Category: Plans
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Easter Explained: An 8-Day Guide to Celebrating Holy Week
1600 years ago Christians began calling the last days of Jesus’ life “Holy Week.” This eight-day reading plan will explain what happened on each of Jesus’ final days and why those events, while often tragic, are ultimately good news. Each day there will be a short reading from a psalm, one of the Old Testament…
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Understanding the Bible: The Gospels
The four New Testament books known as the Gospels give us a rich perspective into the life of Jesus. While each may focus on various spiritual themes or present different aspects of Jesus’s earthly life, each gospel should be respected and appreciated for its literary and historical integrity. Mark Strauss Introduction: What’s the best news you’ve…
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Guided by the Spirit : Pursuing God’s Holiness Every Day
And just exactly what does that mean? If I am filled with the Spirit, will I know it? These questions are asked by Christians who want to walk with God and please Him. Yet some are afraid they are missing out when they hear the stories of others who claim to have had a special…
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Live Free: A Fresh Look at the Fruit of the Spirit
Harvest season is a time of reward. The countless hours of work, the perspiration, the constant watering, the diligent guarding against threats, and even the dirt under the fingernails all become worthwhile when our gardens, orchards, and vineyards produce their crops. The lifecycle of the plants in our gardens ensures satisfying and delicious results. But growth…
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The Love of God
Love can mean different things to different people depending on their situation. That’s why Oswald Chambers reminds us to turn to Scripture to find the only true, pure form of love there is—God’s love.
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Advent Meditations
Advent is a season of waiting—a time to slow down and sharpen our awareness of what we’re waiting for and how we’re waiting for it. This plan, from Practicing the Way, explores the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love through the lens of the Christmas story. Featuring reflections from Gemma Ryan, John Mark Comer,…
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Compassion: Learning to Love Like Jesus
Displaying the character of Christ is not always easy, especially in a society that promotes selfish ambition. This booklet brings clarity to the meaning of compassion as he examines the life of Jesus. Discover how you can become a channel of God’s love and kindness when you follow the example of Christ—the One whose compassion…
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Anticipating Christmas: An Advent Overview
This reading plan serves as a guide through the Advent season, traditionally celebrated during the four weeks leading up to Christmas. We’ll explore the biblical themes of hope, peace, joy, and love, diving deeper into human longings for healing and restoration—our anticipation for God’s new world.
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Overcoming Worry: Turning Fear into Faith
There’s much more than a smile in the quip, “If you’re not worried, you just don’t know what’s going on.” In a sense, worry shows that we are alive. But making light of our concerns only goes so far. When the sun goes down, restless thoughts about what might happen can rob us of tonight’s sleep…
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Jesus’ Blueprint for Prayer
Communicating with God is as important to your spiritual well-being as breathing is to your physical life. Discover how you can develop and maintain a meaningful prayer life with Haddon Robinson’s practical and insightful study of “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6. Get a better understanding and a new perspective of one of the most…