Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Samuel 2:8

If "juggling," "multi-tasking", or "harried" are the words that describe your days, this plan might be just what you are looking for. The Bible records these words of Jesus, "My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life." (John 10:10NLT). By exploring the lives of some famous and some not-so-famous women of the Bible, you'll gain insight and tools to trade your "just-get-through-it life" for the "rich and satisfying life" Jesus promised.

These 21 readings illustrate how God listens, communicates and shows us how much He loves and cares for us using passages from throughout the Bible. This reading plan is taken from the NIV Discover God's Heart Bible, which delves into the different ways that God expresses His love for us throughout the Bible.

This devotional was written to support your 21 days of prayer and fasting. If you are looking to be stretched in your walk with Christ and to see growth and expansion in your life then this devotional is for you.

By the end of this study, we pray that you will know God’s voice better, that you will know when and how he speaks, and feel compelled to obey. As we study Scripture, we will discover that God’s plan cannot be thwarted regardless of who is in power. The point of the original monarchy found in 1 and 2 Samuel, illustrates that from the beginning.

This Advent Guide comes from students, faculty and staff at Belmont University. Advent is that season of waiting that carefully and purposefully helps us to realign our priorities and to glimpse, anew, our place before God. Our humble hope is this guide helps people focus more fully on Jesus Christ through the Advent season.

Listening, learning, and leading in the face of injustice . . . A middle school devotional designed to complement the teaching series, “Do Something.” In this devotional you’ll find a look at how we as followers of Jesus can listen, learn, and lead in response to injustice in our world.

God’s heart for justice. A middle school devotional designed to show students God’s plan to see justice make things right in this world. In this devotional, you'll find encouragement to see how God is working for justice already and what you can do to join in to move toward justice one step at a time.

Luke is an accurate account of Jesus’ life, presenting Christ as Saviour over all who believe in Him, regardless of status, gender, or ethnicity. Read with us as we journey through the Gospel of Luke, discovering the overwhelming acceptance we receive from Jesus Christ our Saviour so that we may praise God for sending us Jesus our Saviour for all people.

Eve and Mary may be the most well-known in Scripture, but the Bible is chock-full of women with rich character, bold faith, and powerful testimonies. Join us as we briefly study 30 “Women of the Bible” and learn about the ways God used them, sustained them, emboldened them, and provided for them. Women have been a part of God’s plan from the Garden of Eden until the present day. We pray your faith is encouraged and strengthened by spending some time getting to know these women’s accounts.

1 Samuel charts the rise and fall of several of Israel’s leaders. You’ll meet the notoriously arrogant king Saul and see the ascent of the man after God’s own heart – David. You’ll read of dangerous battles, murder plots, giants and even more surprises in this book.  You’ll see that despite turbulence in leadership, seemingly strong enemies and spiritual decay God is very much at work orchestrating the fall of the proud and the rise of the humble. What an encouragement for us today when we are faced with challenges not too dissimilar to these!