Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Holy Spirit's Guidance in Business and Life --Abstract and Introduction


ABSTRACT

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S GUIDANCE IN MAX INTERNATIONAL


Readers: J. Lanier Burns, Charles M. Gibbs


The volume and speed of worldwide information and technology exponentially escalates creating a tsunami effect upon the church, society and business. This phenomenon provides greater opportunity for success, as well as severity of failure. The faster one drives a vehicle on a curvy, obstacle-filled road, the more one relies on quick guidance. The only source of true guidance originates from the triune God.

The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, resides in every believer. An error free guidance system’s benefit exists only to the extent of the believers’ ability to listen, discern and respond to His guidance or promptings. Thus, the purpose of this research project.

This project will examine the impact of obedience and disobedience to the Holy Spirit on Max International associates as well as other business leaders. To what extent, if any, do the consequences of disobedience vary dependent upon whether unintentional or intentional? We will also investigate their methods of verifying the non-audible guidance or promptings of the Holy Spirit as opposed to selfish and deceitful non-audible inner voices or promptings.


 Introduction


In May 1935, my grandfather Kenneth stopped his farm equipment on his land along the Republican River one mile south of Bloomington, Nebraska. His head swiveled west in response to the thundering roar. An unforgiving, unstoppable eight-foot wall of water carrying trees, soil, homes, barns and possibly bodies of livestock and people loomed in the distant. He quickly directed his equipment to the high, safe ground. He then rescued another farmer and his horses along the river bottom, assuring their safety and continuation of life. Emily anxiously watched her husband of less than a year, from the house on higher ground.

Reports on the radio warned of these impending flood waters in the Republican River valley in southern Nebraska resulting from heavy rains in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Consequently, my grandpa and others prayed and positioned themselves and their families in or near safety with the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Some ignored the warnings, they perished.

Grandpa and Grandma Kahrs continued seeking the Holy Spirit’s guidance until their physical deaths in 1996 and 2005. The remainder of his life, Grandpa disallowed leaving tractors on the river bottom overnight due to the potential flooding. Kenneth and Emily Kahrs survived grasshopper plagues, dust bowls and the depression as newlyweds in the 1930s, followed by the rationing of farm supplies and groceries during World War Two.

They lived with my great-grand parents who also vigorously prayed for God’s provision and guidance. God provided for them and their six children. My great-grandmother regularly listened to and watched Billy Graham’s crusades from the beginning, praying that one her descendants would enter the ministry. As one of her descendants, I am now completing my studies at Dallas Theological Seminary with a paper ministering to the significance of recognizing and responding to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in business. A long-time personal friend of the Graham’s serves as the first reader and grader of this paper. God’s guidance certainly radiates in this circumstantial thread.

The exponentially increasing volume and speed of worldwide information and technology resembles an eight-foot wall of water impending upon the church, society and business. This phenomenon provides greater opportunity for success, as well as severity of failure.

Will we heed warnings and guidance necessary for survival? Or will we ignore the warnings and perish? The faster one drives a vehicle on a curvy, obstacle-filled road, the more one relies on quick guidance.

The only source of guidance originates from the triune God, who the Holy Spirit as the third person of the trinity, resides in every believer (John 14:26; Acts 1:38; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 3:3, 6:2; 2 Tim 1:14). A guidance system’s benefit exists only to the extent of the believers’ ability to listen, discern and respond to His non-audible voice or promptings. Thus, the purpose of this research project.

Steven K. Scott co-founded Max International (Max), The American Telecast Corp., Total Gym Fitness, and numerous other companies. Max International produces and distributes various health products including Cellgevity, which causes an increase of intracellular production of glutathione. Two of the world’s top physicians engineered the glutathione enhancement product that benefits the consumer through reducing inflammation and serving as a powerful antioxidant.


 New York Times best-selling author Steven K. Scott authored seven books including, Mentored by a Millionaire; The Richest Man Who Ever Lived; The Greatest Words Ever Spoken; The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived; and The Jesus Mission.
Mr. Scott includes a Bible study open to all attendees following meetings and conferences with business leaders. His topics include mapping the Holy Spirit’s calling. During a dinner conversation with Mr. Scott in February 2012, he shared that he frequently falls asleep listening to the New Testament on his smart phone.

 My mentor Charles Gibbs, and his mentor Jerry Boggus, are Max businessmen. Both have built numerous successful businesses in relationship marketing and other sectors. These businesses have and do serve as catalysts for leading many to believe in Christ as their Savior. Additionally, current believers deepen their relationships with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

In the 1990s, speaker and author Dennis Peacock spoke of the significance of marketplace ministry, taking the church to businessmen and women instead of hoping for them to enter a church’s door. Jesus and the disciples, representing the early church, actively engaged in Marketplace ministry.
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