Humility

Looking closer at the landscape of our culture today, many are caught up in self-promotion, self-indulgence, and glory-seeking. Reflecting on our current times, it does make you wonder, has the Biblical virtue of humility largely vanished from our culture, including our church culture? In this reading plan, we will observe what God's Word says about humility and how His faithful followers have embodied humility through the years.

Becoming More Like Jesus: Humility

We all know that there is power in prayer. Prayer is defined in several ways: it is how we praise and worship our glorious Lord and Savior; it is our most powerful weapon; our open door to communication with the living God; the vehicle to confess our sin; how to find God's will for our lives and one of the ways we can hear the voice of our precious Savior. It is not very often that we hear about fasting with prayer, either from the pulpit or in our conversations as a church community. Yet, the Bible has so much to say on this subject and so many wonderful accounts of deliverance, forgiveness, and miracles that happened when God's people did fast and pray together. This ten-day reading plan will focus on some of the Biblical accounts and show us the undeniable power and movement of God when His people humble themselves through fasting and prayer.

Fast Friends, Biblical Results Of Fasting And Prayer

As you celebrate Easter, take time to reflect on what resurrection means for your whole self—body and spirit. Embodied Hope explores how Jesus’s resurrection affirms the goodness of our bodies, calls us to serve others, and gives us hope for renewal. It also reminds us that the church, as the living body of Christ, is called to reflect his love in the world. Step into this embodied faith!

Embodied Hope

Do you want better relationships? Do you consider yourself to be a loving person? It may sound simple, but loving others well is layered and comes with many challenges. It’s more than emotion or affection. It’s more than having things in common. Join Jada Edwards as she shows you how love is a divine choice to act in a favorable way toward another and how it’s more than making friends, acts of kindness, romance or marital love. It’s about redefining love from God’s perspective and discovering its divine power.

A New Way to Love Your Neighbor

Scripture tells us that our words are powerful. In the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget to use our words purposefully to build up and encourage the people around us. Speaking life can bring more joy and peace to your life and your relationships. In this 5 day plan by Lindsay Few, we will look at simple ways to use the power of your words for good. 

Speaking Life in Your Marriage

God wants His people to walk in unity. But that unity is hindered when we judge, criticize, complain, gossip, or use sarcasm or negative words. This kind of speech brings death to our fellowship with other believers. In this seven-day devotional, author Tim Cameron encourages readers to fast from these kinds of words. In so doing, they can break chains of the past, restore relationships, and become offense-proof.

The Forty-Day Word Fast

Have you ever felt empty? Like you have nothing left to give?

What if it is at our lowest that Jesus meets us and fills us? When we come to the end of ourselves, there is someone greater to lean on.

In this five-day devotional, Marlena Graves guides us in humbling ourselves and submitting our wills to God by pointing us to the best teacher there is, Jesus. 

The Way Up Is Down

Margin is the gap between our commitments and our limits. However, an unconscious pursuit of progress is the driving force of modern living. In this reading plan, we will examine four movements the Holy Spirit is inviting each of us to embark on as we seek to regain the margin that progress has stolen from our relationships, schedules, and finances.

Margin: Finding Fruit in a World Driven by Progress

This plan is intended as a guide to discovering the message of Philippians for yourself! Grab a notebook to jot down your thoughts as you are led through a process of: (1) observing the text of Philippians; (2) interpreting the original message to the church at Philippi; and (3) applying the letter’s timeless truths to your own life.