Articles Tagged 'Incarnation' (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.

More than Just God's Whisper

James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.

How could God help us understand his faithful love for us, yet demonstrate his desire for us to live in our world with his righteous character and gracious compassion?

He Came to a World We Know

Phil Ware reminds us that the grit and gore that surrounds Jesus' birth is there to help us know that he came to a world like our own to redeem it.

Jesus entered a world we recognize as our own. He did it to redeem us from the messes we have brought on ourselves.

Jesus Came to Be One of Us!

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us to push past the glittering lights and see that God came to be one of us in the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

How can God know experientially how hard life can sometimes be for us?

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?

Jesus Came to Be One of Us!

James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.

We desperately need to push past the glitz of the season and remember the gritty grace of the manger and the glory of God incarnate in a helpless baby who came to be one of us!

One of Us!

James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.

Jesus didn't come to earth to be protected from life's harshest realities, but entered into mortality to share it all with us — the good, the bad, the ugly, and the painful!

God Made Touchable

Phil Ware challenges us to remember that Jesus was God made touchable and that Communion makes God touchable to us again.

That is God with curly dark brown hair and wood shavings in his hair and callouses on his hands. That is God come live among us.

God Became Flesh

Max reminds us that a baby makes us do crazy things at Christmas and this baby should help us see God!

Take a look at this baby and see God... in a manger, come to be with us!

Something Greater to Come

Phillip Morrison reminds us that waiting and Christmas and Advent involve waiting and the wait is worth the effort when the desire of our hearts comes and fills us with his love.

Waiting for the Lord to come and realizing that his coming is clothed in love.

Who Doesn't Love Baby Jesus?

Baby Jesus seems so sweet and lovable, but there are those that do not love him. And sometimes that even includes some of us.

It is hard to believe at Christmas, but there are those who do not love baby Jesus.

Through the Keyhole of Grace

Phil Ware compares Jesus to a keyhole through which we look at God and the closer we get to Jesus the more clearly we see God.

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus?

Tiny Enough for All of Us

Phil Ware has one more Christmas thought to place in our hearts before we lose Jesus in the New Year!

Before we put Jesus away with our Christmas ornaments, let's pause for...

The Parable of the Birds

Phillip Morrison talks about the incarnation of God in human flesh in Jesus and the parable of the birds to explain why God had to do it.

This white Christmas revels more than a snowman.

Peruvian Homecoming

Phil Ware writes about his latest trip to the Peruvian Orphanage (called Sagrada Familia) and Gladys and Arecelli.

Boots on the ground and knees in the dirt incarnation — nothing less will do!

Lose One and You're Done

Phi Ware reminds us that while the one and done principle is true in much of life, Jesus changed it for us in regard to sin.

What's true about the NCAA Basketball Tourney and life?

Do You Know Who I Am?

Jesus does not look down on us from a position above us. Instead, he came to live among us.

People of power and influence want others to know it. Not Jesus.

The Story: U!

Phil Ware gets us back into The Story by taking us to Jesus' birth and looking from the prologue of the Gospel of John to try to understand what it means.

So we know a lot about Jesus' birth, but what does it mean?

Thank You, Jesus!

Phil Ware shares a collection of Scriptures that talk about the significance of Jesus' birth.

What else can you say, but thank you?

I AM: God's Handwritten Messages from Heaven - Bottom Line Faith

Phil Ware continues his series on I AM, God's handwritten messages from heaven and focuses on the bottom line faith requirement -- Jesus is God come in human flesh.

Some things you have to believe or you have nothing worth believing in!

More than Words

Phil Ware talks about why he and about 100 others go to Peru each year when it costs so much.

God spoke His greatest message with just one Word!

Romantic Faith

Rubel Shelly shares insight on the difference between Jewish thinking and Graeco-Roman thinking and how impacts the way we view Christian faith which should be romantic faith.

How can faith be romantic?

Communion and Christmas

Danny Sims shares insights into what God is saying in Jesus using the Communion we share at Christmas.

What does all of this mean ... to you and me ... today?

Face of God?

Phil Ware takes an incident of love and laughter with his foster grandson and learns a powerful insight into God, who chose to let us see his face and hear his voice in Jesus.

How do we recognize God when He shows up in our world?

Dancing for Immanuel

Phil Ware begins a short series called When Spirit Becomes Flesh focusing on the birth of Jesus, the incarnation of God among his creatures, and the wonders of Christmas.

Too small to see, but too great to miss!

SpiritFire - Unity of the Spirit?

Phil Ware continues his series on SpiritFire and challenges us to look at the importance of the unity of the Spirit.

Why is unity such a big deal?