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.
by The Holy Spirit · Matthew 1:18-25
This is the Biblical account of Jesus' birth from Matthew 1 and Luke 2 from the NIV 11 version of the Holy Scriptures.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 1 · Christmas · Birth · Incarnation
James Nored on video and Phil Ware with words remind us that the circumstances of the moment can be swallowed up in the greater joy of God's long story of grace that came to us in Jesus of Nazareth.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:19 · Incarnation
Phil Ware reminds us that Mary treasured all the things about Jesus' birth in her heart and we can find our treasure with Jesus as he comes to us in the manger at Advent.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 14:6 · Jesus
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of both the exclusive claim of Jesus as the only way to God and the inclusive fellowship of welcoming all people who truly believed in Jesus.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:5-11 · Hero
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of that inner part of us that still bears the stamp of God's divine nature, the part that is touched by stories of self-sacrifice.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-15
Phil Ware with Grady King give us insight on Jesus' example and command to forgive others as we pray for our own forgiveness.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Romans 6:3-14 · Life
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and word how we can share in the life of Jesus in our lives today.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15 · Holy Spirit
James Nored and Phil Ware emphasize the importance of the Holy Spirit in our resurrection from the dead.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 20:1-9 · Resurrection
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video, words, and images some of the many reasons Christians have to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and is Lord, Christ, Jesus, and Son of God!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-13
Phil Ware and Grady King bring us teaching and practical prayer strategies on praying for God's will to be done.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-13 · Holiness
Phil Ware and Andy Johnson remind us how important reverencing God is when we pray.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8 · Abba Father
Phil Ware and Doug Peters remind us what it means to pray to God as our Abba Father and then give us some pratical ways that we can experience God as Abba in our prayer life.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:5-9 · Lord's Prayer
Phil Ware, with the help of Chad Higgins, continues his series on Lord Teach Us to Pray focusing on learning from Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:14 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on prayer this week, focused on the early church's devotion to prayer that they learned from Jesus.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Messiah
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that many were blind to Jesus as the Messiah because he refused to be the kind of Messiah they expected; he was the upside down Messiah.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-18 · Lord
James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to answer the same question Jesus asked his first followers at Caesarea Philippi: 'Who do you say I am?'
by Phil Ware · John 17:1-26 · Reconciliation
Phil Ware reflects on the words of Jesus, the actions of the apostle Paul, and the example of a couple of men in his life, all focused on the theme of reconciliation.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 6:40 · Discipleship
Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that the core of our faith is Jesus, that Christ is our defining note around whom all of us must tune our lives and recognize the grace of being called and transformed to be like him.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Incarnation · Matthew
James Nored and Phil Ware move from Abraham and Moses to Jesus in God's great story of redemption.
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:1-12 · Resurrection
Phil Ware begins his series on Jesus' resurrection appearances called Resurrection 2.0
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Exodus 3
James Nored and Phil Ware look at Moses' showdown with Pharaoh to remind us that this was really a showdown to show who was truly God and our need to choose to follow him.
by Phil Ware · Mark 11 · Crucifixion
Phil Ware continues his series on CRUCIFORMED focusing on the events of Jesus' last week from his Triumphal Entry to his resurrection.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Exodus 3 · Mountains · Moses
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the importance of God's past stories of deliverance to help us know how to live in our times of unfairness and hold onto to hope in the middle of oppression.
by Phil Ware · Mark 8 · Crucifixion · Cruciform
Phil Ware continues his series from the Gospel of Mark called Cruciformed, formed into the likeness of Jesus who went to the cross.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-11 · Providence · Holy Spirit · Power
Phil Ware begins an eight-part series on eight truths that turned the world upside down, a look at the early verses of the book of Acts.
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