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 · Romans 8
Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:22-23 · Worship
Dr. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware invite you to join us for our Sunday, Verse of the Day focused, home worship guide and videos, called ToGather.church!
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 Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 8:26 · Worship
Dr. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware invite you to join us for our Sunday, Verse of the Day focused, home worship guide and videos, called ToGather.church!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 5 · Sermon on the Mount
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and that he was not giving us a list of do's and don't do's, but was calling us to put into practice the way of God from the heart.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 10:40-41 · Following Jesus
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 · Matthew 4:1-11 · Temptation
James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:1-2
Phil Ware reminds us that as fathers and grandfather, we will leave behind messes but we can also leave behind a legacy of faith that lasts for generations.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 1:17-20 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware reminds us that God wants us to know that we have the Holy Spirit present and at work with power in our lives!
by Phil Ware · 1 John 1:5-10 · New Life
Phil Ware reminds us that God can make us better after we have been broken and use us to do his work in the Kingdom because of two things: forgiveness we receive in Jesus through baptism and the power of the Holy Spirit.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Transformation
Phil Ware reminds us that by focusing on Jesus and our need for Jesus to be the transforming presence in our lives the Holy Spirit transforms and conforms us to Jesus with increasing likeness.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Exodus 3 · Endurance
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that God's great stories of deliverance, like the Exodus with Moses leading God's people to victory over Egypt and Pharaoh, are reminders of Jesus' greater deliverance and God's faithfulness.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 5:1-12 · Prayer · Presence · Quiet Time
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:25 · Anger
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Galatians 4:19 · Transformation
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 · Resurrection
Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that the center of our faith is Jesus' resurrection and that the Lord's resurrection from the grave has changed everything.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · John 3:28-29 · Servant
ToGather.church worship segment for March 29, 2020, focused on John the Baptizer finding his purpose in preparing other people's hearts for Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 · Lord's Supper
Phil Ware continues his reflections on Holy Communion by reminding us of coming reunion that The Supper ensures will happen!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 4:1-16
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that not only is God's grace available in his love and mercy but also that mercy and grace is available to all, even the worst of sinners, like you and me!
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33
Tom Norvell reminds us this Lord’s Day that Jesus came to give us peace and that peace is meant to be a blessing in the middle of the chaos and uncertainty we face in our world.
by Tom Norvell · Isaiah 64:8
Tom Norvell reminds us what it means to be in the hands of the potter!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 1 · Creation
James Nored and Phil Ware combine their friendship, skills, and networks (Story of Redemption Films and Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com) and bring us a weekly video and some interesting things to think about as we journey through life with Jesus!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Aging
At the beginning of the New Year, and the beginning of his new year of living, Phil Ware challenges us to be more like Jesus, especially in the way he loves people.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Romans 8:18
James Nored and Phil Ware share God's message for us about purpose and meaning through words and video.