Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 5:29

Men, do you want your marriage to be better but don’t know what to do? This plan will ask you 3 important questions about being a husband and give you practical ways to be an awesome one. This plan by Dr. Kim Kimberling will help you relate to your wife on the relational level that she needs.

How would you describe your faith journey?  Is it a well-established fire?  Is it warming? Comforting? Does it push away darkness?  Or is merely a spark? Not quite yet a flame?  Hardly casting a shadow.  These guided audio meditations will help recognize a spark from an encounter with God.  And watch the spark turn to flame.  Pushing out fear and darkness.

Discover key spiritual principles on both money and marriage through this 3-day reading plan by NY times bestselling author Bruce Wilkinson and Heather Hair.

As husbands, we represent Christ in our marriage and our wives represent the Church. Our protection of our wives should encompass much more than just physical protection. In this 3-day reading plan we will look at ways to protect your wife other than just physical protection.

Women, do you want your marriage to be better but don’t know what to do? This plan will ask you 3 important questions about being a wife and give you 3 practical ways to be an awesome one! This plan, written by our Content Editor Lindsay Few, will help you relate to your husband in the ways that he needs and will help you build your marriage.

The hardest and most rewarding relationship? Marriage. Told from the perspectives of both husband and wife, this 3-day devotional by the Synns uses personal experience and examines Scriptures to help guide you and your spouse toward a biblical and enjoyable marriage.

In this three-day plan, Dr. Temi Michael-O shares prayers that strengthen marriages and empower husbands to honor God and their wives.

In both good seasons and daunting ones, there have been three things I’ve consistently desired from my husband. However, I sometimes struggle to put into words what I really need from him, which means expectations don’t get met, and bitterness can creep in. This plan helps husbands and wives look into the Word at how to love well and follow Christ in marriage. - Awesome Marriage Care Director Tiffany Miller

Are you wondering how you should be preparing for marriage? What does it mean to become one with another person? Let this devotional help you start building your marriage before it even begins.

Being a single mom might be the hardest job in this world. Perhaps it is even more so when combined with raising a boy in today’s society. Despite the challenges, God has provided a way. This devotional is meant to equip all the loving moms with the tools they need to help their sons become men of God.

What makes someone ready for marriage? Is it about what someone has or who they are? If you are currently single, I believe that God is preparing you for the person He is preparing for you. This 3-Day reading plan is designed to guide you through the essential aspects of a healthy, God-centered relationship.

Whether you’re married or want to be married, this three-day reading plan is a helpful guide to discover God’s good design for the lifelong devotion of a husband and wife. Kip’ Chelashaw stirs our hearts to mirror Jesus’ love for His bride, the Church, by exploring the five Ps of marriage still relevant to us in the 21st century: partnership, procreation, proclamation, purity, and pleasure.

Romance – no matter how couples define it, relational intimacy is vital to sustain. There is great value in learning and communicating in one another’s “love language,” in reminiscing about precious moments of the past, and in regularly demonstrating tangible expressions of love for each other. This week we explore suggestions for ways that husbands and wives can engage in this kind of “maintenance.”

Scripture parallels the relationship of Christ and His Church, to the marriage union showing us the strength of covenant relationship. Jesus submitted to the will of the Father and demonstrated His love for the Church when He laid down His life. Marriage is a covenant that calls for the couple to relate to one another as exemplified by Jesus. This 3-day plan by Donna Templeton addresses some very necessary relational aspects of marriage.

Do you feel like your business dominates your life at times? And do you lack the connection you thought working together as a couple would bring? Scripture will guide you into a deeper connection with your spouse when you apply what it says. Over the next 3 days, Larry and Sue Pruett will point you to the way to find a deeper connection with your spouse, even though, and because, you work together.

When we enthusiastically promise to love, honor, and cherish our imperfect spouse, we have no idea how we are going to successfully fulfill that vow. Dorothy Greco pulls back the veil and helps us to recognize unrealistic expectations, let go of disappointment, embrace transformation, and ultimately make our marriage beautiful. Taken from her new book "Making Marriage Beautiful."

Speaking out of deep love for the Church, Francis Chan guides Christ followers to live out God’s magnificent and beautiful vision for His Church—a vision we may have lost but God has never forgotten.

It seems like everyone is searching for “work-life balance” only to find the ideal elusive and out of reach. Maybe that’s because we’re searching for the wrong thing. In this four-day plan I will propose a better, and I believe, more biblical approach for fulfilling all of our roles with excellence for the glory of God.

The role of a mother is to support fathering and the role of a father is to support mothering. Dads, journey with Michael Griego, a seasoned father and grandfather as he shares scriptures, prayer points, and 5 essentials for great and effective fatherhood. Moms, journey with Temi Michael-O as she shares prayer points and scriptures to pray over the father of your children or fathers in your lives.

In checkers, each piece has an ultimate goal: to be made king. That kingship comes with a lot more freedom and a lot more responsibility. In the same way, God has given every man the responsibility to lead in various parts of their lives, either on a personal level or on a much larger scale. It’s time for men to rise up and take on the responsibility of Godly leadership.

Life is like a battle – it's tough and it often feels like we’re losing. But God wants us to walk in victory, because the battle’s already been won. Life is sometimes a fight; but if you’re a child of God, you’re fighting from a place of strength – you’re not weak, you're strong; not because of you but because of Jesus. Let’s fight like God wants us to fight!

Are you wondering how to find the one God wants you to spend your life with? Asking yourself if you would marry yourself, is a good place to start. Are you willing to focus on becoming “the one” in order to find “the one”?

In this 4-part devotional, Pastor Dylan Dodson gives Biblical wisdom for life’s relationships. This plan will encourage you to reflect on singleness, friendship, marriage, and divorce as we attempt to love the way Jesus loved in the various relationships we may find ourselves in.

Think of the second half of marriage as the season beginning when the last child leaves home. You are back to where you started: just the two of you. What do you want this season to look like? What does God have for you in this season? This plan by Dr. Kim Kimberling shows you how the Bible speaks to love in the second half of marriage.

This plan will explore what the letter of Ephesians can teach us in four 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