We all have emotions that compete for control of our lives. And those emotions can get us in trouble when we let them be the boss of us. In this 7-day reading plan, Andy Stanley shares a scriptural “how-to” about saying no to destructive emotions. We need to monitor our hearts—not just our behavior—to prevent emotions like guilt, envy, fear, and anger from bossing us around.

You're Not the Boss of Me

Lent: a 40-day season of reflection and repentance. It’s a nice thought, but what does practicing Lent actually look like? Over the next 7 days, discover five spiritual habits you can start doing during Lent to help you prepare your heart for Resurrection Sunday—and beyond.

Make Space for What Matters: 5 Spiritual Habits for Lent

Lent for Everyone is a devotional created and written by N.T. (Tom) Wright. For each day of Lent, there is a reading chosen from the Gospel of Matthew, plus a reflection by Wright. These readings have grown out of a project encouraging Lent reading in Northern England. This is the second in a three-volume series based on the Revised Common Lectionary of the Church of England.

Lent For Everyone

What is Lent? It is a time in which we anticipate the victory of the light and life of Christ over the darkness of sin and death. As we journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter, we are reminded of the reality of our frailty and God’s redeeming grace. 

Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: A Lenten Devotional

During the time before and after Jesus' crucifixion, God used some unlikely people to proclaim truths about Jesus and God's salvation plan. 

Unlikely Lenten Preachers

Walk with Jesus for 40 days on His journey to the cross. 

Walking With Jesus 

Lent has always been a time to turn our attention to all that has been done for us on the cross in Christ. This lavish gift can be meditated on year after year, and still would leave us to wonder in amazement. Through this reading plan, you will walk through the gospel accounts in chronological order, tracing the steps of Jesus during his last week of his earthly ministry. This plan is 47 days in length, but the seven Sundays are days of rest according to tradition.

40 Days of Lent

‘Journeying With Jesus’ is a Bible plan to help us walk with Jesus through the last two chapters of Matthew. We stop to focus on Jesus' last days on this earth and what that means to us. How does that change who I am and Whose I am today? We will take time to dwell on Scripture and “bring it home” with questions that make us consider where we are on the journey of knowing Jesus.   

Journeying With Jesus - 40 Days Lent Devotional

Resurrection Sunday is almost here! As believers, Easter is the most meaningful holiday of the year and, as a mom,  you have the priceless gift of sharing it with your children! This Easter banner and devotional is a fun way to help your whole family focus your hearts on Jesus together!

He is Risen: Lent Devotional for Moms and Kids

This study, brought to you by First15, is designed to accompany you on your journey through the Lent season, and provide encouragement as you spend time in God's presence and intentionally seek Him over the next 40 days. We hope this is a helpful resource for you!

40 Daily Devotionals for Lent

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The book of James provides practical wisdom for living God’s way in God’s world. Over the next 14-days, we will examine James’ exhortation for us to look like true believers. There are real rewards in giving this book attention and seeking to apply it to our lives. It has application as to how we might relate to materialism, consumerism and individualism – which make it incredibly relevant to our culture.

THE WISDOM OF JAMES: For Life In God's World

Join us as we journey through the book of James.  James provides us with guidelines for living our lives as faith-filled followers of Christ.   He emphasizes a  faith that works Genuine faith should produce fruit of good works and mature faith means living what you say you believe. Discover how your faith can work.

James.  A 21-day reading plan by Doxa Deo.

Some of the books of the New Testament were written to Jews who believed in Jesus as their Messiah and retained their Jewish cultural and religious identity. This includes the gospel according to  Matthew  and also  Hebrews  and  James . Delve into this reading plan, which offers context that will help you better appreciate and understand these New Testament books.

Delve Into Matthew, Hebrews, and James

James is a letter that deals in hard truths and tough love. It’s written to a church with problems to which we can all relate.  Broken relationships, suffering, temptation and divided hearts are all addressed in this practical book.  

