2012-02-17T11:20:34-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/price/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-downhill-thrill-and-the-uphill-bill-6550 2012-02-17T11:20:34-05:00 Oh, you have the good feeling right now that sin gives, maybe you don't have the consequences yet, and it's easy just to go with what you can see now. But the thrill is not worth the price tag. This moment won't last. The loss, oh it will last. The pain, the consequences? Just ask King David. They last a lifetime. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-thousand-invisible-mornings-6419 2011-08-18T10:03:50-05:00 That price is to make our daily time with Jesus non-negotiable; the anchor of our daily schedule; the "sun" around which all the other "planets" of our life must revolve. Christian meetings and events won't do it. Great Bible teaching, Christian fellowship, they won't do it. There simply is no substitute for the love-driven discipline of spending time with Jesus yourself. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/no-discount-disciples-6218 2010-11-29T11:05:53-05:00 Those who experience Jesus most deeply, most sweetly, are those who walk the way of the cross with Him. Don't be afraid to make the choices for Him that may cost you something. That's what taking up a cross means - expensive choices. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-highest-bid-you-ve-ever-had-6193 2010-10-07T09:12:36-05:00 the price for you was very high. Jesus was beaten until His back was ripped apart. He carried a cross on that bloody back, a crown of thorns was jammed on his head, spikes were driven into His hands and feet, and worst of all, His Father turned His back on Him because He was carrying your sin so God would never have to turn His back on you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-cost-of-putting-off-the-repairs-6054 2010-03-25T09:41:31-05:00 Problem: the longer you wait to repair what's broken, the more expensive it's going to be. This is the easiest and cheapest it's ever going to be to make it right. One day it's going to get so bad it's un-livable that way. But the price of repairs may be more expensive than you ever dreamed. In the Bible, God is constantly urging us to get things fixed now. He says about our anger, for example, "Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry" (Ephesians 4:27). http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%206:19-20&version=NIV 2009-09-25T13:00:25-05:00 The ultimate argument against harming ourselves or others comes down to the Christian teaching that our bodies are spiritual temples to God, precious to Him. Damage done to our bodies is damage done to God's temple. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Starting-With-the-Architect-5631 2008-08-15T16:24:08-05:00 If your plans haven't worked, or if your plans haven't given you what you were looking for, it's time to go back and start with the Architect.