Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Thessalonians 2:9

Are you living up to your true potential? Do you feel like you have more potential? Leadership expert Mark Sanborn invites you to get better and close the gap between how good you are and how good you can be. Start today with this 3-day reading plan drawn from The Potential Principle. For more information or to purchase The Potential Principle, please visit http://amzn.to/2qr84MS.

Jesus made big promises to those who follow him: perfect peace, abiding joy, and supernatural power—but these promises often feel disconnected from our experience. How do we actually take ground in our spiritual growth? Pastor Justin Kendrick has written the book "Bury Your Ordinary" to teach seven spiritual habits that lead to explosive growth and how to develop them in your life. Dive into the seventh habit: Replication.

Does church sometimes feel like a chore? Do you wonder why you can't just pray and worship at home? Check out this short three-day plan for a new vision and appreciation of how God meets with us in the weekly gathering of his people.

As our children grow and begin making choices and taking interest in subjects and activities that are expressions of the ways God has uniquely designed them, we may find we don’t know them as well as we thought. We may feel that we don’t understand them well enough to confidently provide direction and encouragement. Let’s think this week about how we can learn more about what appeals to our children.

This plan will explore what the letter of 1 Thessalonians teaches us in four major areas. 1) WHO GOD IS: God’s character and nature 2) WHO WE ARE: the identity of humanity and/or believers 3) WHAT WE BELIEVE: core Christian doctrines 4) HOW WE LIVE: putting faith into action

Solo travelers require solid spiritual discipline to face the challenges the road presents, and a thoughtful plan for their time away. This Bible Plan teaches spiritual discipline and incorporates Biblical practices into a Road Warrior’s daily life. Build a solid foundation and establish Godly purpose for your time away. Experience life change and return stronger.

If you had 15 minutes to share the key things you’ve learned about helping other women grow spiritually, what would you choose? When I was asked to do this, the Lord directed me to three “L’s” that have been crucial in my Life-to-Life® relationships. Over the next five days, let’s look closely at three L’s of women discipling women.

This Father’s day, we invite you to dive into Scripture that encourages you to reflect Christ in your fatherhood. This 5-day devotional explores topics including intentional communication, modeling relationships, combatting favoritism, cultivating a shepherd's heart, and demonstrating forgiveness. Growing in fatherhood is growing in Christlikeness.

All Christians are called to love and serve the needs of others, but some believers are uniquely gifted to serve by leading, preaching, teaching, shepherding, evangelizing, or going cross-culturally as missionaries. Ministry begins with and is sustained by grace. This devotional plan will help you practice grace in your service to God.

Paul’s encouraging letter to the Thessalonian church is a beautiful treatise on unity, sanctification, and the coming of Christ. 1 Thessalonians reminds us to remain sober and steadfast, hopefully anticipating the return of the Lord.