Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Thessalonians 5:18

This 25-day Advent devotional was created from CornerstoneSF's video devotional series, Rise & Shine. With videos every day except Sundays, this devotional invites us to open our hearts and prepare for the coming of Jesus. It will begin broadly and then focus deeply on Mary’s experience, highlighting how her humility, faith, and openness paved the way for Christ’s birth. Through her example, we are encouraged to cultivate a heart ready to receive the Savior, embracing His love and presence in our lives.

Advent is a church tradition to help believers across the globe prepare their hearts for the arrival of Jesus. Over four weeks, we’ll look at themes of hope, peace, joy, and love in the biblical narrative leading up to Jesus’ birth, and how these themes can be applied to our Christmas season this year.

Join us for a 25-day journey to get closer to God. Each day, you’ll hear a short audio message with simple ideas to help you grow in your faith. The messages include real stories, personal thoughts, and tips you can use right away. The plan uses the walk, pray, care, and share outline. Each day will help you trust God, live with purpose, and care for others. Start today—and let God do something great in your life, one day at a time! You’ll be surprised by how small steps make a big difference.

In this 4 week study, we will dig into God’s Word and learn what He says about the words we speak to ourselves, to others, and words that change the world. We will learn to honor God and others with the words that we speak. We pray this study gives us great insight into how we can consistently speak words that give life and transform lives.

Who says the ABCs are just for kids? Not this plan! The ABCs of Faith devotional is crafted for anyone starting their journey in faith. While you might already be familiar with your ABCs, we will explore the ABCs of Faith together! You'll uncover what God has to say to you through His living Word!

This plan deals with Thanks-giving. I was tempted to call the series "An Attitude of Gratitude" but there is something about the idea of Giving Thanks that appeals to me. Gratitude and Thankfulness are not limited to emotions that we experience from time to time, but are choices we make and gifts that we give.

Through this 27-day devotional, Don Hopkins leads you on a journey toward healing—healing for you, your wife, and your marriage. Each day is designed to lead you closer to freedom, redemption, and reconciliation. I won’t sugarcoat it: the road ahead requires honesty, humility, and hard work. But as you lean into the tools shared in this bible plan and God’s grace, you will discover that He provides the strength to overcome lust and rebuild trust in your marriage.

The world celebrates change. God celebrates consistency. Learning how to stay committed to the same Spirit, Actions, Mission, and Environment unlocks the Power of Same in our lives, and helps us establish the good habit of fulfilling Jesus’ greatest command: loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Every day. Again and again.

This 28-day devotional from Gateway Church dives deep into the subject of prayer. You’ll discover how powerful prayer is, why we often don’t pray, what intercession really is, and why prayer is something we can’t live without. Your prayer life will be forever empowered and transformed.

Jesus called the disciples, and He's calling you. Follow Me is a foundational discipleship series looking at what it means to follow Jesus moment by moment. We'll study the gospels and dive into the experiences of His disciples.

Did you know God created you with a purpose? And did you know you have a part to play in His kingdom here on earth? In this 28-day devotional, pastors and leaders from Gateway Church discuss how to experience all God has for you and live out your God-given purpose.

Journey through the 28 days of Advent by exploring every good gift that God has given through Scripture and stories from around the world. Walk through the themes of a good life, the good news, good deeds and good gifts found in the book of James.

Whether you've been attending church since you were a kid or are brand new to this Jesus thing, you probably have some ideas about what it takes to grow spiritually—but you might have some questions, too. In this 4-week devotional series from Grow Curriculum, we'll look to some stories of Jesus and his followers to see how spiritual habits can help us "lift off" our spiritual growth.

The Path of the Just is like a Shining Light that grows brighter and brighter. God did not design for you to rise to the top only to fall. Why? Because God is ever Faithful and takes no delight in the fall of His children. In this Devotion, you will discover practical tools to guide your journey to the top while living in the Light of His Faithfulness.

This Advent Guide comes from students, faculty, and staff at Belmont University. Advent is that season of waiting that carefully and purposefully helps us to realign our priorities and to glimpse, anew, our place before God. Our humble hope is this guide helps people focus more fully on Jesus Christ through the Advent season.

Did you know that less than 5% of Christians will ever tell anyone about their relationship with Jesus? It can be frightening. The fear of rejection, isolation, or not knowing what to say can be overwhelming. But if you want to know God more...be closer to Him...walk nearer to Him...there is no greater way than being His hands, mouth, and feet as you share your story about Jesus with someone. Evangelism is about God inviting us to watch Him draw someone to Him and allowing us to participate. Click through this Reading Plan for 30 different ways over 30 different days for help in becoming more intentional and bolder in sharing your story about Jesus.

Discover the wisdom of Oswald Chambers, author of My Utmost for His Highest, in this treasury of insights about prayer. Each reading features quotations from Chambers along with questions for your own personal reflection. As he inspires and challenges you with his simple and direct biblical wisdom, you will find yourself wanting to spend more time communicating with God.

The purpose of this devotional is to motivate you to return to prayer and challenge you to pray boldly and consistently for 30 days. As you embark on this journey to reignite your prayer life, I pray that God would open your heart so that prayer becomes an essential part of your life. I truly believe that one month from now your life and the lives of those you love will be changed!

You can’t lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ if you aren’t growing yourself. When we stay connected to Jesus, we invite God to work in us and through us. Join the staff of North Point Ministries for the next 30 days as we prioritize staying spiritually fit by focusing on the most important relationship in our lives.

Investing yourself in the Word of God is the best thing you can do for your personal walk with the Lord. And the more you get to know your Bible, the more you get to know your God. The 30K 30 Day Challenge will launch you into the pages of the New Testament with thirty days of supercharged study, giving you a greater grasp of Scripture.

With Fall upon us and Thanksgiving fast approaching, it is essential to reflect on what we are thankful for. In this plan, readers will be greeted each morning with one verse that will remind them to give thanks to the Lord throughout the month of November.

Need some refreshment or joy right now? Join Sue Boldt on a month-long journey of adoration that will position us into God's presence and power. We will encounter Jesus as we take a more in-depth look at what the Bible says about a life of thanks-living. And we will broaden our understanding of worship in our daily walk that He so richly deserves.

Sereniti means to be in a posture of peace even when chaos is all around you. The earth is filled with endless possibilities to land in a posture of peace, but maintaining it is where we want to remain. In this plan, we will journey through 30 days of starting on the path to finding the "Sereniti" you deserve.

This reading plan is part of a series that will take you through the entire New Testament in a year. Each month's plan covers a specific book. April covers the second half of Acts and Pauls first letter to the Thessalonians. Read the daily passage first, reflect on one or more of the questions, then try the engagement practice.

The New Testament is full of letters written by the Apostle Paul and fellow believers. In this study we will delve into a number of these letters to deeply explore practical wisdom, encouragement, and unwavering faith. These letters will challenge, encourage, and transform us as we seek to apply the timeless truths to our own lives. Join us as we journey through these letters.