Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 6:17

What’s really out there? While a biblical faith in Jesus is reasonable and pragmatic in many ways, it includes a spiritual realm, as well. During this 13-day plan, we hope to become more comfortable and familiar with some of Christianity’s unseen realities. 

When we confess Jesus as Lord, our lives are changed forever — but how do we sustain our faith? From the early Church onward, believers have always held to vital spiritual practices and essential truths. In this study, you’ll follow 13 key Bible passages that offer a primer on life as a follower of Jesus. Discover the bedrock of the Christian faith in the teachings of Christ and the first apostles.

“I believe in God in my own way, I don’t need a church. Can’t I just worship God in the comfort of my own home or out in nature?” These thoughts are common in our modern world. But there is blessing being part of the body of Christ; join us and explore some reasons why Christians should definitely be joined to a community of believers.

Paul’s letters to the Ephesians reveal God’s amazing love, grace, and purpose for us. They show us how to live out our faith practically, find unity in our communities, and deepen our relationship with Christ. Join us over the next two weeks as we dive into what it means to journey together in faith.

Together in the Journey, a 14-day devotional for adopting parents, features extracts from author Kelly McCorkle Parkison’s book He Knows Her Name: An Amazing Pursuit to Adopt from India.

In Take Courage: Winning the War on Fear, author Greg Atkinson shares Scriptures that have encouraged and strengthened him over the past three decades of facing fear and anxiety. Greg knows the struggle of battling fear daily, but finds great comfort in God’s Word and you can, too.

Seek and you will find God’s signature all over the bush. Pull up beside her creeks. Sit under the majestic gums. Fill your nostrils with branding smoke. Run an eye over the cattle. Discover the parable in every horse. Marvel at the working dogs. The bush offers lessons richer than you’ll find in any classroom. May these devotions bring some of the abundance of the bush to you. 

Do you find that you are living in a spiritual cage, unable to get out, repeating the same sin? If you are tired of taking two steps forward and three steps backward in your spiritual life, then Holy Spirit will use “Break Free” as a key to get you out of that cage of limitation and stagnation, and into a life of freedom!

God’s desire for you is one of beauty, dignity, confidence and strength from the inside out. Your true essence should come from Christ alone not a manufacturer’s label. Your hope should not be put in the sizes hanging in the back of your closet. This plan is not just another “how to” plan but a deeper look at God’s grace and hope personally tailored for you.

This plan examines how Paul designed Ephesians to teach Christians how to build, maintain and thrive in God's kingdom.