Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Romans 8:31

It can be discouraging, trying to walk with the Lord and follow His commandments while our flesh wages a war against what the Spirit is leading us to. This week we’ll read and pray through the eighth chapter of Romans, and consider what Paul has to say about living our lives in Spirit, and not in the flesh.

As a youth, Terence Lester turned to gangs and became a juvenile delinquent. He dropped out of high school. But his story doesn't end there. He eventually returned to school, graduated as a fifth-year senior, and defied the odds by earning five degrees, including a PhD in public policy. What made the difference? Hope.

We all have shortcomings that negatively impact others. Some of our failings can be remedied, but others not. So what do we do with the guilt? If you acknowledge God’s existence, you’ll realize that you are in essence, guilty before Him.The Bible teaches that because of our sin we are in conflict with God and we are indebted to Him. Only when He removes that guilt, can we be free of it.

One of the enemy's greatest tactics is to constantly feed us lies about ourselves, others and our circumstances. Accepting these lies is sinful and calls for acknowledgement and repentance. The only way to defeat these thoughts is through the Truth of God's Word. We must not rely on our feelings or let them guide us, but stand firmly on the truth and the truth alone. The truth alone can set us free!

The Dove Award winning Christian Rock band Building 429 has teamed up with The Overflow Devo to construct a 7-day Reading Plan on YouVersion. In this devotional, lead singer Jason Roy discusses the scriptural origins and personal experiences that inspired the lyrics from several songs of their new album, “We Won’t Be Shaken.”

Rend Collective, an eclectic group of musicians from Northern Ireland, share an inherent desire for something spiritually substantive in our increasingly artificial world. United by a common purpose, these twenty-somethings began exploring the intersection between God, life and community, all while pushing artistic boundaries and daring the faithful to re-imagine worship and community. Join them as they explore the Art of Celebration and the spiritual discipline of joy.

If you're one of the millions of Americans in the midst of a career transition, chances are that you're discouraged by the difficulty of finding work. Practical and inspirational, each daily reading will help you find rich personal growth with God during this transition time. Taken from Rick Pritikin's book of the same title, this 7-day reading plan will help you find focus and meaning.

“Love can’t be earned, it can only be given. And it can only be exchanged by people who are completely true with each other,” says Donald Miller. In this 7-day reading plan based on the book Scary Close, Don challenges our assumptions about what makes for good relationships and shares reflections from his own journey to “drop the act” and find true intimacy.

Belts work a lot better if they are buckled, don’t they! It is similar with the belt of truth. Vaguely believing that the Bible is true means that you at least have the belt of truth in your belt loops. But is it buckled? The theme of this seven-day study is that one buckles the belt of truth by fully believing the amazing things God says about YOU.

When God calls you to ministry, it can be overwhelming, but it can also be the best thing that ever happens to you. If your heart’s been stirred to plant a church, start here in God’s Word. Dig in to this seven-day reading plan, and find the encouragement you need to step out into God’s calling.

God has done more than we could ever imagine. Follow after the one who gave it all with this Fully Devoted Bible Plan, featuring songs from the 2016 Life.Church worship release. Start this seven-day plan now.

God designed marriage to be a reflection of His love and devotion toward us. As you celebrate your marriage, this 7-day Bible plan is designed to strengthen your marriage and help you pursue Jesus together.

Unemployment can challenge us spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. This 7-day plan will help you seek God in the midst of the difficulties of unemployment.

Our shame is a bridge, not a barrier. It's the very place that God wants to meet, inviting us to leave behind our broken, legalistic and religious way of thinking and relating to Him. It's freedom from performance. Freedom from managing our behavior so we appear “acceptable” to God. Freedom from our addictions, compulsive behaviors, and double lives. Experience the 7-day journey into The Heart of Man based on the feature film re-releasing nationwide October 17, 2017. heartofmanmovie.com

Offering forgiveness to others is one of the most challenging, but life-giving aspects of the Christian faith. In forgiving we find healing for our own hearts. When we forgive, we become like Christ in offering undeserving mercy and grace in love. In this 7-day plan, you’ll embark on the journey to healing and restoration as you receive and give forgiveness in the power and presence of Jesus. 

As children of the Most High God, our lives are meant to be marked by contagious, unceasing joy. We’ve been given a new nature of joy in Jesus. In this 7-day plan, you’ll discover new found joy as you learn to abide in God, and allow the Holy Spirit to bear the wonderful fruit of his presence in your life. 

Our culture is frantic with worry. But Christians are called to live and think differently from the worried world around us. The solution isn’t in sheer willpower—it’s rooted entirely in who God is. This reading plan provides seven reasons to anchor our faith in God and who he is. Join me as we turn our eyes from the things of earth to the Author and Completer of our faith.

Insecurity is a universal struggle among most women today. With endless ways to compare ourselves, our sense of worth suffers daily. This devotional exposes some of the lies that plague our true identity and helps us to identify the thieves that want to distort and limit who Christ tells us we are. Together we will learn the tools needed to disarm those thieves and gain back the security that never should have been stolen.

Experience the love and joy of the Lord in your trial. When you are in a trial that goes on and on do you lose heart? Do you feel as though you are being punished, forgotten, or even forsaken? These five steps can help you not only survive but also find joy and strength.

Do rough patches in relationships ever catch you by surprise? Despite our best intentions, we all have blind spots—bad relational habits that are keeping us from enjoying our relationships fully. Whether you struggle to overcome past wounds, insecurity, blame, or envy, it’s time to reflect on your relational habits and reset them, especially your relationship with God. That’s what this 7 day devotional Bible plan is designed to do.

This week, we’re going to see together that God is strong, that He’s powerful, that He encourages you, and that His desire is to carry and uphold you! Are you ready? 😊

This devotional is an introduction to effective intercessory prayer by individuals and groups. Prayers that strike the mark are authorized by the Holy Spirit and endowed with divine power to accomplish God’s will in your life and for the needs of the world. Learn what it means to be an intercessor, the different kinds of intercession, and how to allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in your prayers.

Fear can be all-consuming. We may or may not realize it, but we can easily become slaves to the fear inside of us. Scripture speaks of fear and how we are to live in a world of fear in light of Christ. This study helps us take our fear and turn towards God.

It weighs you down. It keeps people out. It’s heavy and painful—it’s the grudge. Many of us may not realize it, but we’re carrying grudges that need to come out of darkness and into the light. Learn how you can find freedom through forgiveness in this 7-day Bible Plan accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, The Grudge.

This is a seven-day Prayer Basics plan based on the Alpha prayer course by Nicky Gumbel and Pete Greig. It is the start of an adventure that will help you grow and deepen your prayer life. It’s an easy and practical journey to understand the power and beauty caught up in the Lord’s prayer, and can even be used as the baseline for a week of fasting.