Pride

“All things work together for my good.” Sound familiar? That’s a promise I built my life on. But, until recently, my understanding of that truth was woefully incomplete and self-centered.

How often do we turn God’s glorious promises into a self-serving motto? This plan looks at Romans 8:28-30 through the lens of a parable Jesus told to hopefully give us a better understanding of our identity in God’s Kingdom.

All Things for My Good?

Are you easily irritated, quick to anger, or hard to approach? Scripture teaches that love is not provoked—it is patient, kind, and selfless. This series will help you recognize irritability as sin, understand its selfish roots, and replace it with Christlike love. True transformation begins when we submit to God and let His love reshape our hearts.

Love Is Not Provoked

What was so important to Jesus that He willingly gave up a comfortable life? A sense of pride or importance? Or well-deserved payback? He didn’t want these things like we would expect. But the more He rejected the normal path to success, the more His impact grew. Jesus didn’t want any of these things—instead He was after a different way of living. Better than anything we could imagine.  

He Gets Us: What Jesus Gave Up | Plan 7

Does your critical spirit crush your spouse or rob your marriage of companionship? Has your spouse said you are critical? Constantly judging yourself and others will hold you back from being fully vulnerable and transparent with your spouse. God has better for your marriage. In this 5-day plan by Tiffany Miller, we take a biblical look at how to cut the criticism and cultivate companionship. 

Cut the Criticism and Cultivate Companionship in Your Marriage

With the rise in popularity of intermittent fasting, has the practice of fasting essentially become a worldly endeavor focused on improved health? In an attempt to answer this question, we will look closer at what Scripture has to say about fasting, what circumstances led God's people into a time of fasting, and what these examples might mean for you and me today in our pursuit of becoming more like Jesus.

Fasting: A Posture of Surrender Focused on God

In The Maker’s Mark, Beau Hague provides 10 daily readings that connect biblical principles to the cowboy’s way of life—from ranching, to horses, to dragging’ calves to the fire, Beau provides personal stories of his life as a day-working cowboy and spiritual lessons he’s learned from riding with Christ. 

The Maker's Mark

Nobody is immune from the comparison trap. From time to time we all wonder why we’re not as far along in our career as someone else or find ourselves jealous of the talents of others we admire. If this is a challenge for you, join me in this four-day plan as we explore four biblical ways to escape the soul-sucking comparison trap.

4 Biblical Ways to Escape the Comparison Trap

In his book The Hidden Peace, Joel Muddamalle defines humility as the ability to see ourselves and others as God does. This balanced understanding of our place in the world can bring contentment as we begin to place our cares, anxieties, and weaknesses in the hands of the Father. As we take this path together, may you discover the unrivaled peace that comes with knowing Your God is in control.

Five Days Toward a Peaceful, Humble Life

There is a sickness in our culture today that is having a devasting effect on our souls. It goes by the name Hurry. In this reading plan, we will explore several practical steps we can take today in order to slow down our pace of life. However, we miss the mark if we only focus on the practical without considering the why behind our hurried existence.