jesus, the business man

Purpose/Vision:

To restore salvation to a lost world.

Background Information:

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). The earth was His vision, His company. He invented everything in the earth and the placed a man and a woman in charge of the business. Their duties, at the time, included naming the animals and multiplying the population with their seed. Although God had a plan for the way he wanted His company run, the people He put in charge had their own agendas. They rebelled against the owner and tried to take over the business. Due to the insubordinate nature of His employees, He terminated their positions and hired other workers. From then on, under the supervision of different men, the fate of the company went down hill. Money and agricultural profits were at a loss, and the values that the employees once had, decreased with each successor. After seeing His business gradually decline from it's original standpoint, God took up a partnership with His Son, Jesus. He sent Jesus into the world to restore the company back to it's original purpose. Knowing the He needed a qualified staff under Him, Jesus employed twelve men to work with him.

Chain of Command:

Level 1-Owners: God, Jesus, (Holy Ghost-Silent Partner)

Level 2-Supervisors: Peter, Paul, John

Level 3-Employees: James, Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew,

Matthew, Thomas, Lebbaeus, Simon, Judas

Employee Qualifications:

1. Must already be employed

* Matthew- tax collector (2:14)

* Simon- fisherman (1:16)

* Andrew- fisherman (1:16)

* James- fisherman (1:19)

* John- fisherman (1:19)

2. Must be willing to leave everything and relocate

* "And immediately He called them and they left their father, Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and went after Him" (1:20).

Services:

Healing Ministries:

* Sickness and Fevers:

"Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever and they told Him about her at once. So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up and immediately the fever left her" (1:31).

* Leprosy:

"As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed" (1:42).

* Withered Hands:

"He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out and his hand was restored whole as the other" (3:5).

* Demon Possession:

"Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind" (5:15).

* Issues of Blood:

"And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction" (5:34).