Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 5:16

Life keeps us running so fast and frenzied that we often lose sight of each day’s holy potential. Today’s choices shape the legacy you leave for future generations. Building a legacy through your “only one life” is not a calling for the elite few. It is a calling for you—as a woman with unique capacity to shape the future through your faith, family, gifts, and leadership. This devotional is adapted from the book, Only One Life: How a Woman’s Every Day Shapes an Eternal Legacy, by Jackie Green and Lauren Green McAfee. 

The letter to the Hebrews has valuable lessons to share about being in community and living life “better together.” This plan combines some thoughts on a passage or two from Hebrews each day with some of the main concepts of Rusty George’s book Better Together. pastorrustygeorge.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.

James 2:26 tells us, “Faith apart from works is dead.” If we are going to experience the fullness of life offered to us through our faith we must be those who put our words into action. We must not profess to love God on Sundays and live as if he isn’t present, real, or good on Monday. May your faith come alive this week as you seek to be a doer of the word.

We live in a troubled society, and those maintaining order and justice are some of the most overworked, unappreciated, and underpaid. The nature of their jobs is taxing both personally and on their marriages. Bulletproof Marriage applies biblical principles to strengthen and support the marriages of military members, law enforcement officers, and first responders.

The Best of Greek for the Week, written by Chris Palmer, is a seven-day plan to help you explore the New Testament in a deeper yet practical way, using concepts from the original Greek text. Written with a breezy style, each study uses contemporary examples to help you connect the profound insights to everyday life. You’ll laugh, you’ll grow, and you’ll be encouraged as you work through this plan.

Psalm 40 is the good news that God hears our cries and delights to rescue us. In this 7-day reading plan, ask honest questions of yourself and the Bible and learn how to stay faithful to God amidst painful and hard times. Trace the thread of joy and purpose that comes from delighting in the Lord and the healing that only He can bring to His children.

James 2:26 says, “Faith apart from works is dead.” If we’re to experience the fullness of life offered to us through our faith we must put our words into action. We must not profess to love God on Sundays and live as if he isn’t present, real, or good on Monday. May your faith come alive as you seek to be a doer of the word.

When the word prayer comes to our minds, we probably have a picture of what that looks like. Regardless of your background, you probably have some prior experience with the concept of prayer. In this 7-day plan, we’ll dive deeper into what prayer looks like and how we can incorporate practices that will help us begin an ongoing conversation with God that will last our entire lives.

Raising boys can be a huge challenge. Yet despite all the irresponsibility and energy, boys are in great need of guidance and wisdom from their fathers, and fathers in turn need that wisdom from the Word of God. This Bible Plan, based on Douglas Wilson's book Future Men offers some insights on how parents can raise sons who will love the Lord all their lives.