2012-01-31T10:10:53-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/foundation/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/you-can-t-see-them-but-they-re-holding-it-together-6537 2012-01-31T10:10:53-05:00 I hope you're in the category of God's unsung heroes. Oh, men may not know your name or the sacrifices you're making. Oh, but be sure God does. You may not feel like your role is important, but believe me like those women who supported Jesus' ministry, you're the foundation...you're the support beams. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-myth-of-the-honorary-chairman-6398 2011-08-08T11:45:14-05:00 Jesus paid with His life, not to have the title of Lord, but the have the authority. Authority that is daily expanded through giving Him new ground from that 24-hour period of your life. You make Him Lord of the stuff of that day and you do it again tomorrow. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/stuffed-with-junk-5868 2009-09-11T10:30:52-05:00 The problem is when "stuff" that should be peripheral becomes central in your life. That's when it's time to reevaluate your priorities. It's time to see your life through God's eyes, and clean out what's not useful - the trivial pursuits. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/play-doh-or-rock-5848 2009-09-10T13:46:30-05:00 It's so good to know that you belong to Jesus; that you're going to heaven when you die. No, not just because you feel it. You know you belong to Him. You know you're going to heaven, because God says so! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Corinthians%203:10-15&version=NIV 2009-07-20T13:46:50-05:00 In this passage, Jesus is described as the foundation of our faith--the unshakable basis of every aspect of our faith. Christians are called to build upon that foundation through evangelism and discipleship--but nobody will ever replace the foundation that Jesus himself laid down. 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/A-No-Fear-Christmas-8165 2009-01-05T12:11:41-05:00 ...even with a falling messenger, that’s still an important message of Christmas. The Bible says, “The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy…a Savior has been born to you’” (Luke 2:10-11). Notice, “Do not be afraid.” That message seems especially important this Christmas. A lot of our personal finances are full of fear right now. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Flood-Insurance-For-Your-Home-8082 2008-09-05T13:28:23-05:00 But home isn’t just a building—it’s the relationships. So how do we hold our home together when the monster waves hit? It might be financial, it could be medical or conflict or tragedy. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Only-Thing-the-Flood-Can-t-Touch-8088 2008-09-05T13:20:03-05:00 It doesn’t have to be a storm or a flood. Life surprises us with all kinds of devastating hits. One definition of security that works for me is this: Having one thing in your life that the flood can’t take away. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Quakeproof-Lives-8069 2008-08-15T16:50:34-05:00 Now quakes are inescapable. They’re part of life. I don’t mean just the kind that register on the Richter Scale. There are major shakeups that hit us medically and maritally and occupationally and financially and relationally and spiritually. The question isn’t whether or not we’re going to have life-quakes; it’s whether what we’re building our life on can withstand the quake, because a life that matters just doesn’t collapse when everything’s shaking.