Articles Tagged 'Like'

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.

Vulnerable God

Paul Faulkner reminds us that Jesus attracts us to God because of his vulnerability and humanity.

What touches you most about Jesus?

Vulnerable God

Paul Faulkner reminds us that Jesus attracts us to God because of his vulnerability and humanity.

What touches you most about Jesus?

Joseph, My Hero

Phil Ware uses this Father's Day to remind us of the man God chose to be daddy to Jesus -- Joseph the Carpenter -- and his greatness despite being overlooked by many who love Jesus!

Joseph was a strong man of faith with qualities much like God: a man of righteous character, gracious compassion, and faithful loving-kindness

From Say It to Display It

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 great love for us as something more like, feel, think, or say, it is always demonstrated.

Because God has so graciously loved us, we can live as Jesus' agents of love and kindness in our broken world.

Entering the Mystery!

Phil Ware challenges us to enter the mystery of the conception and birth of Jesus the Messiah with Mary and find ourselves caught up in the story of Jesus with her.

The Holy Spirit gives birth to Lord in the heart of each new Christian and longs to bring that new follower of Christ to full maturity in Jesus.

Learning to Dance with the Spirit

Phil Ware shares article three in his four-part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.

To become more like Christ, we must allow the Lord to lead us in the dance of grace to the music of the Holy Spirit.

How Do You Grasp the Mystery?

Phil Ware challenges us to enter the mystery of the conception and birth of Jesus the Messiah with Mary and find ourselves caught up in the story of Jesus with her.

The Holy Spirit gives birth to Lord in the heart of each new Christian and longs to bring that new follower of Christ to full maturity in Jesus.

Will I Be Jesus' Canvas and Clay?

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Can I rea

Have I truly decided to follow Jesus no matter where it may lead me? Jesus is the artist and the potter; each of us needs to be the canvas and clay where he creates a masterpiece.

Full Adoption into God's Family

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Can I rea

We are God's precious and highly valued adopted children!

Who Will Carry Us?

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Who will

Young children can fall asleep anywhere and sleep peacefully, trusting that those who love them will carry them where they need to go!

Children of God by the Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

How can we be shaped by both our Father's nature and his nurture?

Set Free by the Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

Paul insists that we serve under a new covenant, a covenant not based on law but on the life-giving Spirit of God.

In the Footsteps of Jesus

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of an important reason to be baptized: not only was Jesus baptized, he also said it was the right thing to do and called on all his disciples to be baptized and baptizers.

Jesus said this was the right thing for him to do!

In the Power of the Spirit

Phil Ware reminds us that by focusing on Jesus and our need for Jesus to be the transforming presence in our lives the Holy Spirit transforms and conforms us to Jesus with increasing likeness.

We live our lives where we place our focus!

Dealing with the Anger Inside

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We are ToGather: People from around the world, gathered virtually, to honor God as we are reshaped by his Spirit to do the work of Jesus in our broken world.

Until Christ Is Formed in You

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We are gathered to honor and praise God and to be reshaped by his Spirit so we can do the work of Jesus in the world.

You’re Not Getting Older, You’re Getting Closer!

At the beginning of the New Year, and the beginning of his new year of living, Phil Ware challenges us to be more like Jesus, especially in the way he loves people.

Why feel this kind of urgency? Why not think about retirement and enjoying my... ?

I'm Not Called to That?

Jordan Harrell reminds us that there are some things we are all called to do because that is what Jesus wants from us.

Called. Sometimes, I think we use that word as an excuse to not do scary things.

What Happens When You Die?

Max Lucado shares insights from the Bible about what happens to us when we die and what Jesus' resurrection means to our hope.

What Jesus' resurrection guarantees about our own.

Beautiful to Broken

James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.

Why reject the goodness of God and all he has done to choose our own way?

Made Out of Love

James Nored and Phil Ware continue their series on Finding My Story in God's Story and listening to what the Bible says about our world, about us, and about where to find life.

Why in the world did the Creator make us and give us such a beautiful place to live?

Dancing with the Spirit

Phil Ware shares article three in his four part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.

To become more like Christ, we must allow the Lord to lead us in the dance of grace to the music of the Holy Spirit.

New Wine and Old Skins

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?

Think You Are a 'Hopeless Case'?

Rubel Shelley reminds us that God does his best work through the most unlikely of people.

The Father is looking to use you, no matter how unlikely it seems possible!

The Declining Church

Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.

What can we learn from Acts about the traits of a declining church?