Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 1:4

Spirit is the second in a series of devotions that helps you establish a strong biblical foundation as a follower of Jesus. In this Plan, we focus on the least understood member of the “Trinity” – the Holy Spirit. He is now living in you. This plan will help you understand what the Holy Spirit is doing in you, with you, and for you.

This 5-day devotional is an invitation to slow down and meditate on the eternal truths and Christ-honoring prayers woven into 5 congregational songs from Austin Stone Worship. With prayers declaring the holiness of our God, asking the Holy Spirit to move in power, celebrating Christ's resurrection, and delighting in His pursuing love, we pray your soul is encouraged and stirred to worship our beautiful Savior in a fresh way!

As believers, we often shy away from the Holy Spirit because we don’t know who He really is or what He might do. But if we let Him into our lives, He will come with His power and change us forever. Join Pastor Lee M. Cummings for this 5 day devotional and discover the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit.

Although Jesus told us in this world we would find trouble, He also offered us ways to overcome in overwhelming times. He taught His followers what I like to call 5 Steps for Overcomers—look within, look to Him, look ahead, look out, and look up. Looking in each of these directions will help us to overcome our everyday challenges, and help us to encourage others to do the same.

Through this plan, we hope for you to know with great clarity and simplicity, what Jesus did on the cross, how he rose again, ascended into heaven, is now seated at the right hand of the Father, and is going to return! This event is the centrepiece of our faith through which we are being transformed, and upon which we build our lives. This, indeed, changes everything.

In 50 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover the essential question Paul asked the Lord while he was traveling to Damascus: "What shall I do, Lord?" Have you ever asked yourself, What difference am I making with my life? On some level, we all struggle to find our own answer to that fundamental question. The search for significance is the underlying motivation for virtually all human activity.

In 100 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover who Jesus is and why he is so significant – even life-transforming. Through both Old and New Testament readings, you will discover why God sent Jesus, what Jesus taught, how he treated people, why he did miracles, the meaning of his death, the significance of his resurrection, and what the Bible says about his second coming.

The same Holy Spirit that was alive and active in the book of Acts is alive and active now. This 5-day plan will remind you that the mission of the early church is the same mission for believers today.

With all of the confusing and contradictory teaching on the Holy Spirit, some people instinctively recoil at any mention of the Spirit’s filling. Learn four simple words that point to a spiritual breakthrough in this 5-day study from A.W. Tozer.

What do Christians believe? Division and controversy seem to be rampant today, but for 2,000 years, Christ-followers have been unified in belief. The oldest confession of faith, the Apostles’ Creed, reminds and teaches us what we believe. In this reading plan, take a fresh look at the Apostles Creed, discovering the major beliefs of Christianity and how the Creed prepares us to share what we believe.

Every year, we come together as a church to pray and fast for God to be made known. As we trust Him, we are called to preach His word and expect His miraculous power to change lives. This family devotional is designed to be used by parents with children from ages two to twelve.

At the start and middle of every year, we come together to pray and fast for God to be made known in our lives and the people around us. As we preach God’s word, we are empowered by God to be channels of His miracles in our relationships and communities. Let’s reflect on how God can use all kinds of people to reveal Himself through miracles in advancing His kingdom.

Acts is a story about the Kingdom of Jesus in full operation and demonstration. The book of Acts begins with Jesus giving last minute instructions about His Kingdom, and it ends with Paul teaching the same things. In this plan we will dive into Acts to discover the revelation of what The Kingdom looks like in this age lived out by ordinary men and women.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to weird ideas and alternate beliefs about reality. This series of 5-day plans uses classic Christian Creeds as a vehicle to explain the Christian worldview compared to the world’s and help us see reality through Jesus’s eyes.

Jesus accomplished some important work in the days he spent on earth after rising from the dead. Discover what Jesus did and who he saw before ascending to Heaven, and how it impacts your life today.

Is speaking in tongues biblical? Is it for Christians today? Rick Renner answers these questions while revealing dynamic truths about a Spirit-filled life. There are numerous advantages to speaking in tongues, and this 5-day Bible reading plan will give you key insights to empower your life and remove any doubt about what tongues are and why every believer should experience this amazing gift of God’s wonderful grace.

Acts is the story of God’s power at work in this world, for you and through you. This 5-day plan starts a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers, expanding his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

Acts centers on the power of the Holy Spirit and shows how God seeks to pour himself out on us. This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

How much freer and more confident would you be if you didn’t self-edit, self-filter, or self-argue at every turn? How would your life unfold if you really believed—in mind, heart, and body—that almighty God loves you and has called you to this amazing life? This devotional is a biblically rich guide to getting your spirit back.

In this five-day series of readings from across the breadth of Scripture, we will see how “the nations” have always been the object of God’s love and how he consistently calls his people to join him in his mission to rescue and redeem men and women from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. We will also explore the implications of this for people who desire to live missional lives, aligned with God’s purposes.

In recent years, many of us have been tempted to walk away from the Church—particularly in light of spiritual abuse, cultural deconstruction, and political divisions. Yet when we build our faith, our ministry, our churches on Christ, even the most violent storms won’t be able to knock them down. This week’s devotional explores what it means to invite Jesus back into his home and start the rebuilding process.

Our lives are made up of choices, everyday decisions that change the direction in which we move through this life. Some choices need no thought at all, but the ones that matter need your full attention because they are the choices that lead to life.

When we see ourselves within the whole biblical story, where Jesus is Lord of all, everything changes. We’re invited to join in God’s labor, the gospel working its way out on our local turf.

This Bible plan uses Hebrews 12:1 to relate key elements of “the race set before us” to a literal race. We compare the use of a “personal trainer” by elite athletes in sports to the role of the Paraclete our Helper in building the habits and disciplines that we will need to cultivate our success as disciples and followers of Christ.

We all want to be successful… but what does that even mean? The world defines success as having money, power, and influence. But God defines it differently. So differently, in fact, that being successful in God’s eyes might look unsuccessful to the world. Join Pete Portal for this six-day plan to consider whether you’re willing to ignore the world’s definition of success and learn How to be Unsuccessful instead.