Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Galatians 5:23

Did you know there is a difference between happiness and joy? Happiness is based on your circumstances and what is happening around you, but the Bible tells us that joy comes from the Lord! We can be joyful even in the hard times when God fills us with His joy! What are some ways you express joy? What do these verses say about being joyful?

“ Waiting”- I don’t know about you, but I become irate when I must wait. It’s at this time I realize just how low my patience level is. As children of God, it sometimes becomes even more frustrating when we must wait for something we have been praying for because God the Father has tremendous patience and it’s a characteristic he wants each of us to develop. Waiting can be our friend, or it can be our foe, it can be positive or negative, it can be joyous, or it can be full of sorrow; ultimately the choice is yours.

Fasting is stopping a familiar habit to help focus, regain perspective or pursue a goal. Anyone can fast, but Biblical fasting is to draw near to God, seek His guidance, or express mourning. Jesus Himself fasted 40-days at the beginning of his public ministry. In this five-day plan, you’ll learn how to fast in a way that helps your spiritual growth. You’ll open your heart, deny distractions, and listen for God’s voice. It supports both beginners and seasoned practitioners. Press into God’s presence, trust His guidance, and allow Him to move powerfully in your life.

Jesus is the true vine and He tells us that if we remain in Him as He remains in us, then our lives will produce much fruit. He is the source of life. Apart from Him, we can do nothing. Jesus gives us the formula for how to be powerful, difference-making, victorious Christians—and that’s to remain in Him. He’ll supply everything we need for life and godliness as we stay connected to the vine. Join me in this five-day study and let’s learn together how to remain in Him and produce much fruit.

Has the guilt and shame of sexual sin been making you feel cut off from God? Start experiencing freedom with this proven framework for establishing a purity mindset. Overcome the mental block of "feeling unforgiven." Apply God's abundant grace to your personal journey. See yourself through the lens of who you are in Christ. And discover a vision behind your purity that will help you sustain your new lifestyle! 

This reading plan takes you on a journey through the Bible to discover some of God's top priorities. As you walk with Jesus through the Old and New Testament you will learn that God's most important priority is YOU! He wants to spend time with you and gives us several "lists" that help us learn how to Love God and Love Others! God loves you and wants to spend time with you! Won't you join Him on this journey of Discovery?

Encouragement from a mom who launched her seven children and lived to tell about it. Part 11 of12 devotions in this series from Robin Meadows

Just as God first breathed the spirit of life into man in Eden, so we rely on Him to sustain us still. We survive by His power, through His word, and for His glory. To believe the Gospel is to live; to live is to obey. This is the freedom for which Jesus set us free.

Are you caught up in doing good deeds, but missing the gospel of faith? Are you feeling discouraged by faith based in works? Paul addresses this exact issue in Galatians and explores the foundational truth of the freedom of faith in Jesus Christ. Galatians offers a celebration of the freedom of grace and re-centers your focus on the law of love in God in three parts: the gospel of grace defined, the gospel of grace examined and the gospel of grace applied. 

Why does God send tests and trials into our lives? This video series will show you that God wants you to grow in your faith. These challenges are because the person you are now is not the person God wants you to be in the future. 

Although simpler and, in some parts of the world, less dangerous, living the life God calls us to isn’t any easier today than it was for early Christians. Thankfully, in the apostle Paul we have a skilled teacher who is able to explain how the whole process works. Ultimately, the decision is yours alone to make. Will you live the truth? 

Do you have a hard time understanding the role of the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit? Does the Holy Spirit really have power in my life on a day to day basis? This study is designed to help foster your understanding of what Scripture tells us about the empowering work of the Spirit and to help you grow as a human being who loves God and wants to understand more about the Holy Spirit's role in your life.

He’s been through what you’re going through. He’s felt what you’re feeling. And He has conquered what you’re facing. All while being led by the power of the Holy Spirit. Based on Spirit-Filled Jesus by Mark Driscoll, this 5-day devotional shows you how to pick up your cross and follow Jesus.

Yeshua (Jesus) said He came to give us abundant life. Follow along with this five day devotional and meditate on what the Word of God says about abundance.

There is so much more to being a man than the world would have us believe. In this Growth Challenge we will look at the lives of six Biblical heroes and one anti-hero. These men faced the same challenges we face today. Their success (or lack of) was directly related to how closely they walked with God.

Stress is real, but it doesn’t have to run your life. Through Christ, we can reframe it, refocus it, and redefine it. If you’re struggling with stress, check out this 5-day Bible Plan to learn how to find freedom and peace.

Author Joshua Becker has seen something beautiful happen when people right-size the quantity of their possessions—in the process, the people themselves are changed. So although this devotional is about minimizing your stuff, you’ll discover that owning less means making yourself over too! As you decrease the amount of things you own, you’ll be amazed at how your faith, sense of purpose, and spirit of generosity grow in abundance.

Christ in you is the hope of glory. Are you living more out of your old, dead nature or your new nature and identity in Christ? Have you drifted away from Jesus? To come back into being a wholly surrendered follower of Christ, we are called to die daily! When you hear the call, how do you respond?

Journey with Uncommen as we consider the purpose of marriage, how we can better serve each other as husband and wife, the mysterious role marriages play, and why Jesus is our ultimate hope. We hope you’ll learn how to live as one.

In the Trust Fall series, Pastor Gregg Matte takes us on a passage-by-passage journey through the Second Epistle of the apostle Peter. The purpose of this series is to show us that we can fall back with confidence into our God’s safe arms. This third reading plan of the series shows us what God expects us to add to the foundation of our faith to grow and be fruitful. 2 Peter 1:5-11.

Hannah’s resilience was not born out of experiencing victory but out of waiting on God. In this 5-day devotional, Michelle McClain-Walters teaches you how to operate in an anointing like Hannah’s and see God’s promises manifest in your life.

What’s so important about Easter? Why is there so much interest in a person born 2,000 years ago? Why are so many people excited about Jesus? Why do we need him? Why did he come? Why did he die? Why should anyone bother to find out? In this 5-day plan, Nicky Gumbel shares compelling answers to those very questions.

This study will look at how our eternal home is with God. While we are exiles on earth, this plan will show how God has a plan to bring all of His people back home to Him.

This study will look at how all people want happiness and how we naturally look for happiness in the wrong places. It will show readers how they can access the true happiness found only Christ.

The Bible talks a lot about "growing" - learning more about Jesus, following him more closely, obeying him more naturally, and becoming more like him in our attitudes and actions. "Grow: Becoming More Like Jesus" includes verses about seeds, roots, plants, trees, and fruit, all great images for thinking about what it means to live for Jesus.