پلانی خوێندنەوەی بێبەرامبەر و بابەتی پەرستشی پەیوەست بە ئەفەسۆس 3:18

When we own up to our disappointment in the way God runs the world, when we realize the same old answers to life’s problems no longer apply a salve to suffering, we must set out on a journey to find the God who is, not the God who behaves according to our expectations. Along the way we find out that “good” might be better—though different—than we had imagined.

We know we’re supposed to spend time with God, pray, and study His Word. But we don’t always know how to make that happen—or how to be truly refreshed and changed by the experience. In this 7-day study, Jane Johnson shows you how diving into God’s Word in fresh, full-to-the-brim ways in seasons of waiting can fill your life to overflowing. Because His mercies are new. Every single morning.  

Revival can be one of the most misunderstood and over-used terms in the Christian language today. Ultimately the revival of the church starts with you. When you become self-lit in your passion for Jesus, you infect the world around you. This year God is going to something different in your life. Your future will be greater than your past. Revival is coming. Get ready.

This plan breaks down the individual components of First15 by sharing God's desire for each of them. The majority of First15 is dedicated to encountering God and learning about his character, but we also cover some teaching and tools that will help in pursuing God. This week we will get back to the basics and learn some spiritual disciplines that will help us encounter him in deeper, more transformative ways.

Why spend time alone with God? Why meet with God in the secret place? To engage in this foundational, vital practice, we must first understand the immense value and availability of encountering God. As we discover God’s heart to meet with us and experience the depths of his love, I pray that your life would be marked by a new grace to consistently and powerfully encounter the living God.

We'll spend time stirring our affections for God through renewing our minds. Your mind is the gateway to your affections. What you think is worthy of your affections is what receives them. As we grow in understanding of God’s overwhelming goodness we naturally give him our hearts. May you be stirred by the unconditional love of your heavenly Father as his perfect nature is revealed in greater, more transformative ways.

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

The Way of Love is a set of seven spiritual practices to help guide our path as followers of Jesus Christ. In seven days, explore each of the seven ways of love: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest. The Way of Love theme is a popular topic of Bishop Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Written by seven authors, edited by the Rev. Marek Zabriskie.

What spiritual practices allow young people to choose or continue a life of faith? Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, the Barna Group examines the spiritual journeys of the next generations. Our focus is to look at those who stay engaged, who find cause as they come of age to make faith a high priority. What are these practices that shape young, resilient disciples of Christ as they hope forward?

Have you ever thought about the ways we seek love? We try to impress people with our social media posts, we crave compliments, we look for satisfaction from things that were never intended to satisfy us. What we really want is a love that pursues us—and never lets us down. That’s the kind of love we’re going to explore in this devotional. That’s the kind of love that changes everything.