Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 2 Corinthians 1:9

How do we get beyond simply praying, “Lord, bless those missionaries"? The New Testament actually tells us what to pray for missionaries. In fact, the authors of the New Testament were missionaries! Pastor Sean Christensen, World Team missionary and Bible professor, guides us through five missionary prayer requests that Paul asked for and one that Paul and John mentioned. This plan is useful both individually or in a prayer group.

Self-pity slyly whispers that we deserve better. It clouds our thinking until grumbling seems inevitable. But thanking God lifts our gaze. This plan examines Bible characters tempted toward self-pity, Jesus’ sinless victory over a similar situation, and God’s invitation into gratitude and joy. We’ll counter self-pity’s lies like “I’m in this alone,” “I don’t have enough,” and “I’m taken for granted” by celebrating God’s ability, help, provision, honor, and love.

This 7-day reading plan and devotional is based on Scott Williams' book "Drop It," which is inspired from the story of blind Bartimaeus. This plan will help you to tap into the faith, courage, and commitment necessary to no longer settle for the way things are. It’s time that you break free from being a puppet to the things distracting you from your purpose. It’s time to DROP IT!

Discover God’s heart for the nations and your role in helping finishing the task of global evangelism.

Discouragement and Despair are two emotions with which the enemy attacks all of us. Would you spend time with us asking the Lord to deal with both our own discouragement and also that of those who create our culture in the entertainment industry?

Everyone in the world faces failure. The difficult part is to accept it and get back up. Taken from " Management Devotional - 2017", published by Christian Institute of Management, Anand Barnabas (a Patent Attorney from Chennai, India), discusses in 7 days, how a Christian must respond to failure, especially in the workplace and the attitude one should have to continue to grow in the Lord despite facing defeats.

Adapted from her book, The Unseen Companion: God with the Single Mother , Michelle Lynn Senters writes encouraging letters to the single mother, offering the hope, healing, and love found in God and in His Word.

Our lives are filled with work, family, friends, school, and many other very good things. But in the frenzy of our everyday, we sometimes find ourselves addicted to the busyness. Alan Fadling helps us recognize how the work of “unhurrying” is central to our spiritual development, and that God often uses our experiences of suffering and pain to reveal himself to us.

With insights and devotions drawn from The Jesus Bible , this seven-day reading plan provides examples of God staying true to his covenants throughout the Bible. During this week, you will be inspired by the mercy of God and faithfulness of Jesus to remember to uphold your own promises to God. 

What if God could send you a message to assure you that he’s got everything in your under control? He has! God has sent you messages of hope in his Word to help you combat even the biggest of life’s challenges. As we read, declare, and pray these promises, we understand more deeply that he loves us, he is with us, and he will never leave us.