Articles Tagged 'Believe' (Page 4)

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.

I Doubt It: The Delivery Room

Phil Ware continues his series on 'I Doubt It' by talking about Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus and his need to be born of God, from above, born again.

If Nicodemus needed grace despite all his religious accomplishments and his genuinely God-seeking heart, then we desperately need grace, too.

Give Me Jesus: After

Phil Ware finishes his series on "Give Me Jesus" focusing on our role as his people to be his presence to the world.

Christmas isn't over; it has only just begun if we recognize that it is our job, together, to be Jesus to the world!

The Christmas Interruption

Max Lucado reminds us that the first Christmas was one big gigantic interruption in the life of unknown shepherds.

Pause and let God speak hope rather than giving way to fear and panic.

The Lord is Near: Promises

Phil Ware shares his second in a series focused on Jesus' promises to never leave us or forsake us.

Some promises matter more because of when they are made!

Couldn't!

Phil Ware reminds us of the dangers of limiting what Jesus can do among us and through us because we think we know what we can expect of him.

As Jesus' family, what are we preventing him from doing among us because of our lack of faith?

Staking God's Claim on Our Lives

Steve Hemphill reminds us of the great power for those of us who believe God is still the Great I AM and who intervenes to bless and empower his people today.

God's Word is powerful in our lives when we go public with our faith and commitment to Him!

Like Michelle!

Brian McCutchen reminds us of the joyous and infectious virtues of a heart gladly surrendered to Jesus, like Michelle's.

How do we have an infectious love of people and life that it changes us and those around us?

Heaven's Window

Phil Ware shares his second post in his four article series on Peter's confession, focusing this time on our tendency to reduce faith to words and not actions and discipleship.

Doesn't discipleship involve more than just saying the right words?

The Question

Phil Ware begins a four post series on Jesus' question to the disciples about who they thought he was and Jesus comes and asks us this question personally, so what will our answer be?

When's the last time you thought about life's most important question?

Connecting People of Other Cultures with Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" and connecting people with Jesus.

Are we willing to take the risk and reach outside our comfort zones to connect people with Jesus?

Do You Believe in Jesus?

Saving belief in Jesus is much more than believing a set of facts. Real belief is to follow Jesus.

Most people say they believe in Jesus. They are wrong.

The Sweet Grace of Opportunity

Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.

What sweeter taste can there be than the taste of grace?

Christmas is about...

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real reason for the season and that we must not forget Jesus in all the holiday trappings and mess and reindeer and Santa.

So what is supposed to be going on here, anyway?

Act(s) 1: Scene 3 — Witnesses

Mark Frost continues his series on Acts scene 1, with a great article on being witnesses built around Acts 1:8 and about reaching the world -- here, near, and far.

Learning to reach out, and further out, to speak for Jesus.

Welcome to the Dance

Lisa Noble shares a beautiful and intimate reflection of her walk, or better yet her dance with the Lord and his lead in her life.

All of life is a dance if we will only remember who needs to take the lead!

Interconnected Grace

Phil Ware challenges us to think about the small blue planet we find ourselves on and how are we going to interconnect it with grace.

Far from isolationism, we are called to

Closing Time

Phil Ware finishes the third in a series of posts that focus on the 2014 July mission trip to Lima, Peru and Sagrada Familia children's home and he focuses on the last day of saying good bye and welcoming new children into the family of God.

Sooner or later you have to say good bye, but what does good bye really mean?

Jesus Goes Home

Phil Ware continues his series on inviting Jesus to church and focuses on the question, who is Jesus family, the ones who find it so hard to believe and who will not allow him to act because of their unbelief.

Was there something Jesus really couldn't do?

A Saved Life

Brian McCutchen talks about Connie, her cancer, and her coming to Jesus in faith and baptism and leading many of her family to join her.

Have you seen someone pass from death to life?

More than a Gamble over Clothes

Phil Ware shares some thoughts on the soldiers who gambled over Jesus' garments as he died and then later came to faith.

Is there a higher gamble that one can make in life?

Mountains and Mulberries

Cathy Messecar reminds us that a little faith in God goes a long way!

Sometimes I make things too difficult and just need to trust God.

Now, so what?

Phil Ware challenges us to ask the 'Now, so what?' question to our own faith in Jesus and God and to make life changes based upon it.

So you believe in God, big deal, what are you going to do about it?

That Star?

Patrick Odum talks about the Christmas star and how it may have been identified, but how that doesn't nearly as much as the One who was born being the One who made the stars.

Is this really the Christmas star?

Where Am I on the List?

The problem with making a list of who is most likely to get to heaven is that we compare ourselves to other men and not to God.

We all want to know where we rank compared to everyone else. So what about God? Does he have a list?

Blessed Assurance

Phillip Morrison reminds us that our assurance is based on what God does and has done in Jesus, not what we can accomplish for God!

Where is your certainty found?