Articles Tagged 'Satan'

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.

Once for Him, Once for Us!

Phil Ware reminds us that God said almost exactly the same words to his Son twice, yet he spoke the first time to affirm his Son and the second time to let us know we must listen to the Son.

Jesus is my beloved Son. What he says not only pleases me, but it is my fullest truth.

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Torchlight

Phil Ware concludes his four-part series on Jesus' Passion called seed, towel, promise, and torchlight.

With Jesus' arrest under torchlight, the end for darkness' reign drew near.

Using Our Freedom Redemptively

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us we are free in Christ from bondage to sin, death, satan, hell, purposelessness, loneliness, so we can use our freedom to serve and liber

In our broken world where people say and do hostile things against us, we choose to use our freedom to serve them in love.

More Than What's in The Sacred Page

Phil Ware shares very frank and clear teaching about how Jesus resisted temptation and reminds us that simply knowing the Bible is not enough to win the war with Satan.

When Jesus was hungry, alone, and had been contemplating his mission that would end on a cross, Satan's temptations were quite enticing!

Nothing to Prove

Max Lucado reminds us that Satan will try to tempt us to be important and to show out rather than to serve, just like he did with Jesus.

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Torchlight

Phil Ware concludes his four-part series on Jesus' Passion called seed, towel, promise, and torchlight.

With Jesus' arrest under torchlight, the end for darkness' reign drew near.

The Cosmic Christmas Story

Dan Bouchelle reminds us of another story of the nativity, a violent one, a clash between heaven and hell, good and evil, the evil red dragon and the Christ child.

Don't forget the wildest story, the cosmic war story, behind Jesus' coming to earth!

Rest and Power for the Weary

Phil Ware continues his reflections on what it means to be a JesuShaped disciple, this week focusing on our need for rest and time alone with God.

Our resources run low, our spirits grow tired, our bodies shut down, we can’t handle another thing, then Satan throws in a storm or two. What do we do?

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?

Once for Him, Once for Us!

Phil Ware reminds us that God said almost exactly the same words to his Son twice, yet he spoke the first time to affirm his Son and the second time to let us know we must listen to the Son.

'Jesus is my beloved Son. What he says not only pleases me, but it is my fullest truth.'

Because You Know!

Jordan Harrell reminds us to not listen to the lies of Satan but instead remember who God is, what God has done, and what we know of God, and trust God's voice and not the lies of our circumstances, problems, pandemics, or hopelessness.

God says: 'There is no race too long, no wall too high, no gap too wide, no shattered thing too broken to strip you of my HOPE.'

Desert of Trial

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.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud — Satan — who tried to distort and misuse truth and Scripture.

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Torchlight

Phil Ware concludes his four-part series on Jesus' Passion called seed, towel, promise, and torchlight.

With Jesus' arrest under torchlight, the end for darkness' reign drew near.

Once for Him, Once for Us!

Phil Ware reminds us that God said almost exactly the same words to his Son twice, yet he spoke the first time to affirm his Son and the second time to let us know we must listen to the Son.

Jesus is my beloved Son. What he says not only pleases me, but it is my fullest truth.

Broken: But NOT Forever!

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that sin, both rebellion and missing God's goal of goodness for us, has reaped destruction on all we touch, but that this is not what God intended for us, there is redemption coming!

Why did this brokenness, this pain, this shattering, come upon us if it is not God's intention for us?

Where Are You?

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that sin, both rebellion and missing God's goal of goodness for us, has reaped destruction on all we touch.

Why are our relationships with God such a mess, with each other full of conflict, and with our world so destructive?

Teach Us to Pray 12: Deliver Us

Phil Ware and Andy Johnson help us look at our prayer for deliverance from temptation and the evil one.

Why would God lead us into temptation? Doesn't God want us victorious over temptation?

Desert of Trial

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.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud.

Legion No More!

Phil Ware reminds us the battle we are in with Satan with our lives and how Jesus can end our bondage to him.

Jesus came to bring us freedom from bondage to Satan and his power.

Beautiful to Broken

James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.

Why reject the goodness of God and all he has done to choose our own way?

Nothing to Prove

Max Lucado reminds us that Satan will try to tempt us to be important and to show out rather than to serve, just like he did with Jesus.

Satan will tempt us to prove our importance just like he tempted Jesus.

Who Doesn't Love Baby Jesus?

Baby Jesus seems so sweet and lovable, but there are those that do not love him. And sometimes that even includes some of us.

It is hard to believe at Christmas, but there are those who do not love baby Jesus.

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

The Lord is Near: Assurance

Phil Ware shares his message focused on Paul's promises that the Lord will always be near us, focusing on Jesus' promises to his early disciples and to us!

No matter what life, Satan, or circumstances suggest, we will never be forsaken by our God!