2008-09-05T13:30:18-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/salvation http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Ready-to-Rescue-8080 2008-09-05T13:30:18-05:00 It’s a good motto for any of us who aspire to a life that matters. The Bible says, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). See your hope has a name. His name is Jesus. Be prepared to explain Jesus to the people in your world. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Olympic-Messengers-8089 2008-09-05T13:19:10-05:00 I got so excited when I read about this. This is how Jesus set up the plan for giving people a chance to go to heaven; people from a tribe telling other people from that tribe about Him and in the process, stepping up to a life that matters. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Starting-Over-8090 2008-09-05T13:18:13-05:00 Now most of us would not go to those kind of extremes, but some of us do know the feeling of wishing we could start over, get that fresh start, move from a life that’s unfulfilling to a life that matters. Millions of us have discovered where new beginnings can be found. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/icelandic/Jesus%20and%20Zaccheus%20Icelandic.pdf 2008-09-02T14:57:08-05:00 Icelandic: Jesus passed through Jericho. A short tax collector named Zaccheus climbs up a sycamore tree to see Jesus when he passes by. Jesus calls up to Zaccheus & says he is going to his house. Zaccheus begins a new life through Jesus that day & proves it by his good works. Salvation has come. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/When-You-Don-t-Have-Your-Birth-Certificate-4454 2008-08-29T01:32:57-05:00 There's a conscious, deliberate choice that begins your God-relationship - what our word for today calls "receiving" Jesus Christ, "believing" in Him. It's describing a moment when you consciously open up your heart for Jesus Christ to come in - when you tell Him you are putting your total trust in Him to remove the wall of sin between you and God and give you that relationship with Him. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-One-Step-We-Miss-4439 2008-08-28T15:46:12-05:00 I asked this young woman, who really wanted to know Jesus but could never seem to get the relationship off the ground, this question: "Have you ever told the Lord you are really sorry for your sin and you're ready to change?" She had said yes to Jesus - but she'd missed an important ingredient in turning to God - saying no to sin http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Strange-Words-For-a-New-Mom-4423 2008-08-28T14:15:17-05:00 Following the Jewish custom, Mary and Joseph brought their baby boy to the temple to be circumcised, just eight days after that first Christmas. God had someone waiting for them there - an old man named Simeon who had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the One he called "the Lord's Christ." He actually held the baby in his arms and praised God for sending Him. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Your-Final-Payment-4429 2008-08-28T14:10:37-05:00 According to the Bible, there is still one more bill to pay after the funeral - it's the payment for all those me-first life choices that the Bible calls "sin." In God's words, "Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment" (Hebrews 9:27). The payment for running our own lives is an eternal payment. But like that final payment for your funeral expenses, you can do something now to take care of that awful obligation once and for all. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Homeless-No-More-4419 2008-08-28T11:40:10-05:00 It's possible to be living in a mansion this Christmas, and yet to be homeless - in your heart. In our hearts, there is this homing instinct that keeps us looking for a love that will fill the hole in our heart, a relationship that will give us one safe and secure place in a lonely and disappointing world. But our lives are littered with the temporary "boxes" that we hoped would give our heart a home but never did. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Trading-Empty-For-Full-4303 2008-08-27T16:59:31-05:00 Not a bad deal. I gave my friend what was empty and he replaced it with what was full. Just like Jesus. I handed him a life that was pretty empty, and He gave me back a life that is amazingly full. He's done that for countless people, and He would love to do that for you.