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Wisdom. Understanding. We need it, Proverbs has it, and Through the Word is here to help you get it! Each day you’ll read one chapter of the Bible’s most practical book, with an audio guide to walk you through it. Kris Langham brings together friends and pastors for lively and insightful discussions, unpacking proverbs and applying them to everyday life. Part 1 covers chapters 1-4. Time to get wisdom!

Hurry doesn’t just make you weary. It is the great enemy of your spiritual life. In The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, John Mark Comer provides four down-to-earth practices for staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive: 1) Silence and solitude, 2) Sabbath, 3) simplicity, and 4) slowing. It’s the unhurried Way of Jesus.

The book of Romans provides incredible instruction and encouragement for followers of Jesus Christ. Over the course of 8 days, we will examine Romans 1-4 to better understand how the Gospel of Christ empowers us to live on mission without shame.

This plan will explore what the letter of Hebrews can teach us in four different areas. 1) WHO GOD IS: God’s character and nature 2) WHO WE ARE: the identity of humanity and/or followers of Jesus 3) WHAT WE BELIEVE: core Christian doctrines 4) HOW WE LIVE: putting faith into action

As followers of Jesus, we are called to have Christ-like character. In this 3-day Bible plan, you'll explore how the first four commandments from Exodus instruct us to imitate Christ by loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. This plan is part 1 of 4 from the Feed Catechism's Character Calling series.

When all we do is memorize and repeat Scripture for Scripture’s sake – as in the case of the Lord’s Prayer – without ever revisiting or reanalyzing it, we risk losing the context and real-life application of God’s Word. This 7-day study aims to take a much closer look at Jesus’ words and intent in Luke 11:1-4.

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

Whether you're wrestling with your own gender identity or with questions about what the Bible has to say about gender, Jesus invites you to walk with him. This 3-day Bible Plan is part 1 of 4 designed to go along with the Catechism Transformed small group series.

A 5-day devotional on Exodus 4:1-8 and Moses' objections to God when asked to go back to his people in Egypt. It explores the trust issues that creep into our lives based on our past experiences and challenges us to overcome them and trust God.

Do you desire to be a more impactful leader, coach, mentor, parent, or role model? Coach Austin McBeth, the author of The Sweet Sixteen: A Coach's Guide to Leadership, based this reading plan on how The Sweet Sixteen, which comes from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, can unlock your highest leadership potential.

Everybody desires to love and be loved, yet "love" is one of the most misunderstood topics in our culture. To understand true love, we must first turn to God whose very nature IS love. Explore the image of love we see in the Trinity and in Jesus' example with this three-day devotional from Feed. Part 1 of 4 from Feed Catechism's "What is Love?".

In part four of our Genesis plan, we'll explore the story of Jacob's children, particularly Joseph in Egypt. Read about Joseph's dreams, the treachery of Jacob's sons against their brother, and his struggles in Egypt before ascending to power.

God is bigger and greater than we could ever comprehend, causing us to try and fit him into our man-made molds and missing out on truly knowing him. Explore the difference between knowing about God and having an authentic relationship with him in this three-day devotional from Feed. Part 1 of 4 from Feed Catechism's Breaking the Mold: Who Is God? series.

When Adam and Eve first sinned, God “cursed…the ground” ensuring that “thorns and thistles” would make our work futile and frustrating until the New Earth (see Genesis 3 and Isaiah 65). We should lament over the thorns and thistles that thwart our work (see Joel 1:4-12). But we should also give thanks for them. Why? Find out in this five-day plan.

You don’t have to be a relationship expert to know that communication is essential to any healthy relationship. In this 3-day Bible plan, you will explore how prayer and worship are part of our communication with God that redirects our hearts toward him, deepens our relationship with him, and focuses our thoughts on him. This plan is part 1 of 4 from the Feed Catechism's Prayer and Worship series.

We are constantly bombarded with messages about our identity. While culture may say that identity is self-defined and discovered, the Bible shows that our identity and worth is rooted in our relationship to God. We are God's masterpiece - deeply valued, deeply loved and wanted.This 3-day Bible Plan is part 1 of 4 designed to go along with the Catechism 'Who Am I' small group series.

Even Elijah experienced burnout. In 1 Kings 19:4, we read, “(Elijah) came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said.” In this series, we will explore each reason behind burnout and some steps to help.

The last of the pastoral epistles, the book of Titus, was written to help establish elders and churches on the island of Crete. Paul encourages Titus to cultivate both right beliefs through sound doctrine and right behavior through godliness. Titus encourages believers to “be ready for every good work” (Titus 3:1) so that we might show “the goodness and lovingkindness of God our Savior” (Titus 3:4).

A 4 month plan for reading through the whole Bible. The OT order is a combination of chronology and genre. The Story (Genesis – 2 Kings), The Prophets (Hosea – Zephaniah, Isaiah, Jeremiah-Ezekiel, Daniel), Wisdom (Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Songs), Post-Exile perspectives (Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi). The NT order is by authorship - Luke-Paul, Matthew-Hebrews-James, Mark-Peter, John (accompanied by a Psalm a day)

Everybody desires to love and be loved, yet "love" is one of the most misunderstood topics in our culture. The narratives of love the world offers are very different from the true image of love we see in God. Unpack these competing narratives with this three-day devotional from Feed. Part 1 of 4 from Feed Catechism's "What is Love?".

It is one thing to have a relationship with the Lord; another is to experience intimacy with Him. Join the apostle John in the pursuit of fellowship with God through chapter 4 and beginning of chapter 5 of 1 John. Together, we will explore the portrait of perfect love—the mandate to love, the manifestation of love, and the motivation for love. Experience God’s perfect love and Maximum Joy!

Have you ever ached for God’s power in your life? We believe God can do all things, but sometimes fail to experience the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. In this 4-part reading plan, we’ll dive into 1 Kings to discover how Elijah experienced an intense process of preparation before God’s presence was manifested in his life. Get ready to receive God’s power in our lives and churches!

In today’s world, we are on the brink of a mental health epidemic that estimates that 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Mental illness reaches across all boundary lines as depression and anxiety impact the church-goer just as much as those who don’t. So, what do we do with this? Join us for a 3-day journey through the Psalms as we discuss mental health.

1 John 4:7-21 teaches us much about the love of God. The Apostle John gives us the gospel’s definition of God’s love, and he reminds us of how, through the gospel, God permanently displayed His love to us. In this passage John also reminds us of how the gospel empowers us to demonstrate to God, and to others, this love of God in our own Christian lives.

In this third reading plan in this 4 part Infinitum Christmas Series, we progress from ‘Space for Awe’ (week 1) and ‘Liminal Space’ (week 2) to ‘Lectio Liminal’, an engaging application of the ancient devotional practice called ‘lectio divina’ to the next section of the Christmas story in context of the Infinitum postures of surrender, generosity, and mission.