2012-03-20T11:05:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/fire/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-effects-of-erosion-6569 2012-03-20T11:05:19-05:00 Those flirtations are eroding you. Maybe you're walking along the sexual cliff saying, "Well, I don't plan to go all the way." Oh yeah, but you're being eroded. There are more lies in your life maybe than there used to be; recurring thoughts of sinful activity. Do you see what's happened? Slowly but surely you're going down. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2023:29&version=NIV 2009-09-25T10:41:14-05:00 God's Word is powerful--it can break down even the most powerful spiritual defenses. This verse reminds us of the consuming power of God's Word. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%203:11-13&version=NIV 2009-09-18T12:29:38-05:00 The Bible teaches that the earth will be destroyed one day by fire, and that nothing will be able to withstand the heat. Knowing that the world will one day be destroyed and remade, it's our job to remain faithful to God while we live. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2026:20&version=NIV 2009-09-04T10:42:49-05:00 Proverbs tells us that if we want a fire to go out we should stop feeding it wood. Likewise, if we want a quarrel to die down, we should gossiping. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Cor.3.10-15&version=NIV 2009-07-14T11:09:09-05:00 The Bible uses this construction analogy to show us how we ought to live. Each believer is part of God's church, contributing our talents and efforts to the kingdom of God. But the work we do must be done with integrity and commitment, so that it will survive the "fire" of suffering and trials. If the foundation we build is solid, it will support generations of believers who come after us! http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/heores-on-the-fire-line-9178 2009-02-05T13:44:13-05:00 A reporter watching it said, “I don’t think they’re going to make it.” Well thankfully, choppers came in the nick of time with water and doused the flames. Later, the fire captain asked a whole big group of firefighters for volunteers to go back and fight that fire again. All 12 of those guys put their hands up. Here’s what the newscaster said about their heroism, “Once again they laid their lives on the narrow line between life and death.”