Articles Tagged 'Temple'

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.

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.

Jesus, After Christmas Coming

Phil Ware reminds us that Christmas isn't over, but now our role is to be Jesus' people, his presence, in our world.

Christmas isn't over; it has only just begun if we recognize that it is our job, together, to be Jesus to the world!

The Way of Jesus #2: Unsettling the Religious Status Quo

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and the mission Jesus has for us to the lost world and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

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Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to honor Jesus as greater than anything or anyone.

Jesus won't let us classify him as just another good teacher: He challenges us to decide if he is Lord, liar, or lunatic!

Beyond Religious Places, Practices, and Rituals

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

Who Will Carry Us?

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way and ask this important question: Who will

Young children can fall asleep anywhere and sleep peacefully, trusting that those who love them will carry them where they need to go!

Children of God by the Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

How can we be shaped by both our Father's nature and his nurture?

Set Free by the Spirit

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

Paul insists that we serve under a new covenant, a covenant not based on law but on the life-giving Spirit of God.

Beyond Religious Places, Practices, and Rituals

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.

We must always remember that God's love for broken people and our call to his mission must matter most.

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.

Holy Land

I am a temple of God because God lives in me. He comes to live in every person who is born again of water and Spirit.

Want to see God's temple? Look in the mirror

Of First Importance

Phillip Morrison reminds us of the importance of the last week of Jesus' life.

So what is the most important day in your life?

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?

Living for Just One!

Phil Ware asks what we should wear to worship God and challenges us to see all of life as sacred space!

Will you live all of life as worship, or just a few hours per wek?

SpiritFire: God's Dwelling Place

Phil Ware continues his series on SpiritFire focusing on our bodies being the Temple of God in which God lives by His Holy Spirit.

Who is alive in you?

The Other Nine

Patrick Odum talks about the the 10 lepers who were healed and only one came back to thank Jesus and puts the other nine into modern context and describes what they did instead of thanking Jesus.

Wonder what all those other guys did?

Do You See What I See?

Mike Barres talks about a plaque in his office that spells out Jesus, but many folks don't see the name, just like most folks besides Anna and Simeon didn't see Jesus for who he truly was; but will we see him?

Now that Christmas is over, can you see Jesus?

Lessons from LEGOs

We can learn a lot about who we are spiritually from a box of LEGOs, things like unity and being built by God into something special.

What can be learned from a pile of LEGOs?