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 · John 6:15-21 · Fear
Phil Ware continues his series called "I Doubt It" and this week focuses on Jesus coming to his closest followers through the storm when they were exhausted, afraid, and uncertain.
by Phil Ware · John 6 · Provision
Phil Ware continues his series on 'I Doubt it' focusing this week on Jesus' challenge to the apostles to feed the five thousand.
by Phil Ware · John 4 · Outreach
Phil Ware continues his 'I doubt it!' series and looks at Jesus' promise that the fields are ready for harvest.
by Phil Ware · John 4 · Food
Phil Ware continues his series on doubt focusing on Jesus' statement that doing the Father's will was the basis of finding fullness in life.
by Phil Ware · John 4:1-30 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and series of encounters where people say to him or heard him and thought, 'I doubt it!'
by Phil Ware · John 3 · New Life
Phil Ware continues his series on 'I Doubt It' by talking about Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus and his need to be born of God, from above, born again.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 14:22-31 · Doubt
Phil Ware reminds us that it is not the storm or our "little faith" that is the problem: it's losing sight of Jesus!
by Phil Ware · Luke 5:15-16 · Prayer
Jesus' life was framed by prayer, but do I find my "as usual" and "lonely places" moments in the presence of the Father in prayer?
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:25-40 · Aging
Phil Ware reminds us of Anna and Simeon, two aging super heroes from the birth stories of Jesus reminding us that getting older can mean getting better.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1:15-18 · Servant
Phil Ware reminds us of Jesus' idea of greatness and challenges us to follow the example of the often forgotten Onesiphorus, a "One-Who-Is-For-Us" friend.
by Phil Ware · 2 Chronicles 21 · Courage
Phil Ware reminds us of the importance to act courageously for God, for good, and for grace even when it is dangerous because eternity hangs on our decision.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · New Year
Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the New Year's resolutions on to a life pursuing Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Romans 12 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes his series on "Give Me Jesus" focusing on our role as his people to be his presence to the world.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 1
Phil Ware and James Nored introduce Heartlight.org readers to the grit of grace and the coming video series called, "My Story in God's Story."
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Christmas
Phil Ware shares a Merry Christmas greeting from all of the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com family.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 2 · Christmas
This is part of a 4 part series on Jesus' birth called, "Give Me Jesus," and this one focuses on finding him now.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2
Phil Ware continues his Christmas series, entitled "Give Me Jesus", focusing this week on the specific time, the then, of Jesus' coming.
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18
Phil Ware begins a four series set of articles for Advent and this first one is called BEFORE and focuses on Jesus being God, pre-existent before the world began.
by Phil Ware · John 6 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus gave us a great example on how to deal with the challenges we face after a great thanksgiving feast.
by Phil Ware · Luke 17:11-19 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware uses the parable of the 10 lepers to remind us that we want to be the 1 who returns to give thanks even though we live in a world where most people are not very thankful!
by Phil Ware · John 7:37-39 · Holy Spirit · phil · phil
Phil Ware reminds us of Jesus' promise to send us living water in the Holy Spirit, water that would never run dry and would well up in us to eternal life.
by Phil Ware · John 10:10 · phil · phil · phil
Phil Ware finishes his six-part series on Paul's promises to the Philippians that the Lord is always near and God and the peace he brings will be with them.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9 · Preaching · Presence
Phil Ware continues his series that the Lord is near focusing on the power of this promise found in the Lord's faithfulness, love, and grace.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9 · Foreigner · Never Forsaken
Phil Ware shares his message focused on Paul's promises that the Lord will always be near us, focusing on Jesus' promises to his early disciples and to us!
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9
Phil Ware shares his third in a series of 6 messages on the promise that the LORD is near; this time focusing on our doubts.
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