Articles Tagged 'Righteous' (Page 2)

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.

Let it Begin with Me!

Phillip Morrison is back as our conscience asking us about how we sort through the refugee crisis in Syria and what are we going to do about it.

What are we to do with such great human need and such great risk?

Flying High with Freedom!

Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.

We have been set free, so let's not give up our freedom?

One Dad Changes Everything

Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.

How much power does one man of God have?!

Blame Game

Phil Ware uses a traffic incident and a crazy, cursing woman to help him make a point about blaming others rather than owning our sin and asking forgiveness for it through confession.

What? I haven't done anything wrong...!

Giving Thanks for Work?

Ron Rose reminds us that work is sacred and we should not divide our lives into sacred and secular boxes.

Have you ever thought as your job as your primary place of worship?

Pool of Mercy

Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.

Have you offered sight to the blind?

Getting It Wrong

Russ Lawson reminds us that to err is human, that we sin, we mess up, we falter, we are wrong, we make mistakes, but God is in the cleansing and forgiving business and can take care of it if we will admit it and ask for forgiveness.

Come on, now, 'fess up to the truth — it's liberating!

It Is Time

Tom Norvell challenges us a week into the New Year to get about doing the work of God because it is time!

So how long are you going to wait?

Life as a Fourteen Year Old

Rubel Shelly talks about the shooting of Malala Yousafzai and Heartlight updates her current condition, calling for us to live as God has called us.

Some things shouldn't have to be part of a fourteen year old's life experiences.

Holy Passion: Sacred Sexuality

Phil Ware shares about the sacredness of our sexual relationship as husbands and wives and calls us to follow Jesus in how we deal with this issue.

What, talk about sex and God in the same sentence?

The Hardest Lesson Lost

Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called The Journey Home focusing this week on the older brother and the hardest lesson to lose: that it is better in the Father's house!

Are we the older brothers?

SH!FT my Life: LIVE_holy

Phil Ware continues his series on Shift My Life and talks about what it means to live holy!

What is my life really about?

Renewal and Spring

Pasquale Mingarelli shares pictures and a Bible study to help us remember that spring is the time for renewal

A powerful image of renewal!

Why Doesn't Hollywood Get It?

Rubel Shelly writes about Hollywood and their desire to pump unwholesome and unholy stuff into our living rooms and movie theaters despite what the public may want.

Do they even want to

What Our Lives Proclaim

Russ Lawson reminds us that the habits, patterns, and companions of our lives leave a message in the hearts of all who see us and know us.

What are your habits, patterns, and companions communicating to others?

God's Twin Grace

Phil Ware writes about the grace of God to save us from sin and for holy living.

Why do we often emphasize one, but forget the other?

Worthless Religion?

Tammy Marcelain shares insight on who we welcome and how we welcome them into our midst, and also reflects on what we do to push them away and hurt them with our words and actions.

What can empty our faith of its value?

In Christ

Patrick Odum shares a clear message from God's word, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, and talks about all God has done to make us worthy in Christ.

God does the unthinkable to bless us immeasurably, in Christ!

Emotional Residue

Mike Barres reminds us that discouragements can leave an emotional residue and keep us from living as we should, but we can do some things to live as God would have us live!

How can we live above it?

Getting Close to God

Bill Denton reminds us that the Pharisees' problem wasn't their love for Scripture, but their willingness to condemn others and justify themselves.

Are you righteous enough to get close to God?

ALL!

Phil Ware reminds us that from the very beginning of the Christian movement, Jesus and His followers recognized that the Gospel and the church are for all people.

So who are we going to exclude?

Is This On Your List?

Larry Davies reminds of our need to repent and get our hearts and behavior right if we are going to prepare the way for Jesus at Christmas.

Why put something like this on your Christmas list?

The Color of Grace

Alan Smith tries to remind us that our goodness comes from Jesus and not from ourselves.

Which color would you be?

The Violence of the Wicked?

Phil Ware shares insight on Psalm 7

Please end the violence!

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?