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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 DevotionalLove-based Simplicity
As we wrap up our week on the simplicity of love, today we’ll look at the concept of simplicity itself and what it means to have a solitary pursuit. As you fix…
First15 DevotionalLove-based Obedience
God is the perfect parent. He is unlike anyone we’ve ever known, and his love is unlike anything we’ve experienced before. Imagine knowing your parent loved…
First15 DevotionalThe Joy of a Love-based Life
Most of the time our emotional happiness is based on our life’s circumstances. As we continue our week on the simplicity of love, today we’ll be taking a look…
First15 DevotionalAll He Asks of Us is Love
It has been and always will be easy for people, especially religious people, to become focused on the wrong things in life. I constantly find myself making…
First15 DevotionalHis Love Has Set Us Free
There is nothing in the world more freeing than being loved as you are. Today we’ll be exploring how God’s love has set us free as we continue in our week of…
First15 DevotionalHis Love Has Redeemed Us
As we explore the simplicity of love this week, today we’ll look at how God’s love has redeemed us. There is an amazing Brennan Manning quote that says, “In…
First15 DevotionalHis Love Pursues Us
1 Corinthians 13:13 says, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” The greatest of all aspects of the Christian…
First15 DevotionalGod is a Fun Father
God loves to exceed our expectations and break our boxes. Today’s topic does just that. As we end our week, today we’re exploring God’s attributes that make…
First15 DevotionalGod Disciplines Us in Love
Discipline can be a tricky subject. Many of us have not seen discipline done well, and no one really loves being disciplined or having something they’ve done…
First15 DevotionalGod Encourages Us
As we continue our week on God being our Father, we look today at how God encourages us. There is nothing like an encouraging word from the Father when we’re…
First15 DevotionalGod is Our Provider
In the kingdom of God, we find a culture different from that of our world. We are often taught to be self-made, pull ourselves up by our boot straps, and that…
First15 DevotionalGod is Present
Many of us deal with a fear of abandonment, rejection, or loneliness, and often for good reason. The beautiful thing about our heavenly Father is that he is…
First15 DevotionalThe Patient Passion of God
In our fallen state, patience isn’t something we find very often in ourselves or others. I don’t know if I know one person who has perfectly displayed patience…
First15 DevotionalAn Unconditional Love
There is no better father than Creator God. He formed us and knows us. He provides for us, loves us unconditionally, and longs for real, life-giving…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversation: Jennie Lusko
I don’t know if you can relate to this, but I’m beyond ready for this season to be over. After months of pandemic dominated news and overall unpredictability…
First15 DevotionalGod the Giver of Courage
In today’s devotional, we wrap up our week on God giving good gifts by looking at how God is the giver of courage. Fear is something that plagues us all in…
First15 DevotionalGod the Giver of Strength
In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore and experience the ways God gives us strength. There is not much better than becoming aware of our weakness and…
First15 DevotionalThe Lord Gives Direction
As we near the end of our week on God giving us good, heavenly gifts, we’re going to take time today to discover and reflect on the ways God gives us…
First15 DevotionalThe Lord Gives Contentment
In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore the way God gives us contentment in the midst of every season and place he plants us. May you walk in immense…
First15 DevotionalGod Gives Peace
As we continue our series on God the Giver of Gifts, we’re going to take time today to look at the peace God is faithful to give. We all need peace in this…
First15 DevotionalGod Our Great Deliverer
Today as we continue to explore ways God is a wonderful, giving Father, we’re going to focus on the delivering power of God to set the captive free and rescue…
First15 DevotionalGod the Giver of Comfort
Our heavenly Father is the giver of every good gift. This week in the First15 devotional we’re going to explore the different gifts only God can give. His…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jeremy & Adrienne Camp
Craig and I recently sat down with Jeremy and Adie Camp to discuss topics from their new book on marriage, In-Unison. With Covid-19, things are crazier than…
First15 DevotionalGod Desires to be Encountered
In today’s devotional, we’re going to respond to God’s open invitation to seek his face. God desires to meet with you just as you are. So great was his desire…
First15 DevotionalGod's Great Gift of Love
In today’s devotional we’re going to create space to talk about and receive God’s great gift of love. You and I were made to be loved by God. And until we make…
First15 DevotionalGod is Good
In today’s devotional, we’re going to dive deeper into the reality of God’s goodness. At every turn, just when I wonder how good God really is, he always has a…
First15 DevotionalGod is Worthy of Devotion
In today’s devotional, we’re going to spend time reflecting on how worthy God is of our devotion. Life is never better than when God is fully at the center of…
First15 DevotionalGod is Trustworthy
In today’s devotional, we’re going to take time to simply focus on how trustworthy our heavenly Father is. Our trust is always meant to be a response to God’s…
First15 DevotionalGod Our Great Protector
Every day we experience fear in some way. Whether it’s fear over the opinion of others, fear of the future, or fear over the ways and plans of evil, we’re in…
First15 DevotionalSanctification in the Waiting
It’s vital to the Christian life that we as sons and daughters of the most high God allow our affections to be stirred by the loving, powerful nature of our…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jerrad Lopes
