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First15 Devotional
First15 is a daily devotional written to help you connect with God. Each day, the devotional features scripture, a devotional thought, guided prayer, and action steps. For more information, please visit first15.org. To hear the music from the devotional, search for First15 Worship on Spotify or Apple Music. Tags: First15 Devotional, First 15, First15 Worship, Devotional
Episodes
First15 DevotionalVision for Eternity
As we finish our week on vision and boundaries, today we’ll focus on having vision for eternity. The glorious truth is that this world is not the end for us…
First15 DevotionalVision for Community
As we begin to wrap up our week on boundaries and vision, today we’ll explore having clear vision for community. All of us will likely fall in different places…
First15 DevotionalVision for Work
Many of us are in a very necessary need of vision for and boundaries around our work. This may be one of the most important topics we discuss all week. We…
First15 DevotionalVision for Others
As we continue our week on vision and boundaries, today we’ll explore what it looks like to have vision for loving and serving others well. Is loving people…
First15 DevotionalVision for Yourself
Today we will take some time for ourselves, something we’re often not very good at doing. The reality is God cares deeply for you before you can do anything…
First15 DevotionalVision for God
As we focus this week on boundaries for life and vision, today we’ll explore what it would look like to have the right priorities in place in our relationship…
First15 DevotionalBeing a Person of Vision
We serve a God of boundaries. In his limitless capacity, endless creativity, and boundless existence he still chose to create boundaries. He still had vision…
First15 DevotionalThe Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin
In today’s podcast, the last in our series on the parables, we’ll be looking at the parables of the lost sheep and coin. May you discover today how precious…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Prodigal Son
As we near the end of our week on the parables, today we’re going to look at the parable of the prodigal son. Hanging in my office is a print of Rembrandt’s…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
One of my favorite stories is the parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector. Through this story, Jesus makes it abundantly clear how we’re to come before God…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Lamp on a Stand
As we continue to look at the profound, life-transforming concepts Jesus shared through parables, today we’ll focus on the parable of the lamp on a stand. May…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Mustard Seed
Continuing our week on Jesus’s parables, we’ll look today at the parable of the mustard seed. As we dig into this rich, beautiful parable, may our hearts and…
First15 DevotionalThe Parables of the Hidden Treasure and Valuable Pearl
As we continue this week allowing the parables of Jesus to speak directly to our situations, mindsets, and core beliefs about who God is, today we’ll dive into…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Good Shepherd
Jesus loved to use stories to illustrate profound, life-transforming concepts. He loved to use real and genuine settings, characters, and ideas that apply to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to Live a Life of Significance
As we wrap up this week looking at the desires of every heart, we’re going to look today at the desire to live a life of significance. God has a plan to use…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Passionate
In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore the desire we all share to be passionate. Everyone of us desires to give our lives to something, our passion to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Fully Known and Fully Loved
In today’s podcast we’re going to look at the desire we all share to be fully known and fully loved. You and I were made for this. And pursuing that sense of…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Great
Today as we continue our series looking at the desires of every heart, we’re going to take time to recognize and satisfy our desire to be great. The desire to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to Behold Beauty
As we continue our week-long focus on the desires of every heart, today we’re going to look at the desire we all share to behold beauty. God has created beauty…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire for Wonder
In today’s podcast, we’re going to look at the desire we all share for wonder. We serve an absolutely fascinating God – a God who has created a whole world to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Delighted in
All of us have insatiable desires that can only be satisfied in communion with our heavenly Father. The desire to be delighted in, for wonder, to behold glory…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: God’s Voice
As we wrap up this week focusing on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the role of hearing God’s voice in living open and responsive…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Prayer
In today’s podcast, we’re going to continue our week long focus on tilling the soil of the heart by looking at the power of prayer. There is no better way to…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: The Body of Christ
As we near the end of our week focusing on tilling the soil of the heart, today we’re going to look at the role of community in positioning ourselves to…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Scripture
As we reach the middle of our week-long focus on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the power of Scripture in receiving all that God…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Worship
As we continue this week-long focus on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the power of worship in opening our hearts to receive all…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart
This week we’ll look at a vital spiritual practice to all those seeking to grow in God: tilling the soil of the heart. Jesus spoke in Matthew 13 of two…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Thankfulness
As we continue this week focusing on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the role of thankfulness in opening our hearts to receive all…
