2012-01-13T16:52:12-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/ephesians http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/breaking-rules-saving-lives-6525 2012-01-13T16:52:12-05:00 Rescuing? It always means risking, including the misunderstanding, the criticism of people who love the "rules" but aren't reaching the lost. Jesus knows about that. Remember? Yeah, He made the "rules people" very uncomfortable. So they crucified Him, and we were saved. http://hutchcraft.com/blogs/ron-hutchcrafts-blogs/the-tebow-in-all-of-us 2012-01-11T09:58:49-05:00 Tim Tebow understands the responsibility of divine positioning. We work where we work, live where we live, go to school where we go to school, recreate where we recreate for a life-saving purpose - to "shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life" (Philippians 2:15-16). http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/you-got-mail-for-thanksgiving-6488 2011-11-28T11:18:42-05:00 We're pretty good at thinking of things we don't like about someone. But something good happens in your heart when you make yourself sit down and you start writing about that person's strengths, and their contributions to your life, to others' lives. And something good happens in their life when they get your gratitude in a letter. You are indeed building them up. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/black-friday-bargain-fever-6490 2011-11-28T11:16:10-05:00 If you start to pray that three-open prayer, I guarantee that God will answer it. You don't have to say, "Lord, if it is Your will." It is His will. "Lord, open a door." "Lord, open their heart." "Lord, open my mouth." When you ask God for open doors, then open your eyes to look for them. They'll be there, all over the place, because God really wants you to tell the people you know about His Son. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/making-god-cry-6485 2011-11-18T11:46:59-05:00 David prayed a great prayer, and it is a great one for all of us to echo, probably on a daily basis. I probably need to echo it several times a day. He simply said, "Lord, set a watch before my mouth." Put a guard there. Be very careful to never tear down someone that God is building. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/paper-trunks-and-permanent-wardrobe-6483 2011-11-16T13:32:38-05:00 Life is a series of new starts. What happens after the children are gone? Those new starts last from starting kindergarten, to college, to marriage, the empty nest, job changes, retirement. And we wear those identities for a period of time. But if you're ever going to find personal security, you need a transcendent identity—someone you can be forever. And Paul gave it to us, "In Christ." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/enemy-tricks-6475 2011-11-07T11:43:16-05:00 That darkness you're experiencing now, oh that's more than earth darkness. It is from an enemy who cannot stand resistance, but who is rendered powerless by the blood of Jesus Christ. So, make sure that you're fighting the right enemy and you're using the right weapons. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/controlled-avalanches-6453 2011-10-07T11:17:54-05:00 Deal with it while it's still able to be dealt with. Daily corrections are God's avalanche cannon. Get at the issue now. Don't wait until it comes crashing down on you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/a-better-way-to-make-matches-6447 2011-09-27T14:08:03-05:00 Couldn't we work toward a better goal than everybody pairing up; a kingdom of men and women who want to be friends, not lovers? Out of that can come some really strong marriages, because, you know what? Marriage isn't the ultimate sexual conquest, it's the ultimate friendship. So, start practicing now. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/high-water-and-high-walls-6444 2011-09-22T09:38:57-05:00 Two people living for themselves, or even for each other, honestly it just isn't enough to hold back the flood. It takes two people living together for the God who loves them. Praying together often, drawing closer to each other as they draw close to Him. He's a God whose love runs strong when our love runs low. He pours out His inexhaustible, unconditional love, so we then have it to give to the one we've pledged our life to.