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 1 · Christmas
Phil Ware shares a collection of Scriptures that talk about the significance of Jesus' birth.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
by Phil Ware · 2 Kings 11:1-3 · Christmas
Phil Ware writes about the Christmas star that actually began to shine many years before the Magi found it!
by Phil Ware · 1 Kings 18 · Burnout
Phil Ware talks about burn out and how God restored Elijah to ministry and freshness after his great victory on Mt. Carmel and his collapse in the desert.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:77-79 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware talks about how important it is that Thanksgiving is followed by Christmas and he shares a personal story to remind us it is true!
by Phil Ware · John 14:1-4 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware shares about his son coming for Thanksgiving and it reminds him how much God must anticipate his children coming home to him.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 3:17 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware talks about how to keep thanksgiving a part of our daily lives even though we face challenging times.
by Phil Ware · 2 Samuel 6:1-23 · Worship
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story this week focusing on David and Uzzah and the Ark of God.
by Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 3:19-21
Phil Ware is continuing his trip through The Story and focusing this week on the life, ministry and book of Samuel.
by Phil Ware · Ruth 1-4 · Poor
Phil Ware continues his journey through The Story and this week finds us in the book of Ruth and the story about the faith of a foreign woman.
by Phil Ware · Judges 2:7-19 · Repentance
Phil Ware continues his journey through The Story focusing this week on the Judges, especially the cycle of destruction that was leading them to catastrophe and the ways we can escape the cycle.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 1 · Fear
Phil Ware continues his series from The Story as he shares with us the challenges of taking the new land and the price paid for the lack of faithfulness and leadership and vision on the part of the generation that would not enter the land because of fear.
by Phil Ware · Numbers 10 · Leadership
Phil Ware continues his series based on The Story and focuses on Moses' leadership and his position as the go between for God in all his glory and the constantly grumbling Israelites!
by Phil Ware · Exodus 20:1-17 · Obedience
Phil Ware uses a story narrative to remind us what it means to live God's will and fulfill the 10 Commandments.
by Phil Ware · Exodus 3 · Ministry
Phil Ware continues his use of The Story material and focuses on God calling Moses.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 50 · Journey · Joseph
Phil Ware stays with The Story theme and reminds us again of Joseph and his faithfulness.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 39 · Sexuality
Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.
by Phil Ware · Romans 12:14 · Blessed
Phil Ware continues his series of messages related to "The Story" curriculum, using Abraham's call to be a blessing to be a reminder to us as well.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 3 · Reconcile · Rebellion
Phil Ware continues with The Story and focuses on the first eleven chapters of Genesis and the Fall and the brokenness of our world.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 12:39-13:3 · Bible
Phil Ware begins the journey through The Story of God and talks about how our story and God's story intersects and involves us in his great unfolding saga of grace and redemption.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Influence · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares the principles of drawing nearer to God and experiencing him as Immanuel.
by Phil Ware · John 14:6
Phil Ware finishes his series on the I AM sayings of Jesus with the focus on the way, the truth and the light.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Phil Ware shares insight into sharing the story of Jesus and its power based on his trips to Thailand and Peru and the young men and women with whom he has shared Jesus' story and shared his heart.
by Phil Ware · John 15:1-8 · Fruitfulness
Phil Ware continues his I AM series from the Gospel of John by talking about the vine and the branches and being fruitful by remaining or abiding or staying connected to Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 3:16 · Sagrada Familia
Phil Ware finishes his series of reports on the trip to Sagrada Familia, The Community in Lima, Peru.
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