2012-12-27T15:40:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/religious/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-battlefield-christmas-6771 2012-12-27T15:40:24-05:00 Sin is the "all about me" choices that we've all made. Who hasn't? And it's because ultimately, we've hijacked our lives from the God who gave us our life. Where does that take us: Broken relationships, broken promises, broken dreams, broken marriages, broken hearts. And Jesus won when He came and paid our death penalty on that cross. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/wanting-to-be-king-6768 2012-12-20T09:52:41-05:00 As we count down to our annual visit to the manger, let me ask you, "Who's king in your life?" "Who's driving?" We don't mind the baby in a manger; that's kind of sweet. We don't even mind the Savior on the cross, but king on the throne; king of my life? Him driving? That's another story. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-trouble-with-microwave-believers-6723 2012-10-17T12:52:01-05:00 You know, you could be becoming a microwave believer. You might be cold on the inside. And cold on the inside just isn't worth serving to your Lord. That's not what He wants. What He cares about is the warmth inside in your heart. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/how-to-live-in-a-stew-without-having-the-beef-6688 2012-08-29T16:56:44-05:00 Why do we let there be walls where there should be bridges? Now, you can be what God delights in - a bring-us-together person. Are you one of those? Emphasize what unites us as followers of Christ, not what divides us. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7909 2012-04-18T10:08:31-05:00 Australia is probably similar in religious attitudes to most European countries, and Canada. Check the detailed infographic below of Australian views. There are similar figures available for Europe from the Eurobarometer and Gallup Polls – unfortunately these do not measure animosity/hostility as such, though this may overlap considerably with the percent of non-theists in their research results. 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/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/not-just-at-christmas-6509 2011-12-22T10:43:24-05:00 Today move beyond a religion about Jesus - to this love relationship with Jesus. Move from just believing things about Jesus - to really belonging to Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/where-s-the-beef-6295 2011-03-11T16:07:11-05:00 If you have a Christ who just makes rules, or even just makes sense, that probably won't be enough to attract the people you care about. People will notice a Christ who makes a difference. Well, is He? There are a lot of hungry people out there asking, "Where's the beef?" They want a life-changer. Show them a life-changing Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/poison-in-the-blood-stream-6268 2011-01-19T12:44:27-05:00 Envy is a poison in the blood stream. It always starts with comparing. You can't envy unless you first compare homes, children, or beauty, or opportunities, or clothes, or positions with what somebody else has. Isn't it interesting that one of the Ten Commandments of God is "You shall not covet." And you know what? You'll never covet if you don't compare. It always starts with comparing. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/catching-fish-cleaning-fish-6200 2010-10-18T10:34:28-05:00 The problem with the lost people you know is not their profanity or their dishonesty or their immorality - they're lost and they're living like it! Their real problem is they need a Savior! Yes, they must repent, but that's part of being rescued by Jesus from their sin! Don't make their lifestyle the issue. Make Jesus the issue, and say with the great spiritual fisherman, Paul, "When I came to you...I resolved to know nothing...except Jesus Christ and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:1-2).