Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Have you ever noticed when listening to jazz that certain chords feel peaceful, while others feel out of balance? In musical theory, these feelings are associated with tension and resolve. Understanding tension and resolve are essential to music and life. These guided audio meditations will help you better understand the cycles of tension and resolve in your life and even your walk with God.

Is there some part of you that still feels unfinished? Like that one piece missing from the puzzle box, do you long for completed restoration? These guided audio meditations begin with a reflection on patiently waiting on God to complete you. Your second meditation will help you patiently wait with a sense of awe and wonder. Finally, a peaceful reflection as you question and wait for final restoration.

Jehovah Mekadesh is the name of God which means "The Lord who Sanctifies." This three-day reading plan from Dr. Tony Evans teaches on the process and the importance of sanctification through Christ as you come to know and apply this name of God.

Because we have experienced God’s abundant love and grace, it’s easy to become lax about obedience. We don’t take Him seriously enough. We cease to fear Him, and we don’t consider the consequences of our disobedience. Let best-selling author Tony Evans teach you about the blessings that come from keeping a covenant with God and the danger that arises when we cease to take Him seriously.

What can fasting do for my life? How can it bring me closer to Christ? With this three-day devotional by Jentezen Franklin, you’ll uncover how fasting can lead you into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Jesus as it helps you to realign your priorities and see God from an entirely fresh perspective.

How do I live with a spouse who does not believe in God? That question is not unusual in our world today, and couples who face this situation encounter many problems. Without the common foundation of faith in Christ, marriage is unbalanced. In this plan, Dr. Kim Kimberling helps you know what to do when your marriage is unequally yoked.

Your pain has a purpose, just as Jesus’s pain had a purpose. God wants to use your story in greater ways than you ever imagined. He wants to transform your scars into beautiful marks of victory.

By disrupting negative parenting patterns you can give your children a positive childhood experience. This plan will help you explore and adopt parenting practices that promote spiritual and emotional intelligence in your children.

This plan will explore what the letter of 1 Thessalonians teaches us in four major areas. 1) WHO GOD IS: God’s character and nature 2) WHO WE ARE: the identity of humanity and/or believers 3) WHAT WE BELIEVE: core Christian doctrines 4) HOW WE LIVE: putting faith into action

During Advent, not only do we anticipate an event that has already taken place – Jesus’s first coming – but we also look forward to and anticipate his second coming! In this plan, designed to be used during any of the days of the Advent season, we will reflect on 1 Thessalonians as we prepare our hearts to celebrate Christmas.

Advent invites us to journey through the darkness to discover the light, the incarnate Word of God who "shines in the darkness" (John 1:5). This plan focuses upon the weekly themes of Advent—hope, peace, joy, and love—and serves as a guide through each week of the season. It is taken from our book, Dawn, with reflections for every day of Advent available within the Dwell Bible App.

Do you have a negative view of your body? Our culture is obsessed with better bodies and we can easily fall into the mindset of feeling not good enough. But what does the Bible say about our bodies? In this 5-day reading plan, Pete Briscoe shares how God views us and offers a new and better way to think about our bodies.

The same way winning a marathon requires a high level of physical fitness, we must be spiritually fit in order to run well the life God has set before us. Over the next 5 days, you’ll be conditioned to run this race to win. We’ll face the hurdle of hopelessness head on. We’ll discover how to stay encouraged and keep our fires burning for God no matter what challenges await.

Our outward features and our abilities are not the essence of who we are and should never be given the defining voice in our life. We must discover God’s assessment of our worth and true potential. As a woman of significance, you are encouraged to agree with who God says you are! The powerful truth about identity is this: You will never know yourself until you know yourself in God.

Life always feels more joyful, more manageable, when we approach our days with a thankful heart. In Christ, we always have reason for praise.

Welcome to God's family! He has taken hold of your life and is transforming your heart to become more like His. But what does it look like for new believers to follow Him daily? What must you do in order to be transformed? By exploring the story of one woman’s journey to faith, you will learn what it looks like to follow and trust Him.

Danielle Forté, wife of NFL Chicago Bears All-Star running back, Matt Forté and a certified 828 Life Coach, shares her reflections on faith, family and what it means to be a Christian mother and wife in today's world. Danielle tackles raising children, managing expectations, and keeping Christ at the center of the household.

Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding plan. This plan is based on Pastor John Termini's November 2020 message, "You Want The Truth." Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

Have you ever thought about that inner part of man, described as the “soul” or the “spirit”? In “The Release of the Spirit,” Watchman Nee lends insight to the three distinctive parts of man. Over the next five days we will explore the scriptures and contemplate the relationship between the mortal and eternal parts of our being… our “Outermost Man,” “Outer Man” and “Inner Man”.

We long for the Second Coming of Christ! The Scriptures tell us about the Church as a bride expecting the arrival of her Bridegroom, focused on His coming. A bride prepares for the great day of her wedding. In this plan, we will see how to prepare to be the delight of the Beloved, taking time to decontaminate and detoxify ourselves from what takes us away from Him.

The following reading plan will take you deeper into the three concepts of Spirit, Soul and Body at a steady pace, building on the message of Jesus' finished work. It will stretch, challenge and grow you as his follower. Make sure to allow the Holy Spirit space to work in you and to shape you. See the impact for yourself. This is the 1st of 4 plans in this series.

Building friendships as adults can be challenging. Past hurts, rejections, and failures can cause us to feel insecure and alone. Still, the yearning for relationships remains. What’s a woman to do? In this plan, Cheri Strange, mom to six daughters, author, encourager to women, and Ph.D., shares five faith-building principles for cultivating the courage to experience the biblical model of friendship for which you long.

Paul’s encouraging letter to the Thessalonian church is a beautiful treatise on unity, sanctification, and the coming of Christ. 1 Thessalonians reminds us to remain sober and steadfast, hopefully anticipating the return of the Lord.

In the pursuit of sanctification, believers often seek guidance from role models, and none surpasses Jesus Christ. In John 17:19 Jesus' mention of His own sanctification serves as an unmatched example for all Christians.We'll delve into Jesus' life through Scripture, exploring sanctification's key facets as exemplified by Him.

In recent years, partisan politics have divided churches and friends and families like never before. This division suggests that as Christians, our allegiance to the state is sometimes, in practice, stronger than our allegiance to Christ. This week’s devotional brings us back to what it looks like to live out the beautiful, subversive, upside-down “politics” of the Gospel.