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 Tim Woodroof · Matthew 28:18-20 · Mission
Tim Woodroof completes the Interim Ministry Partners, http://www.interimministrypartners.com, series on helping a church determine its mission.
by Rubel Shelly · Revelation 7:9-12 · Unity
Rubel Shelly reminds us of MLK, Martin Luther King, Jr., and how he taught us we were all equal in God's eyes and that Jesus was the answer to uniting us into one people under God.
by Brian McCutchen · Romans 12:1 · Worship
Brian McCutchen talks about worship and how it must be a daily part of our lives or it is not real worship like the early Christians shared and lived.
by Tim Woodroof · Romans 12 · Spiritual Gifts
Tim Woodroof continues the series on a church finding or calling a new preaching minister or senior pastor, especially during interim ministry, and the key point is that a church needs to know who it is and what God has called them to do before they try t
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Integrity · Interim Ministry
Phil Ware continues the series of articles on discerning your mission for churches to work through as they are in a season of looking for a preaching minister or pastor and Phil emphasizes both the universal mission passages and the specific mission passa
by Mark Frost · 1 Corinthians 12:18 · Values
Mark Frost of interimministrypartners.com shares insights into transition times for churches who are looking for a minister or pastor and helps them discover ways to determine their core values.
by Ron Rose · Ezekiel 37:12-14 · Trust
Ron Rose deals with a person who has had very difficult times and feels that prayer is not acted upon by God even if he hears them and that miracles are for times gone by.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:19-20
Phil Ware writes about interim ministry and his partners, and how we can be a 'Yes" church.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 5:37-39 · Forgiveness · Race
Rubel Shelly reminds us that behind the great 42 of Jackie Robinson was a heart of faith and willingness to honor Jesus in the way he dealt with injustice, hatred, and prejudice.
by Phil Ware · 1 Kings 18 · Burnout
Phil Ware talks about burn out and how God restored Elijah to ministry and freshness after his great victory on Mt. Carmel and his collapse in the desert.
by Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 3:19-21
Phil Ware is continuing his trip through The Story and focusing this week on the life, ministry and book of Samuel.
by Bill Brant · Nehemiah 1:1 · Ministry
Today we tend to think that only "Spiritual leaders" can talk or tell us about Jesus. That the "professional staff" are the only ones with training and insight to convey the important passages to others. Yet the history of Judeo-Christian faith demonstrat
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 7:2 · Heart
Rubel Shelly talks about a Korean project to help folks not commit suicide by helping them understand what death might be like.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 5:16 · Compassion
Rubel Shelly tells the story of Josh Ripley running cross country and helping out a fellow competitor and showing great compassion, kindness, and helpfulness, as a follower of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15:11-32 · Idols
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the journey home, this message is about how both sons wanted the same thing and both loved the father's stuff more than they loved the father.
by Ron Rose · Mark 5 · God
Ron Rose writes about collecting fingerprints -- God's fingerprints -- and how they are stories that are longing to be told.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 · Missions
Rubel Shelly talks about using our work and workplace as the place we live out God's mission for us.
by Rubel Shelly · Colossians 3:17 · Work
Rubel Shelly reminds us that any vocation can be ministry if we approach it with intention and the honoring of God.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1-16 · Unity
Phil Ware continues his series on SpiritFire and challenges us to look at the importance of the unity of the Spirit.
by Phil Ware · Acts 9 · Passion
Phil Ware challenges us to a life of passionate discipleship and challenge our children to follow with boldness, using the life of Paul.
by Phil Ware · John 3 · Evangelism
Phil Ware talks about weird neighbors and who God has sent us to hear so we can lead them to Christ.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 13:4 · Marriage
Rubel Shelly talks about the try it before you buy idea, the test drive mentality, that infests the idea about marriage in modern society and he boils the problem down to selfishness.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Incarnation
Phil Ware continues his LifeWORDS series and shares Jesus' Great Commission as a call to incarnational ministry and not just evangelism.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Tom Norvell talks about the overwhelming challenges of trying to minister to people when it is beyond his power or ability and he hears the words of the apostle Paul about God's grace is sufficient and God's power is made perfect in weakness so that when
by Steve Ridgell · Daniel 2:44 · Kingdom
The countries and powers of this world do not last. I want to belong to a kingdom that lasts forever. I do.
Bible: Browse OT/NT Books