1 Peter 1:9 සම්බන්ධව නිදහස් කියවීමේ සැලසුම් සහ පූජනීයත්වය

When Jesus said take up your cross, he didn't mean the tree He carried for miles. He meant that in your life there will be good and hard things you'll have to carry. In this 15-day plan, you'll learn what it means to take up your cross.

We all need instructions, even marching orders. God’s provides these instructions through a series of letters that we find in the New Testament. The Basic Training Challenge gives you a starting point to learn about God’s mission for you here on earth. Similar to your basic training, this plan will challenge you to get spiritually fit in God’s Word.

For many people, “hope” is something positive but also something uncertain. If we hope for something, we are not sure whether it will happen. However, the Bible teaches us that there is a source of hope that is absolutely certain and trustworthy — God's character and promises. This reading plan is about hope from a Biblical perspective.

When we are hurting or going through a difficult season, we might feel alone and abandoned. It might feel as if God isn't listening to our cries for help or that He doesn't care about our pain. Yet, throughout Scripture God communicates that He is with us, sees us, loves us deeply, empathizes with our pain, and still has good plans for us. He invites us to draw close to Him in times of hardship, receive His comfort, and hold tight to His unchanging truth.

Life is hard. The struggle IS real. While all of us experience seasons of blessing, we are broken people living in a broken world. The book of 1st Peter is candid about the struggles we face, but unapologetic about the hope and truth of Jesus. Walk through 1st Peter with this reading plan because the struggle is real! (We recommend using The Message (MSG) translation.)

The Big Questions About the Bible will deepen your appreciation for the Word of God and how to apply it in your life today. You will discover the answers to fundamental questions about the Bible and how to address criticisms leveled against the Bible in society today. You will also find other fascinating facts about the Bible that you might never have come across before.

The Christian faith is first and foremost concerned with the spiritual. But the Bible also has a lot to say about practical things like money and wealth! This reading plan introduces some good biblical advice on this topic and helps you discover what is really valuable in life.

It doesn’t matter if you have been downsized, laid off or outsourced, let go or fired. The pain is real, and the terrible toll of fear, anger, confusion, and uncertainty that happens when a person’s world collapses around him or her is much more than a statistical reality. It is just real. We pray that these devotionals will be used by Him to bring you hope and encouragement.

God did not create us to live empty, discouraged, fearful, and defeated lives. He created us for joy. A joy greater than our most challenging and chaotic circumstances. Edited by Karen Greer, Rachel Vaughn, and LaShawn Montoya. Voice talent by Linda Goldfarb.

The world can sometimes feel full of disappointments and difficult circumstances. The idea of joy may seem too lofty. Joy is something we choose to see, no matter the circumstances. A joy we choose to feel, even when the world feels empty and cold, and one that shows us we were meant for more than we know. Let's discover the elevated life of joy that is our gift from God.

Join us over the next 21 days as we earnestly pray with thanksgiving and experience God in a new, personal, and powerful way! Philippians 4:6 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your request to God."

More than a detox, every woman can take intentional steps to be the image bearer God uniquely intended her to be. Each day of this 21-day plan we'll address hang-ups and choose new habits that invite our souls to thrive. No matter if you’re a woman in your 20’s, 30’s, or 40’s, there’s ample supply of God’s goodness, understanding, and restoration to flourish in your season of life.

Take the adventure through God's word and see transformation in your life as you exercise the muscles of celebration. Much is made about the need for a reason to celebrate. To truly understand the Good News is to focus away from striving for personal accomplishment and instead, walking with the Father God, receiving all that has been accomplished through Jesus on our behalf, empowering us for a life of celebration.

This Reading Plan goes through the first chapter of 1 Peter. The apostle Peter is writing to Christians who are facing hard times, and exhorts them to stand firm in the true grace of God. Peter gives valuable advice on how to do this in your daily life. Do read with us to profit from his teachings!

Over the next 21 days, we will start the year sharp by seeking God first. By dedicating the beginning of our year to a time of prayer and fasting, we will intentionally sharpen our Spirits by prioritizing God and spending time in His presence. We believe that as we commit to starting the year spiritually sharp, you will experience genuine transformation in Christ.

Written to Timothy, the books of 1 & 2 Timothy present Paul’s passion for preserving the truth of God’s Word. At the heart of Paul’s message is the charge for Timothy to remain true to the gospel, no matter what. Join us in these letters, rich with wisdom and hope, as Paul reminds us how remaining faithful to the gospel's truth is the foundation of a Christ-centred life.

Want to grow in boldness and wisdom as a follower of Jesus in the places where you work, rest, and play? ‘1 Peter: Confidence in a Complex World’ is a 22-day journey through the mind-renewing and confidence-building letter of 1 Peter. Discover how his message to Christians 2000 years ago can empower you to live for Jesus today.

Our earthly lives are a journey, and God’s guidance system enables us to avoid many detours along the way. We remain on the best road home when we allow God’s word to be our guidance system through the Holy Spirit.

The birth of Christ, His advent, marks God's ultimate plan for our redemption. In Christ, we see the fullest picture of God's hope, peace, joy and love. God's Word is the truth by which we know and walk with Him daily. It is our hope that this guide will encourage and facilitate personal time spent in the Word and provide a resource for families with children to do that together.

Dallas Willard urged us to learn and practice prayer as a two-way dialogue with God. These excerpts from his best-selling book Hearing God, assembled by Jan Johnson, are an invitation to meet God, to allow his voice to shape your choices, and to encourage your heart. As you begin this four-week reading plan, thank God that he promises to meet you wherever you are in your faith journey.

Many of us will not travel to every corner of the world except through stories. Stories transport us into countries, communities, churches, and homes we may never visit. In this global Advent, you are invited into the stories of children around the world who have experienced God with them. In their stories, you will see how Christ's hope, peace, joy, and love are still vibrantly expressed in our world.

Advent is a church tradition to help believers across the globe prepare their hearts for the arrival of Jesus. Over four weeks, we’ll look at themes of hope, peace, joy, and love in the biblical narrative leading up to Jesus’ birth, and how these themes can be applied to our Christmas season this year.

“God loves you, and He has a plan for your life.” This is a popular statement among Christians, and it is true. But God’s ways are not always easy! They may include suffering to transform us; we may go through deep valleys before reaching the heights of God’s promises. Joseph’s life story, as recorded in the book of Genesis, is a good example of this.

Research shows that many people today do not have a firm conviction to submit our lives under the authority of the Word of God–to live and die by it. But doing so leads to our best possible life.

Find out why the generous life is the most fulfilling life through 28-day study, Explore what living generously looks like as it pertains to our relationships, time, talents, and treasures and discover how God can use our generosity to spread the gospel and change lives.