Devotional Resources


Devotional Resources

Here are some of pastoral staff's favorite resources to help you grow in your devotional life. We hope that these resources will bless you as much as they have blessed us!

Bible in a Year

  • Five Day Reading Plan

    The plan used by interns which offers 5 days of scripture reading per week in order to read the whole bible in a year. You can view the plan here.

  • Bible Project: YouVersion Plan

    This plan takes you on a journey through the entire Bible over the course of one year. Each book includes Bible project videos specifically designed to enhance your understanding and engagement with God's Word as you read. Click here to view.

  • Live Dead Joy

    Written in a deeply personal style that provides a fresh perspective on the disciplines of the Christian life, each one of the 365 devotions is based on a suggested Bible reading. This devotional will put you on the path to a life of deeper faith and stronger dedication to Christ while reading 4-6 chapters of scripture a day. Purchase a copy here.

  • My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

    This classic devotional includes a read through the bible in a year plan as well as the devotional thoughts of Oswald Chambers provided each day, all easily accessible on one web page or book. Click here to view. 

  • Bible in One Year with Nicky Gumbel

    Nicky and Pippa take you through the whole Bible, with daily readings, thoughts and prayers. Click here to view.

Missions

  • Live Dead: The Journey

    The Live Dead Journey is an interactive experience that introduces readers to 12 missionaries who live and work among unreached people groups in the Arab World. On the journey, you will learn about 7 of the major cities in the Arab World, learn valuable truths from each missionary, walk with them through their community, and pray with them for the unreached people in their countries. Throughout the book there are exercises for raw art journaling and prayer meditation. Purchase a copy here.

  • The Common Table

    The Common Table: Inviting Strangers to Become Family is an invitation to a way of life. Author Beth Burton shares her story and the stories of Live Dead India teams as they open their tables and their lives to unreached that surround them. This six-week journey through India as seen through the eyes and hearts of friends who call India home will transform your life and relationships and challenge you to become the welcome to the world. Purchase a copy here.

Devotional Books

  • The Sacred Slow by Alicia Britt Chole

    The Sacred Slow is an invitation to unhurried honesty before God. Formatted as 52 experiences, The Sacred Slow reminds readers on every page that God never wanted to use them: He always wanted to love them. Experienced devotionally or in small groups, each chapter features a short but unexpected reading and two options for application: a thought focus or a heart exercise.

  • The Songs of Jesus by Tim Keller

    If you have no devotional life yet, this book is a wonderful way to start. If you already spend time in study and prayer, understanding every verse of the psalms will bring you a new level of intimacy with God, unlocking your purpose within God’s kingdom. Two decades ago, Tim Keller began reading the entire Book of Psalms every month. The Songs of Jesus is based on his accumulated years of study, insight, and inspiration recorded in his prayer journals.

  • Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice by Dallas Willard

    Jan Johnson guides you through 61 carefully chosen selections from renowned author Dallas Willard’s best-selling book Renovation of the Heart. With each selection, you’ll progress through Dr. Willard’s plan for renovating the complete person. Each provocative reflection includes a thoughtful, meaty selection by Dallas Willard along with Jan’s illuminating personal stories, plus suggestions for making the concepts come alive in your own experience.

  • Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

    In Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Adele Calhoun gives us directions for our continuing journey toward intimacy with Christ. While the word discipline may make us want to run and hide, the author shows how desires and discipline work together to lead us to the transformation we're longing for―the transformation only Christ can bring.

  • Devotional Classics by Richard J. Foster & James Bryan Smith

    These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers. The readings have been edited by James Smith, and each is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard Foster. In addition, each reading features a linked biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises.

  • Three Months with Revelation by Justo González

    A thirteen week study of the Book of Revelation to help inform and challenge your daily Christian life. Each week's study is divided into seven parts that can be used as daily devotionals.

Biblical Storylines

  • Life of Abraham

    Consider studying the life of Abraham by reading Genesis 11:27-Genesis 25:11.

  • Life of David

    Consider studying the life of David by reading through 1st and 2nd Samuel.

Podcasts

Other Resources

  • The Gospel Coalition

    The Gospel Coalition online has a lot of options for specific studies! Click here to view.


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