Articles Tagged 'Pursue'

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.

'...and thankful!'

Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.

That passion to pursue Jesus must never die!

On the Life and Passing of Anthony Bourdain

Grant Rampy talks about once coveting the fame, fast life, riches, travel, experiences, and accomplishments of Anthony Bordain until realizing what he chased ended up empty and alone.

I am more grateful than ever for my comparably simple station, one that allows me both quiet time at home and the opportunity to travel — to enjoy both friends and strangers.

Jesus Is at Our Door

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to open our hearts and our churches to Jesus and invite him in and ask him to be real and to take charge of our future.

Jesus wants to be real to us and be vibrantly present in each of our churches, gatherings, and groups, as well as in each of us individually.

Growing Up Into Jesus

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to encourage us to grow in Jesus now that we have tasted that the Lord is good and crave good spiritual food.

Not only will the Holy Spirit help transform us to become more and more like Christ, which must be our goal; the Spirit will also produce God's fruit of goodness in us.

I'm Gorgeous Inside!

Phil Ware challenges us to pursue the faithful love, righteous character, and gracious compassion of God from our hearts.

Would it really be nice if we could really see what was on the inside of people — their hearts?

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?

I Will Pursue Unity

Rubel Shelly gives us a practical, yet very challenging, set of practices to help us pursue unity with other believers without compromising our own faith and commitment to Scripture.

For the sake of making 'every effort to pursue the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace' (Ephesians 4:3).

Grace Comes After You!

Max Lucado reminds us how God's grace pursues, comes after, and seeps into us if we allow it to flood over us.

Is there anywhere we can go to escape God's grace? I don't think so!

Resolutions or Life-Quest?

Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the New Year's resolutions on to a life pursuing Jesus.

Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the New Year's resolutions on to a life pursuing Jesus.

'...and thankful!'

Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.

That passion to pursue Jesus must never die!

Don't Rush God

Rubel Shelly reminds us that rushing around to get where we think God wants us to be is seldom God's plan and seldom accomplishes what God wants to do in us.

Can we really become all God has made us to be if we rush ourselves to God's goal?

Greater Things: Presence

Phil Ware continues his series on greater things focusing on 'the name of the Lord' and the power and presence of Jesus that fed the expectation that God would surprise his people with greater things.

Where are our greater things?

No Regrets

Mike Barres reminds us that it is never too late to begin pursuing God's dreams and plans and purposes for us.

It's not too late to start today!

Keep on Speaking

Tom Norvell reminds us to keep on speaking up for the Lord even in hostile situations and difficult circumstances.

What will it take to make you back down?

Looking at Things Differently

Alan Smith reminds us that our passion to find something is in direct proportion to our sense of value in that thing.

What you are looking for determines what you will find!

Our Need to Remember

Phil Ware uses Memorial Day to think about the cost of war and the ultimate sacrifice of a friend named Roy who lived through World War II, the assault on Normandy Beach and the Battle of the Bulge.

Hopefully remembering the horrors can help us prevent them.

Wanting God Most of All

Do we want God above all other things and all other people?

Who do you yearn for?