Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 4:4

This is a seven-day devotional focusing on the power of relationships and the need to live an open life.

God cares deeply for the poor. How do we join God in loving others through the ways we earn, invest, spend, save, and share money? This week-long devotional offers an introduction to what it means to cultivate community, celebrate feasting, and live out a King Jesus Economy in our homes, neighborhoods, and churches.

In a crowded Christmas season, most of us feel the stress and anxiety of family relationships, financial pressure, hasty decisions, and disappointed expectations. So go ahead. Take a breath. Start this Life.Church Bible Plan and realize the weight we feel may be something God never asked us to carry. How about we let go of the baggage? Let’s travel light.

7 DAYS OF IDENTITY. Knowing our identity in Christ is an important part of our Christianity. Someone or something will shape your identity. Journey with us through Ephesians as we establish your identity in Christ and the Word of God.

In Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he summarizes the Gospel story and its implications and application for our lives.

Love is fundamental to who God is. And that means that God’s children become more loving the better they know and love God. But what does that look like in daily life? Learn the nuts and bolts of how to love others, according to the Bible.

What if the world would know us by our love for one another and not by our disagreements, hatred, division, and need to be right? What if we focused on our commonalities rather than our differences? Discover a rising movement of the Holy Spirit stirring the hearts of Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox, and people from different denominations, to fulfill Jesus’ prayer–that they may be one as we are one.

Do you ever feel tired? Do you lack energy? Do you get restless, constantly squirming around, can’t find comfort anywhere, with anything, or with anyone? Maybe you are in a continual rhythm of stress. It’s constant. But if you’re honest, you actually thrive on it. But is this the life you want to live? Can you sustain this pace for another day, week, or year? You're rest-less.

What if there’s more to following Jesus than we think? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover that God is at work in the ordinary parts of our lives where we sometimes forget to look. And that fact often informs our independence, our purpose, and our daily rhythms in more ways than we imagine.

In Hebrews, Paul invites all believers to run with endurance the race set before us - a metaphor for persevering in faith. You run this race with Christ ahead and with brothers and sisters from all times and all places surrounding you. This 7-day devotional series is a companion to Words of Hope's virtual 5K. As you run, you will be running with Christian workers around the world.