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 · Matthew 18:20 · Worship
This is an introduction and explanation of the purpose of ToGather!
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 · Lord's Supper
Phil Ware continues his reflections on Holy Communion by reminding us of coming reunion that The Supper ensures will happen!
by Phil Ware · Mark 8 · Messiah · Healing · Blindness
Phil Ware helps us to better understand both Mark's message about where true life is found and also his outline and organization of his gospel around the hinges to the story provided by the stories of two blind men that Jesus heals.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that we share in The Supper, not because we are worthy of Jesus' sacrifice, but because we've been made worthy by his sacrifice!
by Phil Ware · Luke 22 · Failure
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus affirmed Peter's value and his return to useful service BEFORE Peter's stumbling denials by the fire.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:36 · Silence · Significance
Phil Ware reminds us not to put away Jesus with the Christmas lights and blow up snowman, but to remember that Christ is alive in us!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 1 · Creation
James Nored and Phil Ware look at Genesis 1 and the Bible's story of Creation and remind us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
by Tom Norvell · Isaiah 64:8
Tom Norvell reminds us what it means to be in the hands of the potter!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 1 · Creation
James Nored and Phil Ware combine their friendship, skills, and networks (Story of Redemption Films and Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com) and bring us a weekly video and some interesting things to think about as we journey through life with Jesus!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 2
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and words the wonder of Jesus’ birth and how it changed the world with the Sound of Music.
by Phil Ware · John 14:1-4 · Waiting
Phil Ware shares an article about his son coming home from college and how it reminds him of the Father in heaven waiting for us to return home to him.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 14:6 · Jesus
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of both the exclusive claim of Jesus as the only way to God and the inclusive fellowship of welcoming all people who truly believed in Jesus.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Isaiah 53:1-12 · Mission
James Nored and Phil Ware share Jesus' plan to reach all peoples, like the Ethiopian Nobleman and the people in the farthest reaches of the earth, with the goodness of grace.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 20:1-9 · Resurrection
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video, words, and images some of the many reasons Christians have to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and is Lord, Christ, Jesus, and Son of God!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 26 · Crucifixion
James Nored and Phil Ware share in word and video the meaning of Jesus' trials before Pilate, Herod, and the Jewish Ruling Council.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:14 · Prayer
Phil Ware begins a series of messages built around the disciples' request to Jesus to teach them to pray with today focusing on our need to pray first.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Messiah
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that many were blind to Jesus as the Messiah because he refused to be the kind of Messiah they expected; he was the upside down Messiah.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 8 · Servant
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video how upside down Jesus' values are to the way we often do things in our world and in our churches.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-18 · Lord
James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us to answer the same question Jesus asked his first followers at Caesarea Philippi: 'Who do you say I am?'
by Phil Ware · John 17:1-26 · Reconciliation
Phil Ware reflects on the words of Jesus, the actions of the apostle Paul, and the example of a couple of men in his life, all focused on the theme of reconciliation.
by Tom Norvell · Philippians 4:6-7 · Anxiety
Tom Norvell reminds us to take our worries, our concerns, our troubles, and turn them into prayers and praises.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 5 · New Life
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and that he was not giving us a list of do's and don't do's, but was calling us to put into practice the way of God from the heart.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 5 · Discipleship
Phil Ware and James Nored, through word and video, remind us of our need to return to the Jesus-styled kind of life.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15 · Parousia
Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 and focuses this week on Jesus' return in the clouds which is guaranteed by his resurrection from the dead.
by Phil Ware · John 7:1-7 · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his Resurrection 2.0 series reminding us this week that Jesus' own family did not believe until after his resurrection.
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