Jealousy

Everyone else's life looks further along — more settled, more blessed, more whatever you're still waiting for. Rachel knew that ache. She was the beautiful one, the favorite — and still consumed with envy of her own sister. This Character Study plan walks through her story to find a peace that doesn't depend on finally catching up.

Stop Comparing: When Everyone Else Seems Ahead and You're Tired of Keeping Score

The parable of the prodigal son reveals far more than the story of a rebellious son returning home. In this 5-day plan, we will discover that there were actually two lost sons: one who sought freedom far from the father, and another who tried to earn his love through performance. In the end, we will see the scandal of grace: a Father who runs toward both with a love that defies all logic.

The Scandal of Grace: The Two Lost Sons

Consumerism is the driving force of our current culture. Simplicity creates time and space for the Holy Spirit to cultivate a heart that is content in seasons of plenty and seasons of great need. In this reading plan, we will consider four movements that will address the current condition of our hearts and the outward reality of who we are becoming. 

Learning Simplicity in an Age of Consumerism

Comparison quietly steals purpose, joy, and peace. This 6-day plan reveals how comparison shapes decisions—from relationships to money to calling—and how identity in Christ breaks its power. Through Scripture, story, and practical reflection, you’ll learn how to silence jealousy, heal wounded identity, and walk confidently in the life God uniquely designed for you.

Identity: The Cure for Comparison

We all have parts of us we try to keep hidden – thoughts we don’t say out loud, feelings we push down, struggles we hope no one sees. But healing can’t happen in hiding. God is inviting you to bring your struggles into the light. Through this plan, explore what Scripture says about the battles we fight beneath the surface and how honesty, community, and God’s truth can set us free.

Under the Surface: Facing What's Hidden & Finding Freedom

Have you been occupied by the pursuit of wealth at the expense of your relationships? James teaches us that the pursuit of wealth at the cost of relationships is spiritual adultery and idolatry.  Through the next four days, we will learn how to repent of our failings, submit to God, and allow Him to lift us up.

James 4 - Submit Yourself to God

Words are powerful. They can beat us down and lift us up. They wound and they heal. And the right words at the right time can be exactly what we need to hear—or what we need to say. Hear from four people just like you who are finding the right words in this new Life.Church Bible Plan to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s series,  My Big Fat Mouth .

My Big Fat Mouth

Now, more than ever, we are faced with everyone’s life as they want it to be seen, and the comparison to our own lives stirs up envy. You do not want this spirit festering in you, but what about the damage envy causes when it is coming against you from another person? In this reading plan, you will discover how to overcome envy, safeguard your heart, and walk in freedom. 

Break Free From Envy a Six-Day Reading Plan by Anna Light

Looking for a way to make every day sunnier? Discouragement and bad days can’t stay when you learn the power of thank you! In this 5-day study, Joyce shares biblical principles and lessons from her own life to help you develop a heart of gratitude toward God and others…and focus on the good things God is doing in your life. Start today, and begin creating a more thankful you!