The author writes with great love and compassion to his struggling readers, urging them to remember what they believe, to live it out and encourage them to keep going.

James: More Grace

In this 4-week Love God Greatly study, take a deeper look into God’s wisdom when it comes to suffering, the power of prayer, the importance of controlling the tongue, and the danger of wealth. James challenges us to not only talk the talk, but walk the walk; to live out our faith in a bold pursuit of holiness. But because not one of us is perfect, the proper way to read James is through the lens of the gospel.

Love God Greatly James

The rich oppressors in this world will soon be overthrown. This promise of God’s justice, reassures the faithful who wait patiently in the face of their suffering.

James 5 - Lessons for Rich Oppressors, Patience in Suffering, and Keeping the Letter of James Alive

Join us as we journey through the Book of James and study it in a new and exciting way you have never seen before. Complete with motion graphics and pictures, you will partake in God's Word and grow spiritually through The Video Bible. 

The Book of James - the Video Bible

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this life-transforming devotional. Hear and obey God’s Word. Choose to listen to what God has to say and then execute upon His Word. Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only. Choose to hear and do. Hear and execute. Hear and diligently obey His Word. His Word is powerful. Let His Word transform your heart as you read this powerful message. 

Be Doers Of The Word

Walk through James in 15 days and learn what real faith in action looks like.

James: Faith in Action

The Book of James provides specific and practical instruction on what it means to have a life of authentic faith. This reading plan by Shae Bynes of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur provides insights from the book of James that will encourage and strengthen you on your entrepreneurial journey.

Kingdom Entrepreneur Insights: The Book Of James

James

Join Hillsong East Coast's online experience and walk through this corresponding plan based on Pastor Chrishan Jeyaratnam's June 2021 message, "The Kingdom Life of Community." Read through God's Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.


The Kingdom Life of Community 

Has your faith taken a beating? Do you feel like your heart has grown hard towards God? Based on the book “It’s Time to Pray: God’s Prayer Changes Everything” by Carter Conlon, this 7-day devotional will illuminate God’s grace on your life and help you sow seeds of faith again. Break up the hard ground of unbelief and learn to live the abundant life Jesus died to give you.

Prayer For Life

Are you ready to finally see God's hand at work in countless moments that lay behind you—and more than that, trust His heart and see His vision for the moments ahead? Then look up with Alexandra to the Ebenezer stones that God has not only built in your story, but wants to use in mighty, missional ways.

Eyes Up: 5 Days of Learning to Trust God’s Heart by Tracing His Hand 

This plan will encourage the reader to understand the calling for every believer to have a life that glorifies God.

A Life That Glorifies God

We sometimes think of the Holy Spirit as a “lesser” part of the Trinity. In truth, the Holy Spirit is a living person with a mind, a will, and emotions. Each name that He has been given—Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, and Standby—reveals another aspect of His beautiful character. For the next seven days, we will explore the wonder of this constant companion—Jesus in us.

JESUS IN ME

Mountaintop moments, moments when we ascend into God’s presence, give us a taste of his glory. On the mountain,  God changes our perspective of who he is and who we are.  In this devotional, we will look at five mountaintop experiences in Scripture and what they mean for our lives today. God is inviting us to experience him unlike ever before. Let’s make the climb together.

The Mountains Are Calling

This chronic illness battle can feel exhausting and, at times, defeating. In our daily struggle, we struggle, we might feel isolated and alone. While our emotions are valid, the truth is, God stands with us. He sees our hurts, our challenges, our fears, and our hopes. May this plan remind you of His steadfast love and faithful presence. Written by Victoria Mejias and edited by Karen Greer and Jennifer Slattery

Finding Christ in the Struggle: Encouragement for Those With Chronic Illness

For the next 60 days, we invite you to read some of the most impactful chapters in Scripture. Each day, take some time to read the chapter and ask, "Holy Spirit, what do you want to say to me?"

