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 Mark Frost · Acts 1 · Body of Christ
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares insight on viewing the church through the lens of Acts and focuses today on the church being the living, breathing, embodiment or incarnation of Jesus to the world.
by Bill Brant · Acts 1:8 · Evangelism
Throughout the book of Acts, there are examples of regular people telling their friends about how God sent His Son so that the world might be saved. With 4.6 billion souls still needing to hear that story, we have a lot telling to do.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Tim Archer · 1 Corinthians 15:20 · Good News
The crucifixion and resurrection are at the heart of the good news of Jesus. He came to this world, was rejected and killed, then overcame death and the grave. One day he will come again, and God will judge the world through him. Those who have put their
by Bill Sherrill · John 20:30-31 · Cross
Bill Sherrill writes about God's clearest message through Jesus on the Cross and through the Gospel of John.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 · Addiction · What is Core
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe?
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 1:22-23 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us of what is most important and truthful and what is legend about the Christmas story.
by Steve Ridgell · 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 · Baptism
Gospel means good news. Jesus died for your sins. You can make this good news part of your life.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 6:46 · Terminal Illness · Television
Rubel Shelly tells of a tragic murder in a family over a soccer game and a TV show about faith.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5-7 · Obedience
Phil Ware continues his series on moving from Church to Kingdom and focuses on obeying the words of Jesus.
by Heartlight Team · 1 Timothy 2:1-5 · Prayer
Heartlight.org urges people the world over to pray for our nations and for our world and for peace and for the spread of the gospel.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 · Conversion
Phil Ware compares 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 6 and reminds us that what saves us is Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection and we get to participate and experience these in baptism and the Lord's Supper!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 4:23 · Evangelism
Phil Ware talks about tug-of-war and how we so often get into them in the Christian community and whether or not it is more important to do service trips or mission evangelism trips.
by Bill Brant · John 1:41-42 · Evangelism
The apostle Andrew shows us how to tell others about Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Acts 4:12 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his messages out of Colossians; this one focuses on Jesus being enough and anything added to Him is less.
by Bill Brant · 2 Timothy 1:7-10 · Christian Living · Forgiveness · Jesus
Today, now, as our world continues to spiral from disaster to warfare, to inhumanity, we must also proclaim the Urgently Important: that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.
by Bill Sherrill · 2 Corinthians 1:19-20 · Cross
Bill Sherrill reminds us of the importance of the cross as both a symbol and a reality of our center as believers in Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:13-16
Phil Ware shares his experience at a lunch between sponsors and their children in Kampala, Uganda.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 13 · Kingdom
Phil Ware reminds us that we are to be the aroma Christ and asks for input on how to there?
by Tim Archer · Matthew 11:28 · Hope
We can't really appreciate God's good news until we've had a taste of the bad news.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Romans 10:15 · Evangelism
No matter how ugly your feet may look, if you share the good news of Jesus, God says they are really beautiful.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Preaching
The best preachers are not those we know but the ones Steve describes in this article who serve without pay and to bless others because that person wants them to know about Jesus!
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 3:15-16
Dan Brown has given us the challenge to get back into the truth about history and be ready to defend the truth by first getting to know it.
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18
While there is much ado about the Da Vinci code, the real proof of Christianity's vitality and truth to the younger generation will be seen our living of the truth of Jesus.
by Patrick D. Odum · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Holy Spirit · Power
The gospel is about a lot more than words -- without the power of a transformed life it means little.
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