2011-08-08T11:40:13-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/calling/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/how-did-i-get-on-this-back-road-6392 2011-08-08T11:40:13-05:00 Are you tired of the back road you're on? Why not go back on God's main road? You access God's best by repentance. If your shock absorbers have absorbed about all the bumps they can, make the one turn that will help—turn away from that sin and toward God's better alternative. It's time to get back on the main road. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/come-when-your-name-is-called-6330 2011-04-15T13:08:58-05:00 Jesus said, "No one can come to Me unless the Father draws him." And if you feel today that tug in your heart - that drawing - that's the Father making it possible for you to come to Christ. You can't even come to Christ without His help. That's why it's important to move when God is moving in your life. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/your-father-never-said-you-could-6284 2011-03-11T16:21:09-05:00 We Bible folks have this way of dressing up sin rather than dealing with it. Saul learned that it doesn't work to put spiritual names on sin and religious words on rebellion. Oh, my kids learned not to put their father's name on something that their father didn't approve of. God's kids need to learn that about their Father. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/fat-by-any-other-name-6302 2011-03-09T15:09:26-05:00 We don't like to deal with sin; we like to disguise it. Maybe today would be a good day to pray something like this, "Lord, am I calling sin by a nice name? I don't want to mask my disobedience any longer." Deal with it before God deals with you. What does God call it? See, sin by any other name is still sin. And as the Bible says, "If we would judge ourselves, then we will not be judged." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/where-you-were-born-to-be-6174 2010-09-09T09:34:44-05:00 Follow God where He's taking you. The alternative - a future filled with the bitter regrets of someone who knows they've missed what they were put here for. Don't settle for anything less than being where you were born to be, and doing what you were born to do. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%201:10-11&version=NIV 2009-10-06T17:16:33-05:00 We should be eager to make our calling and election sure. Peter writes that if we do so we will receive a grand welcome into Jesus' eternal kingdom. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/summoned-by-name-2409 2009-09-25T14:18:46-05:00 Don't underestimate His love! Romans 5:8 says God demonstrated His love for us in this way: "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Because of His deep, deep love for you, God's Son gave His life as the payment for the death penalty that you and I deserve, and for quite awhile now He's been trying to get your attention. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204:1-3&version=NIV 2009-07-28T16:49:15-05:00 Believers in God have been "called" individually and uniquely into His family, and in this passage Paul urges Christians to live a life that is worthy of that great honor. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:7-8&version=NIV 2009-07-17T10:18:07-05:00 Whatever it is we do in life, whether it's lofty or humble, the Bible makes it clear that we're to do it with honor and diligence. Leaders and teachers here are exhorted to carry out their tasks with integrity. http://liveyourcalling.com/liveyourcalling/liveyourcallingbook 2009-01-14T16:11:47-05:00 This book will be a terrific resource for you if you are seeking to find direction in your life, and/or if you are in a helping profession. (Live Your Calling includes a detailed 12-week small group guide, making it a perfect choice for small groups and classroom use.)