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 Phil Ware · Mark 8-10 · Servant
Phil Ware continues his series on the Cruciformed disciple, focusing this week on the power of the small.
by Phil Ware · John 4 · Outreach
Phil Ware continues his 'I doubt it!' series and looks at Jesus' promise that the fields are ready for harvest.
by Max Lucado · Romans 11:29 · Called
Max Lucado from his book "You'll Get Through This" encourages us to not let our disappointments define us but instead let God's destiny for us define us.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23,18:20,23:40,28:18-20 · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that though the bread and wine of this meal are simple, so were Jesus' words to Jairus' daughter, and those words changed everything.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23,18:20,23:40,28:18-20 · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 15 · Lost
James Nored in video and Phil Ware with words reminds us that God is the finder and mender of lost and broken things and lost and broken people.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares a summary of Matthew's Immanuel sayings focused on experiencing Jesus today.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ecclesiastes 10:18 · Lazy
Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word about not being lazy and neglectful of the opportunities God has given us to lead others to Jesus, along with a closing blessing for worship
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 10:46-52 · Cross
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 · Mark 8:31 · Servant
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video how upside down Jesus' values are to the way we often do things in our world and in our churches.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2 · Mission
Phil Ware acknowledges the burnout and frustration in our church leaders from having to do church online and virtually, but at the same time challenges us to go back to the book of Acts and see how using our technologies to share Jesus is essential.
by Phil Ware · Luke 5
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Habakkuk 3:1-6 · Matthew
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and remind each other of those who are lost, left out, and left behind that need to be at Jesus' table of grace and how we are called to reach the lost as our mission.
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 · Mark 8 · Servant
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video how upside down Jesus' values are to the way we often do things in our world and in our churches.
by Phil Ware · Mark 8-10 · Servant
Phil Ware continues his series on the Cruciformed disciple, focusing this week on the power of the small.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 Corinthians 15
Patrick Odum reminds us that sometimes our best isn't good enough, it doesn't count, unless our focus is on the Lord Jesus and his work, then his resurrection ensures our work is not in vain!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:3-16 · Kingdom
Phil Ware shares Jesus' teaching that is upside-down to the world around us in terms of status, wealth, power, position, achievement, and importance.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17
Phil Ware asks a bunch of troubling questions as he looks at the story of Jesus and his call of Levi and the party Levi had at his house afterwords.
by Phil Ware · John 5:24-25 · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that though the bread and wine of this meal are simple, so were Jesus' words to Jairus' daughter, and those words changed everything.
by Phil Ware · John 4 · Outreach
Phil Ware continues his 'I doubt it!' series and looks at Jesus' promise that the fields are ready for harvest.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15-23 · Love · Unity · Selfish
Phil Ware looks through The Jesus Window and is led to ask a question of all of us: just how big is our aquarium, just how big is our Jesus?
by Bill Brant · Luke 15 · Lost
The 15th chapter of Luke’s gospel consists of three parables of Jesus. I call it the “Lost” chapter because the coin, the sheep, and the son are lost. The irony is that the three didn’t know they were lost.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17 · Grace · Fellowship · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
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