2009-09-25T10:31:33-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/ambassadors/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%205:20&version=NIV 2009-09-25T10:31:33-05:00 Paul says we are Christ's ambassadors. It's as if God is making his appeal through us. If we are ambassadors then, we should do our best to be reconciled to God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/embarrassing-endorsements-8254 2009-09-14T14:44:25-05:00 They call them celebrity endorsements. You know, I see some athlete or celebrity in a commercial, using some product, and I’m supposed to think, “Hey, I like that guy. So I guess I’ll use their product.” Athletes, for example, can make major bucks from these endorsements. Here’s where the problem comes in. What if the guy you’ve associated with your product is suddenly associated with some not-so-nice behavior; like the Olympic star eating a certain cereal who was also allegedly photographed using marijuana? Oops! Or the singer with the chewing gum in his hand who suddenly is accused of not treating his girlfriend very well? Oops! That’s when endorsement turns to like embarrassment. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/living-with-someone-else-s-heart-5914 2009-09-11T13:11:34-05:00 Going to work is never the same again; going to school, going to the club or the gym, even going home to your neighborhood, because now you see the people there through Jesus' eyes - future inhabitants of hell - unless someone helps them get to heaven by getting them to Jesus. You now know you are there on Christ's behalf, saying what He would say to them, trying to rescue them as He would rescue them. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/driving-better-when-you-are-being-watched-5713 2009-09-09T12:58:59-05:00 There is no greater incentive to spiritual sharpness than to know you are Christ's ambassador; that you are giving Him a reputation by everything you say and do. So, get both hands on the wheel, watch your speed, and drive very carefully. You're being watched, and someone's eternity may depend on what they see in you. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%205:20-21&version=NIV 2009-07-15T11:25:33-05:00 Christians aren't just slaves or servants of God; this passage claims that believers are actually ambassadors of Christ to the world. Because Christ died for us, we gain access to true righteousness, and are able to represent Christ here on earth. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Christmas-Shepherds-Where-You-Are-8158 2009-01-05T12:01:57-05:00 ...little did those shepherds know when they camped out in that field that night that they were about to step into a life that matters. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Olympic-Messengers-8089 2008-09-05T13:19:10-05:00 I got so excited when I read about this. This is how Jesus set up the plan for giving people a chance to go to heaven; people from a tribe telling other people from that tribe about Him and in the process, stepping up to a life that matters. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Trusted-With-the-Torch-5614 2008-07-21T11:35:21-05:00 Paul must have enjoyed the ancient Olympic Games. He made several references to them. As he writes his letter to his spiritual apprentice, Timothy, you can almost picture Paul as a torch bearer of the message of Jesus Christ. Writing from a prison cell, he's on his last lap before he is going to collapse into the arms of Jesus. But right now he's concerned about who will carry the torch from here.