ANOINTED FOR BUSINESS STUDY GUIDE WEEK 2 REPORT

Answers to

A. Study Guide

1. What does it mean to be anointed?
Full-time consecraton to God and His work.

2. Is casual or part-time anointing found in the Bible?
Part-time anointing is not found in the Bible.

3. The level of anointing God has in mind for people in the marketplace is meant to transform people and their environment.

4. Jesus' promise in Mark 16:17-18 (be filled with the Holy Spirit, cast out demons, make the sick well) primarily applies to ministry in the marketplace.

5. The entire world must be the focus of the mission entrusted to us.

B. Reflection and Discussion
1. Have you been told or have you considered, "Leave everything and go into the ministry"? Why?
Many have been challenged at least once or even considered going into 'full-time' ministry like been a pastor or a missionary. Some have already made the move from working in a secular job to bacoming a full-time pastor. There is a false impression that unless one is in full time ministry like that of a church pastor one cannot really experience the anointing from God in its fullness.
One probable cause of this misleading assumption is the apparent lack of marketplace ministers as models of faith. The over emphasis on one day in the week for spiritual experience has overshadowed the other days of the week.

2. Where do you believe the power God has given to us is to be primarirly exercised?
The power of God is to be exercised in the Church and also in the Marketplace. In Luke 10:17 the seventy two disciples Jesus sent to the marketplace came back with the report of "even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name!". Likewise, the appointment of the seven 'deacons' in Acts 6 for ministering withing the church was followed by the mighty works done through deacons Stephen and Philip when persecuting hit the Jerusalem church (Acts 8:1).

3. What is the most you have hoped for in your role s a businessperson (whatever your profession is)?
"My pastor encourages me to do well in business so that I can release funds for Christian ministries."
"To do the right things by the Lord in our business like not cheating on taxes, do an honest day work, to minister to colleagues where opportunity arises in the workplace."
"However, we now understood that we are to exercise God's gifts in our workplace, to pray for our bosses workmates and clients even consider transforming our workplace just as Jesus Christ would do.