2008-11-25T11:26:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/relationship http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Hand-That-Won-t-Go-Under-8138 2008-11-25T11:26:37-05:00 Constantine had declared Christianity would be the official religion of the Roman Empire and he wanted all of his soldiers to be baptized. There was just one catch; when they went in the water and got baptized, most of them got baptized, but they held one hand out of the water. It was their sword hand. They refused to let the hand that got things done be baptized for Jesus, which honestly has caused me to ask, “What’s in my un-baptized hand?” http://ied.gospelcom.net/losing-contact.php 2008-11-09T10:28:41-05:00 There are two major reasons why we so often fail to touch many non-Christians with the Gospel. Firstly, we frequently present the good news in language and from a viewpoint which does not actually engage with non-Christians and their real felt needs, or take into account the culture they live in. We can quickly forget how we used to feel and think, like someone who moves to a different country early in life, and forgets their heart language. There is therefore a huge mismatch between the actual needs of non-Christians and the production of Christian literature, webpages and other media. The other is related to it: we very find it so much easier to only meet Christians socially and after conversion quickly lose meaningful relationships with non-Christians. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/God-Up-Close-5686 2008-10-27T10:37:05-05:00 If you've looked up at the night sky recently and thought about all those galaxies out there, or looked out over the majesty of the ocean or the mountains, you can get to feeling kind of small. The God who made all that can seem pretty far away. And that's too bad because, in so many ways, you really need God to be close right now, don't you, for the challenges you're facing, for the love you need, for the peace, or for the answers that only God can give you. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Highest-Wall-in-the-World-5685 2008-10-24T16:33:10-05:00 God is the relationship we've been missing and looking for our whole lives. We're lonely because we don't have His love. We're empty because only He can fill the hole in our heart. We're wondering what the meaning of our life is, but we can't get to the only One who knows, because He put us here. The wall is there. If we die with that wall still there between us and God, it will be there forever. The Bible has a word for that - hell. Even the heaven we want to go to is on the other side of that wall. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Leaving-a-Mark-8122 2008-10-20T12:49:16-05:00 Now, the example may seem a little crazy, but the impulse behind it is something inside all of us to make or to leave some kind of mark with our life; to live a life that really matters. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/Safety-When-Your-World-is-Collapsing-5680 2008-10-17T11:48:07-05:00 If you're ready to finally surrender the self-government of your life, then you're ready to start living for the One you were designed to live for. And Jesus is waiting for you with open arms to welcome you into His unlosable love. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/One-Little-Hole-in-the-Levee-8112 2008-10-03T09:54:18-05:00 You got a big wall holding back a big flood breached by just a little hole. That is such a picture of how so many people have ended up where they could have never dreamed, in the wreckage of what might have been a life that matters. http://hutchcraft.com/Resources-for-Going-Deeper-With-Jesus/5-Secrets-of-Powerful-Prayer-Email-Series/Five-Secrets-of-Powerful-Prayer 2008-09-30T12:25:11-05:00 Prayer is an incredible transformer that takes the unlimited power of God and brings it down to what you're facing and where you are today. God is calling you to a new level of experiencing and unleashing His power. Decide to make prayer your first resort instead of your last. Experience God's unlimited power where prayers are answered and failures are turned into new beginnings! http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Unforgettable-You-5650 2008-09-12T17:13:05-05:00 The Son of God knew you had forgotten Him. We all have. We've lived most of our life with our back turned to our Creator, doing what we wanted instead of what He wanted. And He knew that, unless He intervened, you would be separated from Him for all eternity. That's the built-in penalty for our sin. But Jesus loves you so much that He left heaven to go to a cross where He took your hell. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Never-Alone-8086 2008-09-05T13:24:44-05:00 There have been many times in my life when that is the kind of support I really, really needed. It felt like no one else could understand the burden I was carrying. I was swamped by a wave of discouragement. I could have lost the love of my life at a couple of points. There are moments when you feel totally abandoned and isolated, alone and then there is Jesus; His hand on yours saying, “I’m right here.” That might be the kind of ‘be there’ person you need in your life right now.