Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Corinthians 13:5

Navigating the covenant of marriage while being married to a non-believer presents many unique opportunities and challenges. This reading plan will offer encouragement for you as you seek to walk in-step with Jesus while being married to someone who doesn't share your faith. Get resources on marriage, parenting, faith, and more at FocusOnTheFamily.com.

How often do married couples have sex? What is normal? If you seldom have sex, does this affect your marriage negatively? How does quality versus quantity work in regard to sex? Can you have too much sex? Doug and Mel Cowart have been married for 9 years. They are a blended family with two kids. They join Dr. Kim as we talk about sex in marriage.

In this 6-Day Devotional, Dr. Gary Chapman will identify seven tools for improving your home life. Whether it's building kindness to demolish selfishness, or cultivating love to remove apathy, each day will take a simple idea from Scripture and apply it to your home renovation. Each day includes video questions from Dr. Shannon Warden.

Most of us know marriage won’t always be a honeymoon, but no one plans for a marriage crisis. Sadly, deep wounds, affairs, addiction, and divorce threaten so many marriages. But there’s good news: no matter what crisis you face, there’s still hope in Christ. Want more of that? Start this hope-filled Bible Plan by finds.life.church.

Now, more than ever, we are faced with everyone’s life as they want it to be seen, and the comparison to our own lives stirs up envy. You do not want this spirit festering in you, but what about the damage envy causes when it is coming against you from another person? In this reading plan, you will discover how to overcome envy, safeguard your heart, and walk in freedom.

Can we just be honest a minute? Marriage is hard work. Two philosophies on money, parenting, love, and communication are blending. This is no easy feat. But, it’s amazing what’s possible when two people are willing to do the work. Joy-filled marriages don’t happen because we wish for them. They happen when friendship is the foundation, faith is the bedrock, and when fun is an absolute non-negotiable.

Let’s be honest—dating is complicated. Who should you date? When do you have the DTR moment? Are soulmates a thing? When should you break it off? Here’s the good news: You’re not expected to figure out the answers to those questions on your own. Learn from others’ dating experiences and how they’ve seen God at work in this Bible Plan by finds.life.church.

God’s Holy Spirit develops and displays His Fruit in us when we give our lives to God. When we follow Him, He begins to do in and through us what only He can do: make us like Jesus. In this Plan, we’ll dive into each aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit as well as learn how to live our lives led by Him.

God commands us to forgive when someone has hurt us, and we’ve all had major things to forgive in our lives. But what if we got so good at forgiveness that we could quickly and easily forgive those small, irritating annoyances that happen to us every day? Let these 7 lessons show you how forgiveness can lead you into a more peaceful, powerful and influential way of life.

Marriage is a beautiful relationship. However, it can also be a difficult commitment to keep in today’s society. Many Christians struggle with the concept of marriage in a culture that is filled with divorce and infidelity. This devotional helps Christians to view marriage from God’s perspective. Once the proper perspective is taken, marriage can be a life-long commitment to happiness.

In this devotional series, pastor Gregg Matte take us on a passage-by-passage journey through the First Letter of John. Practical, biblical, analytical, and spiritual, this series will give a major boost to your understanding of how to live the eternal truths contained within this important book of the Bible. In this sixth episode of the series we will learn how to overcome the deceit of hatred and walk in love.

What does God’s goodness look like? This six-day plan walks you through aspects of God’s character that shape the way you see Him and will help you learn to look for His goodness in your life. No good thing does He withhold from His children; it’s time to uncover His goodness for you.

The story of Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi, is one of love, hope and redemption. Through a series of challenging circumstances, these women found the need to relocate to a faraway land. This story is one repeating itself throughout the world today. Whether we are the ones on the move or those welcoming new neighbors, how will we allow God’s providence to work in our lives and those around us?

Are you ready? Ready for anything? If you want to be ready for more freedom, more trust, and more independence, you’ve got to practice. Practice what, you ask? Practice living with godly character! This six-day Bible Plan with video clips from The Loop Show will help you practice characteristics like honesty, humility, grit—godly character—so you’ll be ready for anything.

God has placed in us a yearning for more than what this world can offer. Only God can fully satisfy the longing of our souls. I hope that through this devotional, you can see what living intentionally missional is all about. To live this way, we must choose every day to love sacrificially, courageously and with endurance, ready to forgive and daily counting our blessings.

Ever feel like you’re walking around tired, worried, sad, and just kind of blah? God has more for you—He can give you joy! This Bible Plan will help you choose joy at full volume in any situation. It will help you understand why the Good News of Jesus is something to celebrate!

Did you know marriage is not the cause of your financial problems? It is the very best solution! Learn what God says about money and marriage. If you align your values with His, you can agree with your spouse about money. Love and honor each other and commit to building your marriage on God’s philosophy of money.

Do you know what love is? People thought they did, but Jesus came and remixed everything! This six-day Bible Plan will help you learn all about Jesus’ remixed love. What’s this remixed love all about? Spoiler: It’s less about what’s in it for you and more about others!

The New Testament books of 1, 2 and 3 John have a recurring theme: love. The author speaks repeatedly of Jesus’s command for believers to love one another. Christian believers should stand apart from the rest of the world, characterized by God’s love. This six-day devotional explores John’s words in his three epistles, offering tangible ways to show God’s love to fellow believers.

You know a great way to memorize God’s truth found in the Bible? Set it to music! Each day of this Bible Plan has a verse you can memorize by watching a super fun video that will teach it to you through song. Listen to five favorites (plus a bonus one) and before you know it, you’ll have God’s Word memorized!

Consider this Bible Plan for pre-teens your six days of Christmas. (Because, who has time for all 12?) Get your heart and mind centered around the real meaning of this joyful season. Hint: It’s even better than candy, tinsel, and some guy in a red suit!

This six-part devotional on discipleship is all about being disciples of God, and discipling others so that we may work together to build His kingdom. We are all followers of Christ, called to build His house and point those around us towards Him.

We deeply want to love God, but we often find ourselves striving in our efforts to please Him, acutely aware of our weaknesses. St. Thérèse of Lisieux faced similar struggles. She searched the Scriptures until she discovered a path to freedom she called her “little way of trust and absolute surrender” through Jesus. Discover how to rest in the love of your heavenly Father, allowing your faith to flourish.

Love, some would say, runs the world. Love of self, the idea of love, romantic love sold to us in the movies, love of things, love of success etc. It’s a word that’s used in everyday conversation, used to describe feelings, emotions and relationships. However, somewhere in there we can lose sight of the biblical meaning of love. In this plan we’ll explore just what love really is.

When one spouse has control but does little or nothing for the marriage, while the other spouse pours their time, emotion, effort, and energy into the marriage, we have a one-sided marriage. Join us in this five-day plan by Dr. Kim Kimberling to take a deep dive into what God says about marriage and how to deal with this issue in a way that honors Him.