2008-11-10T17:53:58-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/suffering http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36061&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:53:58-05:00 We May Suffer for Faithfully Being in Him! Persecutions and sufferings have a reason and a purpose! They have a way of refining and purifying us to allow the... http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36060&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:52:27-05:00 We Are To Have the Attitude of Christ! Are you chasing your desires or our Lord? The answer to this question will determine what direction in life you go as well as if, when, and how sin will entice you to fall! http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36059&columnid=3803 2008-11-10T17:50:40-05:00 Suffering for Doing Good! This passage begins Peter’s discourse on suffering (3:13-5:11). When something bad happens to someone who is bad, we should not be surprised. http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=35632&columnid=3803 2008-10-27T18:20:10-05:00 Hope and guidance! Even in the mist of dire circumstances as with Paul in II Cor 11: 23-29 we can have hope beyond hope. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Best-Seats-in-the-House-4475 2008-08-29T00:51:27-05:00 Those who have suffered painfully, those who have been hurt deeply, they are the people who have - or can have - a view of the awesomeness of God that others never see. And if you are going through a long, dark valley right now, there's hope here for you in seeing beyond the hurt to what can happen if you let your big need open you up to a big God. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Sunsets-Should-Be-Beautiful-4492 2008-08-28T17:38:52-05:00 Yes, our later years can have their share of physical pain, disappointed dreams, financial strain, grievous losses, frustrating limitations, and even hurtful neglect. We can't choose our circumstances, but we can, whatever our age, choose our attitude. We can choose what kind of climate we're going to bring with us wherever we are: selfish or unselfish, gentle or harsh, praising or griping, critical or encouraging. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Beacon-from-the-Graveyard-4500 2008-08-28T17:25:24-05:00 Jesus blew the doors off His grave and walked out under His own power, leaving death - man's ultimate enemy - vanquished and powerless. And that Easter morning, the beacons were lit. From the mountaintop of that generation, the message that Jesus is alive and death has lost has ignited a fire on the mountain of the next generation. And today, twenty centuries later, we are the ones left here by Jesus to light the beacon for our generation. 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-Hard-Times/Wounded-But-Still-Fighting-4301 2008-08-27T17:01:00-05:00 If you've taken some hits lately - you're hurt, you're knocked down, you're wounded - then the stirring testimony of the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 4, beginning with verse 7, should be an encouragement and a challenge to you. It's our word for today from the Word of God. It comes from one who has been wounded over and over again, and who refuses to stop fighting for Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Fog-Cannot-Win-4316 2008-08-27T16:50:40-05:00 The fog never really stands a chance - it's no match for the inevitable victory of the sun - in a majestic mountain landscape, or in the dark moments of your life and mine. And it could be that you're in one of those seasons right now. It's been a time of loss, of grief, of doubt and confusion, of a prodigal loved one, of no answers. Maybe you've been walking through a fog where evil seems to be winning; where injustice seems to be prevailing. The fog has rolled into your life and obscured things you were once so sure of. It's covered the joy you once had with a sense of sadness and fear and even thoughts of giving up.