2008-08-28T17:24:21-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/mark http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-Password-for-Heaven-4506 2008-08-28T17:24:21-05:00 Only someone with no sin of their own could take your place, and that would have to be the Son of God. No one else could have died for you. No one else even claimed to. Which leaves us with the question on which everything rests, "On what are you basing your hope for heaven?" If your password is the good things you've done or your spiritual background or your religion - no chance. Your only hope is pinning all your hopes on Jesus Christ. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Key-that-is-Right-in-Front-of-You-4634 2008-08-26T10:45:58-05:00 The Bible says that "He carried our sins in His own body on the tree." The one you and I have sinned against stands ready to forgive every sin we've ever committed. He died to do that. This officer heard Jesus say then, "Today you will be with me in Paradise," to a thief on the cross next to Him. This Jesus has the power to take us to heaven with Him. It's ultimate peace to know that on the day your heart beats for the last time, Jesus is going to say to you, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/The-Surprising-Secret-of-Greatness-4213 2008-08-25T12:58:45-05:00 If you've listened much to what Jesus says about leadership, these recent "discoveries" shouldn't be a great surprise to you. In Mark 10, beginning with verse 42, our word for today from the Word of God, Jesus presents what most people believe about being a leader - and then the truth according to Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Making-Sure-the-Family-s-There-4710 2008-08-21T16:52:39-05:00 It's not about religion. It's all about Jesus and His cross. So stick to that. Pray for an open door to their heart and for God's courage and words to go in when He opens the door. God rescued you so the people you love could have Jesus within their reach, living in someone they know. Do all God wants you to do to help everyone you love be in heaven with you. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Catching-Fish-Cleaning-Fish-4744 2008-08-21T15:43:47-05:00 If all we offer is religious bait, coming to a religious meeting to hear a religious speaker talk on a religious subject in a religious place, we probably won't attract many of the lost people who need Christ so desperately. But if we're talking about needs they care about in a place where they feel comfortable, in words they can understand, we have a far better chance of getting them within hearing distance of the gospel. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Already-Yours-4250 2008-08-21T15:41:22-05:00 Somewhere along the way, I realized I was looking at a picture of me and God as I looked at what was going on between me and my son. And I learned a powerful lesson about how prayer really works. As you're in the middle of praying for some things that you really need God to do right now, maybe the same lesson will be an encouragement to you. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/The-Difference-is-Inches-4745 2008-08-21T15:41:08-05:00 You know Jesus died to pay for your sins, that He rose from the dead, that a person needs to turn from their sin and put all their trust in Jesus to be spiritually rescued. You know it, but maybe you've never done it. Every day you wait, your heart gets a little harder and your last day on earth gets a little closer. Please, if you don't know you've consciously given yourself to Jesus, do that today while the Holy Spirit of God is drawing you to do it. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Recovering-from-a-Wrong-Turn-4257 2008-08-21T15:37:24-05:00 Someone's listening today who has made the same mistake our friend made when he wanted to head home. You have made a wrong turn. You're driving full speed ahead in the wrong direction. At least, from God's perspective - which is the only perspective that counts. You're compromising your honesty, your purity, your relationship with Him, or the plans God has for you. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Refusing-to-Move-Losing-it-All-4746 2008-08-21T15:36:47-05:00 Is any place in life worth holding onto when it's going to cost you your life ... eternal life? Don't miss Jesus because you won't move. He left heaven and went to that horrible cross for you. And because of that, He's your only chance at heaven and at the life you were made for here on earth. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/The-Trouble-With-Life-s-Great-Catches-4766 2008-08-20T16:10:13-05:00 We've tried to fill a God-sized hole with things and people that can't begin to take His place. If we live like this, we'll live without peace and without meaning. If we die like this, we'll spend eternity without God and His love. Thank God, He didn't leave us separated from Him. He pursued us. He sent His Son, Jesus, to sacrifice His life for yours and mine - to take the rap for all our sin, that defiant self-rule of our lives.