Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Hebrews 4:12

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.

Everyday Supernatural explores what the Spirit-empowered life looks like for every Christian. God intended for each one of us to consciously depend on the Holy Spirit and use supernatural gifts as everyday tools. Relying on the Holy Spirit is not weird, full of hype, or something only for certain parts of the Church. It’s for anyone who wants to know God more fully.

As we advance in our sophistication, humanity needs to be reminded of ancient simplicities that contain truth so potent that our lives can be enriched by their transformational power. Rest is one such ancient simplicity established by God at the beginning of His relationship with our first human parents. After working for six days, God declared the seventh day to be a day of rest – a day without boundary and equal.

Reignite your motivation to dive into God’s Word as Pastor James MacDonald guides you through six things God Himself promises His Word to accomplish in those who hide it in their hearts. We’ll look at Psalm 19 and examine the reality that Scripture has the power to transform; bring wisdom, joy, & justice; enlighten; and stabilize its teachable readers. 

Knowing God’s heart changes everything. His love draws us in. His power fills our hands and hearts with might. His redemption rewrites even the worst stories of our lives. In this 7-day plan, you’ll discover to greater depths the heart of your heavenly Father, and learn how to live your life as a response to his unceasing love. 

Rabbits are widely known for big ears, but Nipper’s Geronimo has the longest.[1] We aren’t after increasing the size of our physical ears, but we desire an increase in the hearing of our spiritual ones. The Lord is speaking to us all the time, but are we listening? Do we recognize His guiding voice and understand how He speaks? Big ears to the voice of God are a beautiful thing.    

Wouldn’t it be incredible to travel back in time to hear Jesus’ words as he spoke them—and understand them with the perspective, cultural background, and language of his first disciples? This week-long devotional gives you a glimpse of the insights we discover about Jesus’ teaching style, metaphors, and everyday examples when we immerse ourselves in his world and sit at his feet as his first disciples did.

Do the voices in your head say you're not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough...or just not enough, period? Popular author and speaker Sharon Jaynes exposes the lies that keep you bogged down in shame, insecurity, and feelings of inadequacy. Silence the lies that say you're not good enough, and embrace your incredible worth as a woman who is uniquely fashioned and loved by an Almighty God. 

In sports, victory depends on closely regimented routines. Each member works to improve individually and as a team. The right combination of nutrients, exercise, teamwork and leadership is crucial to success. In the same way, our faith requires key elements to grow and to succeed in advancing the Kingdom of God.

In our busy and performance-based culture today, worry and anxiety are felt by the majority of people to some varying degree. This often leads to extreme weariness and pressure. In Scripture, God provides freedom and peace. This study will help in guiding you to the many scriptures that walk through His truth when dealing with anxiety.

Every journey of faith begins with a first step. The Starting Line is for athletes, coaches and new believers who are ready to take the first step in their relationship with Jesus Christ. This 7-day reading plan explores the basics of the gospel and encourages growth through prayer, Bible reading, community and accountability. Ready? Take your place at the Starting Line!

How can you make your Christian life thrive in a world full of things that want to choke it out? Perhaps we can take a lesson from the folks who were part of the early church. In this seven-day devotion we will take a look at the practices they had in place that helped keep the church and its individuals growing.

The Bible says there is power in your words – what you SAY after you pray is vitally important. So use your power for good! When you’ve prayed and asked God for something, don’t negate your prayer by speaking words of doubt and confusion about the situation. Let this devotional plan help you learn to speak words of faith over your life, and watch your victory come to pass!

Many of us have a fear of not belonging, of being on the outside looking in. For those struggling to fit in, God asks us to abandon the boulevard of attention-demanding behaviors for the byways of remaining in Christ and relaxing into his role for our lives. The back-road way may take a little longer to get to our destination—but it’s well worth the trip!

Discover ten practical steps that will guide you to love reading the Bible, even when you do not like reading at all. We understand how frustrating it is to know how crucial it is for a Christian to read the Bible yet not liking or having the habit of reading. Following these ten simple steps can lead you to the amazing discovery of God’s Word.

The Bible reveals something quite staggering—God is unwilling to be left out of the human story, which means God is unwilling to be left out of your story! Use this plan to launch into a relationship with the Bible in a way that meets you where you are right now, and will help you become more aware that the God of the Bible is also the God of your story.

The amazing grace that we receive through Jesus Christ our Savior empowers us to live a Christian life in every circumstance. This plan will guide you through aspects of grace in a theological, biblical, and practical way. Because of God’s amazing grace, we are saved, and because of his amazing grace, we can walk in faithfulness and obedience to Jesus.

The Bible is one of the most influential books of all time, but it can seem overwhelming to know how to understand it and what to do with it. This 7-day Bible study will help break down what the Bible is, why it matters, and how you can understand it today. We’ll also discover how you can put God’s Word in action in His world.

Israel left Egypt as freed slaves, not warriors. God spent the next forty years refining them to become more than warriors. God's warrior has three disciplines: Bible Study, Prayer, and Worship. This in-depth stand-alone plan is also part 4 of a 10 part series.

Joshua encountered 3 enemies in the Promised Land. This week we will learn about Joshua’s third enemy - the deceiving Gibeonites. The discipline of Bible study is our weapon against the deception of our enemy - satan. This heavy-duty stand-alone plan is also part 7 of a 10 part series.

There is nothing that Satan, our enemy, would love more than for us to stop praying . . . or never start. But when you have a relationship with Jesus, prayer isn’t something you do; it’s who you are. In this seven-day series based on her book Praying Women, the inspirational Sheila Walsh offers encouragement and help for anyone who has ever felt like quitting prayer.  

Living Lust-Free is our birthright as Christians. The secular world we live in calls on us to lust daily. God calls us to live a life of sexual integrity - free from lust and sexual sin. This devotional is an invitation for you to start a lust-free lifestyle. You will be equipped with biblical principles that can help you fight and be free from the temptations of lust.

What if a good man is a broken man, a struggling man? I find that most of the people God uses to build His kingdom and spread His message are flawed and imperfect. I also find in each of them—despite their shortcomings—a resolute desire to follow the call of their Creator. This week let’s piece together a new image of what a good man might truly be.

God’s Word is more powerful than our circumstances. By reading the Bible, we discover the faithfulness of God to overcome danger, pain, sin, and even death. We need tools to get into God’s Word so that when trouble comes, we know where to turn. Taken from the UCB Word For You devotionals, this Bible series will remind you to stand on God’s Word no matter what life brings.

What if there’s more to following Jesus than we think? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover that God is at work in the ordinary parts of our lives where we sometimes forget to look. And that fact often informs our independence, our purpose, and our daily rhythms in more ways than we imagine.