Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 1:9

It is impossible to overstate the impact the first Easter has on the work we do each day. In this four-day plan, we’ll explore four things Easter gives us that are essential to our vocations: An identity, a King, a mission, and the ultimate incentive to work with excellence on behalf of our risen Savior.

Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone." For 4-days, join CAIN as they navigate what The Commission truly means and how it applies to our lives in the 21st century. Whether you need encouragement in your faith or deeper understanding, this devotional will string together some of Jesus' final words on Earth and what he was trying to teach the disciples.

After Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended into heaven. He is seated at the right hand of God until He will return to the earth to judge the living and the dead. Then there will be a new heaven and a new earth. But in the meantime, how does it help you that Jesus is in heaven? This reading plan gives you four answers to this question.

The coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 1–2 marked the beginning of a bold new movement. This 4-day inductive Bible study invites you to engage deeply with the text—observing, interpreting, and applying key moments from Pentecost. Through journal prompts and guided reflection, you’ll explore how the Spirit empowers ordinary people to live with purpose, courage, and hope. Ideal for those ready to dig into Scripture and be transformed.

The Holy Spirit who worked in and through the members of the early Church is the same Holy Spirit who works in and through members of the Church today. Their story is our history, one we can draw on and learn from as we execute the mission we’ve been given as followers of Jesus Christ. 

This study will look at God’s original design for community, how he meets us in our loneliness, and how he brings us out of it.

God speaks through all kinds of channels. He’s probably speaking to you right now, but you don’t even recognize it’s Him! Every one of us buys into some sort of myth about God’s voice and how to hear it. That’s why each of these devotionals deals with one myth about hearing God. They will help us change how we listen…and then really begin to hear God.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the fourteenth part "The Cross of Christ." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.

When Jesus went up to heaven, he did so as one of us. He is God and man. What does that mean for you?

Chapter 1 of Acts sets the stage as it were for the events that occurred on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2. It highlights how the Apostles were equipped and empowered to spread the word of God, starting from Jerusalem and eventually to the ends of the earth.