Articles Tagged 'Ear' (Page 5)

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.

Exalting Jesus as Savior and Lord

by Phil Ware · John 3:16-17 · Redeeming

Phil Ware shares Scriptures, stories, and ideas to help us prepare for the hour of worldwide unified prayer for our broken world, especially focused on Jesus being both Savior and Lord.

Simple spiritual moves of faith can become divine appointments that change the world!

So the World Will Know

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 12 · Body of Christ

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos and invite us to live as Jesus' bodily presence in the world, today.

Let's each pledge to use our spiritual gifts as different parts of Jesus' body and join together to live as Jesus in the world.

To Win Your Heart!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2 · Incarnation

James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to faith in the eternal God who chose to reveal himself by becoming human and living in our world

On this Christmas Day as we bring this year's journey to an end, the question you need to ask is as important to answer as it is simple to ask!

What is CORE: Finishing

by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 · Core

Phil Ware brings his series on 'What is CORE!' to a close, giving us a short summary to help us remember these three CORE passages and what they teach and call on us to do.

I remain convicted that these passages give us the CORE of what we must believe and practice as Jesus' disciples.

Purpose that Brings Meaning to Life

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Romans 8:18 · Measure Up · Meaning

James Nored and Phil Ware share God's message for us about purpose and meaning through words and video, focusing on Viktor Frankl and the apostle Paul.

As human beings, we can survive almost any 'how' if we have a 'why'! — Viktor Frankl

To the Ends of the Earth

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Acts 1:4-9 · Mission

James Nored and Phil Ware share Jesus' plan to reach all peoples, like the Ethiopian Nobleman and the people in the farthest reaches of the earth, with the goodness of grace.

God uses the most amazing connections and people to fulfill his promises to bless all people!

What Is Core: Believing

by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 · Creation · Core

Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe and do to be true disciples of Jesus, today.

What is most important for us to believe and do as disciples of Jesus, today?

Who Will Carry Us?

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 8:16-17 · Identity

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Who will

Young children can fall asleep anywhere and sleep peacefully, trusting that those who love them will carry them where they need to go!

Through Every Storm!

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 8:23-27 · 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.

A New Heart

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 5 · Sermon on the Mount

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.

Golden!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 7:12

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship through songs, Communion, and the Word God, inviting us to realize that in Jesus, we have the power to break every chain of bondage in our relationships and in our lives.

The Golden Rule is a fundamental principle in our life with others. Jesus lived this principle, and we have chosen to follow the example of our Savior.

Biblical Foundation for Online Outreach Strategies

by Phil Ware · Acts 2 · Mission

Phil Ware acknowledges the burnout and frustration in our church leaders from having to do church online and virtually, but at the same time challenges us to go back to the book of Acts and see how using our technologies to share Jesus is essential.

Instead of spending all of our time focused on re-gathering, we need to ask ourselves how we are have been doing the essential things that go with being Jesus' church

Tired, Uncertain, and Opening Our Church Doors, Again

by Phil Ware · Exodus 3 · Leadership

Phil Ware introduces a series of weekly messages to help us deal with the challenges of the new world we are called to minister in today, focusing on the biblical foundation for answers to these challenges.

Their buildings might be closed, but their churches were still open and living out their mission.

U-Turn to Walk in God's Will

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 3:1-23

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!

Doing What is Good to All People

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Galatians 6:7-10

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God to seek his help in our brokenness and challenge us to do good to all people as we have opportunity.

We are committed to making Jesus' death, last words, and future vision real in our fellowship and our world, now!

A Party for Jesus with Sinners?

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Habakkuk 3:1-6 · Matthew

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and remind each other of those who are lost, left out, and left behind that need to be at Jesus' table of grace and how we are called to reach the lost as our mission.

Let's awaken our hearts to the greatness of God, the assured hope we have in our future with Jesus, and our mission to take Jesus' grace to the world.

Valuing Women of Faith and Courage

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Happy Mother's Day! Today is Mother's Day in many part of the world, so let's celebrate women of faith and courage who have blessed our lives and empowered the work of God in our world.

Waiting in Expectation

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 5:1-12 · Prayer · Presence · Quiet Time

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We can approach each day with hope and expectation because of God's faithfulness.

Dealing with the Anger Inside

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:25 · Anger

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We are ToGather: People from around the world, gathered virtually, to honor God as we are reshaped by his Spirit to do the work of Jesus in our broken world.

Beyond Our Impatience, Loneliness, and Fear

by Max Lucado · 1 John 4:18 · Fear · Loneliness

Max Lucado reminds us that discovering God's love for us in Jesus, his perfect love, helps us overcome our feelings of loneliness, impatience, and fear.

What if loneliness has an invitation for a great discovery about God?

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Towel

by Phil Ware · John 13:1-4

Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight focusing on common elements in our world, our lives, that Jesus used to join our hearts to his love.

The hands that would soon be nailed to a cross now reached for a towel to serve those that would abandon him while he hung on that cross, alone!

Questions on Our Journey of Faith

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Faith

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video that faith is not about always having the answers and never having doubts, but persevering on the journey to Jesus.

Someone who is without faith in God doesn't yearn for answers for their deepest questions from God. Our questions as believers can be signs that we are reaching out to God for reassurance.

It All Hinges on This

by Phil Ware · Mark 8 · Messiah · Healing · Blindness

Phil Ware helps us to better understand both Mark's message about where true life is found and also his outline and organization of his gospel around the hinges to the story provided by the stories of two blind men that Jesus heals.

How can we know if our lives make a difference and truly matter?

He Entered Your World

by Max Lucado · Hebrews 4:14-16 · Jesus

Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus longs for us to draw near to him in our times of troubles, problems, challenges, pain, and trials.

God drew near to us in Jesus, so why would we not come to him with our challenges, troubles, and trials?

The Lord is Near

by Phil Ware · Psalm 23 · Death

Phil Ware reminds us that in our darkest times the Lord, our good Shepherd, wants to be near us and make his presence known to us.

The Lord longs to be near us when we feel most alone, especially in our last journey through the valley of shadows.

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