Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Nehemiah 8:10

With everything happening all around us all the time, it is easy to forget that part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit is joy. The Bible talks a lot about joy, but life makes it challenging to find the time and space to embrace joy. In this six-day devotional by Debbie Mendoza, we will discuss how to recognize and remove blocks that are hindering the flow of God-given joy in our lives.

The Bible is full of stories of real people who felt stuck, scared, and uncertain – just like how you might feel right now. There’s much we can learn from their journeys.

Prayer plays a big part in our lives. The Small Decision we make daily to lay whatever it is we are working through before God has a huge impact - something more than we can ever image.

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 – This verse is lovely on a coffee mug, but how lovely is it when you need to apply it in real life? Over the next six days I pray you experience a flicker of light: hope in the darkness.

Rend Collective, an eclectic group of musicians from Northern Ireland, share an inherent desire for something spiritually substantive in our increasingly artificial world. United by a common purpose, these twenty-somethings began exploring the intersection between God, life and community, all while pushing artistic boundaries and daring the faithful to re-imagine worship and community. Join them as they explore the Art of Celebration and the spiritual discipline of joy.

Life today is full of difficulties—loss, sadness, fear. In the midst of these challenges, joy often feels impossible or out of reach. But Jesus has more for His followers than a life of striving, pain, and discontent. He offers life abundant, life to the fullest, life brimming with joy! Jesus Always, the new 365-day devotional from bestselling author Sarah Young, was written as part of Sarah Young’s exploration of the promises of joy in scripture. Written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to the reader, Jesus Always invites you into a new way of living—a life of joy.

As children of the Most High God, our lives are meant to be marked by contagious, unceasing joy. We’ve been given a new nature of joy in Jesus. In this 7-day plan, you’ll discover new found joy as you learn to abide in God, and allow the Holy Spirit to bear the wonderful fruit of his presence in your life. 

Movies can move your heart and transform your mind. If you want to be inspired and equipped by God’s grace so that you can have the more abundant life that Jesus promised in John 1:10, read Reel to Real .  While most of the culture has drifted away from the good news of John 1:10, more and more Hollywood movies proclaim it in word and deed. Movieguide®’s Reel to Real provides inspirational devotions that exemplify principles from God’s Word. Each devotion is insightful and uplifting, illustrating a meaningful theme.

You might not be able to change the whole world, but you can change your part of it. What’s your purpose? What’s your story? What will God do through you? Find out through the experiences of Nehemiah in this Life.Church Bible Plan, accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, The Good Work.

Last year we released 21 Days To Connect: Anchoring Your College Life. This year, we want to help you help others connect with this series of devotions. It’s designed to encourage you to invest the first 21 days of the semester to helping others find the purpose and joy in Jesus that you have found, along with the connection to a solid community of other believers.