Articles Tagged 'Lame'

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.

One Dad Changes Everything

Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.

How much power does one man of God have?!

God Withholds No Good Thing!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos encouraging us to recognize that God is our Father who does not withhold from us good things, especially the best things in this life and the life to c

Our lesson elaborates on this promise from God. We know that our Father does not withhold sharing his grace and every gift that is for our best good.

Truly See the Coming King

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.

See the King headed to a cross, the foal of a donkey, and a formerly blind man who followed along the way.

I Will Celebrate!

Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the majesty, goodness, and grace of our God who is powerful and present among us.

David danced with all his might amid the reverence and honor given to God as the ark, the representation of God's power and presence, returned to his people.

Broken: But NOT Forever!

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that sin, both rebellion and missing God's goal of goodness for us, has reaped destruction on all we touch, but that this is not what God intended for us, there is redemption coming!

Why did this brokenness, this pain, this shattering, come upon us if it is not God's intention for us?

Where Are You?

James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that sin, both rebellion and missing God's goal of goodness for us, has reaped destruction on all we touch.

Why are our relationships with God such a mess, with each other full of conflict, and with our world so destructive?

Truly See the Coming King

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.

A King headed to a cross, the foal of a donkey, and a formerly blind man who followed along the way.

Making It Count!

Patrick Odum reminds us that sometimes our best isn't good enough, it doesn't count, unless our focus is on the Lord Jesus and his work, then his resurrection ensures our work is not in vain!

It is simply not true that your best is always good enough; there are countless people every day who could witness to that.

Doing What Jesus' Asks

Max Lucado simply reminds us to obey Jesus when he asks something of us.

Why are we so reluctant to do what Jesus asks us when we know he cares so much for us?

Almost Destroyed by the Actions of Another

Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.

Can you come back from near total destruction?

One Dad Changes Everything

Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.

How much power does one man of God have?!

The Weather when Jesus Came

Phil Ware reminds us of the weather when Jesus came, filled with the fresh wind and heavenly breezes of heaven brought by the Holy Spirit.

What will the weather be this Christmas?

Blame Game

Phil Ware uses a traffic incident and a crazy, cursing woman to help him make a point about blaming others rather than owning our sin and asking forgiveness for it through confession.

What? I haven't done anything wrong...!

Untold Stories: Eve, the Mother of Seth

Phil Ware uses the story of Eve and Seth to give us encouragement for those times when we think we've failed as a parent.

What can we learn by just a few obscure references in Scripture about Seth? A whole lot of hope!

Overcoming Your Heritage

Max Lucado writes about Josiah and how he overcame the bad family heritage.

What's up in the forest of your family trees?

The Aurora Murders

Rubel Shelly offers us some wise words in the face of the Aurora murders.

Shouldn't we look a little deeper than simply saying the same ol' things?

Only a Moment Away from a Miracle?

Rick Brown reminds us how easily we can become blind to the great opportunities for Jesus to do mighty things when we face challenges too big for us.

What happens when we invite Jesus into our messes and offer him what we have?

Hardly a Hero

Rubel Shelly takes a high profile piece in the news and reminds all who the real heroes are among us.

Come on, we can hold up someone better than this as a hero!

The Problem with Commitments

Rubel Shelly shares his thoughts on following through with our commitments using an "eternal flame" that is not so eternal and has been turned off as an example of not counting the cost.

Can you finish what you start?

Where to Place the Blame

Russ Lawson talks about unloading the blame and guilt of our sin by admitting it and trusting God to handle it, completely.

Where do you unload the baggage and guilt of our mistakes?

Treating Symptoms

Rubel Shelly reminds us to not settle for merely treating the symptoms, but get to the root causes of our problems.

Can we get past the symptoms and really treat what is going on underneath?

Excuse Making

Rubel Shelly confronts our tendency to make excuses for our sins, mistakes, and errors and then try to use softer words to make them not seem so bad.

Come on, now, let's just admit to the truth!

Same and Different

Rubel Shelly reminds us that we are all unique and different and yet we must all take responsibility for our actions.

How are we all the same and yet all different?

Turning our Hearts Back to Egypt?

Sometimes we find ourselves unhappy with where we are and look back to the good ol' days just like Israel did in turning their hearts back to Egypt.

Are you looking back or straining to what's ahead?

Blaming Others

We need to quit blaming others and take responsibility for ourselves.

Who really is responsible?