2011-03-14T10:22:27-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/spiritually/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/saturating-the-saturated-6306 2011-03-14T10:22:27-05:00 Where are the churches who will not just aim their resources at watering God's people, but who will risk their buildings and their reputations, and their budgets, and their lives to build a bridge to their lost community? Not just to be a place to take care of the already rescued, but to be a life saving station for their community. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-cannons-of-fear-and-the-courage-of-faith-5968 2009-11-25T10:18:34-05:00 Fear often keeps us from God's best - parenting out of fear, leading (or failing to lead) because of fear, resisting God's call or God's assignment because of fear, missing God's best because of fear of failure, leaving someone we know spiritually lost because of fear of sharing Jesus with them. Faith, on the other hand, focuses on the greatness of your Lord and reaches for His hand, and says, "I'll go if You're going with me." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/ill-from-overeating-5826 2009-09-10T12:26:14-05:00 If your Christian life is mostly passive right now, it's no wonder you're spiritually bored and you're living in a false security that everything is OK. It's not. You're foundering...you're ill from overeating and under exercising. But today can be your day to get up, get busy, and start experiencing what it is to run in God's pasture, not just graze in God's pasture! http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/A-Ride-to-a-Better-View-8061 2008-07-25T10:12:57-05:00 I couldn’t help but think how many of us do that spiritually; we settle for where it’s safe. We miss the view that only comes from taking the risks to go higher. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Safe-At-Home-Or-Not-8051 2008-07-24T15:45:57-05:00 Moral of the story: It’s possible to have lots of Christianity and miss Christ; to miss the one base that counts. That time in your life when you consciously grab Jesus as your only hope of having your sins forgiven and going to heaven when you die. http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21516&forum=34&0 2008-01-01T11:38:27-05:00 Spiritually we are in a shocking condition. The status of many local fellowships is bad news, and deteriorating by the minute. It is fairly well known that there have been scandalous cases of immorality involving even elders and full-time workers.