Articles Tagged 'Choose'

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.

Resist and Obey!

Max Lucado reminds us that while all sorts of challenges await us today, the Lord longs for our obedience so he can step in and crush Satan at our feet.

Decide now to choose obedience and resist the devil and invite the LORD to help you win your victory over the evil one!

Intentional Godliness

Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we are called to live godly lives, intentionally!

Godliness means having the commitment and the spiritual discipline to live in ways that honor and reflect the character and compassion of God.

Through Every Storm!

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that the storms of life can engulf us, surround us, buffet us, and even terrify us, but Jesus will not abandon us in our storms and will eventually bring us to safety, peace, and calm.

Jesus wants us to invite him into our storms so he can speak peace to our panic and hope to our dread.

Through Every Storm

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that the storms of life can engulf us, surround us, buffet us, and even terrify us, but Jesus will not abandon us in our storms and will eventually bring us to safety, peace, and calm.

Jesus wants us to invite him into our storms so he can speak peace to our panic and hope to our dread.

Freedom to Choose

Max Lucado reminds us about our freedom to choose Jesus and eternal life or not.

While we can get frustrated by our lack of choices about some things in life, the most important choice of all is ours because of Jesus!

To Benefit Them!

Byron Ware reminds us of the vital importance of how we communicate both in the words we choose to say, not speak, and the non-verbals we use as we speak them.

Preparing my mouth for marriage... and beyond!

Remember Your Worth

Max Lucado reminds us that we are the precious bride of Christ and we need to keep our focus on our wedding day.

You have been chosen by Christ for an eternity-long relationship!

I Choose

Max Lucado reminds us that our life is made by what we choose to do with our character and our heart.

We have a huge impact on our day by what we decide to choose!

You Want to Use Me?

Phil Ware continues his use of The Story material and focuses on God calling Moses.

I know who I am, so how can God use?

Out of Chaos

Phil Ware continues with The Story and focuses on the first eleven chapters of Genesis and the Fall and the brokenness of our world.

How in the world did we get into this mess?

A Something Is not the same as The Something

There is a difference between being "a" god and being "the" God. God claims to be the God.

They are both little words, but the is a world of difference between being

Auto-Correct Spelling and Life

The Christian life is a life of intentional choices made every day. You cannot live that life on auto-check.

I wonder if it is possible to live my life on auto-check?

Big Rocks

Patrick Odum talks about our big rocks have to go into the bottle first.

How are you going to get everything in?

Catch and Release: One

Phil Ware talks about Jesus' identity, our reluctance to choose, and how we have to choose one way or the other about Jesus' identity.

Don't you hate to have to choose!

Human Nature?

Russ Lawson reminds us that our human nature was created by God and that we can use it to choose wisely, to choose God.

So is our human nature really all that bad?

Clearing a Path

There are so many times in life that the world around me is full of confusing messages. It's hard to know which way to turn and it seems impossible to find my way. The good news is that as a Christian I have someone to clear the path ahead for me.

Who is clearing your path?

Be Intentional about What Matters Most

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we have to be intentional or what we view as important gets lost in the busyness of life.

What is really most important in your family?`

Called to Belong

Because we are called to belong to Christ Jesus, we have grace and peace!

Where do you belong?