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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.

The Way of Christ Jesus

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:1-11 · Communion

Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language and forgets the call of Jesus to live with each others in love.

Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language, and the call of Jesus for us to live with each other in love is forgotten.

Mothers Pray for Their Children

by Melissa Troyer · 2 Timothy 2:1-2 · Prayer

Melissa Troyer shares a prayer all mothers of deep faith can pray over their children, and the children of others.

What is more powerful in shaping the heart and faith of a child than a mother who prays for her children?

Thanking God for Our Women of Faith

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 31:28-29 · Women

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to give thanks for the godly women of faith in our lives.

Many of us have experienced the goodness of God through the life of a woman of faith who helped shape us and mold us in our personal walk with Jesus.

More than Unstoppable!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:20-21 · More Than

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

When Jesus emerged from the tomb victorious over death, we were empowered to believe that God is more than unstoppable and HE can do more in us, for us, and through us than we can imagine!

Rest and Power for the Weary

by Phil Ware · Matthew 14 · Exhaustion

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?

Called to Holiness, Not Passing Judgment

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 14:4 · Judging

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 to living a life of holiness that refuses to judge others in Christ over non-essential practices.

Can we really pursue obedience and have a deep passion for holiness and still welcome people who practice their faith differently than we do?

Cheerful Generosity

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Generosity

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to live generous lives of grace where we are joyful recipients of God's grace and cheerfully generous in our acts of mercy.

Why we should we be thankful, cheerful, and generous in a world full of negativity!

Stooping to Serve, Not to Shame

by Melissa Troyer · Romans 12:1-2 · Servant

Melissa Troyer shares the worship in stooping to clean up the messes that are part of a mom's everyday experience with little children she is trying to mold into followers of Jesus.

God brings me to my knees, both in honesty and in choosing joy, as I pick up a careless mess made by the precious, but oblivious little stampede that lives within my walls.

Destroying Worldly Strongholds

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 · Leadership

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize Jesus' example of being a servant and how we must resist worldly standards for our leaders in the Lord's church.

Our model, our hero, our example of great leadership, must always be Jesus!

Here, Near, and Far

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Acts 1:9 · Great Commission

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 call to mission for us as we seek to be God with Skin On to people here, near, and far.

God loves all the people of the world (John 3:16) and wants us to demonstrate his love for them so they will turn from their destructive ways and be saved (2 Peter 3:9).

What Do We Do About Leadership Abuse?

by Phil Ware · John 10:1-18

Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.

The description of the Good Shepherd in John 10 aligns beautifully with Jesus' definition of serving and giving himself to bless us in Mark 10.

A Time to Weep

by Philip Gulley · Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 · Parenting · Parenting Parents

Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.

What time is it in your relationship with your older friends and family? What time is it in your own life? Are you ready for closing time?

The LORD Is Close!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:18 · Cleanse · Nearness

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 promise to be close to the broken-hearted and crushed, lonely and abandoned, discarded and forgotten.

We can do great ministry in the name of Jesus and can survive all the tough challenges in life because our LORD is always close to us!

Knowing God and Meeting Immanuel

by Phil Ware · Genesis 4:1 · Immanuel

Phil Ware shares insights about intimately knowing God and Immanuel being real to us in our daily lives as we seek to be Jesus' disciples.

Let's not settle for religion, going to church, or fast-food spirituality when God longs to fill that hole in our soul !

Lack No Good Thing

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:10 · Provision

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 his desire to bless us with every good thing we need.

Our ToGather time today focuses on God's great promises to bless us, but also challenges each of us to ask: What is the true source of my delight?

I Want to Be Like Her

by Phil Ware · Mark 14:1-9 · Women

Phil Ware continues his reflections in the Gospels as he seeks to call us to continue pursuing Jesus so that we can be JesuShaped.

Let's move beyond remembering her story; let's also commit to being like her in these four ways.

Made to Glorify!

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 63:3 · Glorify

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 bring him glory and honor in all we say and do.

No words can adequately describe the love that brought God to earth in Jesus, but we can celebrate this gift of grace and live to bring God the glory that is due him!

God's Relentless Pursuit to Bless Us

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 23

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us that the LORD is our Shepherd who provides, cares, protects, and calls us home as his sheep, the guests at his table, and his belo

We are loved by God, our faithful Shepherd, who will never abandon us but will rescue us and bring us safely home to him as his beloved children.

No Cheap Grace

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 22:29

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of all that we have received from God through grace and how we must say no to sin because we have been so blessed!

Rather than taking God's lavish grace for granted, we choose to offer ourselves to God and walk away from sin.

At YOUR Word

by Phil Ware · Luke 5

Phil Ware focuses on Luke 5 and a few key phrases that reveal what it means to be JesuShaped!

Do I aggressively pursue Jesus because his words reveal the truth and the heart of God?

Guiding My Steps

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 119:105

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remember God's faithfulness to his promises, the victory our God has promised to us, and the importance of obeying the Scriptures God has gi

We are blessed to have the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures that the Spirit inspired to guide our steps in a confusing and dangerous world.

Short-Circuiting My Angry Words

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · James 1:19-21 · Speech · Anger

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to praise God for his holiness and grace and call each other to use our lives, our speech, and our actions to bless others.

God's holiness and grace call us to live our lives to bless others with what we do and what we say.

One-Anothering, Together

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:33-11:1 · One Another

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to love one another and put other's need above our own.

When our hearts look beyond our walls, our nations, our skin tones, and our languages, we can hear our Savior welcome all of us as his family.

Proof of My Identity

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Romans 8 · Holy Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to reassure us of our victory through Christ because of the Holy Spirit's presence within us as God's children.

God has provided each of us the ultimate proof of our identity: the Holy Spirit living inside of us!

Listening to Our Master's Voice

by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 10:8 · Obedience

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to open our hearts to the call of God in our lives and to living according to his will and guidance for us.

Will we build our lives on the Lord's will, on the foundation of his loving instructions to us?

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