Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 2:43

This 7-Day Bible study is one in a series of 19 others related to Making Jesus Culture. We look at how to honor and worship God through all elements of culture, including the home, family, church, business, media/arts, government, and education. Accompanying these studies is over 300 hours of video footage from 150 of today's top Christian thinkers on creativity, innovation, and invention at www.makejesusculture.com.  

It’s said that the average Facebook user has 200 or more “friends.” But can anyone really have 200 real friends? Can anyone really have 20 real friends? Regardless of how many people you have in your world (or your squad) that you can call friends, God has a purpose and goal for each of those relationships to help you accomplish His will.

In sports, victory depends on closely regimented routines. Each member works to improve individually and as a team. The right combination of nutrients, exercise, teamwork and leadership is crucial to success. In the same way, our faith requires key elements to grow and to succeed in advancing the Kingdom of God.

Though we tend to view prayer as an individual activity, this isn’t exactly God’s design. Yes, we can and should pray on our own. But there is power in praying with other people. This seven-day study explores the biblical commands and precedents for pursuing God collectively. Something unique happens as we pray together.

Are you living “religiously” out of obligation and a desire to please others, or are you living with a passion to follow Jesus? This week, we will dig deep to ask our hearts and minds the tough questions. I pray that these seven devotionals will help you awaken to the love of Jesus Christ—because faking it can never compare to the joy we find when we truly follow Him.

This commentary challenge is taken from the Everyday Bible Commentary on Acts 1-3, focusing on birth of the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit. This plan is for anyone who desires to deepen their study of Scripture and begin to discover the profound moving of the Spirit in the early Church.

How can you make your Christian life thrive in a world full of things that want to choke it out? Perhaps we can take a lesson from the folks who were part of the early church. In this seven-day devotion we will take a look at the practices they had in place that helped keep the church and its individuals growing.

Pastor, professor, and writer Chris Nye says that people in the West worship growth: we believe that very few things get worse as they get bigger. The result is we become isolated and self-celebrating, chasing power and money. The Bible, however, calls us to live in community, where there are no celebrities. We don’t grab power; we lay it down.

God never intended for us to live life alone. In order to be more like Him, we need other Christ followers around us. Whether you have an incredible community around you or haven’t found it yet, this Plan will encourage you to go deeper with the people you do life with and learn how we can be better together.

In this devotional series, pastor Gregg Matte take us on a passage-by-passage journey through the First Letter of John. Practical, biblical, analytical, and spiritual, this series will give a major boost to your understanding of how to live the eternal truths contained within this important book of the Bible. Take this seven-day spiritual feast a day at a time to nurture your soul and your whole being.