Articles Tagged 'Help' (Page 6)

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.

This Treasure Is up for Grabs

Ron Rose writes about the good things he used to find in the garbage dump and how there are special surprises and treasures that he found along the way and how we can do the same thing with people if we are willing to get messy.

Treasure among all the garbage?

Discovering the Character of Your Church: Core Values

Mark Frost of interimministrypartners.com shares insights into transition times for churches who are looking for a minister or pastor and helps them discover ways to determine their core values.

What really do we value?

God's Redeeming Love!

Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.

We must never forget God's most consistent message to each of us!

The 'How!' for hard Days

Ann Voskamp and Joni Eareckson Tada team up to provide a beautiful and powerful reminder of the power of our words to change everything.

How do we get past the hardest of days?

Help?

Phil Ware reminds us to care actively for those suffering violence in the Muslim Spring that has now turned into the violent summer.

Do we notice or care?

The Personal Touch

Phil Ware continues his series on out of the box and reminds us that Jesus is God made touchable and personal: more than a miracle worker, Jesus is the personal care of God for people in their deepest needs.

More than a miracle worker, Jesus is the touch of God.

Influence: Not a Church Word!

Ron Rose reminds us that influence and starting over and being a new creation is something God does all the time and we just need to begin.

Can we really start over?

The Gift of Sympathizing Mercy

Brian McCutchen reminds us that mercy is active compassion that makes a difference in people's lives and not just a fleeting feeling about bad news.

Mercy turns in active compassion.

Fearing the Big 4 No More!

Phil Ware continues his series the Big Four fears we have, Deep, Demonic, Disease, and Death and reminds us that Jesus has been here, will not abandon us or forsake us, and will see us through.

Is there really any hope to address our deepest fears?

Loving Someone You Can't Stand

Alan Smith reminds us that we can overcome the problems of dislike and proximity, uncomfortability and familiarity through love in very practical steps.

How do we get past our dislike?

Talk Less, Hug More

Ron Rose talks about his adopted grand daughter Halle Grace and how important hugs are to her.

What's the universal language?

Learning to Trust

Brian McCutchen reminds us that life is full of surprises and many of them unwanted, but in the middle of the surprises is Yahweh-Jirah, the God who provides for us.

Yes Dad, I trust you?

A Light to Bring You Safely Home

Larry Davies reminds us of the power of a story about lighthouses and how Jesus is our lighthouse.

Can we be delivered from our darkness.

How Are You Spending Time?

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the value of small increments of time used wisely to make an eternal difference by doing the small things in the lives of others that bless, encourage, and support them.

So what are you investing in?

A No! Church (And how to Avoid Becoming One)

Mark Frost continues a series on Becoming a Yes! Church being done by Interim Ministry Partners Phil Ware, Mark Frost, Greg Anderson, and Tim Woodroof

Want to make sure nobody bothers you by coming back?

It's a Time to Help, not just Talk

Phil Ware offers some practical and important advice on what to do to help in the devastation caused by tornadoes.

What can we do?

It's just a little Thing... not Really!

Tom Norvell reminds us that little things are not really little things and that they often are the difference between life and missing out on life.

When are little things not little things — most of the time!

The Story: Jesus' Ministry Begins

Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and reminds us that we can all be John the Baptist, the baptizer, to people around us.

Why does Jesus' ministry begin with John?

Good Samaritan Not Appreciated

Rubel Shelly tells the story of a man finding $1200 and not being thanked when he returned it and he talks about the principle of being a good Samaritan.

Why would anyone not be thankful for getting back $1200?

God's Bridge to better Things

Phil Ware is continuing his trip through The Story and focusing this week on the life, ministry and book of Samuel.

Rejection and disappointment can gut the passion of God's leaders!

Learn to Be a Good Neighbor and Change Your Community!

Rick Brown writes about a group of ministers and pastors in Denver who got together to try to bless their community by calling their people to be good neighbors.

What does it mean to be a good neighbor?

Jesse's Visit with Jesus

Phil Ware uses a story narrative to remind us what it means to live God's will and fulfill the 10 Commandments.

What happens when Jesus comes to visit?

When You Can't Hide Your Mistakes

Max Lucado reminds us that pride often keeps us in failure and compounds mistakes and sinks us deeper in sin.

What do you do when you've failed and you can't hid it?

Powerless?

Tom Norvell writes about powerlessness and how we have God with us to help us overcome.

What do you do when you don't have the strength to do the next thing?

The Aurora Murders

Rubel Shelly offers us some wise words in the face of the Aurora murders.

Shouldn't we look a little deeper than simply saying the same ol' things?