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 · 2 Timothy 2:1 · Jesus · Inspiration
Phil Ware remembers an old mentor who has gone to be with Jesus, Neil Lightfoot, and as he recalls a lesson from John 4 about real faith is also reminded about the nature of inspired truth.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:7 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:26 · Christmas
Phil Ware wishes everyone Merry Christmas for the Heartlight team and shares 3 different ways to share the story of Jesus at Christmas: a short form, the Bible text from "The Voice" Compass Bible and from a Worship House Media video about a child coming.
by Phil Ware · John 13:34 · Scripture
Phil Ware finishes his series on building a culture of honor by focusing on Jesus and his birth and the awful way Herod misuses Scripture and worship.
by Phil Ware · Ecclesiastes 4:10 · Accountability
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.
by Phil Ware · Acts 15:39 · Trust
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor, this time focusing on trust.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:16 · Servant
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor and focuses on Jesus washing his disciples' feet on the eve of his crucifixion.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:9 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing this week on prayer, especially prayer as a redemptive tool of offering forgiveness and blessing to those who are our enemies and who mistreat us.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Affirm
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing on affirmation.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:39 · Honor
Phil Ware begins a series on building a culture of honor using Romans 12 as the basis and foundation of the study.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18 · Great Commission
Phil Ware does part 4 of a 5 part series on experiencing Jesus' presence from the gospel of Matthew, focusing on the Great Commission and Jesus' promise to be present.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his five part series on yearning for the presence of God and shares with us ways to experience Immanuel, Jesus as God with us.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:12 · Church
Phil Ware continues his series from Matthew on God's presence in Jesus and this week talks about church as family, not community.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3:13 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Yearning, our need and desire and longing for Jesus to be real to us and close to us and experienceable in our daily lives.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:10 · Light
Phil Ware shares the sweet prayer request from one of the translators in a predominantly Muslim nation wracked with violence and bloodshed: "Please pray for the terrorists that they know Jesus Christ like Saul who became Paul :)"
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 4:14 · Presence
Phil Ware begins a series of messages about Immanuel, God with us, The Presence, in our lives that we yearn, ache, thirst for.
by Phil Ware · Luke 9:23 · Constants · Consecration
Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13 · Hope
Phil Ware reminds us of the simple, yet powerful words found in the hard story of Jesus' birth and Herod's attempt to murder him at Bethlehem -- But Herod came to an end.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 1:18 · Courage
Phil Ware reminds us that Joshua 1 and God's famous charge to Joshua to be strong and courageous is as much a promise and faithfulness from God as it is commitment and trust from us.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:22
Phil Ware finishes his series on Out of the Box with a final call to get out of the boat and follow Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:22 · Touch
Phil Ware continues his series on out of the box and reminds us that Jesus is God made touchable and personal: more than a miracle worker, Jesus is the personal care of God for people in their deepest needs.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:10 · Salvation
Phil Ware continues his series on Out of the Box and focusing on the big Four primal fears that Jesus helps us address and he reminds us that salvation involves a from, for, and to component and shouldn't be simply elevator theology.
by Phil Ware · John 6:33 · Terminal Illness · Fear
Phil Ware continues his series the Big Four fears we have, Deep, Demonic, Disease, and Death and reminds us that Jesus has been here, will not abandon us or forsake us, and will see us through.
by Phil Ware · John 10:10 · Humility
Phil Ware continues his series on Luke 8 and 9 and this week he focuses on what each of these events has in common -- in each one, someone falls at the feet of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:20 · Achievement · July 4
Phil Ware shares some thoughts about Independence Day, July 4, 2013, and what it means and should call us to do in our time and our situation in today's world.
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