Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Romans 12:7

A healthy church requires a healthy pastor. Discover proven ways to make a positive impact in your pastor's world and the life of your church. Taken from Jimmy Dodd's new book - Pastors Are People Too

The majority of our joys, struggles, thrills, and heartbreaks relate to people. In this 7-day devotional, best-selling author Jen Hatmaker speaks with refreshing wisdom, humor, and honesty about fighting for grace in a world of often seemingly impossible standards.

The decision to follow Jesus is just the beginning of our spiritual journey. It is not just a moment in time but the start of change in our lives. We must learn how to understand what God desires, how to communicate with Him, and how to start living a life centered around our commitment to follow Him. This simple devotional walks you through each of these initial steps.

Written in the endearing conversational style of Debora’s bestselling Too Blessed to be Stressed, these encouraging, relevant devotions deliver a life preserver from Papa God to women who feel as though they’re drowning in the stress-pool of life. Daily doses of biblical truth gift-wrapped in humor address heart needs of contemporary women and provide inspiration for a transformational attitude make-over.

Trust is the most valuable commodity of the human heart. Without trust, there can’t be love. Without trust, there can’t be faith. Without trust, our lives will be marked by our own strength, rather than God’s presence and power. In this 7-day plan, you’ll discover God’s faithfulness, and be equipped to place your trust in God, that your life would be filled with his goodness. 

Jesus loved questions. Of the 183 questions Jesus was asked by people, He most often answered by asking a question Himself. It was the most common way He helped people grow. Join Tom Hughes, author of the book Curious and pastor of Christian Assembly Church in Los Angeles on this 7-day journey watching your faith grow as you respond to the questions Jesus is still asking.

While most people knew Billy Graham as a world-renowned evangelist, Franklin Graham knew him in a different way: as a dad. In this seven-day plan, Franklin explores the many lessons he learned from his father and the lasting impact those lessons have had on his life. 

This mom of 4 boys ponders a lot of life while meeting with Jesus on her porch swing. Happy cries, sad tears, intense conversations and silent moments. One constant remains, the swing's shadow. While shadows can often seem scary, a shadow actually proves a light is shining. These stories will challenge you to change your perspective and notice God shining on the everyday swing of life. He is always present whether you are moving forward or backward. May you be inspired to embrace His shadow everyday, it proves He is with you.

Has anyone ever called you timid? Timidity is defined as having a lack of courage or confidence. The Lord has recently given me a realization that I was being overcome by timidity and was completely unaware of it. Jesus wasn’t timid with his purpose when he took our sin and shame to the cross. Therefore I refuse to be timid in my faith for a God that courageously chases after me. This devotional will help you reflect on seven different areas of your faith where timidity may be trying to set in. I pray the Lord will give you an awareness of timidity in your life and will guide you as you overcome it.  

As Christians, we can often wonder what our calling is and how to find it. But our calling in Christ isn’t as complicated as we make it. In this 7-day Bible Plan from Amy Groeschel, we’ll learn what our calling is, and how we can live lives worthy of the incredible calling we have received.

As a law enforcement officer, you are on the front lines of painful events. Your work in public service is more than a job. How does the Bible inform your calling? How can it help you bear the heavy burden of the loss, tragedy, and evil that you witness?

Jesus called His followers to be salt and light in this world. Many people think that means telling people the Good News of salvation—a great thing to do, of course—but it often leads to intimidating, fruitless conversations. What if the key to drawing people to Jesus is knowing who we really are in him? Learn to grow into your true identity.

Once you turn 18, it feels like you have to figure out your life. But what if you don’t? What if where you thought you’d be isn’t where you are now? You’re not alone. Let’s figure out life’s biggest questions together in in this 7-day Bible Plan by Collective, a study for young adults from Life.Church.

Love is fundamental to who God is. And that means that God’s children become more loving the better they know and love God. But what does that look like in daily life? Learn the nuts and bolts of how to love others, according to the Bible.

Generous living isn’t just about the acts we do—it’s a heart we allow God to cultivate within us. It is a journey of the heart and seeing everything we have as a gift from God. In this Bible Plan, we’ll discover that generous living goes way beyond our personal finances— it’s an others-focused lifestyle we live.

The Lord gave gifts to every person. Every Christian can lead in God’s church. The desire to lead in the Kingdom is a noble desire. However, to lead in God’s church efficiently we must do it with a noble motive, humbly and faithfully. Our elders can also affirm the gift of God in us. We should lead according to our ability, willingly and with a servant heart.

‘Rooted In Christ’ is a Bible plan aimed to help us understand more of what it means to be rooted, built up, and established in Christ. Through these 7 days, we’ll take a journey through a few of the essential topics and tools that will help deepen our roots in Christ.

Proverbs 31 is often mistaken as an unattainable job description when it's actually a character description of a woman of God's standard. Rather than seeking something worthy to do, this seven-day devotional helps us dig into this well-known passage in a new way: to passionately pursue who God purposely created us to be.

Good stories can encourage you, challenge you, and move you. And stumbling onto an incredible story you’ve never heard before can turn your whole world upside down (in the best way). There are endless stories of God working through surprising people in unexpected ways, and that same God is authoring your story, too. Interested in reading a few untold stories? This Bible Plan is for you!

Living Lust-Free is our birthright as Christians. The secular world we live in calls on us to lust daily. God calls us to live a life of sexual integrity - free from lust and sexual sin. This devotional is an invitation for you to start a lust-free lifestyle. You will be equipped with biblical principles that can help you fight and be free from the temptations of lust.

What if there’s more to following Jesus than we think? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover that God is at work in the ordinary parts of our lives where we sometimes forget to look. And that fact often informs our independence, our purpose, and our daily rhythms in more ways than we imagine.

Being a dad is difficult. You have so much responsibility. So much to do. Many of us put being a dad on the back burner - until we find ourselves in a place we don't want to be. I dare you to be a great dad.

We often read the story of Esther and consider that “for such a time as this” moments are always huge, society-changing, mass deliverance-causing, headline-making times. But every day the Lord has ordained for us in this world is “such a time” for which we were created. Our gifts, our light, our relationship with Jesus (and with one another), our words, thoughts, and deeds are needed every day.

You are a masterpiece in the making! Culture might try to dictate your value and purpose, but God says you were MADE FOR MORE! Over the next 7 days, follow Dr. Kent Ingle as he shows you the unique way in which God designed you. Dr. Ingle is the President of Southeastern University and has contributed numerous written works within the fields of leadership and spirituality.

As a skateboarder, I’ve been pushing around on my skateboard for years. I’ve pushed through the streets of different cities, events, and even inside multiple churches! When I said yes to following Jesus, I started pushing toward my God given purpose. This bible plan is intended to help you learn to push with perseverance to your God given purpose.