2012-03-13T10:37:50-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/serving/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/whose-smile-you-re-working-for-6567 2012-03-13T10:37:50-05:00 Are you playing for the stands, you playing for the other people on the team, playing for the writers, the publicity? I'll tell you this; ultimately every other audience will prove disappointing and unappreciative. You do it for your family, sometime they'll disappoint you. For your church, for some Christian leader, for your employer, for your teachers? Count on it, sometime they're going to let you down. But the Bible says, "We serve the Lord Christ." And the thrill is taking today's activity and saying, "Lord, I'm doing it all for You." http://internetevangelismday.com/master.php 2010-08-14T07:53:50-05:00 Guest article by Mathew Varghese, General Secretary of Union of Evangelical Students of India. A reminder that the medium is not the message, and that though the Web is indeed a tool, ultimately, we are the tools the Master uses. © Ethne Magazine, used by permission. Communication is possible in different ways. We use various tools to get the message across. These days, we see the highest advance of media utilization in missions. But the sad reality is that in the fast track of technological know-how, we often tend to forget Jesus' way of communication. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/staying-alive-in-a-game-of-killer-2803 2009-09-17T16:09:52-05:00 You're spending a lot of time alone - at least emotionally; keeping things bottled up, you're feeling more depressed and isolated, you're farther from people, maybe even getting farther from God. Your heart is turning harder. Do you see what's happening? The devil is poisoning your close relationships to isolate you for the kill. Don't let it happen! Go back; build a bridge back to them; tear down whatever walls have started to develop, swallow your pride, if necessary. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/serving-but-starving-5738 2009-09-09T15:20:08-05:00 There's a danger of becoming someone who leads others to experience the Lord while you're slowly becoming a spectator yourself. And you can so fill your life with Christian meetings, Christian positions, and Christian activity that it feels like knowing the Lord. But, in fact, those activities have slowly crowded out that precious private time with Jesus. And that time is the fuel for any valid ministry! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eph.6.5-Eph.6.8&version=NIV 2009-07-15T15:55:53-05:00 This somewhat controversial passage exhorts slaves to their obey their masters as they do Christ. While this has been taken out of context as support for the evil institution of slavery, it seems rather intended to encourage us to persevere in whatever place life has placed us, secure in the knowledge that the work we do for Christ will last long after earthly authorities have passed away. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Only-Passing-It-On-4047 2008-08-01T16:34:02-05:00 The waitress is right. As much as I appreciate her service, she does not get the credit for the great dinner I'm eating. She's just passing on the good work that someone else did. So are we - as we score our victories, touch some lives, accomplish some good things. We are only serving up what someone else actually has done - what God has done. http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781576830192 2008-07-29T19:35:23-05:00 Seven Traits of a Successful Leader. Leaders are born, not made, but those who lead can learn and improve. This group study will help them do that. YOU CAN BECOME A BETTER LEADER. http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781576830857 2008-07-29T18:32:15-05:00 Mastering Money. MAKING MONEY MAKE SENSE. Manage their finances God's way. http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600061721 2008-05-01T19:55:31-05:00 Storm Warriors A Novel http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=210&art_id=66 2007-11-24T12:29:08-05:00 Our call to service is clear. But our service may look very different, depending on the cultural context of our service. Dave Livermore gives us a window through which we can peek outside of our cultural box and see how service looks in several different cultures.