Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 4:11

There’s plenty of discussion about whether a person is a natural-born leader, made that way by experience, or some combination of both. In these readings, we look at ordinary people in the Bible became God’s leaders. We also look at how God may be calling you today and how to respond, especially in light of our capabilities, limitations and environment.

What happens when God’s people pray? How ready are you to stop what you are doing and minister to someone in need? Or to justify the way you live to others? How about when situations are difficult? How do we respond? In this study, we’ll dive into a story in Acts to see how God worked in an unexpected situation and how it applies to us today.

Explore the Book of Acts in a 6-day plan, anchored in Jesus' promise of 'power from on high' for His followers. Delve into key moments where the Holy Spirit empowers the apostles, breaks barriers, and confirms that Jesus Christ is Lord. Learn how mission and the Kingdom's advance rely on the Spirit's dynamic power, and find practical applications for your own faith journey.

Explore the Book of Acts in a 6-day plan and gain a fresh perspective on persecution in the New Testament. Understand how early Christians viewed challenges, not as hindrances, but as opportunities to advance the gospel. Learn from their response of prayer, perseverance, and bold witnessing transforming trials into triumphs for God's kingdom. This devotional plan redefines the concept of persecution, encouraging a proactive and empowered approach to faith.

Do All Roads Lead to God? Universalism vs. Singularity.

Chapter 9 of the book God Loves You explains the meaning of the Holy Spirit's person and work.

The average person spends 7.4 hours a day staring at screens. We love the incredible benefits of technology, but many of us suspect there are negative consequences of using it. If you feel your digital dependency is becoming unmanageable, this 7 day devotional will help you reclaim a Christ-centered life. Based on the book #Struggles; Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World by bestselling author and pastor of Life.Church, Craig Groeschel

From time to time, every leader needs to take a gut check. Whether you’re leading others at your job, in your church, on your campus, or in your home, none of us want to fail in the leadership opportunities we’ve been given (1 Corinthians 13:8). Use this 7-day reading plan to discover the most excellent way to lead. Order “The Most Excellent Way To Lead,” or learn more about the book at www.mostexcellentwaytolead.com.

We wear crosses around our necks, but how are we to apply it to our lives? Jesus’ work holds incredible power for us. Without a Friday, there would never have been a Sunday. Easter could not have happened without the cross. Discover how the cross integrates into your life through this devotional reading plan as you prepare your heart for Easter.

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.

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.

Christmas is a season of wonder. So, let’s lay aside our lists, distractions, and cares to receive refreshment by reflecting upon a few of the nativity’s highlights. Reminding ourselves, that the story we love so well speaks directly into our lives today by pointing us to Lord Jesus. Realizing that in this lifetime, we will only begin to scratch the surface of Who He is and what He has done.

Nearly everyone agrees that this world is broken. But what if there’s a solution? This seven-day Easter plan begins with the unique experience of the thief on the cross and considers why the only real answer to brokenness is found in the execution of an innocent man: Jesus, the Son of God.

We may not literally walk on water these days, but as you follow along these seven days you may recognize some of Peter's challenges in your own life. Perhaps you feel that God is calling you into something that scares you or maybe you are battling feelings of failure or self-judgement. Let this devotional inspire you to trust, step out in faith, and refocus on Him this week.

The responsibilities of motherhood leave many of us feeling like we’re sidelined from God’s work for a season. The book of Acts, however, reminds us that we are commissioned to be witnesses for Christ wherever he has us. In this series, we’re studying stories of those described as being “full of the Spirit” to explore the unique ways in which the Holy Spirit empowers our mission as moms today.

Follow along with this seven-day devotional and pray this as you read: Father, transform my vision of Your presence that expands my heart and imagination. Bless me with a bold and contagious faith. Create in me a pure and bold heart that seeks Your will for me and for Your world (A Bold & Contagious Faith – Bree Bond).

Let's have some fun exploring the different ways we can pray. This devotional series will focus on prayers in the Bible. Each day, we'll look at a scripture passage and a prayer practice inspired by that passage. It is a great way to grow in your prayer practice and get closer to Jesus!

In this devotional for men, we'll take a good, hard, and very practical look at how we can get better at sharing Jesus with others! Written by Tim Pippus of Hope for Life Christian Fellowship.

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.

In this seven-day plan, we walk through Acts 3–8 and explore what it looks like to participate in the Jesus movement. From bold witness and growing opposition to generosity, suffering, and being scattered, these passages show how God advances his mission through ordinary people who obey the Spirit. You’ll be invited to trust God’s power, respond faithfully to Jesus, and live as a witness wherever God has placed you.

This 7‑day plan invites you to stop trying to fit God into your picture and instead let Him become the Cornerstone. Each day explores a moment when people encountered the living, holy God — the God who wrestles, speaks, confronts idols, redirects our choices, and meets us in life’s dead ends. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, this plan helps you begin again, not with yourself, but with Him. If you’re ready for a faith shaped by encounter and revelation rather than preference, start here. Start with God.

Welcome to our one-week One Name devotional as we discover together the power, beauty and authority of the name above every name; the only name by which we may be saved, Jesus Christ.

Easter Week: A Liturgy for the Unreached invites you to continue in the Church’s historic rhythms, rejoicing in the risen Christ while praying for those who have yet to hear. Each day includes Scripture, historic prayer, reflection, worship, and intercession for unreached peoples — connecting resurrection hope to global mission. The empty tomb is not private hope. It is global good news. Christ is risen — and the nations will sing, “Worthy is the Lamb.”

If you are a Christian, you are constantly at war. Not because you are attacked physically, but because spiritual forces try to lure you away from God. To protect you, God offers you spiritual armor. This reading plan explains what this armor of God looks like and how you can use it.