60 of the Most Impactful Chapters

As we read through the Gospels, we see the divine power of Jesus Christ displayed in miracle after miracle. Interestingly, the Gospel writer John takes care in calling Jesus’ miracles “signs and wonders” because they point to a greater spiritual reality behind the person and purpose of God. Over the next 6 days, we will see the various signs Jesus performed in John and what they say about him.

Signs & Wonders

The coronavirus has made being single very complicated. Maybe the quiet is your problem. Maybe the dinner table silence is what you wish you could change. Maybe the isolation is increasing your anxiety, loneliness, and fear. This five-day reading plan was written specifically to offer encouragement for single Christians.

The Corona Survival Guide for Singles

Encouragement

This plan is based on the M’Cheyne reading system, featuring four different readings for use in both family and personal devotions. Each day has two passages from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one from either the Psalms or the Gospels. In one year, you read the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice.

M'Cheyne One Year Reading Plan

How long does it take to read through the entire Bible? Would you guess just 90 days? The Bible in 90 Days is a Bible reading plan created by Ted Cooper in 2002, designed to walk you through the Bible over the course of just three months. That works out to 12 pages of reading each day—a commitment, but certainly manageable, and one that’s well worth making.

Bible in 90 Days

The OT order is a combination of chronology and genre. The Story (Genesis – 2 Kings), The Prophets (Hosea – Zephaniah, Isaiah, Jeremiah-Ezekiel, Daniel), Wisdom (Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Songs), Post-Exile perspectives (Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi). The NT order is by authorship - Luke-Paul, Matthew-Hebrews-James, Mark-Peter, John (accompanied by a Psalm a day)

Bible in a Year - Chronological Genre Author

This plan is designed to add variety to your reading of the Bible. The Blended plan divides the Bible so that the reader will read books in a non-traditional sequence. For example, while one is reading the book of Isaiah, he is also reading the book of Mark.

Blended

The Bible is a compilation of 66 books with an overarching theme. When the themes of each are recognized, they help us understand how one single story is woven from beginning to end. Each theme will enable us to understand Jesus and why He came. This devotional will look at one book of the Bible per week, focusing on the theme of each book and reinforcing noteworthy text.

One Single Story Bible Themes Part 5

The daily Bible reading devotion for young people.   

Take less than 15 minutes a day to cover the whole Bible in 365 days with selected Bible readings and a full commentary from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel. 

Toby Stokes introduces this edition of The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, which encourages us not only to grow in our relationship with Jesus but also to apply the Bible practically to our everyday life."

The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, Youth Version, 2024

The Whole Bible plan is a 6-day-a-week journey through the entire Bible with two readings per day. The acronym “OWN” represents one daily reading from the Old Testament, along with one from the Wisdom Books or New Testament. Each day’s reading is designed to balance both the amount you read as well as provide a section which is easier to understand and apply to your life.

OWNit365 Whole Bible Plan

Immerse yourself in God's Word with Streetlights. The daily plan invites you to listen to the New Testament and selected Psalms over 365 days. With the Streetlights Audio Bible for the New Living Translation, you can fill your heart and soul with the Word of God by listening and reading along. 

New Testament 365 Day Listening and Reading Plan

Finding time to read the Bible can be hard. Read or listen to it, for under 15 minutes daily, with commentary from Alpha Pioneers, Nicky and Pippa Gumbel. Get started today!

Bible in One Year 2023 with Nicky Gumbel - Express

Reading the Bible in 180 days, each day in three flows - Old Testament, Psalms & Proverbs, New Testament. Enjoy the Journey!

Whole Bible in 6 Months

Whole Bible

We are looking into the lives of some Bible characters who had to do a 180 to come back to God. We've all been there, and I want to tell you not to worry; we are in good company. I've picked seven stories to help us understand that no matter where you are in your faith, it's not too late to turn (180 Degrees) to God.

