Articles Tagged 'Resist'

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.

Resist and Obey!

Max Lucado reminds us that while all sorts of challenges await us today, the Lord longs for our obedience so he can step in and crush Satan at our feet.

Decide now to choose obedience and resist the devil and invite the LORD to help you win your victory over the evil one!

Crouching at the Door

Phil Ware leads in our focus on being JesuShaped disciples by talking about the real power behind Jesus overcoming temptation.

How did Jesus have the strength to resist sin again and again and again? What strategies or tools did he use to overcome the schemes of the evil one?

Choose Obedience

Max Lucado reminds us that while all sorts of challenges await us today, the Lord longs for our obedience so he can step in and crush Satan at our feet.

Decide Now to Choose Obedience

Alert to Satan's Tactics

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the sly intentions of the evil one who would like to deceive us, but we can and do have the power to resist.

No one wants to be an expert, but we all must be alert!

Act(s) 1: Scene 3 — Witnesses

Mark Frost continues his series on Acts scene 1, with a great article on being witnesses built around Acts 1:8 and about reaching the world -- here, near, and far.

Learning to reach out, and further out, to speak for Jesus.

Defining Faithfulness

Tim Woodroof continues his series on "Change in the Life of the Church" and focuses this week on faithfulness and how we define it and how Jesus and Paul define it -- staying on the journey and responding to changes faithfully rather than trying to do thi

Is fighting for the status quo and defending the way we've always done it really faithfulness?

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?

Resistance Is NOT Futile!

Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.

Have you given resisting a try lately?

A Lizard's Tail?

We face temptation to sin, but sin is an old, dying, worthless lizard's tail.

What's so important about an ol' dead lizard's tail?