Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Acts 12:5

To think that the Creator of the universe wants us to communicate with Him is both humbling and mind boggling. Join our Wisdom Hunters’ writers on a three-day journey revealing how we can save time, experience Christ, and persevere in one of the greatest spiritual disciplines afforded to us as believers.

If you or someone you know is facing a prison sentence, you're not alone! You may be wondering what happens next. However, in the midst of the uncertainty, you can stake your life on God's Truth. This Bible plan provides much-needed encouragement and points you towards life-anchoring Truths that will strengthen you on this journey. Will you open your heart to receive this beam of hope today?

What can Christians do amid persecution? Pray and encourage one another. In this Plan, Temi Michael-O shares warfare prayers and words of encouragement from the Book of Acts to win the battle against the enemies of the gospel.

We face spiritual battles daily, and the way to face them and fight them is on our knees in prayer! Let's look into various instances in Scripture where prayer was done to respond to challenges people were facing. When battles come, we strengthen ourselves through prayer, crying out to Him who provides relief, refuge, and victory.

Throughout God’s Word there are many accounts of individuals who faced challenging circumstances, but God protected them every time. In the God Comes Through in Protecting You Bible plan readers will discover through scripture how the LORD will protect you in any challenge you encounter in life.

How do we trust God? How do we narrow the gap between the way we want to live and the way we act it out? Every one of us faces trials and troubles. None of us are strangers to uncertainty or fear or the kind of opposition that can threaten to overwhelm us. Yet the story does not end there. It never does. God’s arms are wide open to every one of us…

Prayer to most believers is viewed as monotonous. But the truth is prayer is powerful, and it is a time set apart where we converse with our heavenly Father. The privilege of prayer is far greater than petitioning for our needs, but rather it is the positioning posture for miracles to invade our sphere of influence. After you have finished with this plan, my prayer for you is that you would never view prayer the same as before.

What are the most important things Christians can do to help build the church, locally and globally? This plan focuses on personal characteristics and building blocks that yield a natural outpouring of commitment and consistency.

We often encounter life’s challenges while ignoring one of the most powerful tools that we've been given—prayer. Prayer is the bedrock of any thriving Christian’s life. It is easily one of the most transformative habits that we can adopt. Without it, we settle for what the world offers, not securing the best of God's promises. Join Pastor John F. Hannah for a 5-day devotional highlighting the importance prayer.

Heaven-born discontentment is crucial for those who desire to enter into a divine partnership with God and His purposes by joining the prayer revolution. It begins with the disciples, including you and me, sitting at the feet of Jesus in the school of prayer. It begins with a simple request: “Lord, teach us to pray!”

Refreshed By God is taken from Boyd Bailey’s book of encouraging devotionals he penned in 2020. When the world felt upside-down from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lord was giving him words to encourage, challenge, and sustain us...in times of chaos and for everyday living. It is our prayer that you are refreshed by His Spirit each day of this 5-day reading plan.

Our chaotic world often compels us to cry out to God for help and plead for change. Join Taylor Turkington, author of "Trembling Faith," in this five-day devotional inviting you to pray alongside the distressed prophet Habakkuk as you survey the brokenness in your own experiences. It also encourages you to place your faith in God who loves justice and has promised all will be eventually made right when Jesus returns to rule and reign forever.

Loneliness can hurt... If you are feeling alone today, I would like to leave with you, like a balm for your heart, some promises from the Bible. Go through this 6-day plan and discover these promises. God is watching over you personally! 

Are you finding your life journey to be difficult? Are you feeling as though you are in a dark tunnel and there seems to be no way out? Are you feeling as though you are losing hope and are close to giving up? If you are in a difficult season right now, especially if you are battling cancer, this 40-day reading plan will help you to walk victoriously with God.

Life was all good until _____________. You got that hard diagnosis, a relationship started to fall apart, or a bill, loss, or disappointment came out of nowhere—and now you’re wondering: Where’s God? Why me? What about when the worst-case happens? Let’s explore the stories of Biblical heroes to help us answer these questions and find hope, peace, and freedom we’re looking for—which Jesus offers.

An anonymous quotation says, "He died in public for you. Why would you live your Christian life in private?" A genuine transformation almost always follows a public testimony, whether to one or two, perhaps a group of people. It's like discovering a cure for a dreaded disease, you just don't keep it to yourself. Make your faith public!

This reading plan explores the importance of developing a healthy relationship with yourself so that you can fully enjoy the purpose and plan that God has for you.

Though we tend to view prayer as an individual activity, this isn’t exactly God’s design. Yes, we can and should pray on our own. But there is power in praying with other people. This seven-day study explores the biblical commands and precedents for pursuing God collectively. Something unique happens as we pray together.

Acts of the Apostles is a continuation of the Gospel according to Luke. It bridges from the Gospels that narrate the life and ministry of Jesus to the operations of the early church. It illustrates how the early followers, led by the Holy Spirit, began the work of fulfilling the Great Commission. In this 7 day devotional, we pray that you will be inspired to do the same.

Need to move a mountain? Intercessory prayer is your invitation to speak to God what His Spirit imparts to you in prayer time. Intercessory prayer gives us access to the secret places of God’s heart so that we partner with Him in bringing the kingdom of heaven down to earth on behalf of one another. Join me this week as we experience renewed prayer intimacy with our Father in Heaven.

Life is mysterious and cryptic, especially in times of suffering and distress. Although we may wonder where God is, the Scriptures wink to show us His redemptive activity unfolding in our lives. Rev. Chris Palmer takes you through familiar New Testament stories and points out unfamiliar features that have the effect of a punchline. When the Scriptures wink, you’ll be surprised, delighted, and challenged not to give up hope.

Momma, midnight isn’t just a time on a clock. It can represent all the hard, heavy, or hidden places in a momma’s heart. It’s in these midnight moments—the ones where you feel discouragement, anxiety, uncertainty, exhaustion, grief, or simply the weight of any one thing so heavy on your heart—that we offer hope. Let’s look to the Lord to give us peace. Let’s find healing in Him.

Want to gain confidence in what God is doing in our world? Over seven days, this plan shows how we can be totally confident in Jesus’ unstoppable kingdom from the Book of Acts. Betrayal, persecution, racial tensions, plots to kill and a storm to end all storms—nothing stops God’s plans.

In this men's devotional, we journey through the Book of Acts, hitting on its major themes as we see God's great power at work in His Church through the power of His Spirit. Written by J.R. Hudberg.

Some Christians delight in the subject of spiritual gifts, while others get nervous. Nobody wants to be weird, but nobody wants to miss out on what God has in mind for his church either. The apostle Paul wrote, “Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed” (1 Cor. 12:1). This nine-day reading plan is a “tour” of the nine gifts he listed later in that chapter. Each day gives a brief definition, an example from the early (first-century) church, and then a second example from here and now in our time.