Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Genesis 2:8
Jehovah
3 Days
The name Jehovah, the Self Revealing One, teaches that God is not just a God of the future or of ancient history, He is a current, living God. Tony Evans teaches on the name of Jehovah and the different character qualities associated with it.
Adam, the First Man Loved by God
3 Days
When we talk about Adam, we often think of the fall, of sin. But Adam was created, wanted by God. He was the first man He loved. We can discover God through his story.
How Do I Know God Loves Me? God’s Love in Genesis
3 Days
God has loved you since before the world began. Explore our wondrous origin story in Genesis to experience God’s tender love for you in a powerful new way. Find comfort and courage as you see how intentional God was in creation, through this 3-day plan from poet and Bible teacher Jen Weaver. Discover your cherished existence and God-given identity. God loves you and it shows!
Adam: 3 Days Rediscovering Our Beginning
3 Days
Join pastor and bestselling author Colin Smith on this 3-day overview of the life of Adam. Discover the origin of humanity, our purpose, and the reason why we need redemption.
Marriage as God Intended
3 Days
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.
Revive Your Marriage for Business Success
4 Days
If you are married, then your marriage affects your business more than you may realize. A dysfunctional marriage produces a dysfunctional business. A successful marriage produces a successful business. This 4-day devotional looks at the connection between your marriage and business, and provides scripture and guidance in reviving your marriage for business success.
Why Eve Sinned - Genesis 3
4 Days
We can learn a lot about why we sin by looking at the first sin ever committed. Drawing from David Bowden's upcoming book, Rewire Your Heart, this study will dive deep into what happened with Eve at the tree and how it reveals to us the root of all sin.
Scattered Servants
4 Days
Scattered servants release the kingdom everywhere, every day. It’s what we were made for. We were made to step into the story, breaking out beyond our services, study groups, and strategy meetings. We were made for a story bigger than our local church, greater than culture. In this reading plan, you'll be challenged to step into God's story in your work and your life, no matter where you are.
Insecurity: God's Enemy
4 days
Insecurity is horrible, I know, and it definitely isn’t something you should want to accept and embrace, but it will go, believe me, it will go. Or don’t believe me, but believe Jesus. For remember how He promised that every plant not planted by His heavenly Father will be rooted up? In this plan, you read three touching and powerful poems on insecurity from a biblical perspective.
Welcoming the New Season
4 Days
As human beings, anxiety is often our natural response towards matters we have yet to understand or solve. But the Spirit of God gives us the power to go through all kinds of seasons. For the next four days, we will learn how to let go of anxiety, and tap into God’s strength, as we ask, seek, and knock to prepare ourselves for welcoming the new season.
The Covenant: Transforming the Heart of Your Marriage by Vance K. Jackson
4 Days
In Vance K. Jackson’s new book, The Covenant: Transforming The Heart of Your Marriage, couples from around the world gather together to read this life-transforming message. Marriage is more than a man-made contract. Marriage is a God-ordained Covenant between God, man, and woman. May God lead your heart and heal your marriage as you read this timely and life-transforming message.
12 Passages Every Christian Should Know
4 Days
What core truths do you need to thrive in the faith? Around the world, churches are being planted, and new believers are coming into God’s Kingdom every day. Perhaps you're one of them? This four-day reading plan will help you to start building a solid foundation in your faith. The first four passages equip you to embrace the spiritual battle, remember the Creator, understand how we were made in His image, and acknowledge the fall.
Kids Bible Experience | Someone Please Explain "Grace"
4 Days
He is the hero we need, not the one we deserve… And NO, we aren’t talking about Batman! In this plan, we are digging into the GRACE God has shown us and how it is made possible through our hero… JESUS.
4 Days to Growing Gratitude in Marriage
4 Days
Gratitude has a powerful effect on your attitude and perspective. Dig into what Scripture teaches about the role of thankfulness in the Christian life. This 4-day plan by Lindsay Few will help you cultivate a thankful heart and a culture of gratitude in your marriage.
Undaunted.Life: An Undaunted Marriage
5 Days
This is for the man who is not okay with having an average marriage or is flippant with the covenant of marriage. This is for the man who sees his bride as a partner for life and not just for when things are going well. NOTE: If you’re looking for a standard marriage devotional targeted at "typical church guys", this one is not for you.
Kingdom Man
5 Days
Throughout history, God has always searched for and used men to advance His kingdom agenda. Satan knows this, which is why he wants to cage and emasculate men. Our world is deteriorating because men are nowhere to be found. It’s time to man up. In this five-day reading plan, Dr. Tony Evans will take you on a journey to become the man that God has created you to be.
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way: A 5-Day Challenge By Lysa TerKeurst
5 Days
Do you ever find yourself saying “this isn’t turning out the way I thought it would”? Whether it’s a relationship crisis, the loss of a loved one, an unexplained illness, or a hard life situation, Lysa TerKeurst understands and invites you to join this 5-day reading plan. Together, we’ll learn where disappointment comes from and how to discover the strength you need to face heartbreak in a biblical way.
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge–1–In The Beginning
5 days
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Begin with the first part "In the Beginning." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.
Relationship Goals
5 Days
Search for #RelationshipGoals on social media, and you’ll find seemingly perfect images of couples in love. But what if the vision of relationship that our society is selling is a mirage? Pastor Michael Todd has written Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex about having relationship goals that come from God and align with who He has made us to be.
Obedience Over Hustle: Surrendering the Striving Heart
5 Days
Are you burned out on the message of "hustle harder" and eager to find a new rhythm for life? If you are exhausted and ready to exchange busy for obedience, and fear of missing out for spiritual maturity, this is for you. Obedience over hustle is about partnering with God and surrendering the heart bent on striving.
The Deeply Formed Life
5 Days
As New York pastor Rich Villodas defines it, a deeply formed life is a life marked by integration, intersection, intertwining, and interweaving, holding together multiple layers of spiritual formation. This kind of life calls us to be people who cultivate lives with God in prayer, move toward reconciliation, work for justice, have healthy inner lives, and see our bodies and sexuality as gifts to steward.
The Test of Love
5 Days
There is a surprising consensus—all over the world and all through history—that the best thing we do is love. So we are faced with puzzling questions: Why don’t we love more? Why aren’t we better at it? In this devotional adapted from his book This Hallelujah Banquet, pastor Eugene H. Petersen urges us to examine the condition of our love.
Turning of Days: Lessons From Nature, Season, and Spirit
5 Days
This Bible reading plan is something of a paradox. Over the next five days, we’re going to look both at the Bible and outside the Bible. We’re going to learn to read God’s word in context of His world. So come, join us. Listen to the birds and the skies and the seasons. Listen to the Scripture and Spirit. Listen as they sing of God’s glory together.
Rewiring Our Brains From Pornography
5 Days
It has never been more difficult to flee sexual immorality and pursue holiness. We live in an age of unprecedented access to sexual temptation. The struggle with lust is fierce battle, an enslaving addiction, and a deep brokenness. Pastor Joe Rigney shows us that through the gospel it is the Holy Spirit that gives us victory, sets us free, and heals our wounds.
Two Gardens and Suffering
5 Days
In this 5-day plan, civil rights legend Dr. John M. Perkins talks about suffering. How should believers respond to all the pain in this world? This study walks through redemption and God's love in the midst of suffering. There is encouragement in this devotional that will aid believers to go through their pain and suffering by fixing their eyes to Jesus Christ.