Articles Tagged 'Grow'

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.

Stretching for Our Gods

by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 16:24-25 · Growth

Patrick Odum reminds us that to grow we have to stretch, reach, and sacrifice but that is more than worth the effort because Jesus gives us back far more than we can ever give.

What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve or find?

Prayer and Mission

by Mark Frost · Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

'...and thankful!'

by Phil Ware · Hebrews 11 · Aging

Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.

That passion to pursue Jesus must never die!

'...and thankful!'

by Phil Ware · Acts 14:27

Phil Ware continues his 4 part series on Thanksgiving and how important it is for churches to leverage change and growth in in their church families.

So we are supposed to give thanks for this?

Until...

by Melissa Troyer · Philippians 1:6 · Growth

Melissa Troyer looks at her life, the gray in hair, the wrinkles around her eyes, and reflects that things are not quite what she dreamed, but then, in a way, they are better and God is not through with her yet.

I dreamed of traveling the world, getting married, and sailing off into the horizon. And I am, only it's a whole lot nittier and grittier than I imagined.

Questions

by Ron Rose · Job 38:1-7 · Questions

Ron Rose wants us all to ask ourselves some important questions at this stage in our lives to be ready to instruct those who are younger and also ourselves.

What big things — have you learned in life? How do you know that the big things are big things?

Raindrops and Crucibles

by Ron Rose · Isaiah 45:8 · Rain

Ron Rose is back with his coffee, friends, and insights into life, faith, crucibles, and raindrops.

In every crucible, God longs for us to see Him, to trust Him, to lean in on Him.

Growing Up Into Jesus

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:2-3 · Growth

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to encourage us to grow in Jesus now that we have tasted that the Lord is good and crave good spiritual food.

Not only will the Holy Spirit help transform us to become more and more like Christ, which must be our goal; the Spirit will also produce God's fruit of goodness in us.

Inheritance Day

by Philip Gulley · 2 Timothy 2:1-2 · Inheritance

Philip Gulley talks about inheriting things from his grandfather and what it means for inheritance day to come.

Melancholy or anticipation? We are part of a great cycle of inheriting from our grandparents and parents as well as passing on to our children and grandchildren

Twenty-five: A Quarter Century of Grace

by Phil Ware · John 6 · Thankful

Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty-five years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

Finding Jesus!

by Phil Ware · Revelation 3:20 · Jesus

Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.

How do we get started on rebuilding our relationship with Jesus, a relationship He yearns to have with us?

Why I'm not Teaching My Three-Year-Old to Read

by · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Children

Jordan Harrell shares wise words for moms on this Mother's Day reminding us what we should most value in our children.

I remember being alarmed at her early disinterest in learning... or at least what we think of as learning.

How Can I Grow to Be More Like Jesus?

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18

Phil Ware answers a question he is often asked by those who are new followers of Jesus or people whose spiritual lives have stagnated: "How can I grow spiritually?"

I want to grow spiritually — to be more like Jesus — but can I really do that?

Finding Jesus!

by Phil Ware · Revelation 3:20 · Jesus

Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.

How do we get started on rebuilding our relationship with Jesus, a relationship He yearns to have with us?

Ancient Wisdom, Today’s Grace: Surprise!

by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:7-15

Phil Ware continues his series on 'Ancient Wisdom, Today's Grace' and focuses on our desire to continue to grow in Christ.

When is it okay to think that we've arrived at spiritual maturity?

The Right Stuff

by Byron Ware

Byron Ware writes about getting ourselves ready for being marriage material!

When considering your expectations for your spouse, have you ever thought to do an honest assessment of yourself first?

The Journey with Jesus to Transformation

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-19 · Spiritual Focus · Temptation · Transformation

Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us.

Why does the character we long to have take so long to develop?

TWENTY!

by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:20-21 · Thankful

Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.

The Lord is not finished surprising us with His grace and power if we live for His purposes.

New Wine and Old Skins

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Maturity

Phil Ware shares an insight on older people in the Bible and today who kept growing and changing through the years because they wanted to be more like Jesus.

Can we keep growing, or do we have to stop just because we age?

The Sweet Grace of Opportunity

by Phil Ware · Galatians 6:10 · Grace

Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.

What sweeter taste can there be than the taste of grace?

'...and thankful!'

by Phil Ware · Hebrews 11 · Aging

Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.

That passion to pursue Jesus must never die!

'...and thankful!'

by Phil Ware · Acts 14:27

Phil Ware continues his 4 part series on Thanksgiving and how important it is for churches to leverage change and growth in in their church families.

So we are supposed to give thanks for this?

The Great Challenge Facing all Women

by Ann Voskamp · Proverbs 31 · Priorities

Anne Voskamp reminds us of several absolutely essential points about being useful, productive, and fruitful to God and it often means saying no to early harvests and yes to what takes longer and more work.

Are you response-able — able to respond to the right things, in the right ways, at the right time?

What Time Is it in Your Church?

by Tim Woodroof · Ecclesiastes 3 · Church Growth

Tim Woodroof shares the final post or article in his series Change in the Life of Church, and talks about a time to be born and a time to die and asks what time is it in our church?

Can your church tell time?

The Plateaued Church

by Tim Woodroof · Acts 9

Tim Woodroof continues his series on the ways we need to freshen our approach to church if we are going to connect with people in today's world and how we react to our own church issues.

What happens when culture passes us by?

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