Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Thessalonians 5:17

We all have a sense that prayer is important, but few of us are actually taught to pray. What does it mean to pray? How does one do it? Prayer shows up in stories and letters as a vital practice, but how do we actual do it well? This seven day plan will help you understand what prayer is and how to engage with this life-changing practice.

While most people knew Billy Graham as a world-renowned evangelist, Franklin Graham knew him in a different way: as a dad. In this seven-day plan, Franklin explores the many lessons he learned from his father and the lasting impact those lessons have had on his life. 

The purpose of this devotional is to motivate you to return to prayer and challenge you to pray boldly and consistently for seven days. As you embark on this journey to reignite your prayer life, I pray that God would open your heart so that prayer becomes an essential part of your life. I truly believe that one week from now your life and the lives of those you love will be changed!

This 7-day devotional is designed to remind you of the powerful God we serve. Each day is structured around the four steps of prayer: praise, confession, thanksgiving, and intercession, with a fifth section, petition, to pray scripture for yourself. Each day offers new opportunity to talk to God. We pray this devotional encourages God’s peace and power to flow through you so that you can share the love of Christ with others.

Paul’s instructions in Ephesians 6:10–18 to take up the whole armor of God is one of the most quoted but least understood passages of the Bible. In this seven-day reading plan based on the Overcomer book and small-group curriculum, Dr. David Jeremiah shows how you can equip yourself with each piece of this spiritual armor to confront the daily challenges in your life. You will see how God has given you all the tools you need to live in victory and be an Overcomer!

Experience the love and joy of the Lord in your trial. When you are in a trial that goes on and on do you lose heart? Do you feel as though you are being punished, forgotten, or even forsaken? These five steps can help you not only survive but also find joy and strength.

Deployment is always challenging for a military family. From setting priorities to parenting to prayer to protection. But when deployments end, some struggles are just beginning. There are time-tested ways you can prepare your marriage for what has become a necessary part of a military career. We have compiled definite steps you can take now to address the challenges you are facing and face reintegration with confidence. Use these seven days of encouragement as you reintegrate after deployment!

We all want to discover God's purpose for our life. In this 7-day devotional Jennie Allen reminds us that we are all here with a story to live out and that all stories have peaks and valleys. Learn to let go of control, push past the barriers, engage with God and start living out your purpose today.

As a Catholic Christian man there are certain practices such as prayer, Mass, and Scripture reading, that will make your life richer and will draw you closer to Jesus and your community of faith. Written by Stephen Binz based on teachings by Bishop Thomas Olmstead of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

This devotional is designed to help you trust that God loves your son even more than you do. To bring you hope when your son has lost his way or is struggling with weaknesses or temptations. To lead you to praise God for his power in your son’s life. As you pray through these devotionals over the next week, rest in the knowledge that your son is in God’s hands.

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.

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.

God has made many promises to you, and He intends to keep every single one. But in today's fast-paced world, it's easy to forget God's goodness and grace. This 7-day devotional will help you remember and rejoice in His abundant grace and blessings through devotional content, God’s Word, and a reflective daily prayer. This study is from the devotional journal 100 Days of Grace & Gratitude by Shanna Noel.

It’s difficult not to compare ourselves with others. Add in the pressure to look a certain way, and you’ve got a recipe for negative effects on our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. So, what should we do when we find ourselves grappling with these kinds of thoughts? Learn from others’ experiences and how they’ve seen God at work in their lives in this Bible Plan by finds.life.church.

‘Rooted In Christ’ is a Bible plan aimed to help us understand more of what it means to be rooted, built up, and established in Christ. Through these 7 days, we’ll take a journey through a few of the essential topics and tools that will help deepen our roots in Christ.

Do you ever just wake up with a bad attitude? Or have emotional outbursts? Or nitpick every tiny flaw you think you have? Ugh. Not fun. But God doesn’t want us to live that way. This Bible Plan will help you learn truth from Philippians chapter 4. It will help you think about what you think about!

Do you need a breakthrough in your life right now? Whether it’s in the realm of your faith, family, health, finance or elsewhere, I believe that the breakthrough God has in store for you is closer than you realize. It’s possible to see God bring the supernatural change you desire in life by partnering with Him, taking hold of His promises and pressing into His plans and purposes.

While we’re called to pray at all times, we especially cry out to God in times of global crises—such as poverty, violence, disease. Yet how do we pray globally? How can we pray for everyone, everywhere? Over the next seven days, you'll find practical ways you can talk to God about people near and far, ensuring that “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).

In a global season of loss, fear, and uncertainty with COVID-19, God is inviting us into a deeper trust in him. Use this season of social distancing and quarantines as an opportunity to draw closer to the heart of God. You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. God is ever-present, even in the midst of all your struggles and doubts.

Married couples, let’s enjoy marriage. Let's have fun, fight fair, prioritize prayer and encouragement and walk in the ways of God. When you do these things, you will grow in your relationship, and you will begin to look more like Jesus.

Is there grace to be found in the spaces where Jesus doesn’t come through for us like we thought He would? The name Lazarus means ‘God has helped’, and his story is a deep revelation of grace and truth in the most devastating circumstances. This 7-day devotion will reveal how we can not only discover but wholly trust in the grace and power of Jesus when disappointment comes.

In this devotional you will find the wisdom of a man of God who received, directly from Jesus Christ, the knowledge of what it means to be a follower of Christ in different areas of daily life. Christianity is not to be lived within temples but in families, workplaces, and communities. Let us receive these tips and put them into practice to reflect Christ.

Well begun is only half done. How do I stay strong until the end? This plan written by Navaz D'Cruz takes you through some key tools that Paul gives us in Colossians to growing our faith in Jesus and finishing strong.

How would you react to the opportunity to become a partner with God? Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a part of his projects or to be able to count on him to develop your own? If you think partnership with God would be amazing, then this week of devotions may change your life.

Do you struggle to have daily conversations with God? Or have you found yourself off track in your everyday discussions with Him? Join Chrystal Evans Hurst as she guides you through a 7-day devotional rhythm that you can apply to your prayer life well beyond this plan.