Articles Tagged 'Gift' (Page 2)

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.

Made Out of Love

James Nored and Phil Ware continue their series on Finding My Story in God's Story and listening to what the Bible says about our world, about us, and about where to find life.

Why in the world did the Creator make us and give us such a beautiful place to live?

Christmas Can Bring Out the Best in Us!

Brian McCutchen shares with us about the need for Christmas to continue year round.

The challenge is to help others celebrate Jesus 365 days a year.

His Power Becomes Our Power

Max Lucado reminds us to wait on the Holy Spirit to come with power.

When we wait on the Holy Spirit, we are anticipating God's power to work through us to God's glory!

Harmony!

Max Lucado reminds us of our need to be part of a band to make beautiful music no matter what part we play.

We need each other just like a band needs a tuba... and a flute... and a drum beat!

You Be You!

Max Lucado reminds us that God didn't call us to be anyone else, but calls us to be the person whom he made for his purposes.

Don't try to be someone else, God made you to be you for his purposes.

The Baby Changed Everything

Rubel Shelly tells a story about Tommy Luck and the baby that transformed a rough mining town and then reminds us Jesus did the same thing with the world.

How does something like this happen?

The Real Root of Brokenness

Ann Voskamp reminds us again of the incredible importance of giving thanks.

We must not dare forget to give thanks for how we're blessed and how great the Father is!

A Key Tool in the Master's SIGnature Toolset

Phil Ware reminds us that God longs to fashion us into a vital tool in The Master's SIGnature Toolset to be used for Kingdom and church ministry.

You mean I am an important tool in God's ministry toolset?

A Gift Worth Re-gifting?

Tom Norvell reminds us that this is really a gift worth regifting -- Jesus -- because he is our hope, joy, love, and peace and others need to hear us speak of him when they need him most.

Is there really a Christmas gift worth regifting?

Exchanging Your Christmas Dream for a Bigger One

Rick Brown shares an insight from the Westjet Santa Claus video and says we need to ask God for more and greater vision.

Does God really have a bigger dream for you than He gave Joseph and Mary?

Gifts and Mission

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

How do our spiritual gifts help us determine our mission?

People in the Process of Mission

Greg Anderson continues the series from Interim Ministry Partners about helping a church discover its mission by focusing on the people in the process.

How do we hear from God about our mission?

You Were Born to be You!

Tom Norvell reminds us that God made us uniquely to be us and the best thing we can be is to be who we were born and re-born to be.

Why are you here? What is your purpose? Can you know?

God Put His SIGnature on You!

Phil Ware reminds us that we are all God's gifted children and that God has put his signature on each of us in three different ways.

Can you see God's signature on his masterpiece?

When Our Star first Began to Shine

Phil Ware writes about the Christmas star that actually began to shine many years before the Magi found it!

It's Been up There a long, long Time!

The Long Wait

Phil Ware talks about how important it is that Thanksgiving is followed by Christmas and he shares a personal story to remind us it is true!

Aren't you glad Christmas is coming even on Thanksgiving?

It Is as Easy as One, Two, Three

The gift of Jesus is free to us. That does not mean it is easy.

We found out that something free does not mean it is easy.

Extravagance

While people may think they are giving truly remarkable gifts, no gift can match that of God's own Son.

What's the most extravagant gift you ever got?

Thankful for the Mercies

Rick Brown reminds us to be thankful for God's mercies.

Here's something you don't want to forget at the table of thanks today!

Line in the Sand: Baptize!

Phil Ware continues his series called Last Words, First Priority and emphasizes the line in the sand moment we call baptism.

What is your line in the sand in your faith walk with Jesus?

One Measure

Phil Ware continues his just one series and focuses on using our spiritual gift and the principles involved.

What have you done with all those gifts?

GIVE Generously?

Phil Ware continues his SHIFT series and focuses upon giving generously as a privilege and grace.

So what's the grace and privilege we are supposed to find here?

Living Large

Rubel Shelly tells about a Canadian couple who won the lottery and donated all but 2% of what they won to charity.

Aren't you tired of living within a shallow, narrow, selfish box?

Gifts, Giving and the Greatest Giver

People like to give gifts at Christmas and all year round. That's because our God is a giving God, and it feels good to do things that are like God.

It's more blessed to give…

SpiritFire - Gifted Children

Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit called SpiritFire and focuses on the issue of spiritual gifts.

Why is there so much fussing and fighting over spiritual gifts?