2013-01-03T11:20:36-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/clean/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/acknowledging-or-attacking-the-mess-6776 2013-01-03T11:20:36-05:00 Will you sin again? Well, probably. Will there be a mess in the garage again? There may be. But pick it up while it's small. Get up quickly. You attack the mess when it's small, and you start a new day clean. You start a new year clean. You don't need to acknowledge that mess again; you need to attack it. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-personal-thanksgiving-6748 2012-11-26T12:07:58-05:00 God sees it all. And He knew that what was hidden in my dark places would blow up my life and my eternity. So He acted to defuse it with the most extreme act of sacrificial love in history. He absorbed the "blast" Himself so I could board the flight to His heaven and be with Him forever. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/where-do-i-start-cleaning-6696 2012-09-10T10:23:25-05:00 The history of revival throughout the church tells us that whenever God's people start hating the sin in their own lives, tens of thousands of people start finding Christ. So, where do I start cleaning with the mess inside my own heart? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/recycling-garbage-6433 2011-09-07T10:29:12-05:00 The power of Christ is so great that it reaches even to the garbage dumps of our lives and turns trash into treasure. Like the song writer said, "All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-servant-has-the-key-6334 2011-04-21T09:57:52-05:00 In a self-serving world, a servant is really noticed. They're a non-threatening person, and a person can relax then around you. And then you can share your Jesus with them. How do you open up a hard heart? Well, the servant has the key. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/why-your-cage-is-shaking-6291 2011-03-11T16:16:10-05:00 It's time to abandon the cover-up and begin the clean-up. Things will not get better until you do. Your problem may not be what it appears to be at all. Maybe that's just the symptom. The problem may be sin that has not been confessed; not repented of; not cleaned up. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%201:3&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:34:50-05:00 The rules for ritual purification for the Israelites were lengthy and complicated. When Jesus came and died he provided a once and for all purification for us. We are all counted clean in God's eyes because of the sacrifice of Jesus. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%203:14&version=NIV 2009-09-27T20:25:10-05:00 Christians are saved by grace, but should respond to that salvation by working to keep their lives clear of any hint of sin and wickedness. http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/what-youd-thought-youd-never-get-rid-of-8270 2009-09-16T12:04:01-05:00 I’ve been looking at those marks on our table for so long, I just about forgot they were there. See, our grandchildren had gotten to it and they left their artwork there with markers, and pens, and crayons. Well, not long ago, a friend was helping us with some work at the house, and she decided to use this special sponge on those marks. I think it’s called Miracle Erase. Well, we were stunned at the result! It was like we got a new table. My wife said, “I never thought I’d get rid of those.” http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2051:7&version=NIV 2009-08-24T16:35:00-05:00 "Whiter than snow"--that's how clean we are when God has "washed" us and removed our sin and shame. The imagery of cleansing is often used to describe the spiritual effect of God's work in our lives: we once were dirtied by our sin, but now are clean.