Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 2 Corinthians 12:8

Life is not a controlled experiment. Life is a journey. It is my opinion that most discipleship models fail to embrace how the journey of everyday life can mature and grow us into mature followers of Christ. I suggest that we need a helpful metaphor or “parable” that can help us picture what discipleship looks like in all its colors, ups and downs, and ebbs and flows. Music can help! 

Is our life progressively changing after encountering Christ? How can we build assets that last beyond life? How can we radiate joy, contentment, and peace in all situations? This, and much more, is addressed in Paul’s letters. Not only does he teach, he leads by example. As false teachings and leaders are fast penetrating, these letters rock churches into strong defense and action. Their undiluted truths continue to transform lives.

The Big Questions About Salvation and Faith will help you discover what it means to believe and how it is that you are saved. The answers here will build your relationship with Jesus and give you the information you need to share your faith with others. This reading plan will encourage you to walk more closely with Jesus than ever before!

In his second letter to the church at Corinth, Paul encourages believers to live in the identity Christ has provided for them. Although as fragile and mundane as jars of clay, God’s people hold the inestimable treasure of the gospel in their lives (2 Corinthians 4:7). 2 Corinthians reminds us that we are ambassadors for Christ, tasked with showing and sharing God’s good news of reconciliation for all who believe (2 Corinthians 5:20).

This Unlimited Kingdom reading plan will inspire you with what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ, and your part both in his kingdom and in the world. Jesus spoke more about the Kingdom of Heaven than anything else. This reading plan goes to the very heart of the teachings of our Lord, and answers some of the most important questions of life: What is the Kingdom of Heaven, and what does it mean for me to live within it?

Unlimited Salvation helps you fall in love with Jesus even more, by deepening your understanding of how great is the salvation that God offers you. This reading plan shows you how God has made salvation simple for you if you trust in Jesus, and how you are always safe in his hands. Unlimited Salvation powerfully encourages you with God’s promises that you can hold on to, with practical life applications.

Unlimited Faith helps you to deepen your faith in God, by teaching you how your trust in God can develop and grow. This is a reading plan for every Christian, and especially for you if you are going through a difficult time. The Unlimited Faith reading plan reassures you that God has not abandoned you. It powerfully challenges you to look to the Cross, and to remember God’s goodness to you, as well as including practical life applications.

This reading plan explores the background to Paul's letters to the Corinthians, examines the structure and content of First and Second Corinthians, and reveals his eschatology.

This plan is for any partner that has been betrayed by their spouse. Join Dr. Doug Weiss as he offers a daily word of encouragement and prayer for you, a woman who has been betrayed. I believe you can heal and begin to move forward in your season of healing.

Satan rarely begins with obvious destruction. Often, he works through questions, accusations, appetites, wounds, pride, compromise, and distorted desires. From Eden to the wilderness, Scripture reveals the enemy’s repeated schemes against God’s people. This fourteen-day plan explores devices such as distrust in God’s Word, accusation, isolation, anger, idolatry, greed, and oppressive affliction. The goal is not to magnify Satan, but to sharpen discernment, strengthen faith, and fix our confidence on Christ, who has already triumphed over the enemy

We all experience trials, grief and pain in life. In Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?, David Wilkerson takes a close look at the universal problem of discouragement and hopelessness. He explores how we let God heal our wounds and give us genuine peace.

You can’t understand the Christian life unless you understand grace. It is the heart of your faith and your relationship to God. In this series, Pastor Rick helps you understand the many expressions of grace so you will not just understand it but experience it and the joy it brings.

The Christian life isn't a fairytale. It hurts sometimes. There's suffering and pain. And Jesus knows this. He even warned us. But here's the good news. There's a reason for all of that pain and suffering. Check this reading plan out to discover more.

Here are 16 biblical “power principles” to help you break free from the prisons of sin, guilt, failure, the past, self-abasement, perfectionism, fear, needing approval, obligation, rules, and religion. These principles can make a difference in your life. They are some of the foundational building blocks we can use to tear down our prisons and build up a house of joy and freedom.

Life has many 'ups and downs'. When we find it difficult to walk through, a little talk with Jesus will make it right, alright. Watch and listen intently to this video series, and be blessed. Speaker: Rev. C.A. Benjamin, National Director, FEBA India.

It doesn’t matter if you have been downsized, laid off or outsourced, let go or fired. The pain is real, and the terrible toll of fear, anger, confusion, and uncertainty that happens when a person’s world collapses around him or her is much more than a statistical reality. It is just real. We pray that these devotionals will be used by Him to bring you hope and encouragement.

Stories teach us life lessons that stick with us well after the last page is turned. That may be why Jesus often told stories to convey a big idea or truth. He knew stories would connect with our hearts. We’ll dive into a few of those stories (parables) together. As we study, we’ll discover the power of those stories and how they can apply to our lives, as well as the power of Jesus as a teacher and a storyteller.

Jesus-Style Leadership (JSL) offers 80 biblical devotions designed to help young Christian leaders develop a biblical way of leadership that will ensure their leadership calling and gifting is greatly used by God in his kingdom. JSL is all about leading Jesus' way. This first Plan focuses on God's call to leadership and the impact of God's grace on leadership.

What if absolute joy isn't found online, but in the connections we build offline? With God and with others. Offline is a 20-day devotional designed to help you log off the emotional rollercoaster and discover a joy that doesn’t fade when life gets hard. We'll explore how to find unshakable joy by connecting with God, building real-life relationships, navigating our emotions, and even finding purpose in suffering.

Can I be manly and spiritual? How can I serve God with my mind? Is my physicality an act of worship? How can Jesus be the Lion and the Lamb? In his 21-day men’s devotional, you will answer these questions while learning how to cultivate manly resilience in three key areas: spiritual, mental, and physical. NOTE: This devotional is not for the typical church guy, the weak-willed, or the soft-minded.

Jesus provided healing for us just as much as forgiveness through His finished work of the Cross. God has not made this difficult to receive but a simple faith that focuses on seeing Jesus and what He has already done for you, positions you for the power of God that is enough to heal 'every kind of sickness and every kind of disease'.

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with your whole heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) This is a promise that God gave His people 2,600 years ago. It was a promise that the effort to pursue God would be rewarded with finding Him. For the next 21 days, we will pray and fast as we seek our Lord. He is our Promise Keeper.

This meditative reflection on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 about Paul’s thorn in the flesh, starts and finishes with a celebration of God’s abundant grace. In between, we explore the enigma of human suffering. What should our response be to the agony of our painful thorns? This plan will help you set your sails to receive the wind of God’s lavish grace.

During Connect 21, we aspire to gain clarity in hearing God's voice and making His wisdom our guiding light throughout the year. To achieve this, we commit to subduing the desires of our flesh through fasting, redirecting the time spent on meals to prayer, and glorifying God. This spiritual discipline empowers us to experience God's presence and to witness His transformative power in our lives.

Adapted from an eight-week faith and fitness Bible study written by Alisa Keeton, The Wellness Revelation 21-Day Journey offers daily devotions on eight topics essential to true and lasting weight loss – wellness that isn’t just focused on what you eat or how many pounds you weigh, but the “weight” that keeps you from living an abundant life in Christ.