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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 DevotionalUnderstanding
Today we’ll explore how leaning on the Lord for truth and understanding relates to trust. Where do you look for wisdom? God promises us that when we look to…
First15 DevotionalObedience
As we focus this week on growing in trusting God, today we’ll explore the concept of obedience. Trust and obedience are directly related. Willing, joyful…
First15 DevotionalTrustworthy
Trust is something we are not created to give away lightly. We value trust like we value our own lives, constantly scrutinizing others to see if they’re worthy…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Corey Voss
Worship is essential to our daily walk with God, which is why it’s always been a major part of the First15 Devotional. There is something unique about the way…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Man: John on Patmos
As we wrap up our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the encouraging story of John on the island of Patmos. Right when we think we’re…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Man at Pentecost
As we near the end of our week on God’s heart to meet with man, we look today at Pentecost. The day of Pentecost was a major fulfillment of God’s desire to…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Man: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Have you ever believed the lie that your sin makes you unlovable to God? I think we all have at one time or another. We will look today at the story of the…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Man: Jesus to Us
As we continue our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the best example I can think of. Many of us doubt the love of God due to all kinds…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Moses
Oftentimes we look at Old Testament stories of man’s encounters with God and grow jealous. We question why God doesn’t show up in the way he did with Moses for…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with Gideon
Have you ever felt incompetent for the work God sets before you? The mission and call of God on our lives can seem daunting and impossible. Know that Gideon…
First15 DevotionalGod's Heart to Meet with David
Throughout Scripture we see countless examples of God meeting with man and countless lives being transformed as the result. These examples are in Scripture to…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jason Romano
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling the fatigue set in from months of stress, change, and uncertainty. Not only that, but we’ve lost so many of the…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Others
People are messy. We are difficult and challenging. And it’s because of that no church is perfect. But there must be some reason Jesus desires for us to be…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through the Receiving of His Presence
Many of us know God’s presence is always available to us, but rarely do we take a second to become aware of how near he truly is. Today we’ll explore what it…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Scripture
In this world, it’s not difficult to become disheartened, visionless and confused about the direction of our lives or our circumstances. But God has given us a…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Worship
Worship is essential to a vibrant, thriving Christian life. In worship, much like thanksgiving, we are reminded of who our God is, and who we are. Worshipping…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Thanksgiving
Expressing gratitude and thanks to God has a miraculous way of opening and changing our hearts. Today we’ll explore the discipline of thanksgiving, and…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Prayer
Prayer is so simple, but often times our minds convolute and complicate it. Today we’re exploring how to encounter God through prayer, and I pray you take away…
First15 DevotionalEncountering God through Faith
Having consistent and transformational encounters with God while on earth is meant to be foundational to the Christian life. Our God has not left us. Through…
First15 DevotionalOvercome Evil with Good
In our final devotional of this week long series on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re looking at God’s command to overcome evil with good. May God…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jon Tyson
2020 has been one of the most challenging years we’ve experienced as a nation, and it seems that no other city has had to bear as much as New York City. So…
First15 DevotionalLive in Harmony
As we near the end of our series on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re going to explore together what it means to live in harmony with one another…
First15 DevotionalRejoicing and Weeping with Others
In today’s devotional, we’re going to continue our series on the marks of a true Christian by looking at Paul’s encouragement to rejoice and weep with others…
First15 DevotionalBless Those Who Persecute You
In the middle of our week on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re looking at Paul’s command to bless those who persecute you. Truly blessing those around…
First15 DevotionalRejoice in Hope
In our third devotional in this week-long series on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re going to explore together what it means to rejoice in hope. In a…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Latasha Morrison
I could not be more thrilled to share with you a conversation that Rachel and I had this week with Latasha Morrison. Our conversation covers topics like the…
First15 DevotionalBe Fervent in Spirit
As we continue this week on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re going to look at what it means to be fervent in spirit. You were made to live with a…
First15 DevotionalLet Love be Genuine
This week in First15 we’re going to take a look at seven principles found in Romans 12 that describe the marks of a true Christian. The intent of studying this…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jillian Edwards
