2013-10-04T14:54:01-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/cross/ http://faithgateway.com/journey-to-the-cross/ 2013-10-04T14:54:01-05:00 This was God’s plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. —ACTS 2:23 (NCV) Jesus died . . . on purpose. No surprise. No hesitation. No faltering. You can tell a lot about a person by the way he dies. And the way Jesus marched to his death leaves no doubt: […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-battlefield-christmas-6771 2012-12-27T15:40:24-05:00 Sin is the "all about me" choices that we've all made. Who hasn't? And it's because ultimately, we've hijacked our lives from the God who gave us our life. Where does that take us: Broken relationships, broken promises, broken dreams, broken marriages, broken hearts. And Jesus won when He came and paid our death penalty on that cross. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/christmas-is-for-losers-6763 2012-12-12T10:03:39-05:00 Aren't you glad Christmas is for losers like you and me? Let's be sure that Christ comes to some people no one else comes to. He'll come to them through you, and they'll come to you to bring you into His family. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/three-words-on-your-bill-6747 2012-11-26T12:05:08-05:00 A man I know stamped three incredible words on a huge debt, and Jesus wants to stamp those words on your bill with God: "Paid In Full." You don't ever have to carry the weight of your sin again, because Jesus said, "It is finished!" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-trouble-with-microwave-believers-6723 2012-10-17T12:52:01-05:00 You know, you could be becoming a microwave believer. You might be cold on the inside. And cold on the inside just isn't worth serving to your Lord. That's not what He wants. What He cares about is the warmth inside in your heart. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-one-step-we-miss-6706 2012-09-24T10:08:05-05:00 Repentance is so often the missing page in our Gospel. In God's Word it says you have to have Godly sorrow that leads to repentance that leads to salvation. Sometimes we skip over sin lightly in our rush to get people to Jesus. It's like going right to the cure before a person has even faced their disease. There's no real conversion until you repent. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/feeling-down-at-the-top-6672 2012-08-07T10:17:54-05:00 Life is a series of disappointing views until we give our life to the One who alone can give it eternal meaning. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-final-exam-6646 2012-07-05T15:37:15-05:00 Jesus' death on the cross is your only hope of getting into heaven, because you can't get into heaven with your sin. It can only be forgiven by the One who paid the penalty for it. That's Jesus! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/whatever-it-takes-love-6634 2012-06-15T10:35:21-05:00 It may have looked like Roman soldiers were taking Jesus' life, but He said He was giving His life to pay for all the sinning you and I have ever done. He is the Son of God. No one can take His life. He gave it for you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-light-in-your-night-6622 2012-05-29T10:06:11-05:00 All those religious hang-ups, all those lame arguments, all the proud resistance, all the spiritual pride just drops to the ground at the foot of His cross and you finally belong to the One you were made for.