Jealousy

Ministry is a difficult calling, and it can be easy to lose sight of the true reason you became a pastor. Maybe you’ve started seeking praise for a good sermon, or started comparing your church to others. Things like this are common, but if left unchecked, they can lead to burnout and prevent you from serving your congregation well.
With this 4-day reading plan, you will get verses and prayer prompts to examine your heart and align your heart with God’s.

Examining Your Heart as a Pastor

"Believing God Sees You, Knows You, and Loves You Just as You Are" is a middle school devotional designed to complement the teaching series, “This or That” by Orange Students. In this devotional, you’ll find guidance on how to shift your focus away from comparing yourself to others and toward the truth that God sees, knows, and loves you exactly as you are.



This Or That

Join us in this middle school devotional designed to help students break free from the trap of comparison and step into the freedom of being who God made us to be. During the next 3-weeks, find the wisdom that leads us to celebrate ourselves and others the way God does!

Caught Up

Discover calm in the chaos with Prayers for Personal Peace by Heather Hair and New York Times bestselling author Bruce Wilkinson. This inviting collection offers heartfelt prayers and powerful truths to quiet your soul, renew your mind, and anchor your heart in God’s presence. 

Whether you're overwhelmed, uncertain, or simply need a moment of stillness, these prayers will help you breathe deeply, trust fully, and find peace that lasts ... one prayer at a time.

Prayers for Personal Peace

We all have a tendency to walk into a room asking questions like, “Who is like me?” or “Who is better than/worse than/different than me?” As we’ll see in this 21-day devotional, comparison not only keeps us from liking others, it holds us back from being able to like ourselves! And the further we move away from comparison and toward contentment, the more we’ll discover, “There’s no one like me.”

Like Me

What's your  #hashtag ? So often in our teenage years, we find ourselves being labeled, or labeling others (i.e. #ugly, #outsider, #idiot, etc.). This 7-day plan designed for youth is all about labels, whether we give them to ourselves or others, and  how God labels us .

#Hashtag: Do Our Labels Define Us?

For years, Steve DeWitt was the only never married megachurch pastor in the United States. This put him in proximity to thousands of people, yet he lived his daily life alone. Over some 8,000 days as an adult single, and now eleven years of marriage, Pastor Steve has a unique perspective on solitude and aloneness. Loneliness addresses this pervasive ache from his personal experience and pastoral viewpoint.

Loneliness

Promises! Who doesn't want certainty. We CAN depend on God! It has been said there are around 1600 promises in the Old and New Testaments. The following verses can help you draw near to the Lord and rest. God's word has promises you want in your heart regarding dating, anger, hope, money, trust, suffering and even sex. Stop relying on empty promises people make. Lean on God's promises.

God's Promises for the Hungry Heart, One

How many times a week do you feel jealous?  Either a quick thought about your neighbor’s cool car, the raise your co-worker got, or wanting a loving spouse like all of your friends have…  Whatever it is, it’s a struggle that can lead to sin.  This week let’s delve into the meanings of jealousy and plan our attack to beat it, embrace it, or use it for God’s glory.
