Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 5:1

Marriage is designed by God to show the world a picture of Christ’s relationship with the church. Why God would use our imperfect marriages to illustrate His perfect love is a mystery, but the implications are clear. How we live behind closed doors matters. This study will examine the marriage principles hidden within Ephesians 4:32 – 5:32 and help you reflect God’s love to a watching world.

Ephesians is rich with truths about God and his saving work in us. This plan is designed to help you dig deeper into this text, while learning more about God and yourself. The daily six step rhythm will help you to establish a habit of reading and engaging with God’s Word. This plan is brought to you by the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). Learn more at CSBible.com.

Learning healthy ways to approach and respond to authority. A middle school devotional designed to complement the teaching series, “In Charge” by Orange Students. In this devotional, you’ll learn healthy ways to approach and respond to authority figures in your life.

Did you know that you'll work in Heaven? And that God himself works? And that the work you do today has the chance of lasting physically into eternity? In this 21-day plan, you'll read the Scriptures that make these truths and many more, helping you see the eternal significance in your daily work.

The start of a new year provides us all with a great opportunity to take stock of our relationship with Jesus. Are you strong in him? Have you drifted? Are you hungry for more? This prayer plan is designed to help in that endeavor and to mobilize you, alongside your brothers and sisters in Christ, for the Kingdom! Use the prayer prompts to spur your own Spirit-directed prayers.

Do you want to be blessed? Get saved? Put bad habits to death? Honor God with your life? Be a better husband/wife/child/parent/employee/boss/Christian/ human? Jesus can help with all of that! Ephesians is a short, power-packed letter that reminds us how everything changes once we are “in Christ.” Slow down, think deeply about each verse, and let Jesus change everything about everything.

The effects of Covid-19 are not to be treated lightly. People's lives are being impacted physically and financially and some have lost loved ones. Instead of only musing theologically, there are practical things we can do in the midst of these uncertain times to help ourselves and others in faith.

Join us as we explore God's vision for a new humanity in the letter to the Ephesians. We'll see what God has done in Jesus to deal with the divisions that keep us apart and create one new humanity. This plan will help you see your new identity in Christ and live into God's purpose for your life.

Based on the "The Stories We Tell: Real Women. Real Lives. Real Love" Church Edition.  This twenty-eight-day devotional experience has been created for you to, in effect, think more carefully about what you’re thinking—about who you are and why you’re here and the role God longs for you to play in impacting the world around you for good. Consider carving out ten or fifteen minutes each day for twenty-eight days, during your first waking hours, perhaps, or just before you close your day and head to bed. 

The great commandment is for me to love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and to love others as myself. What does that look like in my daily life? Set out the time and the place – and embark on this “Devoted” journey with us.