Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Colossians 3:11

The battle between choosing God or choosing self begins the moment we wake up in the morning. This plan provides a simple step to help us choose each day to trust, follow, and serve the Lord.

As I go through life loving my husband, the differences in our nationalities and races don’t often come up. But that day, I began to wonder if I might be missing something. My daughter’s revelation caused me to look around at our neighborhood, her school, and our church to see if there were underlying things making our differences more prominent to our kids. 

Have you felt cut back recently?  Pruned?  Pieces of you taken away? These audio-guided meditations will help you understand why God often seems to prune us back even in the cold winter days of our life.  And remember that His pruning will soon result in you bearing more fruit, and even richer and finer fruit, soon and for His glory.

Pressure and confusion can bring out the worst in us, but God’s Word is a powerful tool to combat our triggers with His truth.

The meaning of life has had philosophers and fictional supercomputers scratching their heads for centuries, but the Bible was written by people with an unshakable sense of meaning and purpose. If all things are created for a purpose, what’s the purpose we were made for? Join us in this three-day plan as we explore three aspects of our purpose: love, caring for the world, and God’s glory.

Infinitum is a way of life centered on following Jesus by loving God and loving others through an emphasis on the habits and disciplines of surrender, generosity, and mission. We aim to see the Bible and also the world through these Jesus-colored lenses. This plan inspects Colossians 3.

The good news, or gospel, is absolutely central to faith in Jesus. For some of us, the details around the gospel can seem foggy; to some it's a way to avoid hell, or maybe to others it's a piece of advice for your life. In this study, we will dive into what it means to be equipped with the good news of Jesus.

As Christ followers, we have a new life in Christ. But, what does that mean? In this Bible Plan, you’ll learn what a new life in Christ is, how to root out the junk by planting in Christlike qualities, and how to say and do everything as if we were doing it for Christ Himself.

Do you want to grow in Christ? Ultimately, God is the one who cultivates our hearts. He alone is the giver of life and growth. However, we have an essential role in the process. God, the Gardener of our Soul, calls us to partner with Him. This four-step plan will encourage you in your pursuit of holiness. Enjoy a new season of growth!

The book of Colossians has a lot to say about how the gospel should shape our chosen vocation. Over the next four days, we will look at a few key passages in this beloved book, unpacking how Paul’s words should impact the work we do each day.

Many of us are weary of the racial divide in our society. In this four-day devotion with popular Bible teacher Derwin Gray, we walk through Scripture, seeing the heart of God—and how He, from the beginning, envisioned a reconciled multiethnic family in loving community, reflecting his beauty and healing presence in the world. This message is central to the gospel itself.

What do we do with our questions? Who do we go to with our struggles? Switch has written songs for their release Better View Deluxe to help navigate these difficulties and faith perspective. This plan content is presented by Life.Church Worship Pastors Cassidy Estevez, Rob Estevez, Luke Guevara, and Ashten Wellman—the artists from Switch.

While imprisoned in Rome, Paul warns believers to remain vigilant against false teaching by beautifully expounding on the cosmic Person of Christ. Jesus is “the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent” (Colossians 1:18). In response to Christ’s preeminence, Paul commands his readers to “seek the things that are above where Christ is…and not on the things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:1-2).

Who was Jesus? In our modern imaginations sometimes He appears as a teacher with good advice, a revolutionary who sticks it to the Empire, or as a relaxed friend who wants us to take it easy. But these caricatures are far from the truth. Join us in this four-day plan as we explore Jesus: Messiah, sacrifice, God and giver of life.

After Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended into heaven. He is seated at the right hand of God until He will return to the earth to judge the living and the dead. Then there will be a new heaven and a new earth. But in the meantime, how does it help you that Jesus is in heaven? This reading plan gives you four answers to this question.

So much goes into good communication: The sender has to communicate a message to the receiver, and the receiver has to make sure they understand the sender’s message. It sounds simple but every couple I know struggles at some point – or many points – with communication. This plan by Christian Counselor Dr. Kim Kimberling teaches you how to avoid 4 common marriage communication mistakes with Biblical wisdom.

Too many Christians think they’re unable to let their lights shine and make a difference for God in their current situation or reality. The problem relies neither in theory nor in theology. Most Christians know that Jesus calls them the light of the world in the Gospel of Matthew, but they don’t know why. If you want to truly know how your light affects the world, then dive right in!

By focusing on our marriage within the context of Scripture, we give God the opportunity to reveal new insights about our relationship and strengthen our bond. This Plan features a focused passage of Scripture and quick thoughts each day to initiate discussion and prayer with your spouse. This five-day plan is a short-term commitment to help you invest in your lifelong relationship. For more content, check out finds.life.church

Being a new creation in Christ means that we are being constantly renewed through Him. God renews our hearts, minds, and body. He even renews our purpose. During this 5-day Bible Plan, you will dive deeper into what God's Word says about renewal. Each day, you will get a Bible reading and a brief devotional that will help reflect on the different ways we experience God's renewal. For more content, check out finds.life.church

Encouragement from a mom who launched her seven children and lived to tell about it. Part 7 of12 devotions in this series from Robin Meadows.

Being a peaceKEEPER is not what leads to true peace because peacekeepers provide a false sense of peace via avoidance. However, as a Christian, you have the ultimate connection with true peace, which is Jesus. You are a peaceMAKER - the bridge between your friends and family, and Jesus! You have the ability to dismantle conflict and reconcile people to Jesus. Discover strategies for this in our Peacemakers Bible plan today.

Christ in you is the hope of glory. Are you living more out of your old, dead nature or your new nature and identity in Christ? Have you drifted away from Jesus? To come back into being a wholly surrendered follower of Christ, we are called to die daily! When you hear the call, how do you respond?

This plan will look at how God has a specific purpose for all of His people. All of humanity was created to live their life in a way that glorifies God, and He has given us all we need to live out our purpose no matter where we are in life.

Do you want to get fired up about your relationship with God? This reading plan will show you how to establish a connection with Him that stays fresh and fruitful over the long haul. If you want to define areas for growth in your life, develop an action plan for following God’s lead and rise to the level of your God-given potential, this plan is for you.

The opposite of mastery is mediocrity, and mediocrity is nothing less than a failure of love and a misrepresentation of the image of God. In this Plan, you’ll explore why Christians should have the highest standards of excellence in our work, what we should be looking for in our “one thing,” and how you can achieve mastery of your vocation for the glory of God and the good of others.