UNCOMMEN: 180 Degrees of Change

If you long to grow closer to your Savior by making prayer a priority in your life, then this study is for you. In this six-week study, we’ll spend time in God’s Word, finding answers to questions about how we should pray and whether or not God hears our prayers. Journal along with us as we dive into Scripture together, reading and writing what God speaks to our hearts.

Love God Greatly - the Importance of Prayer: Approaching the Throne of Grace

The transition from boyhood to manhood isn’t marked by age, but by a more substantial reality—one defined by strength, purpose, and a code of honor. This seven-day devotional unpacks five traits to help you step into your design as a man of God: dreams, conviction, work, friendship, and protection.

The Five Marks of a Man Seven Day Devotion by Brian Tome

The journey to discover the meaning of life continues with Chapter Two of the book of Ecclesiastes. For the next five days we shall join the Teacher on the exploration of life in pursuit of what provides ultimate meaning. The student on campus today will find striking parallels to the searches popular among their peers on the pages of this wonderful book of the Bible.

The Wisdom Of The Teacher For College Students, Ch. 2

We are at War, a war raging since the day that man decided to choose a way other than following the Counsel of God. But God in His grace gave us the strategy we need to be victorious - His Wisdom. The 'War on Wisdom' is a 5-week reading plan through parts of the book of Proverbs. Our purpose is to help the believer reclaim the Wisdom of God.

The War on Wisdom 

Proverbs is God’s book of wisdom, teaching us the essence and goal of a Christian life. In this 14-day devotional, Timothy Keller offers readers a fresh, inspiring lesson for each day based on different passages within the Book of Proverbs. With his trademark knowledge, Keller unlocks the wisdom within the poetry of Proverbs and guides us toward a new understanding of what it means to live a moral life.  For devotionals on the entire Book of Proverbs, buy Timothy and Kathy Keller’s latest book,  God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life . 

Reading The Proverbs With Timothy And Kathy Keller

Americans have always turned to the Bible for wisdom to live together. We argue over how to read and use it, but the Bible has helped shape our values and institutions. On this plan you will read the Bible as a freedom text alongside five voices from our past, focused on the value of Liberty. Discover fresh takes on the Bible, and inspiration for facing today’s challenges. 

Discover the Bible and Liberty in History

Getting older is not easy, but it certainly doesn't have to defeat you! Whether you worry about health, finances, relationships, or your church community, God wants you to live ilfe to the full. In this 5-step plan, you will be encouraged to keep your faith strong throughout your golden years.

Lessons for Senior Living

Sometimes it seems impossible to let go of our past and head towards the future. But what if the key to moving forward is remembering where you came from?  John Lindell will explain in this three-day devotional plan why it is so important to remember our history in order to move forward in our relationship and calling with God. 

The Old and New Normal

Will the world feel the impact of your existence? Will it matter that you were here? This plan will give you five solid foundations, rooted in biblical truth, for your life and ministry. My prayer for you is that you will learn them, and in doing so, you will walk in all that God has for you, with greater success and anointing than you ever thought possible. 

It's Not Over Until You Win

Wisdom

Look around. In the midst of chaos, there is always a jewel to be found. Daily Jewels is a 7-day devotion that calls you to boldly align your crown as a daughter of the King. Join me on a treasure hunt to discover the extraordinary jewels hidden in the ordinary places. 

Daily Jewels- Aligning Your Crown As A Daughter Of The King

Mary was a mom, like many women. What can we learn from the heart of the woman chosen to bear the Messiah? Read along as Robin Meadows, author and relationship coach, shares from her experiences of launching seven children and living to tell about it. 


Mary Was a Mom

How would your day today be different if you didn’t feel like you had to get everything right? Several years ago, I realized that my desire to “perform” perfectly was a chain around my heart. As I’ve embraced God’s invitation to rely on his perfection in my weakness, I’ve found an incredible freedom. I pray these devotionals will lead you to the same joy of walking in God’s grace and letting go of perfectionism’s captivity!

