Articles Tagged 'Lord'

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.

Servant!

Phil Ware reminds us that the Jesus vibe is about being a servant and helping others, but he also reminds us that there are powerful memories in the Lord's Supper to help remind us of this thought.

Jesus recalibrated greatness and changed it from being fame and notoriety to kneeling and using a basin and towel.

Blessed Christmas!

Phil Ware shares the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com Christmas prayer with all their readers.

Our prayer is that the presence of Jesus be with you and fill you with hope, peace, and love!

Out Fishing the Fisherman

Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea looking this week at the call of Simon Peter and the miraculous catch of fish when it shouldn't have happened unless Jesus is Lord.

What happens when Jesus confronts us in our area of strength?

'What Sort of Man Is This?'

Phil Ware continues his series called 'Saved at Sea' with his fourth message on life's most important question, 'What sort of man is this?'

Who in the world is this man?

Resurrection 2.0: The Empty Tomb

Phil Ware begins his series on Jesus' resurrection appearances called Resurrection 2.0

They stood there, stunned and perplexed.

Cruciformed #7: He Knew

Phil Ware continues his series on CRUCIFORMED focusing on the events of Jesus' last week from his Triumphal Entry to his resurrection.

He knew that people were fickle. They could cry out, “Hosanna!” one day, then cry out, “Crucify him!” a week later.

Cruciformed #2: Beyond Our Blurry Vision

Phil Ware continues his series from the Gospel of Mark called Cruciformed, formed into the likeness of Jesus who went to the cross.

As we journey with Jesus down his way of the cross, something grabs our hearts. That drawing power reaches through the centuries.

Key Resources for Resurrection Sunday, Holy Week, Commission and Ascension Sundays

Phil Ware shares some great online resources for images for Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched.

Key Resources for Resurrection Sunday, Holy Week, Commission and Ascension Sundays

Phil Ware shares some great online resources for images for Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched.

Prayer and Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

What is Core: Communing

Phil Ware talks about what is core to our faith and then ties it to everyday meals as well as our celebration of the Lord's Supper and the things of first importance in 1 Corinthians 15:1-7.

When we gather in Jesus' name, something transcendent happens: the Lord is present with us!

What Is Core: Believing

Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe and do to be true disciples of Jesus, today.

What is most important for us to believe and do as disciples of Jesus, today?

Eating and Leftovers

Phil Ware reminds us that our times at the Lord's Table should be filled with the same kind of people who joined Jesus at the table when he was on earth!

Why the connection between Jesus and 'the leftovers' and why does the modern church not have the same relationships?

What Is CORE? Jesus!

Phil Ware stops at the mid-point in his series on What is CORE to review and look forward to what is ahead.

How do we know what passages of Scripture are most essential?

The Misunderstanding

Phil Ware shares his third post on The Question, Peter's confession of Jesus and how he had to be broken before he could really understand what his confession meant.

Without understanding the cross, we turn Christianity into another human contest about self-importance.

Connecting with Jesus Personally

Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect focused on connecting others with Jesus as our life's mission.

Can I really know Jesus?

Connecting People with Jesus

Phil Ware begins a series of messages on The Andrew Effect -- connecting people with Jesus and helps us learn from Andrew on how to make a Jesus difference in the lives of others.

What on earth are we put here to do?

Finding Our Path to God

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 believe in him.

The Bible and the early church were both exclusive and inclusive about salvation and fellowship.

ADVENT brings us LOVE

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

God chose to come to us, suffer at our hands, and sacrifice himself so we could know the depth of God's redeeming love for us.

ADVENT brings us GOD

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

Advent is the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth as Immanuel, God with us in human flesh!

ADVENT brings us KINGDOM

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

Advent is the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth and bringing God's heavenly Kingdom shown in his ministry, lived by his people, and ultimately experienced at his return!

ADVENT brings us HOPE

Phil Ware shares Scriptures and James Nored shares an inspirational video regarding the blessings and significance of Advent, Jesus' coming to earth as God in human flesh as our Savior and Lord.

Advent is the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth as the Son of God and our Savior. Inextinguishable hope is just one of the blessings of ADVENT!

Please, Help Me Learn to Pray

Phil Ware provides a host of resources on prayer and how to grow our prayer lives.

I feel like I am launching my prayers upward, as if I was shooting bbs toward heaven, only to have them hit a metal ceiling and fall at my feet, mocking me with their ineffectiveness!

What is Core: Communing

Phil Ware talks about what is core to our faith and then ties it to everyday meals as well as our celebration of the Lord's Supper and the things of first importance in 1 Corinthians 15:1-7.

When we gather in Jesus' name, something transcendent happens: the Lord is present with us!

Communion: Passion, Pain, and Promise

Max Lucado tells about sharing communion as a boy and what it means to us now -- more than symbol, it's sacrament, a holy time of anticipation.

Communion was intended to be an I-can't-believe-it's-me-pinch-me-I'm-dreaming invitation to sit at God's table and be served by the King himself.