First15 DevotionalThe Day Is Approaching
As we conclude our week on living for heaven, today we’ll explore the return of Christ and what that means for us. How can you be best prepared for the return…
First15 DevotionalThings Unseen
As we begin to wrap up our week on living for heaven, today we’re going to explore what it means to have our perspectives shift toward the things of God rather…
First15 DevotionalHeaven on Earth
As we continue in our week on living for heaven, today we’ll explore what it means to see Jesus’s prayer that God’s will would be done on earth as it is in…
First15 DevotionalA Lifetime of Love
Every single one of us has an innate need to know we’re loved. And yet, so many of us go too many days wondering or unsure of the love our heavenly Father has…
First15 DevotionalMarked by Joy
What would it be like to have unhindered, abundant joy in the midst of all circumstances? The beauty of the joy God longs to give is that it’s not fleeting or…
First15 DevotionalLife in Hope
As we continue our week on living for heaven, today we look at the concept of hope. Hope is a necessity in this day, and God wants to restore your sense of…
First15 DevotionalJesus is the Best Thing
As children of God, we have been given a new home and a new hope. This week we’re going to take time every day to look at what it means to live for heaven. May…
First15 DevotionalBeing a Person of Peace
As we end our week on transcendent peace, today we’ll explore what it means to be a person of peace. Jesus refers to his people as “peacemakers.” Would you say…
First15 DevotionalPeace in the Spirit
As we begin to wrap up our week on transcendent peace, today we’ll explore growing in relationship with the Holy Spirit, and how he can help us walk in peace…
First15 DevotionalPeace in All Circumstances
What would it look like to have peace in all circumstances? I honestly can’t imagine anything better. We see promises in Scripture of this peace at all times…
First15 DevotionalPeace in Relationships
For many, relationships can often the greatest source of joy, or be the quickest thing to rob us of peace. As we seek to walk in transcendent peace, it’s vital…
First15 DevotionalA Peaceful Thought-Life
Today we will explore how to have a peaceful thought-life, as we continue our week on transcendent peace. The Bible speaks very specifically about our minds…
First15 DevotionalPeace is a Fruit
As we continue our week on transcendent peace, we’ll look today at where peace comes from. Peace isn’t something we can muster up in and of ourselves. Peace is…
First15 DevotionalThe Prince of Peace
One of the most powerful marks of a believer is transcendent peace. This world offers us no reason to be peaceful. It offers us no reason to be without stress…
First15 DevotionalBeing a Carrier of Joy
Today, in the last day of our week long focus on joy, we’re going to explore how we can be carriers for the joy of our God. Joy is contagious. It’s powerful…
First15 DevotionalInexpressible Joy
As we near the end of our week on joy, today we look at another aspect of the joy available to us in God, specifically how our joy could be so great that the…
First15 DevotionalJoy from the Spirit
Today we’re going to explore the role of the Holy Spirit in living with the joy available to us in God. Know that as a believer, the Holy Spirit is with you…
First15 DevotionalJoy in Every Circumstance
I think one of the hardest things to do in life is to live with joy in the midst of trials and challenges. It’s so easy to let life dictate to us our emotions…
First15 DevotionalThe Fullness of Joy
In our third day of looking at Joy, we’re going to take time today to look at David’s statement in Psalm 16:11, where he describes a “fullness of joy.” There…
First15 DevotionalGod Rejoices Over Us
As we continue our week of looking at Joy, we’re going to take time today to receive a fresh revelation of how God rejoices over us. God not only loves you…
First15 DevotionalStrength in Joy
In a world that knocks us down, joy can feel so elusive. But Scripture is filled with encouragement, that there is a joy available to us in God that transcends…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through Community
In today’s devotional we wrap up our week on seeking God by looking at the act of seeking God through community. You may be a people person, or a total…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God in Solitude
As we near the end of our week on seeking God, today we will focus on seeking God in solitude. Our world is a busy place. Our home lives are busy. Our church…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through His Creation
In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore the act of seeking God through his creation. God wants to use the world around us to declare his glory, goodness…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through Fasting
As we continue our week on seeking God, today we’re exploring what it means to seek God through fasting. This may be a new or even unpleasant topic for some…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through Prayer
As we continue our series on seeking God, today we’ll explore the intimate closeness of seeking God through prayer. How amazing is our Father that he wants to…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through Scripture
In our second day of exploring what it means to seek God, we’re going to focus in on the act of seeking God through the Scriptures. We have been given an…
First15 DevotionalSeeking God through Worship
Worship through song is one of the most powerful ways to connect directly to the love, compassion, power, and grace of God. In worship, walls we’ve placed…
First15 DevotionalEternity Right Now
As we finish this week on living an abundant life, today we’ll explore where we’re placing our priorities, hopes, fears, and affections. God doesn’t want us to…
First15 DevotionalHealed, Transformed, Freed
Living an abundant life means letting go of lies and past sin patterns that hinder us. These lies and bad habits can often feel comfortable, but they are truly…
First15 DevotionalEternal Impact
A huge aspect of living an abundant life is the realization your life has purpose and meaning. God truly has a beautiful plan for his glory and your good set…
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Passionate Pursuit
As we continue our week on living an abundant life, today we’ll explore the topic of pursing Jesus passionately in our daily lives. As we discussed the past…