fights.\u00a0 Every kingdom business is different. Therefore the way each business fulfills the Great Commission will vary based on the mission of the business, the type of business, and industry.\u00a0 Ultimately all we can do is share; Jesus is the one who saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How are you fulfilling the Great Commission mandate?\u00a0 Do you have a Great Commission strategy? 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