Articles Tagged 'No' (Page 5)

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.

In the Hands of the Potter

Tom Norvell reminds us what it means to be in the hands of the potter!

God is the potter. He created us, taking us from an idea to what He imagined we could be, then shaping us into something beautiful.

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.

Teach Us to Pray 06: Kingdom Come

Phil Ware with Chad Higgins help us understand and commit to praying for God's Kingdom to come.

While we see glimpses of our universe's awe-inspiring beauty, variety, and magnificence, we also are witnesses of its brokenness.

Our One Defining Note

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.

Do we realize the grace of getting to tune our lives to Jesus?

In the Footsteps of Jesus

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of an important reason to be baptized: Jesus was and said it was the right thing to do.

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

Resurrection 2.0: The Empty Tomb

Phil Ware begins his series on Jesus' resurrection appearances called Resurrection 2.0

They stood there, stunned and perplexed.

Cruciformed #4: Only by Prayer

Phil Ware continues his series of posts from the discipleship section of Mark chapters 8-10, this time focusing on the boy the disciples of Jesus could not heal.

Unlike the father of the boy with the tormenting spirit, we don’t confess our unbelief and then ask for help in believing more is possible.

Quiet Waters

Bill Sherrill feels the rhythm of life and noise on a lake and compares it to life and our need for God to bring us peace and restoration to our souls.

Is there hope for those stuck in the long stretches of life without peace?

Just for You!

Max Lucado reminds us that God made all of creation just for each one of us as the crown of his creation.

If you were the only one who existed.

All About Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series called 8GHT -- Eight Truths that Turned the World Upside Down! from Acts 1:1-11, this week focusing on Jesus as the Message, Motive, Model, and Mover in the early days of the church.

Behind every move made by disciples in the book of Acts, Jesus was the mover!

Our New Chapter

Jackie Halstead challenges us to take advantage of the New Year to begin writing a new chapter in our lives that brings grace to a world struggling with evil.

My response is to recognize God’s greatness and grace in using me as an instrument and with confidence move into this pure, unspotted new chapter.

Scales on Our Eyes?

Phil Ware concludes his 14 part series on how God values women and their importance in the life of His people.

We're like the apostle Paul right before he was baptized: we can't see!

God Is Not Surprised!

Tom Norvell reminds us of the truth of David's famous Psalm 139 about God's presence in every twist, turn, and chapter of our lives.

No matter where I go or what happens, God is not surprised, and He will not abandon His own!

Made to Be Complements

Phil Ware continues his series on how God values women as seen in Scripture, this is part 2.

In the Lord, we are called to complement, complete, and bless each other so that each can be what she or he is created by God and re-created in Jesus to become!

Why Forget Verse 17?

Phil Ware asks us to think about a simple, but important question: why is it that we love to quote John 3:16 but leave out John 3:17?

For many people, verse 16 is the most beloved verse of the Bible. Why not also verse 17?

Now What?

Now that Easter has passed, what are we going to do with Jesus? How about spending time with him in the gospel of John so we can know him for ourselves?

Easter is over, so

More Deadly than Cancer

Bill Sherrill has a visit with a surgeon about removing malignant tissue and this experience opens his eyes about how we must treat sin in our lives.

We fool ourselves into discounting the malignant threat of sin to our souls.

Breaking Through the Clouds

Tom Norvell reminds us that our Pilot can land us even though we are surrounded by dark and ominous clouds.

If you find that you are surrounded by dark clouds and wonder if you will ever break through, keep believing.

Always!

Phil Ware reminds us of the Lord's nearness, four ways we can experience that nearness, but most importantly, he reminds us to seek the Lord's presence in our lives, always.

How can we deepen, strengthen, and become more aware of our Lord's constant and loving presence?

Our Father Is Not Silent!

Phil Ware continues his series on finding God's vision for our lives and living on mission for God.

Does God still speak and make his presence known in our lives or is he silent, leaving us to decipher our own way through our troubled world?

Knowing Jesus

Phil Ware reminds us that there is simply no substitute for truly knowing Jesus!

Don't you want to know more than just facts about Jesus?

Finding Jesus!

Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.

How do we get started on rebuilding our relationship with Jesus, a relationship He yearns to have with us?

One Defining Note!

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.

Do we realize the grace of getting to tune our lives to Jesus?

In the Footsteps of Jesus

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of an important reason to be baptized: Jesus was and said it was the right thing to do.

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

Simple, Complex, and Awesome

Byron Ware reminds us that in our world of darkness, now more than ever, we need to be a people who do put love into practice every day.

Are we really letting our love light shine in a world filled with so much darkness?