Articles Tagged 'Purity'

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.

Don't Make the Detestable Digestible

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.

The call to be holy is not a call to be self-righteous, but to humbly approach God, live holy lives, and love sinners as Jesus did!

Living Beyond the Formula

Jordan Harrell helps us understand what Jesus meant when what matters is in our hearts!

Jesus > You + X (all your dos) + Y (all your dont's)!

Is Anything Sacred?

Max Lucado reminds us that God's holiness standards do not change and that we must not compromise on what we feel called to do.

Why do we try to change God's standards?

A Grey Sponge or a Pure Heart

Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.

Do you really want to fill your sponge with grey water?

Moments of Decision

Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.

What will we do when the choice is ours and the moment comes?

Motel 6

Thom Lemmons tells us a story that gets to the heart of danger in sexual temptation and lust and a need for a friend.

When is a cup of coffee a whole lot more?

Good News on Marriage?

Rubel Shelly reflects on the declining number of divorces per population since the 80's and talks about the importance of preparation and commitment in making a marriage work.

Is there actually some good news out there on marriage?

Men and the Struggle for Purity

Men have a real struggle to live pure lives, but a small group that holds us accountable and confession can help.

How are you doing in your struggle to be pure?

Inviting Darkness Home

If we don't wall pornography off at the source in our lives, then we end up just inviting it home.

Who would want to invite this mess home?

Choices: Truth or Lies?

Righteousness is not a choice but it is defined by God and his will, not by popular culture, media, and we cannot compromise and or flirt with evil.

Do we really have all these choices or is there only one choice?

Pure and Simple

We must return to the pure and simple faith of trusting in Christ.

How pure is your faith?

Flee!

God's word is clear: stay away from sexual immorality.

Some things you just need to run from!

Motel 6

Can a man be expected to resist when things are so easy?

Is she offering more than just conversation over a cup of coffee?

Squeaky Clean

Jesus words make us clean, squeaky clean just like our hair is when it is clean.

It's not just true of our hair!