Articles Tagged 'Sheep'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Overcoming the Greater Pandemic: Finder and Mender

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 15:10 · Lost

God's people have been in lost places before our time. They made it safely through their wilderness to better times and better places.

James Nored in video and Phil Ware with words reminds us that God is the finder and mender of lost and broken things and lost and broken people.

The Good Shepherd

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · John 10:10 · Shepherd

Imagine the audacity of Jesus to identify himself as the LORD, our shepherd, the one David praises in Psalm 23 as well the God of deliverance who identified himself to Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3!

Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word about Jesus our good shepherd, along with a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way.

A Christmas Invitation You Don't Want to Miss!

by Rick Brown · Luke 2:11 · Christmas

Hold on to your Christmas hat, because you've received the same invitation as the shepherds!

Rick Brown reminds us that we can tell the story of Jesus' birth just as well as the shepherds did!

Hank and the Mop Bucket

by Max Lucado · Exodus 2:14 · Change · Called

Changing direction in life is not tragic. Losing passion in life is.

Max Lucado reminds us that God is not finished with us yet and still speaks to us.

Building a Culture of Honor: Accountability

by Phil Ware · Ecclesiastes 4:10 · Accountability

Holding each other and ourselves accountable for our growth toward Jesus it often the forget piece in building a culture of honor.

Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.

Lost and Found

by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:25 · Lost

Isn't it a blessing when you find what's been lost?!

Phil Ware tells about a time he lost his son Zachary and then found him and the joy of finding lost sheep in the teaching of Jesus.

A Really Inconvenient Truth

by Phil Ware · Isaiah 40:11

What is a shepherd's real goal in leading God's flock?

Phil Ware talks about Nathan's rebuke of David using a shepherding story, the use of shepherd imagery to describe God, and the call of God's leaders to be shepherds to the people of God.

We Are His People!

by Tom Norvell · Psalm 100:1 · Praise

Do we act like it?

Tom Norvell reminds us that we need to live like the Lord is our God!

All Along, I Thought I Was Reading to Him

by Danny Sims · Isaiah 40:11 · Shepherd

When is reading more than just reading?

Reading the story of a lost sheep with his son allows a father to really hear what is in his sons heart and how he is his sons shepherd.

Found Things

by Cary Branscum · Romans 3:23 · Find

What have you found lately?

Finding things no one else sees is great, but being found by God is better.

New Windows

by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 9:35 · Compassion

What would you see if you had new windows in your church?

We must view the world outside our churches in new ways, especially through the eyes of compassion like Jesus did.

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