2010-02-17T14:54:33-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/obedience http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-evidence-you-are-loved-6025 2010-02-17T14:54:33-05:00 The awful punishment that Jesus submitted Himself to was, in reality, the punishment for my sin - for your sin. And the worst punishment wasn't what people could see. It was the Son of God being totally cut off from God the Father as He carried all the horror and all the hell of all our sin. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/letting-go-of-your-little-ones-6015 2010-02-02T12:06:39-05:00 A surrendered parent is a parent at peace; a parent who knows that this treasure God has entrusted to them has this day been placed again in God's all-powerful hands. A God who knows the plans He has for that boy, for that girl - plans for good and not for evil, to give them a future and a hope. No matter how big your little ones get, remember Whose they really are. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-excitement-of-exploring-6013 2010-01-27T13:21:47-05:00 Exploring new ground implies that you don't know exactly what you're going to encounter; how you're going to have what you need to meet whatever is on the new road. Listen to God's next statement here: "I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-biggest-mistake-of-all-5977 2009-12-08T09:15:17-05:00 I'll tell you, if you know that Jesus has died on the cross to pay for your sin, if you've been "into Jesus" to some extent and you remain unchanged, that is serious business. And even though you're for Jesus and you agree with Jesus, you may be missing Jesus. The only response worthy of the sacrifice He made for us is to fall on our knees and give ourselves completely to the One who gave Himself completely for us. http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/11/being-obedient-even-when-it-hurts/ 2009-11-11T16:49:49-05:00 A devotional from Lifetime Guarantee Ministries challenges us to think about obedience by looking at the story of Naaman. How obedient are you? And exactly what role does obedience play in your relationship with Jesus Christ? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-trouble-with-lifes-great-catches-5950 2009-10-30T09:15:25-05:00 We have 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. 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. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-greatest-miracle-known-to-man-5930 2009-10-02T09:10:40-05:00 Jesus, this name you have to believe in, means "Jehovah saves." So when you "believe in His name," you're telling Jesus that you're taking Him as your personal Rescuer from the death penalty for your sins, because He's the only One who died for them. Which brings us to the eternal life-or-death question: has there been a time when you've done that? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/tuned-to-the-dispatcher-2899 2009-09-25T14:04:30-05:00 God is constantly planning heavenly convergences or divine bump-ins, or divine appointments. That's you converging with a person you need or who needs you, or with the resource you've been looking for, or with some Kingdom assignment God has for you. You're job is to be Spirit-moveable - responsive to those calls from Headquarters. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/life-saving-pain-5921 2009-09-21T09:15:53-05:00 The longer you refuse to repent of your sin, the more God is going to turn up the pain, and the higher price you're going to pay. Not because He doesn't love you, but because He does; too much to let you keep going down a road that's destroying you. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:21&version=NIV 2009-09-20T18:09:06-05:00 How do we demonstrate our love for Christ? By obeying him--it's as simple as that. Our love for Christ should naturally lead us to serve and obey him in our lives.