Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 3:14

For James, Christians (that is, followers of his half-brother) should reflect the character of their God. And what we find in this letter is not works and more works as sometimes thought to be. On the contrary it is a letter infused by God’s character, with the intention of making God-shaped people living in the world.

Advent is a church tradition to help believers across the globe prepare their hearts for the arrival of Jesus. Over four weeks, we’ll look at themes of hope, peace, joy, and love in the biblical narrative leading up to Jesus’ birth, and how these themes can be applied to our Christmas season this year.

James often is compact in length but overflows with powerful lessons on godly living. In this Love God Greatly study, take a look into God’s wisdom when it comes to suffering, the power of prayer, the importance of controlling the tongue, and the danger of wealth. James challenges us to not only talk the talk, but walk the walk; to live out our faith in a bold pursuit of holiness. 

Screens dominate our daily experience, especially the one in our hands. The allure is taking priority over connection with God. But we can’t blame technology for our upside-down priorities. Digital innovations have put bibles in pockets and worship services in living rooms. We can learn to accept the good, reject the bad, and follow Jesus through it all by living an analog life in a digital world.

Journey through the 28 days of Advent by exploring every good gift that God has given through Scripture and stories from around the world. Walk through the themes of a good life, the good news, good deeds and good gifts found in the book of James.

Coaches create the strategy, put together a game plan, and send their players out to make it happen. Wouldn't it be nice for someone to do that for all of our decisions? In this 4-week devotional series from Grow Curriculum, we'll explore Proverbs and Epistles to help us learn how God guides us toward wisdom and helps us make godly decisions.

Whether you've been attending church since you were a kid or are brand new to this Jesus thing, you probably have some ideas about what it takes to grow spiritually—but you might have some questions, too. In this 4-week devotional series from Grow Curriculum, we'll look to some stories of Jesus and his followers to see how spiritual habits can help us "lift off" our spiritual growth.

Your story is not defined by what has happened to you, you are defined by who God has called you to be.

What is an Anchoring Time? It's time spent focused on encountering God through reading the Bible. Join us as we read through James! This New Testament letter is filled with wisdom for living that helps us be more like Jesus.

This 30-day reading plan covers many critical leadership topics with excerpts offered from John C. Maxwell. Dr. Maxwell has spent decades equipping others for leadership with his major source of leadership principles being offered from the Bible. Use this reading plan as a resource to learn what a godly leader is and how God is glorified when we accept our roles as leaders and empower others to do the same.