2012-12-12T10:03:39-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/shepherd/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/christmas-is-for-losers-6763 2012-12-12T10:03:39-05:00 Aren't you glad Christmas is for losers like you and me? Let's be sure that Christ comes to some people no one else comes to. He'll come to them through you, and they'll come to you to bring you into His family. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/intimate-messages-6656 2012-07-18T11:22:39-05:00 That song we learned as kids didn't say, "Jesus loves us," though that's true. It's so right because it says, "Jesus loves me. This I know." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/open-it-before-you-get-there-6637 2012-06-19T09:39:47-05:00 When you're in Christ's care and you're headed toward what seems to be a closed door, remember your Lord's going to be there first making sure that the door is open before you get there. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/whatever-it-takes-love-6634 2012-06-15T10:35:21-05:00 It may have looked like Roman soldiers were taking Jesus' life, but He said He was giving His life to pay for all the sinning you and I have ever done. He is the Son of God. No one can take His life. He gave it for you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-snow-plow-you-re-following-6383 2011-07-05T10:55:31-05:00 The Lord will never lead you anywhere that He has not first scouted and prepared for you. The snow plow clears the road ahead of you, and so does the Shepherd. And because He does, you'll never end up stuck. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/i-know-that-voice-6280 2011-03-11T16:27:12-05:00 You begin your day by getting used to His voice before you hear any others. Then, when you're getting six voices at once, you'll know your Shepherd's direction from all the rest. You'll sense the call - the tug of Jesus that you heard just this morning, and that you've heard so often. And you'll say, "I know that voice." http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1174 2010-08-09T16:18:06-05:00 Hmm. Until last Sunday, I had spent a lifetime not knowing that the Bethlehem shepherds were not just ordinary shepherds. And the lambs they raised were not just ordinary lambs. At least, the first-born males weren’t. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/a-leader-s-real-assignment-6055 2010-03-26T09:28:40-05:00 Jesus was a shepherd, and now He's called you to be one, trusting you with some of the sheep that He died for. Is leadership worth the price you pay and the sacrifices you make? Listen to the bottom line in 1 Peter 5:4 , "And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory, that will never fade away." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/everything-you-need-for-the-trip-6042 2010-03-09T09:13:20-05:00 The journey ahead, the white water ahead isn't about you and what you can do. It's about your Divine Outfitter, and Navigator, and Provider, and Protector, and Guide. It's not about you doing stuff for God. It's about God doing stuff through you! So what are you waiting for? What are you worrying for? Your job is pretty simple: stay pure and show up. The rest is up to Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/sheep-shoving-5938 2009-10-14T09:51:06-05:00 We like to be led. The destination the shepherd wants the sheep to go is the same, whether he's up front leading or behind pushing. What's different is how the sheep respond. If you have a sheep that isn't going where you're trying to take him or her, consider if part of the problem is the shepherd.