Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 4:8

Parents, learn how to incorporate symbols, ceremonies, and rites of passage into the faith of your children. Taken from Jim Burns book "Pass It On" as well as God's blueprint in Deuteronomy.

Life has a way of getting us down. Whether it’s the loss of a job, a financial crisis, or a broken relationship, each of us knows the taste of disappointment. Knowing how to bounce back from these struggles is vital if we are to fully experience God’s provision and grace in our lives. In this series, Dr. Evans provides the biblical foundation for learning how to handle disappointment in our everyday lives.

This devotional is taken from the book Living Waters which explores the story of the woman at the well in John 4. This nameless and sinful woman encountered Jesus and her life was never the same. One encounter with Jesus can transform your entire life and each day is an opportunity to encounter Him. No matter who you are or what your past looks like, God desires to meet with you.

Churches call them small groups, cell groups, and LifeGroups. Names aside, they exist to create meaningful relationships amongst Christ followers. But why? Are these the people we navigate our mostly comfortable Christian lives with, or is there something more? This Bible plan, by the Life.Church LifeGroups team, is for anyone who thinks God can use their small group to cause massive growth.

God is calling us into an ever-deepening relationship with Him – one that sets us on the road to a fantastic adventure: a journey into the very heart of God. Our Father loves us with reckless abandon. He longs for us to surrender to Him, so we can be all we were made to be. Our lives will be truly full when we allow Him to fill us to overflowing.

James focuses on our attitudes, behaviours and speech as Christians. In 7 days the book of James will challenge you to think, speak, and live more like Christ, as we explore core contemporary topics such as; wisdom, the use of slang, faith, prayer, the function of trials, sin and so much more. Bible challenges go beyond reading as we share our thoughts via #JamesChallenge.

God, why would You let good men die? Why wouldn’t You let me die with my friends? If you have questions like these, then you’ve come to the right place. In this series, you will hear stories from warriors who have struggled with these very questions. These warriors consider themselves to be part of something bigger – part of God’s story. 

The Epistle of James is an intensely practical book for readers of every age. James' original audience had professed faith in Christ, but many were not living lives that reflected their beliefs. To address this disparity, James dealt with real-world issues that still speak to us today. This series looks at the background, structure and content of the book of James and explores the wisdom and practical instruction in James that remain relevant for modern readers.

The Christmas season is a powerful and unique time of year to remember that Jesus came to make a way for us to be near God. In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus built a bridge between us and God allowing us to have continual, unhindered communion with our Creator. May we choose to open our hearts to the living God that we might experience fullness of joy in his presence.

That perfect relationship you admire one image at a time may not be so picturesque in real life. Right? So, what kind of relationship goals actually work? This Life.Church Bible Plan, written by people ranging from long-married, to single, to newlyweds, will point to the kind of love God can offer for all our relationships.