Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Spiritual disciplines help us stay healthy and fit. They can deepen our faith, lead us closer to the heart of God, and help us grow in a relationship with God. Join us in this Abide plan as we pray and meditate on Bible passages that show us how spending time in scripture through study, memorization, meditation, and contemplation nurtures our relationship with God.

Enjoy God’s Word through the lense of thankfulness. The devotionals in this five day reading plan all stem from commentary by Dr. Tony Evans found in the CSB Tony Evans Bible Commentary.

Do you have trouble today? Have you been hurt by someone, or fallen ill, experienced lack, or suffered devastating setbacks? It’s easy to feel sorry for yourself in times like these. But God has made a way out for you! It’s time to shut down the pity party, rise up, take hold of God’s promises, and be an overcomer!

Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding plan. This plan is based on Pastor John Termini's November 2020 message, "You Want The Truth." Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

Too many have taken marriage into their own hands, even Christians, in trying to navigate through this relationship system that God designed. Marriage was not meant to be hard, miserable, or sad but the exact opposite. For couples to truly experience marriage God's way, they must include him. In this devotional, Treal Ravenel takes you on a journey of how to do marriage God's way.

In difficult situations, we long more for a change of circumstances than we do a change in ourselves. Surprisingly, changing what’s inside of us by choosing gratitude changes our perspective even if circumstances remain undesirable. That’s why God tells us to be grateful in all circumstances. Practicing thankfulness is more powerful than we think. In this study, we’ll learn how God uses gratitude to change our lives for the better.

Do you have situations, behaviors, or habits in your life that are a little bit sketchy? You’re in good company. We’ve all been there, including some familiar people from the Bible. How did Jesus react to them and interact with them? How should we react to sketchy people or situations in our own lives? How do we interact with Jesus when we’re being sketchy?

It’s safe to say that this year has not gone according to plan. However, despite all the turmoil and uncertainty, God is still at work. We still have so much to be thankful for. Take time this week to reflect, consider and be thankful for all that God has done this year, all that He has bestowed upon you, and for the people He has surrounded you with.

You may not know how to pray, but the Holy Spirit does, and He is always ready to help you pray. When we call out to God, He hears and helps us. Prayer is never an interruption to God but an invitation to go deeper in communion with Him. You can connect with Him right now and discover the life-changing power of His presence with you through prayer.

Change happens to everyone AND everyone deals with change differently. Learn best practices from the Bible on how to embrace life's challenges in a healthy way.