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Whether you serve in a specific ministry, or you just long to share Jesus with those in your life, we all have the great privilege of introducing the people in our world to our wonderful God and help them take steps towards Him. As we explore 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, we can be greatly encouraged and inspired to partner with God in seeing people encounter His great love for themselves.

There is no better season than Christmas to dwell on the reason for the season. Over the next 25 days, we will look back at some key prophecies relating to the promised Messiah. We will also observe the lives and circumstances that surrounded the birth of Jesus. Above all, we will see how Jesus makes a difference in our lives both now and forever.

We must look to God and have full trust in Him when we are going through a season of difficulty. Instead of relying on ourselves to come out of dark times, we can rely on God's strength, protection, and love. With this four-day reading plan from Lenya Heitzig, develop your reliance on God and discover that He is the only help you need in seasons of hardship.

In his second letter to the church at Corinth, Paul encourages believers to live in the identity Christ has provided for them. Although as fragile and mundane as jars of clay, God’s people hold the inestimable treasure of the gospel in their lives (2 Corinthians 4:7). 2 Corinthians reminds us that we are ambassadors for Christ, tasked with showing and sharing God’s good news of reconciliation for all who believe (2 Corinthians 5:20).

Part 5 of a 12-part series, this plan leads communities through the whole Bible together in 365 days. Invite others to join in every time you start a new part each month. This series works well with audio Bibles—listen in less than 20 minutes per day! Each section includes Old and New Testament chapters, with Psalms scattered throughout. Part 5 features the books of First and Second Corinthians, Deuteronomy, and Joshua.

Who is Jesus? It’s a question people have been wrestling with for 2,000 years with an answer that has the power to change your life forever. In part two of a seven-part devotional journey through the Gospel of Mark, we’ll examine Mark 2:18–5:20.

Life hurts. We’re no strangers to this fact. It’s why we're writing this. And not simply because life hurts, but because there’s hope even when it does. There’s more to our suffering than meets the eye. Walking through 2 Corinthians 4 and 5, this plan is from Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton’s new book, “Hope When It Hurts.”

The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that God promises a fresh start to anyone. Through Jesus Christ, we can have forgiveness, freedom and a future filled with hope and purpose. This 8-day reading plan will help you discover foundational truths from God's Word and give you practical steps to help you grow and become all that God created you to be.

In this journey through the Book of 2 Corinthians, All Things New explores Paul's theology of adventurous faith in this world and God's call for us to be bold. Kelly Minter helps us understand how the Christian walk may seem contrary to our natural tendencies, but it proves to be infinitely and eternally better. In this 5-day reading plan, you'll explore issues such as: how to deal with difficult relationships, trusting God with your reputation, grounding your identity in Christ, understanding the purpose of suffering and God's provision in it, and how we are to be gospel lights in the world.

In this five-day plan (derived from the first week of DC28:20, a series of discipleship curricula), you will consider the goals of discipleship as you seek to follow and emulate Jesus.

For 20 years, Michelle's father, Dr. Rod Masteller, used "5 P's" taken from the prayer of Aaron to serve as a daily guide to pray God's blessings over his life, family, and friends. In his honor, we have written this devotional as a framework to help you focus on praying for God's provision, protection, presence, power, and peace. 

As the Bible closes, the end of the world as we know it - becomes the start of “all things new.” In Part 7 of Revelation Explained, Kris Langham guides us through Revelation 20-22, and the very beginning of a new heaven and new earth. Join us as we complete our journey through Revelation with clear, relatable teaching in just 5 minutes each day.

With twenty-five entries, if you start on December 1, you’ll end this devotional on Christmas Day. Once you’ve read a day together with your children, discuss the main topic. See if your children know these songs, or the stories behind the songs, or the reason we sing these songs.

Each daily reading provides insight to how to worship God in every aspect of life and will inspire readers to focus their heart completely on their relationship with Christ. This devotional is based on R. T. Kendall's book Worshipping God. (R. T. Kendall was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, England, for twenty-five years.)

Research shows only 20 percent of people set goals, and only eight percent achieve them. If you have been on the other side of those statistics, there is no better time than now for a change! Join MCWEN founder Andrena Sawyer for this 5-day devotional with biblical principles to help you improve your chances of success with your goals this year.

In this 5-day devotional, Christian Bilingual Singer-songwriter & Author, Deora Clairé, encourages you to remember God’s truth about your life when you’re dealing with negative circumstances, bad days, or depression, with lyrics from her song titled, “Keep Breathing 2.0.” May God uplift you and bless you as you read this devotional.

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on DeVon Franklin’s book, The Hollywood Commandments: A Spiritual Guide to Secular Success . In this study, the prominent Hollywood producer and spiritual success coach reveals life-changing lessons picked up from his twenty-year career in the entertainment business. These lessons are designed to help you achieve an amazing life and thriving career that glorifies God.

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s look into the Old Testament to see how five men and women invested in others, Life-to-Life®.

Christians often have this misconception that the Old Testament Law is irrelevant, but that was not Jesus’ approach to the Law. After establishing the significance of the Law in Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus proceeded to expound on how specific laws were meant to be lived out. In fact, Jesus actually intensified them to reveal their heart requirements. The truth is, beyond the surface observance of external rules, the Law was meant to point God’s people towards underlying attitudes required of them.

Dearest Mom, does the Christmas season seem to pass you by in a flurry of excitement and chaos? This year can be different. Discover the treasure of Christ’s love with your children this Christmas! The Children’s Advent House is a beautiful twenty-five-day devotional, complete with a coordinating Advent House printable to help point your children’s hearts to the Lord and make this Christmas season the most meaningful yet!