2009-09-11T13:23:08-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/malachi http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/good-news-bad-news-money-news-8229 2009-09-11T13:23:08-05:00 The pastor got up to the pulpit one Sunday and made an unusual announcement: “I’ve got some bad news, some good news and some bad news for you.” He had everybody’s attention. He said, “The bad news is the roof on the church is shot; it’s got to be replaced. The good news is we have the money. The bad news is it’s in your wallets!” http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/spare-parts-5864 2009-09-10T15:08:11-05:00 It's very clear that God isn't impressed with sacrifices that cost us nothing with the spare parts of our life that don't matter that much to us anyway. But far too many of us try to get by with what I call selective Lordship. We may sing, "I surrender all," but we live, "I surrender some." And while the Christians around us may be impressed with our spirituality, God says, "You're giving me your spare parts and you're holding on to the important things for yourself." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-reason-for-the-heat-5776 2009-09-10T10:35:34-05:00 God may be using the fire right now to get you to examine some corners of your heart or of your life that you've never really surrendered fully to His Lordship. He may use the oven to show you junk you've accumulated that has to go before He can take you to the next level. He wants to enlarge your view of Him and to prepare you for greater things. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-painful-road-to-beauty-5719 2009-09-09T14:04:02-05:00 Any person you know who reflects the radiance and the beauty of a life filled with God, I can guarantee you they have gotten that way, not primarily through their good times but through their great pain and struggle of the stripping processes of God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-strongest-words-in-the-world-5697 2009-09-09T11:01:27-05:00 Satan, who is the inventor of broken promises, loves it when you join his club. God, the One who never lies, really cares if you keep your promises. If you say you'll do it, do it. Whatever it costs, keep your commitments, because it will cost you a whole lot more not to. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Thanksgiving-Terrible-Turkeys-8150 2008-12-08T12:02:10-05:00 There’s one way to avoid being a turkey spiritually. Don’t give God what you don’t really need or don’t really want anyway. Some Old Testament folks already tried that. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Nothing-but-the-Best-4477 2008-08-29T00:49:03-05:00 How can I hold onto my best or give it to someone else when God gave His Son for me? It's been said many times, but it says it all: "If He's not Lord of all, He's not Lord at all." http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Spiritual-Snowmen-4442 2008-08-28T16:49:06-05:00 Sadly, what happens to snowmen seems to be happening to more and more of God's people. They're slowly going soft, melted by the heat of a culture that applies heavy pressure to compromise both Christian convictions and Christian lifestyles. And some of us are becoming so melted that you can hardly tell the difference between us and the lost people around us. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Frozen-Assets-4212 2008-08-25T12:59:17-05:00 That's the problem Jesus has with many of us. He's entrusted some of His assets to us - everything we have is from Him. He expects that we'll be investing His assets in the interests of His kingdom. Unfortunately, His assets are frozen - and we froze them. Some of us have most of Christ's resources all tied up in our own kingdom. It's that kind of thing that caused God to ask in Malachi 3:8, "Will a man rob God?" Well, unfortunately, yes. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Painful-Road-to-Beauty-4618 2008-08-22T15:59:43-05:00 Now why would we rejoice and be thankful for the hard things we're going through? Because we understand they're the process by which the glory comes, by which the hope comes.