If you’ve been a part of the First15 community for some time, you know that it is our passion to help you develop a deeper relationship with God through…
First15 DevotionalThe Power of Faith
Today we’re wrapping up our week on faith by looking at the power of faith. Trusting in God changes things. Faith is powerful. As we’re going to discover…
First15 DevotionalFaith in Trials
Today we’re looking at a topic I think all of us can relate to: how to have faith in the midst of trials. All throughout Scripture we see examples of God’s…
First15 DevotionalThe Marriage of Faith and Works
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look together at the marriage of faith and works. One of my greatest struggles is working with God rather than for God…
First15 DevotionalPraying in Faith
In today’s First15 devotional, we’re going to look at what it means to pray in faith. We have a good Father who listens to every word we pray, and knows every…
First15 DevotionalLiving By Faith
We’re in our third day in our series on faith. Today we’re going to look in greater depth at how we can actually live by faith, experiencing the incredible…
First15 DevotionalFaith Comes by Hearing
In this week of devotionals, we’re focusing on faith. Living with our faith stirred up is absolutely foundational to living an abundant life. God is faithful…
First15 DevotionalAt The Heart of Faith
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith is the undercurrent of everything we do as…
First15 DevotionalLove Wins
In our final day of this week-long series seeking to put our faith to action, today we’re going to look at the victory we have in God’s love. As God’s people…
First15 DevotionalLove Hopes
As we near the end of our series on love does, today we’re going to look at the role of hope in putting our faith into action. You and I need hope more than…
First15 DevotionalLove Forgives
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the role of forgiveness in putting our love into action. In God we have forgiveness for every sin we can commit…
First15 DevotionalLove Encourages
In today’s devotional we’re going to look at the role of encouragement in putting our love into action. In a world that constantly seems to beat us down, we’re…
First15 DevotionalLove Makes Time for Others
In our third day of this series exploring how to put our faith into action, we’re looking at how we can love others by simply making time for them. The busier…
First15 DevotionalLove is Present
As we continue this week’s focus, seeking to put love into action, today we’re going to look at how simply being present can make all the difference in the…
First15 DevotionalAction Fueled By Love
James 2:26 tells us, “Faith apart from works is dead.” If we are going to experience the fullness of life offered to us through our faith we must be those who…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Colton Dixon
Colton Dixon reached a level of success in music that many have only dreamed of, first as a top contestant on American Idol, followed by a major record deal…
First15 DevotionalLoving The Church
As we wrap up our week on loving people, we look today at how we can love the Church as God does. Jesus says we will be known by the way we love each other…
First15 DevotionalLoving Strangers
As we near the end of our week on loving people, today we shift to loving those we don’t know. We are all so busy, and most often unaware of those around us…
First15 DevotionalLoving Friends
In today’s devotional, we’ll be learning about what it means to be a friend who loves well. Think about your dearest friends. What role have they played in…
First15 DevotionalLoving Family
As we continue in our week of loving people well, today we’re going to learn about loving family. For some this is an easy task, but for many this is a little…
First15 DevotionalJesus is the Model
As we continue our week on loving people well, we’re going to fix our eyes on Jesus. What better example or model is there for how to love than the One who…
First15 DevotionalSeeing Past the Brokenness
We are all broken people, living in a broken world. It’s that simple. Unfortunately, no one is exempt from the effects of sin. The good news for all of us is…
First15 DevotionalLiving Without Offense
Loving others is one of the most important and difficult commands Jesus gave us. We are a messy, needy, and broken people. We constantly have to deal with our…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Debra Fileta
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the need for conversations around mental health is more widespread than ever. I don’t know about you, but my mental…
First15 DevotionalThe Simplicity of Grace
As we wrap up this week of simple Christianity, today we look at grace. Many of us are so hard on ourselves and struggle to allow ourselves to taste the grace…
First15 DevotionalThe Simple Truth of Freedom
As we near the end of our week on simple Christianity, we look today at the simple truth of our freedom in Christ. Our sin and bondage often feels like a…
First15 DevotionalThe Discipline of Simplicity
Today we are going to explore the actual discipline of simplicity by answering questions like, What does it mean to simplify life? How would Jesus have us…
First15 DevotionalRest in God
As we continue our week on simple Christianity, we have the joy today of discovering what it means to truly rest in God. In all the stress and hurry of life…
First15 DevotionalA Life of Sacrifice
On the third day of our series on pursuing simple Christianity, we’re looking at what it means to live a life of sacrifice to God. May we discover what it…
First15 DevotionalLove People
As we continue our week exploring the simple principles of the Christian faith, today let’s look at what it means to love people. Many of us know that God asks…
First15 DevotionalLove God - It's All About Relationship
This week we’re going to focus on the simplicity the Christian life is meant to be marked by. Jesus summed up our purpose with two statements: love God and…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Shane Pruitt
Are you familiar with the phrase “out of sight, out of mind?” In this pandemic season, I’ve realized there are so many things I took for granted about my daily…