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.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Mission
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.
by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:2-5 · Interim Ministry
Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part 1 of a 4 part series on the interim season by comparing it to the journey through the wilderness.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Immanuel
Phil Ware does part 4 in a 5 part series on the Immanuel passages in Matthew, this week is the Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20, focusing on cross cultural outreach and disciple-making, something much more involved than just evangelism.
by Tim Woodroof · Romans 12 · Spiritual Gifts
Tim Woodroof continues the series on a church finding or calling a new preaching minister or senior pastor, especially during interim ministry, and the key point is that a church needs to know who it is and what God has called them to do before they try t
by Greg Anderson · Acts 20 · Personhood · People
Greg Anderson continues the series from Interim Ministry Partners about helping a church discover its mission by focusing on the people in the process.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Integrity · Interim Ministry
Phil Ware continues the series of articles on discerning your mission for churches to work through as they are in a season of looking for a preaching minister or pastor and Phil emphasizes both the universal mission passages and the specific mission passa
by Tim Woodroof · 1 Timothy 4:11-16 · Preaching
Tim Woodroof begins a series of articles by Interim Ministry Partners on discovering a congregation's mission by talking about how churches want to find someone to fill the pulpit in a hurry when they first need to discover who they are and what their mis
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Yearning, our need and desire and longing for Jesus to be real to us and close to us and experienceable in our daily lives.
by Rick Brown · John 2:1-11 · Outreach
Rick Brown reminds us to be focused on meeting the felt needs of people and use that to invite them to Jesus.
by Phillip Morrison · John 14:6
Phillip Morrison talks about a campaign in Austin, Texas, called Explore God and about trying to introduce people to conversations about the Lord.
by Ann Voskamp · Mark 5:25-34 · Faith
Ann Voskamp reminds us that faith and prayer are a two street and the both are intertwined with each other and when this happens, grace, joy, and healing flow into Shalom, peace, wholeness and fullness of life.
by Bill Brant · Deuteronomy 6:4-9,12 · Teaching
The responsibility for teaching the children about God lay with the parents, and while reinforcing repeated who God was and what God had done, the process also became a continual reminder to the parents as well.
by Rick Brown · Matthew 6:9-13 · Prayer
Rick Brown reminds us that prayer begins simply, and in the process fo growing we all end up developing and growing in our prayer life.
by Rick Brown · Luke 11:1-4
Rick Brown leads us to see prayer in a fresh way, but also the way of Jesus.
by Stacy Voss · 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 · Winter · Writing
Stacy Voss talks about writing and also writing on the hearts of her children.
by Donna Ware · Deuteronomy 6 · Parenting
Donna Ware shares insight into raising children to leave a legacy of faith.
by Bill Denton · 2 Timothy 4:1-5
Make your preacher's day, listen and learn.
by Ron Rose · John 13:35 · Responsibility · Reputation
Ron Rose reminds us that we can be someone who argues or someone who is known for loving others.
by Phil Ware · John 13-17 · Urgency
Phil Ware continues his series on the unpredictable Savior and reminds us of the upper room discourses where Jesus demonstrates and teaches what is most important to him to those who are most important to him, his disciples, his friends, those he loves.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Change
Ron Rose writes about change and how it is not only inevitable, but it is the answer to life's greatest challenges and the wind upon which faith sails.
by Bill Sherrill · Luke 2:14 · Christmas
Bill Sherrill reminds us that the manger and the promises given to Mary would make the Cross seem impossible to understand until the empty tomb and the resurrection brought back the praise the angels gave on the day he was born.
by Phil Ware · Romans 10:12-15 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his four message series on Jesus' last words which must be our first priority.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Disciple Making
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on the Great Commission and Jesus' last words which must be our first priority.
by Rick Brown · John 13:17 · Discipleship
Rick Brown talks about discipleship being more than sitting and learning, it involves going and doing.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:1-29 · Obedience
Phil Ware looks at the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7, and emphasizes Jesus' call to us to obey, put into practice, bear fruit, and do what he says.