Good News for Perfectionists By Kim Hyland

Jesus is the true vine and He tells us that if we remain in Him as He remains in us, then our lives will produce much fruit. He is the source of life. Apart from Him, we can do nothing. Jesus gives us the formula for how to be powerful, difference-making, victorious Christians—and that’s to remain in Him. He’ll supply everything we need for life and godliness as we stay connected to the vine. Join me in this five-day study and let’s learn together how to remain in Him and produce much fruit.

Remain In Me

If you struggle with friendship, you are not alone! The two things I hear most often from women who confide in me as a pastor’s wife is that they fear everyone is hanging out without them and they feel wounded by past relationships. Friendship is never simple but it can be extremely rewarding. Let’s look at this messy, beautiful thing called friendship and discover how we can enjoy it for the gift it is!

Messy Beautiful Friendship By Christine Hoover

You can probably use a lot of words to describe you. I’m a mommy and a wife, a sock-collector and a thrill-seeker. But those things don’t  define  me. Here’s who I really am: Called. Chosen. Redeemed. Precious. Beloved. You are, too. Every piece of you. Sink into the beauty of your true identity in this week-long look at what it means to know the God who created you with purpose: the Great I AM. 


Shattering Toxic Beliefs And Discovering The Real You

If you are facing challenges that have you scared to death…If you are facing change you never saw coming…If it’s time to find courage you have never needed before, and never wanted to need… this devotional is for you.When God says, “Go,” we must face our fears, our excuses, and ourselves—it’s time to go wherever He leads. 

When Life Changes

These devotions will encourage you to change your perspective from perception to truth. Through the lens of truth, you will find the freedom and joy that God has abundantly given us through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Renovating Your Mind

Now is the time for you to emerge! God has called you to live freely in your God given identity and calling, for His glory. This five day devotional for women looks to equip you to be your best, empower you to live purposefully and inspire you to pursue God. 

Emerge

Have you ever been scared? Scratch that. WHAT ARE YOU FEARING TODAY? Is it an upcoming situation? Are you in some drama you cannot control? Is a bad guy lurking outside? What do we do about the terror that throws open the doors of our hearts and minds, stealing our sleep, productivity, and sanity? In this plan, we learn from David how to battle fear where it can be defeated.

She Prays: Prayer for Battling Fear

Women

Vance K. Jackson leads men in this daily devotional and unpacks wisdom that will transform your prayer life.  Prayer is active warfare that engages God and exposes every trap set by the enemy. Prayer is not passive. Prayer destroys generational bondages and dismantles every weapon of the enemy. Prayer dismantles curses and destroys cycles. As you read this life-transforming devotional, let God lead your heart and revolutionize your prayer life.

When You Pray

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this faith filled devotional that will undoubtedly ignite your faith. Choose to hold your peace and focus on His Word. It is your choice to either trust and walk with God or move in your own power and strength. God is stronger and more powerful than any enemy that you face. Let His Word transform you.

The Lord Will Fight For You

We often think of leadership as dependent on head knowledge. But Scripture reminds us that  heart  knowledge is just as important as intellect. We cannot be strong leaders if we are not aware of our own emotions and the emotions of others. My goal is for these brief devotions to whet your appetite for discovering the importance of emotional intelligence as you lead others well and grow spiritually.

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders By Aubrey Malphurs

ACT LIKE MEN is a study designed to inscribe the 5 markers of Godly manhood into men, these markers are found in 1st Corinthians 16:13-14. We will also recall some of our nostalgic boyhood memories, all the while, pulling on theological truths from Scripture that will sharpen and mold us to be more of the men of God we are called to be. 

ACT LIKE MEN 

Why is it so hard to be the husbands, fathers, and friends we so desperately want to be? How do we live out true masculinity in our culture today? Over the next five days, we’ll be looking to Scripture to teach us how to be servant kings—absolutely surrendered to God and ready to be a man in every area of our lives.