Today I am so excited to share a conversation that Josh and I recently had with Jerrad Lopes, who is a father, author, and founder of the Dad Tired ministry…
First15 DevotionalThe Faithfulness of God
In the last devotional of this week where we’re seeking to stir up our affections for God, today we’re going to look at God’s faithfulness. You and I can have…
First15 DevotionalBeing the Child of God
In today’s devotional, we’re going to stir up our affections for God by looking at what it means when Scripture calls us his children. As a child of God, you…
First15 DevotionalNo Better Friend
In today’s devotional, we’re going to stir up our affections by looking at God’s invitation to us in Revelation 3:20 to share a meal with him. This metaphor…
First15 DevotionalSpecial Series - Connection in Crisis - Part 3
It probably goes without saying that today is a different kind of Easter. My whole life I’ve gone to Easter services, experienced the increased production, the…
First15 DevotionalThe Wisdom of God
In today’s devotional, we’re going to stir up our affections for God by looking at his wisdom. Not only is our God wise, but he longs to share his wisdom with…
First15 DevotionalThe Boundless Grace of God
In today’s devotional, we’re going to continue our series seeking to simply stir our affections toward God, by looking at his boundless grace. On a daily…
First15 DevotionalThe Yoke of Jesus
In today’s devotional, we’re going to continue our pursuit of stirring up our affections for God by looking at how God exchanges our burdens for his peace. As…
First15 DevotionalYour Father Gives Good Gifts
This week we’ll start a new series, making space to simply stir up our affections for God every day. Today, we’re going to look at the reality that our God…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Ryan Romeo
How to connect with your God-given dreams: I’m thrilled to share with you our latest podcast conversation with Ryan Romeo. Ryan is the co-founder of the Outcry…
First15 DevotionalA Constant Companion
Today we’re wrapping up our week-long series of stirring up our affections for God by looking at what it means to have friendship with the Holy Spirit. The…
First15 DevotionalThe Heart of God to Forgive
As we near the end of our week, creating space every day to simply have our affections stirred up for God, we’re going to take time today to look at God’s…
First15 DevotionalGod Heals Hearts
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the reality that God loves to heal hearts. As we continue this series allowing who God is and what he does to…
First15 DevotionalSpecial Series - Connection in Crisis - Part 2
With words that echo through crisis and calm, Augustine prayed: “Grant Lord, that I may know myself, that I may know thee…” In the throws of COVID-19, there is…
First15 DevotionalDelighting in God's Love
As we reach the middle of our week-long focus on stirring up our affections for God, today we’re going to create space to simply delight in God’s love…
First15 DevotionalGod our Father
In the third day of this week-long series where we’ve been taking time every day to stir up our affections for God, today we’re going to look at all it means…
First15 DevotionalThe Lord Your God is in Your Midst
As we continue our focus on simply stirring up our affections for God this week, today we’re going to take time to focus on the fact that God is present in our…
First15 DevotionalThe Sweetness of God's Love
This week on the First15 podcast we’ll spend time stirring up our affections for God through the renewing of our minds. Your mind is the gateway to your…
First15 DevotionalBONUS: Have we forgotten how to rest?
Families all over the world are dealing with the Coronavirus and its implications on their lives. Craig and Rachel sat down to discuss the restlessness so many…
First15 DevotionalReceiving God's Word through Action
As we finish this week of looking at different ways God speaks, today we’re going to look at the role of taking action in hearing God. One of the most powerful…
First15 DevotionalGod Speaks in Solitude
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the value of solitude in making space to hear from God. In all the noise of our world, solitude is more important…
First15 DevotionalGod Speaks through Meditation
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the role of meditation in hearing from God. Meditation for many reasons, seems to have found its way out of our…
First15 DevotionalGod Speaks through his Creation
As we arrive in the middle of this week-long focus on hearing from God, today we’re going to look at the role of Creation in God speaking to us as his…
First15 DevotionalSpecial Series: Connection in Crisis - Part 1
As human beings, we were created for connection first and foremost. Without meaningful connection to God, ourselves, and others, our quality of being and…
First15 DevotionalHearing God's Voice
As we continue this series looking at different ways God speaks to us as his children, today we’re going to look at what it means to hear God’s voice. The idea…
First15 DevotionalGod Speaks through His Word
As we continue our series looking at different ways God speaks to us as his children, today we’re going to look at the role of Scripture in hearing God. The…
First15 DevotionalGod Speaks
You and I have been given the invaluable gift of communication with God. Last week we learned about the process of making the soil of our hearts soft and…
First15 DevotionalThe Experience of His Presence
One of the greatest gifts of my life has been experience the presence of God. His presence is essential to experiencing and knowing him. And God has made…
First15 DevotionalThe Experience of His Freedom
Today we’ll explore the experience of God’s freedom as it relates to our identity and what we believe about ourselves. Many of us have yet to truly taste the…
First15 DevotionalPartnering in His Purposes
Today we’ll explore the concept of partnering with God in his purposes in the earth. God is already at work all around us. He is asking us today to have eyes…