2013-01-31T09:56:06-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/1+Corinthians/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/never-in-the-oven-too-long-6799 2013-01-31T09:56:06-05:00 Right now, maybe all you know is it's really hot. Well, you have a guarantee from the Master Potter, "not beyond what you can bear." Oh, He might take you to the edge, but He'll never allow you to go over. God will let the heat make you stronger, but He'll never leave His masterpiece in the oven too long. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/temple-treasure-6784 2013-01-10T13:07:10-05:00 In a sense, what you do with that body - everything you do with it - God is a part of. He lives in that temple. Everything you do to that body, you do to God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/cameras-everywhere-6736 2012-11-05T09:22:51-05:00 Jesus does what no one else in the universe can do. He hits the delete button that erases a lifetime of sin. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/a-heroic-ambassador-6734 2012-11-01T17:20:54-05:00 For a Jesus-ambassador, that message is clear. 1 Corinthians 2:2 - "Nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." Uncluttered by politics, my church, or my religion, personal hobby-horses, culture issues, or lifestyle attacks. Just Jesus and His cross. A message so eternally important that it needs to be delivered, not in my churchy "Christianese" language, but in the non-religious language of the people that I'm there to reach. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/gods-diamond-blades-6725 2012-10-22T09:14:00-05:00 Be a person who can be counted on. Be the one who stays with a responsibility even while others come and go; the one who works, whether they feel like it or not; someone who does whatever he does with all his heart; the person who keeps their commitments and keeps their word. http://hutchcraft.com/blogs/ron-hutchcrafts-blogs/the-right-choice-this-election 2012-10-10T14:47:23-05:00 My bottom line - there's no issue worth losing an eternal soul for. So I'm going to stick to Jesus. Because when God looks at this world, He doesn't see Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives. He sees only two groups of people. Saved. And lost. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/not-so-secret-service-6674 2012-08-13T09:54:37-05:00 If we selfishly, carelessly drift from Jesus, we pull others with us, risking their destruction. Forever. Off duty? As the face of Jesus to people whose eternity depends on believing in Him? God, help me to always - always - leave the light on for them. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/controlling-or-being-controlled-6660 2012-07-20T17:12:56-05:00 Has your body been walking you? It's time to get control again. There's an important spiritual reason for passing up that food I don't need, the drink I should never use, the sexual flirtations I should avoid. My body uncontrolled will wage war against my soul! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-filter-that-makes-the-difference-6651 2012-07-09T09:36:55-05:00 Look for the Lord and look for the lesson in that tough time you're going through. And if you're going to get the pain, get the point. Your Father loves you very deeply; He's allowed that to come into your life. Don't say, "Is this from the devil or is this from the Lord?" I don't think we'll ever figure that out. But you can say, "How can God use this?" Because He wouldn't have sent it if He couldn't use it. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/leave-the-choice-to-the-owner-6624 2012-05-31T13:08:35-05:00 When we use sex outside the boundaries of marriage, we start a chain reaction of guilt, loss of respect, loss of intimacy, future relationships, and ugly choices.