Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 5:23

This study looks at intimacy as it relates to lust, impurity, adultery, and more. Listen to what Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount and elsewhere in His Word about true intimacy. Part three of eight, this plan focuses on knowing and loving Jesus more. These plans can be done in any order. See also "Jesus, I Want to Love You" (companion prayer) by Thistlebend Ministries.

Taken from their book "Getting Ready for Marriage," join relationship experts Jim Burns and Doug Fields as they help you start planning now for your lasting union. Finances, in-laws, communication, forgiveness, sexual expectations, no topic is off-limits as you and your fiancé get ready to step from engagement into a life-long covenant to each other.

Taken from his new book "The Mingling of Souls," bestselling author Matt Chandler speaks into marital sex and intimacy. With such lessons as "Sex is Romantic," "Sex is Tender," and "Sex is Holy," Matt breaks into this seemingly taboo world to help partners increase their physical intimacy as well as realize the true purpose of sex.

Devotions that are designed to look at marriage from a Biblical perspective.

We live in a culture that doesn't see dating as a big deal, but the reality is how you date and who you date can change the course of your life. Not only does God care about your dating life, He wants to guide you as you date. Based on the book by pastor and author Perry Noble, this reading plan will help you discover why dating matters to God.

The Fighting for My Marriage Bible Reading Plan is a seven-day devotional based on the new video course by Dave and Ashley Willis. It’s designed to help those who are facing a difficult season in their marriage (even those who are currently fighting alone without the support of his/her spouse). These daily readings offer encouraging support, Biblical insight and practical solutions to help you build a stronger and healthier marriage.

As human beings in general and as Christians in particular, we are accountable at various levels, to God, our families, our friends, our bosses and our teams at our places of work. Human nature in itself does not relish accountability. Accountability to God is the fundamental thing that is the enabler for all other levels of accountability.

In order to have an awesome marriage, we have to understand God’s definition of love. This plan by Dr. Kim Kimberling will help you redefine love God’s way. Each day is coupled with application questions that will help you process his teachings and take practical steps to define love God’s way and carrying it out in your marriage. Complete this plan and be on your way to redefining love!

It takes a lot of sacrifice and compromise for two people to become one in marriage. Add a disability into the mix and the struggles can seem overwhelming. Physical and emotional impairments often clamor for undivided attention, which can lead to self-centeredness and other barriers. But when a couple determines to keep Jesus Christ at the center of the relationship, a disability can actually become a benefit in a marriage.

One of the best things I’ve done is let go of my expectations about how life should be in order to embrace it as it is. I’ve found over the years of a challenging childhood, traveling as a musician with Third Day, marriage, and parenting, that God’s got me. He’s got you too, and he won’t let you go. It turns out, the road he has for us is the best one after all.