Purpose

We are called to live a life that reflects Jesus and affects those around us. Our prayers, the way we look after other people and how we respond in tough times have the power to create waves in the world around us. In this devotional, for kids aged 4-11 years, we will be looking at Wavemakers in the Bible and how we too can create waves!

Wavemakers

Your unique, multidimensional personality is more than just a number! In this devotional, based on Beth McCord and Jeff McCord's book More Than Your Number: A Christ-Centered Enneagram Approach to Becoming AWARE of Your Internal World, learn how to let God's ways inform your ways of understanding, engaging, and ultimately leading all of the diverse parts within you.

You Are More Than Your Number

Aiming to focus and accomplish God’s plan is a key target for true success. When individuals seek to obey God’s commands regarding His targeted plan for their lives, positive consequences follow.  This Bible plan will encourage readers through scripture to obey God’s commands in the midst of the many distractions seeking to hinder their godly focus.

Target: Aiming To Focus On God

Americans have always turned to the Bible for wisdom to live together. We argue over how to read and use it, but the Bible has helped shape our values and institutions. On this plan you will read the Bible as a freedom text alongside voices from our past, focused on the value of unity. Discover fresh takes on the Bible and inspiration for facing today’s challenges. 

Discover the Bible and Unity in History

Stories are how we make sense of the world. They’re also how we make sense of our work. In this plan, I’ll show how Scripture refutes the two most common stories our world tells about the meaning of work, and paint a picture of how God’s master narrative gives us the biggest story for our work and the rest of our lives.

A Bigger Story for Work

What does it mean to be beautiful? What does it mean to have beauty? Inward or outward, we’ll take a look at what the Bible considers to be beautiful: a woman whose heart is focused on pleasing God and whose mission it is to see the promises of God fulfilled in the lives of all whom she encounters. 

Beauty On Purpose

God creates us from the genes of our biological parents; forms us among the family with whom we’re raised; refines us through the people, places, and times in which we live; and welcomes us into God’s family through faith. This five-day study will give you an opportunity to prayerfully reflect on some key aspects of your family history in light of Scripture.

Translating Your Past

The largest of buildings starts with the laying of a single brick. Many of us get discouraged when we can’t seem to find the gift invested in us. Unless we recognize spiritual gifts, we cannot use them effectively for God’s glory. We need to start using our little bricks to build edifices that reflect our relationship to the Lord Jesus.


Gifting & Growth

Jesus calls the Church to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world - qualities essential for abundant life. This study explores how we are meant to live as salt and light in our Christian journey.