Sin: setting ourselves above God
What was so bad about Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden that it merited the judgment that...
Today's devotional: mankind, the hope of Creation?
Much discussion and debate has taken place over the meaning of mankind's God-given "dominion"...
Today's devotional: oil spills and the responsibility of stewardship
When your family gathers together during the holidays, are there certain discussion topics that...
Today's devotional: the corrosive power of anger
Few Bible stories are as well-known as that of Cain and Abel. It's the story of the first murder,...
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Stepped On But Still Precious - #6016
God's one and only Son thought you were so precious that He poured out His life for every wrong thing you have ever done. Why? Because that's the only way you could ever be forgiven of your sins; the only way you could ever have the love relationship with Him you were made for; the only way you could be with Him in heaven forever.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/stepped-on-but-still-precious...
The Illusion of Being Covered - #5980
So many of us are thinking we're going to be okay with God, that we'll make it into heaven because of all our religion, all the good we've done - fig leaves. The best we can do, but nowhere near enough to satisfy a perfect God. Hebrews 9:22 says, "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." It took the shedding of the blood of the sinless Son of God to cover your sin and mine. And your only hope is putting all your trust in Him.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-illusion-of-...
The Trash Removal That Saves Your Life - #5957
You can't get rid of your sin by earning it, by doing good things. You can't inherit God's forgiveness from a Christian family or pick it up by osmosis from just being around Christian things your whole life. Your only hope of getting clean, of getting to heaven, is the cleansing power of the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Not Christianity. Jesus.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-trash-removal-that-saves-your...
Crossing The Pipeline - #2784
Now that Jesus is asking you to step beyond your comfort zone into a bold and beautiful place you can only get to one way, by crossing the pipeline. You've gone as far as you can go safely. Don't miss what's on the other side. If you'll look on the other side, that's Jesus beckoning to you to come follow Him.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/crossing-the-pipeline-2784
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - The Power of a Father's Smile - #8295 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
It was that time of the year when the grass grew so fast, it seemed like our lawn needed to be mowed like every other day. My then five-year-old son was following me, clipping around the rocks, and I smiled at him and kept mowing. He came up to me and he said, “Daddy, could you do that again please?” I said, “Do what?” He said, “Could you please smile at me again. It’s your smile that keeps me going.”
http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/the-power-of-a-fathers-smile-8295
My Child, My Mirror - #2653
There is something about having a child that makes you start thinking about yourself in ways you may not have thought before. They are mirrors to us. As a dad or a mom trying to shape this life we have been entrusted with, knowing the dangers, the challenges, the consequences, we begin to see things we may have never fully seen before - like our own incompleteness or inadequacy, our baggage, our weaknesses that can now do serious damage to this vulnerable life in our hands...
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/my-child-my-mirror-2653
Full Alert - #2634
The threat to you and me is this predator called sin. And you probably know all too well which sin or sins are always crouching at your door, always trying to take over, whether it's anger or lust or worry or selfishness or pride, or some habit or persistent temptation. The call of God is to go on full alert against that sin, stopping its intrusion while it's small, before it is a full-scale sin invasion of your heart and mind.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/full-alert-2634
Go When the Gate Is Open - #5882
The Lord may not always be able to be found. He won't always be near. That's why you have to come to Him while He is. The gate to get to God could not be clearer. It's not a religion - no religion including Christian religion. It's a person. Jesus said, "I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/go-when-the-gate...
Silent Guys - #5875
Man was never meant to be an island, keeping everything to himself. We were never meant to be some Lone Ranger, wearing a mask to cover up our identity. God made us to need a shared life. But sadly, a lot of us men have somewhere bought the lie that manhood means keeping your deepest feelings to yourself.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/silent-guys-5875
Hugging the Wrong Thing - #5850
Face the responsibility you have for the distance that's been developing. Put aside whatever "dolly" you've been hugging for security and wrap both arms around the person you pledged your life to. Yes, you have to work at this oneness that God created marriage to bring. But it is so worth the work; so worth the sacrifices. If you're married, God intended you to find in one another the harbor for which our hearts truly long.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/hugging-the-wrong-thing-5850