Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 5:15

This 7-Day Bible study is one in a series of 19 others related to Making Jesus Culture. We look at how to honor and worship God through all elements of culture, including the home, family, church, business, media/arts, government, and education. Accompanying these studies is over 300-Hours of video footage from 150 of today's top Christian thinkers on creativity, innovation, and invention at www.makejesusculture.com.  

Have you ever wished your time on earth could have a greater purpose than the daily grind? If you’re like most people, your answer is a resounding yes! Guess what? God also wants more for you than the humdrum. This week-long devotional offers seven secrets that you can use to transform your ordinary existence into an extraordinary life.

The Christmas season is a powerful and unique time of year to remember that Jesus came to make a way for us to be near God. In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus built a bridge between us and God allowing us to have continual, unhindered communion with our Creator. May we choose to open our hearts to the living God that we might experience fullness of joy in his presence.

Within you is an enormous capacity to fulfil God’s call on your life. If you want to grow what you are a part of, make a difference in your world, see your dreams fulfilled and continue to impact and influence in the Kingdom of God, you must grow your capacity. This devotional is designed to help you to do just that. You are destined for greatness!

Mesu Andrews, award winning and best-selling author, joins Bible teacher, Shawna Duvall, to explore the years of Daniel’s exile and discover new insights about Who Yahweh is and the crimson thread that connects Daniel to the Cross of Jesus Christ. Cultivate deeper intimacy through a humbled heart while exploring His sufficiency, faithfulness, mercy, sovereignty, truth, and His constant presence.

Embark on a journey to learn to lead yourself. Often, we aren’t leading ourselves well. Feeling hurt? Protect yourself. Drowning in discouragement? Encourage yourself. Overworked? Manage yourself. Starving spiritually? Feed yourself. Weak and weary? Strengthen yourself. Lonely? Include yourself. We all come to a time in life when we must grow up and lead ourselves.

This plan looks at a vital spiritual practice to all seeking growth in God: tilling the soil of the heart. God longs for us to till the soil of our hearts that we might be receptive to the seed of his word and bear fruit. May your heart become responsive to the presence, will, and love of God as you cultivate good soil with the help of the Holy Spirit.

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

We are creatures of habit, and our habits are powerful forces. Habits like confessing, praying, studying the Word of God, and fasting are not just items on a checklist. These habits have the power to change us. In this seven-day reading plan come explore the habit of confession and celebrate the hope that it can bring to our lives!

How does God work through our lives to reach the world with the gospel? Throughout Scripture, it is clear that miracles of all kinds have been part of God’s plan for interrupting the natural course of human operations to reveal His love, nature, and power. Discover how your life can be a vessel through which God shows His glory and brings people into His kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy.