Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 1:1

This commentary challenge is taken from the Everyday Bible Commentary on Acts 1-3, focusing on birth of the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit. This plan is for anyone who desires to deepen their study of Scripture and begin to discover the profound moving of the Spirit in the early Church.

The book of Acts contains a living and active message that invites each person into a path of faith necessary to perform, in our time, miracles like those seen in the early church age. We hope that this devotional strengthens your faith and ministry and compels you to put yourself in the hands of God to be used in the expansion of His kingdom.

Everyone grapples with insecurities. Whether you’re jaded from past trauma, a present heartache, or a persistent feeling of rejection, self-doubt doesn’t have to narrate your story. Historically, God has always transformed those who feel the most inadequate into effective leaders, healers, and change agents. Start this reading plan to uncover how God uses “flawed” individuals to illustrate that there is more in you than your history!

The Book of Acts, also called "The Acts of the Apostles," is the companion volume to the Gospel of Luke. This reading plan explores the major concepts that Luke addressed as he unfolded the unhindered spread of the gospel of God's kingdom in the days of the early church.

The book of Acts is the exciting story of the advance of God's Kingdom in the early days of the church. Today, the book of Acts is still happening in many places around the world. This reading plan links stories from Acts in the Bible with real stories today.

Have you ever read the book of Acts? Did you know that the book of the acts of real Christians has never stopped? This reading plan is the first part where we will see what the book of Acts wants to say to us.

With a zealous passion and clear vision, leaders long for meaningful change. Every leader desires to see God powerfully send His Spirit. Learn the seven things the Apostles did to prepare for the Spirit to come at Pentecost.

This Bible study plan will show you the diversity, depth, and divine promise of the Great Commission. You will see there are several Great Commission passages that Jesus said at different times. The study will give some contextual background, synthesize the passages to give you a more robust view of the task, and give some practical next steps to help you better fulfill the Great Commission.

Do you feel stuck? Do you think God has forgotten you and left you in a place of waiting? Do you feel aimless and lacking purpose? Join me as we see what God wants us to do while waiting. You are not alone.

If you knew you only had one week left to live, what would you do? Jesus’ last week is called the Passion Week. The word Passion connotes suffering, deep emotion, and longing. Read or watch Joyce Koo Dalrymple explore Jesus’ final days leading up to the Crucifixion. Understand the deep longings of His heart and the mission He came to accomplish.

Discover the power and presence of the Holy Spirit through this transformative reading plan. Featuring clips from Lumo’s Acts series, it deepens your understanding of who the Holy Spirit is and how He works in and through believers—then and now. Get ready to experience His limitless ability to work in and through your life like never before!

The single command Jesus gave his followers before igniting his movement was “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised...” (Acts 1:4). He was telling them to wait and then move with the Spirit. For a movement to accomplish God's mission, it must be guided by the Spirit of God. We want to challenge every leader at Exponential with the big idea of Spirit-filled: Moving With The Spirit.

Why study Jesus Christ and leadership? It's simple – no person whether male or female has had as great or greater impact on human civilization than Jesus Christ. This daily devotional walks you through the interactions Jesus had with the different characters in Matthew's Gospel and what can be gleaned from our Savior's leadership style from these relationships.

The world changes at a high speed. But in Hope Global, eight core values guide our church through the different seasons. In this devotion, we will highlight our core values each day through Scripture, reflection, and prayer. The devotionals invite our members to realign their lives with God’s purposes: to be motivated by the Gospel, shaped by His Word, empowered by the Spirit, committed to discipleship, passionate for people, rooted in the church family, engaged in church planting, and intentional in raising leaders. Together, they provide a biblical foundation for fulfilling God's vision for our church.

We all know that we should read our Bible, pray, and be the church, but what if we actually started doing that? Zúme Accountability Groups are small groups of 2 to 4 people that don’t just want to be hearers of the word, but doers! If you want simple and practical “HOW TO” steps to be and do what Jesus called, commanded, and created us for then start this plan. 

This follow- up guide is designed to help you take one person or a group of friends through the Story of Jesus and the Story of the Church Community from the book of Luke and the book of Acts. This is a great way to help a friend who is curious about faith or a new follower of Jesus take their next steps in their spiritual journey.

Millions of people worldwide live as strangers or refugees in a country that is not their own. God wants us to treat them well. The Bible also speaks about “spiritual strangers." This reading plan explains how God cares for spiritual, political, or social strangers.

Jesus Christ has existed from eternity as God the Son. But He came to earth to make sinful people right with God again. His salvation work can be described in three key words: He is the ultimate Prophet, Priest and King — not just during His earthly ministry, but forever. This reading plan takes 11 days to discover what these three ‘offices’ of Jesus imply.

Culture has changed. Church beliefs shouldn’t. It’s each for our culture of individuality and innovation to shape the way we think about the church. With so many questions, opinions, and interpretations among people today—even within the church—what should we all agree on as essential to the Christian faith? Join Matt Chandler for 12 days answering this question as we walk through a historic creed of the Christian faith.

This plan is a guide to discover God’s story as it unfolds in the Bible - from Genesis through Revelation. Over 12 days, each devotional will introduce one part of that story. Each will list the Scripture passages covering that period, and dates, highlight its main points and briefly summarize the part it plays within the context of God’s redemptive plan. The Bible reading each day should take about 30 minutes.

Jesus’ story on earth starts long before He was born. It begins in the wombs of women whose stories are complex, messy, and often unexpected. Join us as we dive into the lives of five incredible women—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—who made up Jesus’ lineage and discover how they made a mark not only within their lifetimes, but also in the years and years to come.

What does it mean to live a life when God's Holy Spirit speaks? In this devotion, travel through the first 8 chapters of Acts and witness how the Holy Spirit works in extraordinary ways. These devotions will unpack the Spirit’s guidance, bold miracles, and the early disciples' powerful testimony. Learn how you, too, can be a vessel for God’s work and be moved by the same Spirit that ignited the early church.

“All generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me,” Mary sang. And she was right. She became the mother of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God! This gives her a unique position in God’s salvation plan. This reading plan is about Mary, a humble and blessed woman with great faith.

If you are new to the Christian faith, there is much to learn. One can easily get lost in all the stories, keywords and truths Christians are talking about. This reading plan gives a short summary of the basis of the Christian faith, by reading through a centuries old creed that almost all churches worldwide agree upon. This is the core of Christianity that you really need to know!

Wind & Fire is a devotional journey written by Pastor Joel Deacon to help you understand and pursue the spiritual gifts God gives his church. This series explores how the spiritual gifts are given for the mission of Jesus. You will study the gifts by looking at the church’s missional activities of love, presence, formation, freedom, witness and multiplication. Each devotion invites you to open the Scriptures, open your heart and ask the Holy Spirit for fresh power, fresh gifts and fresh wind and fire.