Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 1:16

We only get one life...around 80 years if we're lucky. We are so small, yet, one life completely surrendered to God can have a world-changing impact. Be inspired and challenged by this five-day devotional on the life of Luis Palau, one of the world's most effective evangelists. Key clips from "Palau the Movie" will provide a window into Luis’ struggles, triumphs, and willingness to answer God’s call.

Do you want a powerful prayer life? When there’s an opportunity to pray together, do you hesitate to join in? Would you like to confidently pray with a friend? Invite a friend to do this study with you. Over the next five days, we’ll explore the importance and power of praying together. We’ll provide simple next steps for praying with your friends, so you can grow confident as a disciplemaker.

“Family” might be the people you lived with growing up or the people you’re living with now. You might imagine the family you want to have someday. Perhaps you call people “family” who aren’t related to you. Whoever they are, they are a part of your life, and praying for them will help build a thriving family.

In this five-day devotional from Dr. Tony Evans, pastor and author of “Kingdom Authority,” learn more about using the kingdom authority God gives his people, which begins with becoming aware of it and then fully surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Once aligned with God, we are allowed to share in His work.

What a difference a name makes! Names identify and acknowledge things. They reveal, express, and exercise purpose. And the name of Jesus–name above all names–can transform our lives. Join Hassan Boyle for this five-day plan to discover what the Bible says about names. When we grasp their spiritual origin and significance, we’ll grow in wisdom and begin to understand what it means to live an abundant life.

Studying the Bible is essential for our spiritual growth. Yet, sometimes we get sidetracked by distractions or competing priorities. This five-day plan provides practical tips to help you maximize your study time and deepen your relationship with God. As you dive into this journey of studying the Bible, be open to moments of clarity and insight, believing that God's guidance is always there to light the way.

In this 5 day reading plan, Bible teachers, authors, and friends Jackie Hill Perry, Jasmine Holmes, and Melissa Kruger walk through Ephesians 1, examining the invaluable truths Paul’s letter holds for us today. Along the way, they’ll help us understand the riches of our inheritance as daughters of our heavenly Father, as well as what it means to walk in a manner worthy of our calling.

The season of Thanksgiving is here, and it's the perfect time to lean into what God has to say about gratitude. Dive into this 5-Day Bible Reading Plan and learn how to seek gratitude in everything you do.

What does it mean to be a Christian apologist? Is it all about apologizing for being a Christian? Not quite. It's actually about giving a defence of Christian beliefs! This Bible Plan will help you understand what apologetics is, its purpose, and the first steps in how to do apologetics, as well as highlight some examples of apologetics found in the Bible. Find yourself encouraged by the fundamentals of knowing and sharing with others the good reasons Christians have to believe in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Many believers live beneath what God has already given them. Through Christ, you possess hope, identity, power, and authority — yet these truths often remain unseen. This 5-day devotional walks through Ephesians 1 to open your spiritual eyes to what you already have in Jesus. You will explore the hope that anchors your soul, your identity as God’s treasured possession, the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit within you, Christ’s supreme authority, and how to grow in wisdom and revelation. This plan invites you to stop striving for more and begin walking in the inheritance God has already provided.

Does God hear me when I pray? Does He even care? The Word of God answers with a resounding “yes”! Learn to pray with confidence prayers that will impact you personally and the world around you. Through this reading plan, prayer will change from religious ritual to an intimate, personal, and powerful conversation between you and your heavenly Father.

We know God's grace is absolutely necessary for our lives—but once we've encountered Jesus and accepted His path to salvation, it's hard to know what grace should look like shining in and through us. In this 6-day study of Ephesians chapter 1, Stacey Thacker unpacks Paul’s letter and provides insight on how you can apply his teachings to your life today.

Journey through the book of Ephesians as orator and author Heather Hair brings the Bible to life in this 6-day reading plan.

Enrich your understanding of God's heart for justice. See why our understanding of justice is rooted in the garden of Eden. Learn how properly ordered justice brings freedom to all, not just punishment for criminals. Explore the difference between true justice and false justice. And discover how to establish justice within your family, community, and the world.

Join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we read and pray through the book of Ephesians. Paul wrote Ephesians as a letter of encouragement to the church in Ephesus and those in the surrounding region. Rather than addressing specific problems within the church, Ephesians stands alone as a message of unity for all believers: unity of Heaven and earth, unity of humanity, and unity of relationships.

Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians oozes with declarations of God’s love for his people. This love, epitomized in the gospel, takes center stage as both the theological foundation and driving force behind the way God’s people live their lives. In this reading plan, Todd Wagner, pastor of Watermark Community Church, walks through each chapter of Ephesians, helping readers grasp the life-changing power available to them in Paul’s letter.

Prayer is a mystery. How do we pray? What do we pray for? If God already knows everything, why do we pray? We know prayer is a crucial aspect of the life of a Christian, but it is often a challenge. Going through the example that Jesus gave us in the Lord’s Prayer, we will explore different elements of prayer and discover ways to develop our own prayer life.

Learn what following well means and apply it to everyday life, especially your walk with Christ. It is easy at times to view following Christ as something mundane and monotonous. This plan will give you a fresh perspective of following Him for victorious living.

When we make choices and follow paths that lead nowhere, we get stuck in dead-end thinking. If our businesses are going to grow and if we're going to flourish in life, we must be dependent on God to shape our thinking and our behavior. This 6-day plan will challenge you to let God change the way you think about your mindset, blind spots, and independence.

Your home is not your physical address. Your real home, this side of heaven, is your heart. As a Christian, it’s the most sacred part of your life, where Christ lovingly resides. Contentment is found when Jesus fully occupies every room and holds the keys to your heart. Join me on a journey to transform your heart into a home of comfort, stability, and peace. At home with Him!

The world is a battlefield. Not only literally, when people groups or countries are fighting, but also spiritually. Satan has declared war on God and God’s people. This sounds terrifying, and therefore it is important to know that Jesus is stronger. He is stronger than sin, stronger than Satan, and stronger even than death itself. And if you belong to Him, you share in His victory!

Discipleship works against fear. As we obey God’s commands, we entrust ourselves to him. Like the students attending the schools founded by D. L. Moody in Northfield, MA, God’s people “are encouraged to test the meaning and value of the Bible’s teachings experimentally, by acting upon them, and living them out.” As we “test experimentally” the word of God, we will find that we will have fewer and fewer reasons to be afraid. You can get an expanded version of this plan at moodycenter.org/fear.

Written by Paul in prison, Ephesians beautifully describes the vast reality of the gospel. Chosen before the foundation of the earth, God’s eternal plan of redemption takes spiritually dead men and women and raises them to life in Christ. Ephesians reminds us the gospel is all of God, all of grace, and all purposed “to show the immeasurable riches of His grace towards us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7).

Who am I? What am I doing? Whether we’re facing a season of change, pain, loss, or just the regular hard stuff of life, we want certainty and solid footing in answering questions about our identity and purpose. In Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, he firmly roots our being and our doing in the person and work of Jesus so that we can answer those big questions.

This plan is intended as a guide to discovering the message of Ephesians for yourself! Grab a notebook to jot down your thoughts as you are led through a process of: 1) Observing the text of Ephesians 2) Interpreting its original message to the Ephesian church in the first century 3) Applying the letter’s timeless truths to your life today.