Articles Tagged 'Involve'

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 Unstoppable!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness

When Jesus emerged from the tomb victorious over death, we were empowered to believe that God is more than unstoppable and HE can do more in us, for us, and through us than we can imagine!

Valuing Women in the Story of Jesus

Phil Ware focuses on Jesus, the New Testament, the Bible teaches about the value, importance, and role of women in God's unfolding plan of grace.

As in other epoch-making moments in the history of God's people, the movement of God in Jesus' story began with the valuing of women's voices.

What Is Sin?

Patrick Odum challenges us to look at sin, community involvement, engagement in the problems of our world, and what it means to be a citizen of the world in which we live.

I was taught to appreciate the beauty of the world and to see in that beauty glimpses of its Creator.

Unconventional Grace and the Song of Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series of reflections on what the Bible teaches about the value, importance, and role of women in God's unfolding plan of grace.

Like in other epoch-making moments in the history of God’s people, the movement of God in Jesus’ story began with the valuing of women's voices.

Vanishing Friendship

Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.

What are you going to do to stem the loss of friendship in your life?

Sitting in the Hen House Doesn't Make You a Chicken

Church is about so much more than just showing up. It is about being with God.

Just like sitting in the hen house does not make you a Christian, sitting in the church house does not make you a Christian.

Everybody's Doing It

Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is a positive side to peer pressure and we can use it to catch ourselves up in good redemptive actions that bless others.

So if everybody was going to jump off a bridge, would you do that too?

Health My Way

Being serious about following Jesus means being involved with people that will help you accomplish that.

Is it possible to belong to Jesus without being part of a church?

Celebrating Life!

Phil Ware shares insights on ways to be for life: more than right to birth, let's help children find real life.

How do we truly celebrate life?

For Insiders or Outsiders?

Phil Ware talks about the tension between insiders and outsiders and how we are to view community and the way we connect our outside friends to it.

What does it matter really, if I am community or not?

Igniting People's Passion

Larry Davies reminds us that igniting people's passion is what it's all about in the life of the church and we need to do that, then turn them loose and let them go!

What does it take to set your church on fire?

Looking at Things Differently

Alan Smith reminds us that our passion to find something is in direct proportion to our sense of value in that thing.

What you are looking for determines what you will find!

Leaders Create Culture

Leaders build confidence, encourage others, and equip to serve and thus change the culture of an organization.

How much influence and power does a leader really have?

I Will Bear Much Fruit

We must remain connected to Jesus if we are going to bear fruit in the Lord.

How productive are you going to be in your walk with the Lord?

It's not an Odd Thing; It's a God Thing

Journaling allows us to see God's work, his fingerprints, his involvement in our lives.

Are the things going on in your life just random or are they God things?

Get Out of the Car!

So often we don't live a life of faith because we are afraid to get out of the car and get involved!

Would you have just driven on by in your car?

You Know How it Feels

If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.

Do you really know how it feels?

It Was My Arm's Fault!

We are the body of Christ and we can't all be the same and can't we leave anyone behind.

Can you just leave your arm behind?