scriptures for business application- joe greene 11/5

What does it Take to BE a Successful CEO?

•Know what God’s Vision is for you.•Know what your Talents are and what you really enjoy doing that gives you real sa;sfac;on.•Find out how you can use your Talent and desires to run a company.•Bathe every decision in prayer.•Understand that God wants your company to be your Mission to reach people.•Develop an Advisory board of Chris;an people.•Don’t give up Control of the company so that you can protect the “Vision”.•Develop your Ministry Plan including the proposed use of Chris;an principles in all areas of opera;on.

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•Develop your Business Plan and Strategic Plan (niche).•Finance your company mainly with your own Funds.•Hire your Key People (Chris;an).•Keep good records & Reports.•Tithe your company.•Delegate•Use Servant Leadership.•Know your Customers and their desires.

What does it Take to BE a Successful CEO?

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Don’t Countersign A Note.Proverbs 22:26-27

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Do not co-‐sign another person’s note or put up a guarantee for

someone else’s loan. If you can’t pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.

Prov 22:26-‐27 (NLT)

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How to Build a Strong Business

Proverbs 24:3-4

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A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.

Proverbs 24:3-‐4 (NLT)

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What Does It Take to Be a Successful CEO?

Better to Have Untrained Apprentice Than Skilled

RebelProverbs 26:10

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What does it Take to Be a Successful CEO?

An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots

recklessly.Proverbs 26:10 (NLT)

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How to Handle an Angry BossProverbs 21 :14

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An angry man is silenced by giving him a gift

Prov 21:14

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God will Bless You for Not Working on Sunday

Isaiah 56:2 and 58:13-14

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Blessed are those who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who

honor My Sabbath days of rest by refusing to work. And blessed are those who keep themselves from

doing wrong. Isaiah 56:2 and Isaiah 58:13-‐14 (NLT)

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“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the

Lord in everything you do, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. If you do this, the Lord will by your delight. I will give you great honor and give you your full share of the inheritance I promised to Jacob, your

ancestor. I, the Lord have spoken!”Isaiah 58:13-‐14 (NLT)

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You Can’t Serve Two Masters

Matthew 6:24

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No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and

money.Matthew 6:24 (NLT)

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If You Use Well What God Has Given You, He Will

Give You MoreMatthew 25:29

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To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an

abundance. But from those who are unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away.

Matthew 25:29 (NLT)

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Make Right Decision Every Time

Proverbs 2:9-13 and 3:4-5

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Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will know how to find the right course of action every time. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those

whose speech is corrupt. These people turn from right ways to walk down dark and evil

paths.Proverbs 2:9-‐13

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Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will gain a good reputation.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your

own understanding.Proverbs 3:4-‐5 (NLT)

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When to Pay DebtsProverbs 3:28

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Don’t withhold repayment of your debts. Don’t say “some other time”. If you can

pay now.


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Give You More Hours in Day

Proverbs 10:27

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Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked

are cut short.Proverbs 10:27 (NLT)

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Build Business, Then HouseProverbs 24:27 and 23:23

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Develop your business first before building your house.

Proverbs 24:27 (NLT)

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Prepare for Problems AheadProverbs 27:12

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A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers

the consequences.Proverbs 27:12 (NLT)

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Watch Business CloselyProverbs 27:23-24

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What does it Take to Be a Successful CEO?

Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, for riches don’t last forever, and the crown

might not be secure for the next generation.


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Don’t Wait for Perfect Condition

Ecclesiastes 11:4

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If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything

done.Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NLT)

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Share Profit1 Corinthians 9:10

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Those who do the plowing and threshing should expect some share

of the harvest.

1 Corinthians 9:10 (NLT)

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Use Wife as Sounding BoardGenesis 2:18

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And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a

companion who will help him.”

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As a Leader You Must Not Show Fear or Doubt

Joshua 1:8-9

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Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed. I

command you – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or be

discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:8-‐9 (NLT)

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