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 Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Temptation
Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.
by Phil Ware · James 1:2 · Peer Pressure · Pentecost · People
Phil Ware talks about the harshness of a long, cold, hard winter and the trials and troubles we must endure as believers.
by Phil Ware · Luke 3:21 · Temptation
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.
by Max Lucado · James 4:7 · 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.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Temptation
Phil Ware leads in our focus on being JesuShaped disciples by talking about the real power behind Jesus overcoming temptation.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 John 1:8 · Temptation
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.
by Randy Becton · 2 Corinthians 5:21
Phil Ware opens the New Testament and reminds of a great way to live out our mission while under social distancing, prayer because prayer has always been a virtual way of blessing others.
by Phil Ware · Acts 12:1
Phil Ware opens the New Testament and reminds of a great way to live out our mission while under social distancing, prayer because prayer has always been a virtual way of blessing others.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:13
Phil Ware and Andy Johnson help us look at our prayer for deliverance from temptation and the evil one.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 John 1:8
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.
by James Nored and Phil Ware · Genesis 1:31 · Fake · Fall
James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.
by Brian McCutchen · James 1:14 · Temptation
Brian McCutchen reminds us that dealing with temptation is not easy for the Christian and must be dealt with seriously.
by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:15 · Interim Ministry
Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part 1 of a 4 part series on the interim season by comparing it to the journey through the wilderness.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · Sexuality
Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.
by Thom Lemmons · 1 Thessalonians 4:3 · Faithfulness
Thom Lemmons tells us a story that gets to the heart of danger in sexual temptation and lust and a need for a friend.
by Phil Ware · Exodus 3:7 · God
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on the "I AM" sayings of the Bible.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Authenticity
Ron Rose talks about the temptation to compartmentalize life and live by different standards in different roles and walks in life instead of living with integrity for God.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Pain
Rubel Shelly discusses both the problem and the purpose of pain in the believer's life.
by Larry Zinck · 1 Corinthians 10:12 · Disaster
Larry Zinck talks about the wildfire destruction and how people can live so close to the danger zone and think it won't ever happen to them.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Temptation
Paul Faulkner reminds us that temptation is something that gets worse when we give into it, especially lying, and yet God promises to help us find a way out of the mess.
by Patrick D. Odum · James 4:10 · Temptation
Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 4:6 · Temptation
Phil Ware shares his continuing series on the Jesus vibe and focuses on how Jesus won the war over sin and temptation.
by Mike Barres · 1 Peter 5:8 · Temptation
Mike Barres reminds us that taking moral shortcuts and fudging on things spiritually always end up in disaster and sin.
by Kathy Bailey · 2 Timothy 3:16 · Deceive
It is so easy to be deceived by the evil one, but the Scriptures can help us like they helped Jesus overcome temptation.
by Byron Ware · 1 Peter 5:8 · Duty · Divorce
The Devil is a lion and we let him into our kitchens, our homes, by treating temptation as a little kitten rather than a roaring lion wanting to devour us.