Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 4:8

Dive into Ephesians with us and let’s see how Paul’s words to the Ephesians can strengthen your Christian walk and encourage you to develop habits that will mature your faith and deepen your relationship with God.

Written by Paul in prison, Ephesians beautifully describes the vast reality of the gospel. Chosen before the foundation of the earth, God’s eternal plan of redemption takes spiritually dead men and women and raises them to life in Christ. Ephesians reminds us the gospel is all of God, all of grace, and all purposed “to show the immeasurable riches of His grace towards us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7).

This plan is intended as a guide to discovering the message of Ephesians for yourself! Grab a notebook to jot down your thoughts as you are led through a process of: 1) Observing the text of Ephesians 2) Interpreting its original message to the Ephesian church in the first century 3) Applying the letter’s timeless truths to your life today.

Our calling is our vocation in the world, but in Christ, it is an inclusive invitation from God to step into His purposes and plans for our lives. We live out our callings as God reveals His will over time. In this reading plan, Krista Pettiford invites you to embrace the fullness of your calling and live it out season by season.

This plan offers a 6-day journey through the book of Ephesians, making it ideal for both individual and group study.

Ephesians presents a wonderful picture of cosmic unity, beginning with a multicultural new humanity: the church. Jesus reigns supreme over whatever powers threaten to grip our lives. He is the one who unites us with each other and with God. Over the course of our six-day series, we will explore the goal of God’s mission, the role the church plays in its fulfillment, and how we can be a part of it.

Launching a new business takes time, patience, prayer, and planning. Proverbs 21:5 warns, "The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty." In this six-part series, Rick Boxx draws upon his 25+ years of business and consulting experience to lead us down a path that pleases God: Starting a Business God's Way.

Life is hard. For most, it’s hard in seasons. You may be experiencing a tough season as you carry a big burden, be it financial, physical, relational, or spiritual. In the midst of all of these trials that are the suffering of life, God is faithful to carry us through. This Reading Plan from author Bobby Schuller offers you practical steps to finding “Stability in a Fragile World.”

Offering forgiveness to others is one of the most challenging, but life-giving aspects of the Christian faith. In forgiving we find healing for our own hearts. When we forgive, we become like Christ in offering undeserving mercy and grace in love. In this 7-day plan, you’ll embark on the journey to healing and restoration as you receive and give forgiveness in the power and presence of Jesus. 

In Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he summarizes the Gospel story and its implications and application for our lives.

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.

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.

In Hebrews, Paul invites all believers to run with endurance the race set before us - a metaphor for persevering in faith. You run this race with Christ ahead and with brothers and sisters from all times and all places surrounding you. This 7-day plan focuses on the resilience God develops in you as you train for glory.

Does it feel like you’re the last one waiting for love? As if God is withholding the thing you want more than anything: the person to spend your life with? Anxieties stir as you cry out to God, “Will I be alone forever?”, “Am I unlovable?”. This series through Ephesians 4 will show you why knowing Jesus, and His immeasurable love, is the only answer to your deepest heart-cries.

Let me ask you this—if you’ve read three books on singleness, attended two seminars on Christian courtship, and committed to one month of prayer for your spouse, does that make you ready for a relationship? It’s so easy to reach that “golden age,” apply the 3-2-1 principle above and think you’re ready. . . but what if I could show you how to KNOW you’re ready?

Do you possess spiritual gifts? These are God-given abilities to serve the church and glorify Him. Let’s uncover these gifts: prophecy, serving, teaching, encouragement, giving, leading, and showing mercy. After we study this passage, I hope you share your gifts for the benefit of the kingdom.

These seven Myths articles expose commonly accepted myths of our culture that many men believe. Each article opens with the first-person story of a man who believes a particular myth and how that affects his life. Then, principles from the Bible refute the myth and offer practical guidance and help.

Jesus said “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but many of us stop before we start because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people to follow him. In this 7-day devotional from Jessie Cruickshank, discover a pathway for ordinary disciples of Jesus to become disciplemakers who help others be changed by Jesus too.

The Heavenly Creator is with you and for you. He gives you the strength you need to keep on going to push through hard things and come out on the other side, a victorious woman of God! These devotions and prayers will remind you that you’re never alone and always loved. With God by your side, you can do hard things!

The life of faith is not meant to be lived in isolation. As followers of Jesus, we are part of a community, diverse in our preferences and purposes, but unified by Christ. Join this 7-day devotional with Andrew and Wendy Palau, and let God reveal your belonging and purpose in the family of God.

What a wonderful epistle Ephesians is; it is one of my favourites. It is full of revelation about our position in Christ, and our unity in and through him; it includes remarkable insight into what the church is, and plenty of advice about how to live in love - keeping in mind how we are to live is a response to what God has already accomplished for us in Christ...

This week, we will be walking through the book of Ephesians, hitting on its major themes, and looking at what it means to be men who are strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Written by J.R. Hudberg

The single command Jesus gave his followers before igniting his movement was “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised...” (Acts 1:4). He was telling them to wait and then move with the Spirit. For a movement to accomplish God's mission, it must be guided by the Spirit of God. We want to challenge every leader at Exponential with the big idea of Spirit-filled: Moving With The Spirit.

Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as the One who was to come once He left the earth. This Bible plan is written to help the reader understand the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The hope is that you would be overjoyed in encountering and walking with the Holy Spirit for the rest of your life.

What did Jesus say about serving? What does serving look like? Is serving optional for the disciple of Jesus? Serving is a pivotal characteristic of our Master, Jesus. Since this was so important to Him, and since He served better than anyone else ever has or will, it is critical that men know what He was talking about, and we will take this week to explore it. Written by Tim Bergmann.