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.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:17 · Communion · Lord's Supper
Phil Ware reminds us that our times at the Lord's Table should be filled with the same kind of people who joined Jesus at the table when he was on earth!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:34-40
Phil Ware continues his series on becoming JesuShaped disciples.
by Phil Ware · Luke 5
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Habakkuk 3:1-6 · Matthew
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and remind each other of those who are lost, left out, and left behind that need to be at Jesus' table of grace and how we are called to reach the lost as our mission.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:1-3 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares a powerful story about his foster grandson and how that helps us understand what it means to be adopted into God's family.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17
Phil Ware asks a bunch of troubling questions as he looks at the story of Jesus and his call of Levi and the party Levi had at his house afterwords.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:17 · Communion · Lord's Supper
Phil Ware reminds us that our times at the Lord's Table should be filled with the same kind of people who joined Jesus at the table when he was on earth!
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17 · Grace · Fellowship · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
by Tim Archer · Luke 18:10-14 · Salvation
Jesus wants to remind us that performing a series of religious acts doesn't make us right with God. Our attitude matters. What the Bible calls "the heart." While men look at the outside, God looks at the heart.
by Steve Ridgell · Mark 2:17 · Acceptance
Being acceptable to Jesus is not like getting a house ready to sell.
by Tim Archer · John 8:1-11 · Acceptance
The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery teaches us how the church should deal with sinful people ... because the church is full of sinful people.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Evangelism
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.
by Vann Conwell · Mark 2:15-17 · Addiction · Sinners
When a mega-pastor says he wants to get rid of the kooks that weigh his church down, Vann is not only shocked, but prays that God sends the kooks to his church.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 19:10 · Lost
What would happen in church, church folks, got serious about seeking lost people like Jesus did?
by John Roberts · Matthew 7:3-5 · Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy does exist in the church and we should weed it out, but it doesn't exempt us from church.
by Elizabeth Price · Romans 3:23 · Bible
While there are many specialty Bibles, the Bible is really written for only one group of people: sinners.
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