2009-11-20T09:31:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/your+mission http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-light-that-weathers-all-your-storms-5964 2009-11-20T09:31:09-05:00 I know a relationship with Jesus can weather every storm. He's loved and sustained us through losing a baby, through financial crises, through all the struggles of parenting, through major medical battles, and at the casket of so many we've loved. Jesus has never abandoned, never let down anyone who's put their life in His hands. He is the one certain light that your heart needs. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/daisy-chains-5965 2009-11-20T09:17:32-05:00 Sadly, too many of us are in that group sitting in the grass, doing nothing about those around us who are moving steadily toward an awful eternity. We're real busy making our daisy chains. Listen to God's warning in Amos 6:1, our word for today from the Word of God. "Woe to you who are complacent in Zion." Complacent in God's place; going to heaven but not caring much about those who aren't - making daisy chains. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/orphan-no-more-5960 2009-11-13T09:10:21-05:00 We make a lot of mistakes for love. And no matter how close our family or friends may be, there's still that unexplainable loneliness deep down inside. It's cosmic loneliness. We're lonely for God. Maybe we're even pretty religious but we're still missing the only love relationship that can satisfy the heart of a spiritual orphan. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-deadly-silence-5958 2009-11-11T09:43:32-05:00 Pray each day that God will give you natural opportunities to share what you know about Jesus. Ask God to show you how to approach each person, and even ask Him to give you the words to say. He's promised He would. Living a Christlike life in front of them is very important, but it's not enough. They'll never guess Jesus died for them. You'll have to tell them that. You have the message that can save their life. To leave that message undelivered is unthinkable. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/unseen-unbeatable-security-5953 2009-11-04T10:32:37-05:00 No more fear of abandonment. No more fear of the unknown. No matter how dark, no matter how lonely, you will have a Father watching over you who has promised He'll never leave you. For all the days of your life, for all eternity, you'll be safe. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/a-heart-like-his-5946 2009-10-26T09:22:29-05:00 The church you're in, the ministry you're in - is it committed to saving lives on the stretch of the beach around you, or just feeding and comforting the life-saving crew? If your ministry, your church, your Bible study isn't about rescuing those who will die otherwise, you may need to do a quick heart exam. Do you have the heart of your Savior who said His reason for coming was to seek and to rescue the lost? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-good-news-about-your-bad-news-5945 2009-10-23T09:04:00-05:00 The majestic eagle, unlike most other birds, refuses to run and hide when a storm is approaching. He actually perches on the edge of his nest, waiting for the storm. Because he lets those powerful currents carry him higher than his wings can take him - until he's actually seeing the sun and looking down on his storm. Like the eagle, God wants you to use this storm to fly where you've never flown before. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/night-lights-5934 2009-10-08T09:10:37-05:00 Don't be intimidated by the darkness - you are the most important person in that dark place because you have the light of Jesus. Without you, darkness is all there is. Humbly, gently, lovingly, be the light there. You are one light that should never be turned out! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/making-the-most-of-it-5931 2009-10-05T09:31:01-05:00 Look, you may not like the situation you're in right now, your location, your singleness, your sickness, your job, your church. But instead of lamenting your spot, God wants you to experience the wonderful joy and contentment that comes from saying, "Hey, I'm here. I'm going to be here for a while. I'm going to make the most of it!" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/fixing-the-fixed-ignoring-the-broken-2576 2009-10-02T11:15:32-05:00 Harvest is urgent business. If the harvest workers don't get busy, and act quickly the harvest will die. And so will it be said there were people around us ready for Jesus - we weren't ready to go to them - they won't be ready for eternity. That'll be true unless we move beyond just fixing those who are already fixed - and start working on the ones who are broken!