Articles Tagged 'Future'

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.

real HIStory

Ron Rose last post and he talks about being a storyteller for the great things that God does in our lives based on Psalm 71:18-22

He wants me to be a reporter, telling and retelling the stories of God's encounters with His people.

Living Your Dream

God has placed a dream in each of our hearts and we will not be satisfied until we find it.

Are you living the dream God placed inside you?

Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.

How can I escape my past?

They Danced!

Melissa Troyer reminds us of the importance of marking each stage of our deliverance and our journey with God, with joy and dancing!

They danced while still not knowing exactly where they would even sleep that night.

What Is CORE? Jesus!

Phil Ware stops at the mid-point in his series on What is CORE to review and look forward to what is ahead.

How do we know what passages of Scripture are most essential?

What Happens When You Die — a Post Easter Meditation

Max Lucado reminds us that Easter, Jesus' Resurrection Sunday, is not just about Jesus being raised, but our life beyond death!

He silently slipped out. Exited. Departed. He passed, not away, but on. Yet, on to where?

Future Safe

Phil Ware reminds us that true thanksgiving is rooted in our future being safe in Jesus and sharing in his glory when he comes for us.

How secure to feel about your safety as we move into what seems to be an increasingly uncertain future?

What Is CORE? Jesus!

Phil Ware stops at the mid-point in his series on What is CORE to review and look forward to what is ahead.

How do we know what passages of Scripture are most essential?

Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.

How can I escape my past?

Our Brutal World

Max Lucado reminds us to be courageous in our times of trouble for we have put our faith in the one who has conquered.

Life is a dangerous endeavor. We pass our days in the shadows of ominous realities.

This Sanctuary

Melissa Troyer writes powerfully and poignantly about the journey she and her husband, Daniel, have traveled to live love and mission and family, together, finding God as their sanctuary.

I think if I had known all we would face, I couldn't have breathed. Except for one thing. God would be with us.

Made To Be More!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to glorify God as we remember the encouraging future and forever-change we have in Jesus at his return in glory.

We will exchange our mortal bodies for immortal bodies that are made for eternal glory!

What Is CORE? Jesus!

Phil Ware stops at the mid-point in his series on What is CORE to review and look forward to what is ahead.

How do we know what passages of Scripture are most essential?

What Is CORE? Jesus!

Phil Ware stops at the mid-point in his series on What is CORE to review and look forward to what is ahead.

How do we know what passages of Scripture are most essential?

Golden!

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.

This Brutal World

Max Lucado reminds us to be courageous in our times of trouble for we have put our faith in the one who has conquered.

Life is a dangerous endeavor. We pass our days in the shadows of ominous realities.

Trust God to Lead

Max Lucado reminds us to trust God to lead us into the future and not worry about what is ahead.

Why do we worry about what lies ahead when we know the One Who is already there?

A Thanksgiving Conversation

Tom Norvell shares an imaginary but important conversation between himself and God.

What would a frank conversation between us and God about thankfulness look like?

Future Safe

Phil Ware reminds us that true thanksgiving is rooted in our future being safe in Jesus and sharing in his glory when he comes for us.

How secure to feel about your safety as we move into what seems to be an increasingly uncertain future?

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!

What Happens When You Die?

Max Lucado shares insights from the Bible about what happens to us when we die and what Jesus' resurrection means to our hope.

What Jesus' resurrection guarantees about our own.

God Still Cares

James Nored and Phil Ware continue their messages on God's plan of redemption and how God longs to restore us to himself.

When we have sinned, fallen short of God's plans for us, and have disappointed our heavenly Father, we assume he puts us into his “club for the unwanteds.”

Longing for Home

Phil Ware talks about longing for home and the food of home and challenges us to see Communion as our taste of home while we are away.

As we share this bread and drink this cup, let's be reminded of our home on the horizon and the joy we will share when we arrive!

Peace During the Election Season

There is a lot of stress and worry over the future during this election cycle. There is a different way.

Lots of people are worried about the future during this election. Not me.

Two Little Girls

Phil Ware reminds us of the power of compassion, especially when that compassion is channeled to help children escape poverty in Jesus' name through Compassion International.

To Jesus, she's more than just another forgotten little girl!