Articles Tagged 'Gracious' (Page 4)

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.

God of Gracious Love

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of God's grace: both his common grace and his sacrificial grace meant to save us from our sinful failures and save us to share his gracious purposes with the world.

Life without grace leaves us with a distorted understanding of God.

Teach Us to Pray 11: Released Captives

Phil Ware with Grady King give us insight on Jesus' example and command to forgive others as we pray for our own forgiveness.

My own lack of forgiveness toward others can shut off the flow of God's forgiveness to me.

More than the Outskirts of His Ways

Phil Ware and James Nored share in word and video an idea about how we can truly understand God's greatness, glory, and grace even though we cannot understand everything about him.

If there is a God and he's out there, why doesn't he just get it over with and show himself to us? Why this need for faith?

I'm Gorgeous Inside!

Phil Ware challenges us to pursue the faithful love, righteous character, and gracious compassion of God from our hearts.

Would it really be nice if we could really see what was on the inside of people — their hearts?

Rebellious Confusion

James Nored and Phil Ware share in thought and video several important truths about the Tower of Babel story and the human resistance to the will of God.

The story of the Tower of Babel is a reminder of the confusion that ultimately results from refusing to obey God's will.

He Paid My Debt!

Phillip Morrison reminds us that we are saved by grace and God expects us to be gracious.

As children of our Father, we are called to live up to the God standard!

Proof

Phil Ware concludes his six-part series on the man with leprosy that Jesus heals (Mark 1:35-45) and how we can learn to impact the lives of others as Jesus did.

We rejoice in the grace so lavishly given us in Jesus by obeying the Lord.

Look

Phil Ware begins an 8-part series on discipleship and following Jesus in caring for the hurt people of the world.

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to do it, too!

Reason to Smile

Rubel Shelly reminds us that being dour doesn't help any of us make disciples or friends.

What such a dour and serious face?

The Hard Process of Healing

Max Lucado reminds us that we can get through this even if it involves forgiving the unforgivable -- both unforgivable sin and sinner.

Why do I have to do something this hard?

Edited by Grace

Phil Ware writes about the funeral of his father-in-law Mel Nelson and reminds us what it means to be edited by grace.

Now this is a reason to rejoice in hope!

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!

Fifty Shades of Grace: Submission

Phil Ware continues his series called 50 shades of grace that focuses on the intimacy between a husband and wife in marriage.

The power of grace, the gift of life in marriage.

Letting Hatred Go...

Stacy Voss reminds us that we can let our bitterness and un-forgiveness poison us and steal our lives from us.

Why do we hold onto the things that poison us the most?

What is Core: Worshiping

Phil Ware finishes his series on What is Core by talking about worship and the importance of meeting together in big and small groups, but also living out the life God has called us to lead, being a reflection of the righteous character and gracious compa

Why do we put so much emphasis on worship in the box and not in our everyday lives?

What Are We Known For?

Ron Rose reminds us that we can be someone who argues or someone who is known for loving others.

So how's your reputation as a Christian?

Grace?

Danny Sims uses a cartoon and touch of humor to remind us that we did not discover grace!

How can we receive grace and still be so ungracious?

The Lord Is Gracious

Tom Norvell uses Psalm 145 to remind us how loving, compassionate, and gracious the LORD is to us, rich toward us in compassion, love, and grace in every day of life.

How loving and rich and gracious is our God?

The Jesus Vibe: Daily Altar of Grace

Phil Ware takes the two love commands of Jesus, the Greatest Commands, and applies them to all of life for a follower of the Lord.

Can't I just keep a little of my life protected from this?

Rhythms of Grace

Phil Ware challenges us to re-look at how we define the day and when it begins by looking at Genesis 1 and the rhythm of creation and see that God has blessed us with rest before work.

What if the day begins at a different time than we think?

Amazing Grace

Jesus is the reminder of God's unconditional love and willingness to search and sacrifice to find us and bring us home as our love-sick father.

Have you found out what is truly amazing this time of year?

Expanding Your Circle of Friends

We all need more friends, but the way to have them is to invest the time and offer others our friendship

How big is your circle?

Thankfulness

We must never take for granted the great blessings we have been given by the hand of our gracious God!

WIll you give thanks, even for the leftovers?

My Christmas Present

Sometimes we get the service we suggest by the way we present ourselves to others.

What can we learn from a bad Christmas shopping experience?

Good and Perfect Gifts

Some people give crazy gifts, but God gives great gifts, but do we stop and thank Him for them?

Bet you couldn't get the wrinkles out of these pants!