The document discusses definitions of business, the Bible, and what the Bible says about business. It then provides a list of 7 business principles derived from Jesus Christ, including having a clear purpose and message, positioning your business to the right target market, building a team through discipleship, innovating to make the impossible possible, achieving profitability through impact and exchange of goods/services, and leaving a legacy through serving others. The principles are explained with references to passages from the Bible.

2. DEFINITION
Business
 An organization or enterprising entity engaged in
commercial, industrial or professional activities.
 Profit entity
 Non-profit entity
 Undertaken by a group or an individual

3. DEFINITION
Bible
 bíblia in Latin and bíblos in Greek
 The term means book, or books, and may have
originated from the ancient Egyptian port of Byblos
(in modern-day Lebanon), where papyrus used for
making books and scrolls was exported to Greece.
 Holy Scriptures, Holy Writ, Scripture, or the
Scriptures, which mean sacred writings.

4. DEFINITION
Bible
 Compilation of 66 books and letters written by more than
40 authors during a period of approximately 1,500 years.
 Old Testament, New Testament
 Word of God, or "God-breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16; 2
Peter 1:21).
 Divine love story between the Creator God and the
object of his love--man.
 God's plan of salvation--his way of providing deliverance
from sin and spiritual death
through repentance and faith.

5. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT
BUSINESS?
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your
might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are
going, there is neither working nor planning nor
knowledge nor wisdom.
Deuteronomy 8:18
But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives
you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his
covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is
today.

6. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT
BUSINESS?
Luke 19:13
So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten
minas. 'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come
back.'
Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The
wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all
night until morning.

7. WHO IS JESUS CHRIST TO US?
 The Greatest Human who ever lived
 The Saviour of the world
 The Greatest Entrepreneur Ever!
WHY?
Because he invented SALVATION and helped mankind solve our
greatest problem ever; eternal life!
Jesus didn’t just die so we can make it to HEAVEN. He died so we
can also reign on EARTH by building a business that
matters, change the world and profit from purpose!

8. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
1. PURPOSE
• Why do u exist?
• Unless the end is as clear as crystal, it’s impossible to
achieve greatness.
• To save humanity from eternal damnation and give
eternal life
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only
begotten son that who so ever believe in him shall not
perish but have everlasting life” –John 3:16

9. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
• Great entrepreneurs begin with the end in mind.
• They have a clear purpose why they are in business.
• You can only build something great if you started
with something great in mind.
1. PURPOSE…continued

10. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
2. MESSAGE
• What is your gospel?
• “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness and all other things shall be added unto
you”. –Matt. 6:33
• Having a compelling message is crucial to
entrepreneurial success
• A message is the foundation of all your marketing
and the essence of your brand

11. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
3. POSITIONING
• Who are your target market?
• “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” –
Matt. 9:13
• Not everyone is your potential customer.
• Differentiate and position your business so that
those who will value what you are offering
[product/service] can identify you easily.

12. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
• Positioning is about identifying your target market
and going to them where they are with a message
they want to hear.
• Stop trying to be everything to everyone. Be
something to someone -POSITIONING!
3. POSITIONING…continued

13. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
4. DISCIPLESHIP
• Who are your vision partners?
• No great thing was ever achieved single-handedly by
an individual.
• “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you
fishers of men.” –Matt. 4:19
• Institutionalize your business by working with a team
of vision partners.

14. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
• Great businesses are not the result of an individual,
but the collective efforts of several individuals.
4. DISCIPLESHIP…continued

15. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
5. INNOVATION
• Where are your signs and wonders?
• Being great is a function of impact –signs and
wonders.
• Great entrepreneurs are great because they make
great things happen.

16. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
• Above all, Jesus invented salvation, mankind’s
passport to life after death.
• “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will
also do the works that I do; and greater works than
these will he do, because I am going to the Father”. –
John 14:12
5. INNOVATION…continued
• Make impossible possible!

17. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
6. PROFITABILITY
• Great entrepreneurs build profitable businesses.
• Types of profit; kind and cash.
• Profit in kind is the ‘good’ [impact] the goods and
service is having in people’s lives.
Profit in cash is the money paid in exchange for the
goods and services provided.
• Both are essential to your entrepreneurial success. In
fact, your profit in cash is determined by your profit in
kind.

18. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
• Value = It’s the good in product/service that
attracts people to pay money in exchange for it.
6. PROFITABILITY…continued

19. 7 BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FROM JESUS CHRIST
7. LEGACY
• What will you be remembered for?
• The true mark of great entrepreneurs is their ability
to leave a mark in the sand of time.
• “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be
served, but to serve, and to give his life as a
ransom for many.” – Matt. 20:28
• Great entrepreneurs use their lives to fight for a cause.

21. Sources:
http://www.hcna.us/columns/business.html
http://www.jesusledbusiness.com/s/inspiration/
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http://www.naijapreneur.com/7-business-
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