Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 9:39
A.D. The Bible Continues: Episode 11
5 Days
A.D. The Bible Continues is the epic 12-episode series now airing on NBC. Mary races the ailing Tabitha home to Joppa. Claudia pleads with Pilate to release Joanna, with disastrous consequences. Philip shares the Gospel with the Ethiopian, then baptizes him. Mary leads Peter to Tabitha’s grieving family, where he prays for her to live again.
Won By One
5 Days
Jesus has power over death, and because of what he did for you, including rising from the dead on Easter Sunday, death has no power over you either. This video series relays many of the stories from the Bible where God interrupted death and brought life.
Wildflowers: Week One / Dorcas the Daisy
5 Days
In this four-part devotional, Lenya Heitzig pairs women of the New Testament with the wildflowers they represent. Dorcas the Daisy is a five-day reading plan about a woman who spread joy through "good works and charitable deeds" (Acts 9:36). She is the only woman in the Bible called "disciple" and the only woman who resurrected.
Fear/less (Pt. 3): It’s Time to Get Desperate for God
5 Days
Join Hillsong East Coast's online experience and walk through this corresponding plan based on Pastor Chrishan Jeyaratnam's August 2021 message, "Fear/less Pt. 3: It’s Time to Get Desperate for God." Read through God's Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.
The Essential Question (Part 5): The Good News Is for Everyone
5 Days
In 50 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover the essential question Paul asked the Lord while he was traveling to Damascus: "What shall I do, Lord?" Have you ever asked yourself, "What difference am I making with my life?" On some level, we all struggle to find our own answer to that fundamental question. The search for significance is the underlying motivation for virtually all human activity.
Learning to Let Go: Finding Freedom in Surrender
5 Days
Conventional wisdom tells us that freedom means gaining control. But Biblical Wisdom tells us that there’s freedom in the most unlikely circumstances—in losing ourselves, in letting go, in following rules, in slowing down, and in serving others. How can there be freedom in those? Discover the answer here.
Amazing Stories - Jesus the Healer
5 Days
Amazing Stories is a series of animated videos featuring Bible stories that share God’s redemptive narrative across all Scripture. A short, animated video about how Jesus healed people while he was on Earth tells a New Testament story for each day of the five-part plan.
Grief
5 Days
Grief can feel unbearable. Although well-meaning friends and family offer support and encouragement, we often still feel like no one really understands—that we’re alone in our suffering. In this plan, you’ll encounter comforting Scriptures to help you find perspective from God, feel our Savior’s great concern for you, and experience relief from your pain.
Selfless
6 Days
When you serve more, you take less. When you give more, you need less. When you thank more, you want less. When there’s more of God, you’re selfless. If you’re ready for more of God, start this new Life.Church Bible Plan to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s series, Selfless.
Becoming a Compassionate Woman: 6 Biblical Examples
6 Days
Being compassionate means seeing the suffering of others and taking action to help. Compassion may look like comforting someone going through loss, cooking a delicious meal for someone in need, or simply sharing an encouraging word. The Bible is full of compassionate women we can learn from. In the next six days, you’ll meet some of these incredible women and learn how you can follow their example.