Articles Tagged 'Act' (Page 2)

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.

Live Beyond

Phil Ware writes about leaving a legacy with his children and grandchildren to pass on faith and be passionate disciples of Jesus.

I invite you to join me in living beyond the horizon of our children's faith!

God Longs to Be Gracious to You!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual, DIY worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us that God longs to be gracious to us if we wait in prayer for him to act.

God has given his people many great and precious promises over the centuries. We choose to celebrate several of those promises today!

Finding Jesus!

Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.

How do we get started on rebuilding our relationship with Jesus, a relationship He yearns to have with us?

ToGather.church for November 8 is Ready!

Dr. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware invite you to join us for our Sunday, Verse of the Day focused, home worship guide and videos, called ToGather.church!

You're invited to use our worship guide for your home or group worship!

What is CORE: Going

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations, and emphasizes the first process of doing that: GOING!

True disciples of the Lord haven't stopped going ever since Jesus commanded it!

What IS CORE: Disciple-making

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations.

When I die, my prayer is that Jesus will tell me that my life has honored his final command with even more passion and purpose. How about you?

What Is Core: Loving

Phil Ware continues his series on what is core and focuses on love and what it is and how Jesus and God demonstrate it.

Core to following Jesus is becoming like God in offering love, first.

Putting My Life Where My Mouth Is!

Phil Ware challenges us to leave behind intention and move out into the world of action as we seek care for our broken world and overcome the criticism that we are uncaring hypocrites who are not willing to help

Are we willing to live up to our religious-sounding talk?

Do Again in Our Day What You Did Before!

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship through songs, Communion, and the Word God, inviting us to realize that God's presence and power are still available to us today and we can ask God to do again in our day what he did in days of old thro

Why settle for a past-tense God when the Lord longs to move through us with power from the Holy Spirit?

A New Heart

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and that he was not giving us a list of do's and don't do's, but was calling us to put into practice the way of God from the heart.

Jesus isn't calling us to keep a list of do's and don'ts; he is challenging us to obey the Father from our hearts, in love.

Leaving a Multi-generational Legacy

Phil Ware reminds us that as fathers and grandfather, we will leave behind messes but we can also leave behind a legacy of faith that lasts for generations.

As fathers, we can leave behind messes for our children and grandchildren; more importantly, we can leave behind a lasting legacy of faith!

U-Turn to Walk in God's Will

Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.

Before we can be useful in living for God, we need to have our U-turn moment!

Living My MUSD #6: Shared Prayer through Forgiving Redemptively

Phil Ware opens the New Testament and reminds of a great way to live out our mission while under social distancing, prayer because prayer has always been a virtual way of blessing others.

Living My Mission Under Social Distancing

Not Molded by Our Circumstances!

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Joseph's story and how God works in our lives to bless people if we are faithful, have character, and share compassion no matter our circumstance.

We can change our world for the better rather than having our values eroded by our circumstances!

A New Heart

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and that he was not giving us a list of do's and don't do's, but was calling us to put into practice the way of God from the heart.

Jesus wasn't calling us to keep a list of do's and don'ts; he was challenging us to obey the Father from our hearts, in love.

U-Turn to Walk in God's Will

Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.

Before we can be useful in living for God, we need to have our U-turn moment!

Don't Just Stand There

Phil Ware finishes his series called 8GHT and focusses on Jesus' command for us to quit standing around and doing nothing, but to go and do something to redeem our lost world.

As our world sinks ever deeper into the abyss of division, evil, hatred, and violence, Jesus’ followers must do more than spout platitudes, post opinions, blame others, go to church, pray, and preach.

More than the Outskirts of His Ways

Phil Ware and James Nored share in word and video an idea about how we can truly understand God's greatness, glory, and grace even though we cannot understand everything about him.

If there is a God and he's out there, why doesn't he just get it over with and show himself to us? Why this need for faith?

Lead with Gentleness

Tom Norvell reminds us that gentleness is essential in today's divided world because we know that Jesus is near.

In a society where parents are overwhelmed, overbooked, overworked, and overstressed, I can be a voice of gentleness!

A Prayer for Jesse

Jordan Harrell shares her own struggle to get off her comfortable bed and turn her compassionate feelings into compassionate action.

And then, there’s Jesse. Six-years-old and a bit small for his age with the most genuine gold-capped tooth smile.

The Threefold Path

Bill Sherrill reminds us of the importance of faith, hope, and love -- not just as theological concepts, but as integrated real-life motivation and actions.

How beautifully these three words speak to the fullness of our Christian walk!

Simple Obedience

Max Lucado reminds us of the need and the blessing of obedience.

Heeding God’s Word Is Fighting God’s War.

I'm Gorgeous Inside!

Phil Ware challenges us to pursue the faithful love, righteous character, and gracious compassion of God from our hearts.

Would it really be nice if we could really see what was on the inside of people — their hearts?

How Can I Grow to Be More Like Jesus?

Phil Ware answers a question he is often asked by those who are new followers of Jesus or people whose spiritual lives have stagnated: "How can I grow spiritually?"

I want to grow spiritually — to be more like Jesus — but can I really do that?

Finding Jesus!

Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.

How do we get started on rebuilding our relationship with Jesus, a relationship He yearns to have with us?