Rise Of The Servant Kings

Throughout history, God has always searched for and used men to advance His kingdom agenda. Satan knows this, which is why he wants to cage and emasculate men. Our world is deteriorating because men are nowhere to be found. It’s time to man up. In this five-day reading plan, Dr. Tony Evans will take you on a journey to become the man that God has created you to be.

Kingdom Man

This 3-day reading plan unpacks the NFL Draft along with Biblical Truth. Through a lens of faith, you'll be challenged, encouraged, and inspired as a sports fan to follow Jesus and become more like Him. 

UNPACK This...For NFL Draft Fans

They say winning is a choice. Because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ and Him taking on sin and death for us, we win! Sometimes the going gets tough and it's hard to remember that we are victors. Today as you begin my reading plan, I believe that you will finish it remembering that you've already won!

Win! 5 Day Devotional for Your Victory!

Christian Vision for Men (CVM) has put together this collection of thoughts based on how stuff works, and in particular, prayer, the Bible and church. If you have never been to church, never picked up a Bible, and haven’t prayed before, then this could be for you. We work hard at communicating who Jesus Christ is, without any confusing ‘Christian’ language. Just honest answers about how this stuff works.

How Stuff Works: The Church

Countless believers look at their faith as a choice they made once, but Dr. David Jeremiah, founder of Turning Point Ministries, understands that your faith is not static—it is a living, breathing relationship with God!  Ever Faithful  brings you to the daily choice of turning toward the Lord to respond to His invitation of intimacy and love.

Ever Faithful: 5 Day Devotional Plan

No one wants to experience loss, right? But, when circumstances beyond our control come in and rip opportunities right out of our hands, what are we supposed to do with the sense of loss that creates? How do we handle it when everything we thought was going to happen just vanishes? This plan will help us reflect on how God can walk with us through that pain.

Loss

Welcome to the First Priority EPIC Story of Listening plan!  This plan is designed to help you have conversations about your faith, along with personal spiritual prompts to grow in your relationship with God.  

First Priority EPIC Story of Listening

Everyday there’s a new YOU waiting to be unleashed into this world. What does that look like? Cutting through the noise around you, this plan will take you through the essentials of what it means to be living out loud your new life in Christ. 

You Are

One of the biggest issues causing division in our world today is race. And whether we realize it or not, this issue impacts all of our lives. That’s why this week, we’ll find out what God has to say about race and how we should treat those who are different from us. And as we do, we’ll see that, while we’re not all the same, because of Him, we can be one. 

I Have Questions: Why Should I Care About Race?

God’s always with us and ready to listen. It’s okay to ask Him our questions, because He wants to reveal Himself to us. He can help us wrestle through our doubts to a better view of who He is. Music is one way to grow closer to God. This Plan from Pastor Rob Estevez, one of the artists from Switch, is part of the Switch Music release “Better View.”

Better View, Part 1

This plan leads you through the Scripture behind the lyrics of the new student worship song release from Life.Church Worship. This is part two of a three-part album Breaking the Silence created to lead students closer to God through music.

Breaking the Silence [Magenta]

We are fasting and praying together as a church. Start this week of Fasting and Prayer together with someone - your spouse, your friends, or your Connect Group. Share with them what God has spoken and encourage each other to pursue what God is calling us to do.

Set a Fire - Prayer Guide

Our relationships are one decision away from  sinking or swimming. Every decision we make can break or make the relationships that we have with people and with God. How can we strengthen the relationships we have and be someone who people want to get to know.

Make or Break

Before His arrest, Jesus prepared His disciples for what was coming. This Southeast Student plan walks through His words in John 16.

SE Students - No Matter What - Part 1

Before His arrest, Jesus prepared His disciples for what was coming. This Southeast Student plan walks through His words in John 16. Part 4 in a 4-part series.

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