Articles Tagged 'See' (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.

Is God Listening to My Prayers?

Bill Sherrill reminds us about the importance of prayer and how we should pray to honor God.

Prayer that the Father hears is directed to him in faith with an unselfish attitude, seeking to bless and honor God's will because of our love for the Father.

The Wisdom God Longs to Give Us!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos encouraging us to recognize that God is our Father who longs to share His heavenly wisdom with His people.

We know that our God showers his grace upon us. One of his greatest gifts is heavenly wisdom, given when we ask for it in faith.

Teach Me to Number My Days!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and our need to obey him if we want to gain a heart of wisdom.

The New Year is our opportunity to seek after God's ways in our lives and find the wisdom to live for him in our challenging times.

The Lord Is Near!

Phil Ware reminds us that the Lord is close and we have a right to long to know his presence is real and is near.

We are not alone in our longing to know that the presence of the Lord is with us!

The Andrew Effect: Jesus Promises His Presence

Phil Ware invites into the "Andrew Effect" and reminds us that Jesus promised to be present with us as we live out the four moves of Phil calls the Andrew Effect

Can we really expect to meet Jesus? The sad reality is that many folks give up on meeting and experiencing Jesus, personally.

Family in the Fire

Phil Ware continues his reflections and convictions on becoming a JesuShaped disciple, this time focusing on the dangers and difficulties the Lord faced from his religious adversaries.

Jesus is among the familiar trappings of his heritage of faith and immediate family, both of whom are dangerously toxic to him and his ministry at this point in his journey.

Through the Keyhole of Grace

Phil Ware compares Jesus to a keyhole through which we look at God and the closer we get to Jesus the more clearly we see God and gives us a reading plan to discover more!

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus?

The Way of Jesus #3: Unless a Seed

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.

Jesus had many opportunities to walk away from the shame and pain of the cross, but he chose the Father's will and our need over his comfort.

Unless a Seed

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.

Jesus had many opportunities to walk away from the shame and pain of the cross, but he chose the Father's will and our need over his comfort.

Where's the Power?

Phil Ware focuses on Jesus' promise to send the power of the Holy Spirit to empower the church and our need to seek and use that power!

What happened to the power that Jesus promised to us?

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.

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Towel

Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight focusing on common elements in our world, our lives, that Jesus used to join our hearts to his love.

The hands that would soon be nailed to a cross now reached for a towel to serve those that would abandon him while he hung on that cross, alone!

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: The Seed

Phil Ware continues his four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight focusing on the power of the Seed to overcome dirt, darkness, and death.

Go ahead, plant a seed. See it disappear into the dirt. But, don't forget!

Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight: Intro

Phil Ware begins a four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight as he looks at Jesus' last hours on earth and what they mean for us.

Yes, the seed is still enough of a mystery to keep me interested while I wait for the full blessing of its secrets to reach full bloom.

It All Hinges on This

Phil Ware helps us to better understand both Mark's message about where true life is found and also his outline and organization of his gospel around the hinges to the story provided by the stories of two blind men that Jesus heals.

How can we know if our lives make a difference and truly matter?

Living Beyond the Formula

Jordan Harrell helps us understand what Jesus meant when what matters is in our hearts!

Jesus > You + X (all your dos) + Y (all your dont's)!

Unless a Seed

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.

Jesus had many opportunities to walk away from the shame and pain of the cross, but he chose the Father's will and our need over his comfort.

Resurrection 2.5: Sarcastic Ridicule

Phil Ware continues his Resurrection 2.0 series reminding us this week that Jesus' own family did not believe until after his resurrection.

Jesus knew the sting of sarcastic ridicule and unbelief from his family

Resurrection 2.3: Unless...!

Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 and focuses this week on Thomas.

If Jesus was truly raised from the dead, then this new reality would call for Thomas to radically re-orient his life

When I Am Afraid

Jordan Harrell reminds us of the comfort we find in the times of our darkness are tied to the amount of time we have sought to have a path to the Father when we are in the light.

I’m thankful for the way the Lord teaches me about his character through the pitter patter of those little feet.

All Seekers Welcomed Here!

Phil Ware continues his series called 8GT -- Eight Truths that Turned the World Upside Down.

In the Bible, sometimes a person's name was changed because of something that person did or because of something that God was going to do through that person.

God's Providence? Perhaps!

Steve Higginbotham connects us with God's amazing work at getting people together and helping them live as brothers in Christ both in Bible times and today!

Is this any less amazing than Paul’s unlikely meeting with Onesimus?

Now What?

Now that Easter has passed, what are we going to do with Jesus? How about spending time with him in the gospel of John so we can know him for ourselves?

Easter is over, so

Always!

Phil Ware reminds us of the Lord's nearness, four ways we can experience that nearness, but most importantly, he reminds us to seek the Lord's presence in our lives, always.

How can we deepen, strengthen, and become more aware of our Lord's constant and loving presence?

How Can I Grow to Be More Like Jesus?

Phil Ware answers a question he is often asked by those who are new followers of Jesus or people whose spiritual lives have stagnated: "How can I grow spiritually?"

I want to grow spiritually — to be more like Jesus — but can I really do that?