Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 5:6

A person spends an average of $10k a year on losing weight, and only 3% are keeping their weight off. The problem of gluttony and overeating goes deeper than physical issues. Eating is a worship issue. 7 Cycle research is addressing the issue biblically and seeing an 80% increase in those keeping their weight off for good . Join 7-Cycle Research, Lora Warren, and Garden City as they look at food and weight loss through the lens of worship. 

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.  

Hope is important to us but how can we find it? This Advent, hope is just around the corner. Christ is hope personified. In this week’s devotion we are given an opportunity to reflect on Hope.

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!

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent—a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal when Christians are invited to prepare themselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Throughout the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, pray and reflect on God’s renewing power.

When you do anything long enough, you might find that you've forgotten the reason you started in the first place. Unfortunately, we're susceptible to taking even the most important things in our lives for granted. Your Christian community shouldn't become one of those things. Here's why...

Rehashing the past is trying to change something that has already happened. Rehearsing the future is trying to control something that hasn’t yet happened. Receiving the present is choosing to experience what is occurring here and now. In this 7-day Bible Plan, Jeanne Stevens helps you practice experiencing the peace and presence of God in the present with God.

Let me ask you this—if you’ve read three books on singleness, attended two seminars on Christian courtship, and committed to one month of prayer for your spouse, does that make you ready for a relationship? It’s so easy to reach that “golden age,” apply the 3-2-1 principle above and think you’re ready. . . but what if I could show you how to KNOW you’re ready?