2013-10-16T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Death/ http://faithgateway.com/god-v-you/ 2013-10-16T06:00:03-05:00 From the beginning of time, people have wrestled with the power of sin. It comes in many forms: pride, jealousy, immorality, and every other form of self-satisfaction. These all stem from the root of original sin, and just as Satan appealed to Eve’s appetite for the only thing God withheld, so Satan stands before us […] http://faithgateway.com/god-is-loving-powerful/ 2013-10-07T08:11:03-05:00 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 — Why has this passage endured the ages as one of the oldest philosophical poems in our literary canon? It’s certainly among the most pensive passages of God’s Word, a beautiful meditation that casts a near-hypnotic spell over readers of any generation. The author was the wisest and wealthiest man who ever lived, and […] http://faithgateway.com/all-for-love/ 2013-10-04T14:43:19-05:00 He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. — Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) Flogged… Bits of glass and rocks shredded the flesh of His back…. Crucified… Nailed to the rough wood of the cross and left […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/where-were-you-on-september-11-6958 2013-09-17T12:35:51-05:00 To be ready for eternity, to know you're going to heaven when you die, means to know that you have had every sin of your life - the sin that would keep any of us out of heaven - it has been erased from God's Book forever. Only one person can do that; the man who paid the penalty for it, Jesus, when He died on the cross. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/hes-never-lost-a-rescue-6792 2013-01-22T09:26:20-05:00 For you - for those you love - isn't it great to know that Christ rescues you from the death sentence of sin, and that He has never lost a rescue? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-gift-he-didnt-want-6769 2012-12-20T09:50:44-05:00 This Christmas, you've got to decide what you're going to do with this greatest gift of all. To reject that gift is to reject God's great sacrifice for you, is to spurn this ultimate act of love from the God who made you, and to turn your back on the heaven that you want to go to when you die. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/so-many-promises-6760 2012-12-07T16:47:49-05:00 You can plant both your feet on God's promises and know He will deliver. He has no unforeseen circumstances. He cannot lie. And nothing is too hard for the Lord. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/take-care-of-it-before-the-price-goes-up-6753 2012-11-28T12:25:24-05:00 The sin bill will never be smaller than today. Victory will never be more within your reach than it is today. The cost is going up! Take care of it before the price goes up any more. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/spending-it-all-on-the-one-he-loves-6741 2012-11-12T09:59:28-05:00 Romans 8:32 says this: "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He also with Him not freely give us all things?" Delivered up His own Son for us! There was nothing more valuable God had than His Son. How do you know how much He loves you? He spent the best He had. He spent His Son to get you back. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/dont-count-on-an-extension-6726 2012-10-22T09:16:18-05:00 Someone your age, however old or young you are, died unexpectedly today. That's just a fact. And for them, there are no more chances. Someday that will be you.