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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 DevotionalIdentity of the Heart - April 4
In our third devotional discovering the reality that God is after our hearts, today we’re going to look at how our hearts reveal our identity. May God call out…
First15 DevotionalMade for Relationship - April 3
In our second devotional seeking to discover God’s pursuit of our hearts, today we’re going to spend time looking at our true purpose, why you and I were…
First15 DevotionalGod's Relentless Pursuit - April 2
In today’s devotional we’re beginning a brand new series, focusing on the fact that God is first and foremost, after our hearts. In a world that defines us by…
First15 DevotionalResurrection Culture Part 2 - April 1
In the last episode of this week on transformation, we’re going to wrap up this focus by finishing our exploration into establishing a resurrection culture…
First15 DevotionalResurrection Culture Part 1 - March 31
In today’s podcast, we’re going to begin a quick two day devotional as we look forward to Easter in the next few weeks, by asking God to build within us a…
First15 DevotionalGod Meets Us in Our Weakness - March 30
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at how God transforms us as we allow him to meet us at our place of weakness. You were never created to be…
First15 DevotionalTransformation through Experience - March 29
In the middle of our week on transformation, we’re going to take time today to discover how God longs to transform us through experience. Every experience we…
First15 DevotionalWhat is Inner Healing Prayer?
Are you curious about what Inner Healing Prayer is? Do you have deep hurts in your own life that you haven't yet submitted to the Lord in prayer? In this…
First15 DevotionalContinual Transformation - March 28
In our third devotional in this series on transformation, we’re going to take time today to look at what it means to be continually transformed. We serve a God…
First15 DevotionalGod Transforms Us Into New Creations - March 27
In our second devotional focusing on transformation, today we’re exploring the ways in which God transforms us into new creations. Every day God longs to make…
First15 DevotionalSeeking Transformation - March 26
Today we begin a brand new week of devotionals, creating space every day for God to transform us more and more into his likeness. And in today’s devotional…
First15 DevotionalRenewal of Perspective - March 25
In our last episode of this week on renewal, today we’re looking at what it means to have a renewal of perspective. Lately for me, it seems like the difference…
First15 DevotionalRenewal of Conscience - March 24
As we near the end of our week-long series on renewal, today we’re going to invite God to bring a renewal of conscience to our hearts and mind. That our…
First15 DevotionalRenewal of Purpose - March 23
In today’s devotional, we’re going to invite God to renew within us a true sense of purpose. Throughout the day I find my heart wandering to all sorts of…
First15 DevotionalRenewal of Joy - March 22
In the middle of this week-long series on renewal, today we’re going to make room for God to renew our joy. Joy is something I so often struggle to walk in as…
First15 DevotionalRenewal of Your First Love - March 21
In our third episode on seeking renewal from our good and loving God, today we’re going to look at what it means to have a renewal of our first love. What, who…
First15 DevotionalThe Renewal of Your Mind - March 20
In the second day of our series on renewal, today we’re going to invite God to renew our minds. Our minds are the gateway to our emotions, decisions, and…
First15 DevotionalGod’s Plan for Renewal - March 19
One of the best aspects of spending time alone with God is being renewed daily by his word and presence. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, “The steadfast love of the…
First15 DevotionalOvercome Evil with Good - March 18
In our final episode 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 show…
First15 DevotionalLive in Harmony - March 17
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 - March 16
In today’s podcast, 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. One…
First15 DevotionalBless Those Who Persecute You - March 15
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 - March 14
In our third episode 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 DevotionalBe Fervent in Spirit - March 13
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 - March 12
This week in the First15 podcast 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…
First15 DevotionalLive for His Glory - March 11
In the final episode of our series on experiencing God’s promises, today we’re going to look at what it means to live for God’s glory. There are a wealth of…
First15 DevotionalBe the Hands and Feet of Jesus - March 10
As we near the end of our week long series on experiencing the promises of God, today we’re going to look at how living with faithful action, being the hands…
First15 DevotionalMake Time to Experience God - March 9
In today’s podcast, we’re going to look at how being wise with our time, and investing it in the place of meeting with God face to face, positions us to more…
First15 DevotionalCasting Off Negativity - March 8
As we continue our series looking at how we can position ourselves to experience the fullness of God’s promises, today we’re looking at how we can cast off…
First15 DevotionalTrust in God’s Promise - March 7
In today’s podcast, we’re going to go deeper into the place of trust, seeking to open up more of our hearts to our good and loving Father, so we can experience…
First15 DevotionalExperiencing God’s Promises through the Renewing of Your Mind - March 6
In our second episode positioning ourselves to more fully experience God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the role of renewing our minds in opening our…
First15 DevotionalWaiting on the Lord - March 5
In today’s podcast, we’re launching a brand new series seeking to position ourselves to receive more of the reality of God’s promises every day. There is so…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Return - March 4
In the last episode of this series on God’s promises, today we’re looking at the promise of his return. The suffering and pain we’re right now experience is…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Presence - March 3
As we near the end of series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the promise of his presence. The nearness of God is always to our good. In every…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Comfort - March 2
In today’s podcast, we’re continuing our series focusing on God’s promises by looking at his promise of comfort. We serve a God of all mercy and comfort, a God…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises Freedom - March 1
As we enter the middle of our series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at his promise of freedom. Every day this world tries to chain us to its…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Compassion - February 28
On today’s podcast, we’re going to look at God’s promise of compassion. Few things draw me nearer to God, faster, than a fresh revelation of his compassion. In…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Strength - February 27
In today’s podcast, we’re continuing our series of taking hold of God’s promises by looking at his promise of strength. Every day I wake up, I’m reminded of my…
First15 DevotionalGod Promises His Will - February 26
In today’s podcast, we’re launching a brand new series looking at various promises our heavenly Father makes towards us, and creating space to take hold of…
First15 DevotionalThe Faithfulness of God - February 25
In the last episode 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 - February 24
In today’s podcast, we’re going to stir up our affections for God by looking at what it means when Scripture calls us God's children. As a child of God, you…
First15 DevotionalDinner with your Creator - February 23
In today’s podcast, 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, this…
First15 DevotionalThe Wisdom of God - February 22
In today’s podcast, 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 us…
First15 DevotionalA First15 Conversation - Alison from Living Water International
We're so excited to share this conversation Craig recently had with our friend Alison from Living Water International. In addition to discussing some of the…
First15 DevotionalThe Boundless Grace of God - February 21
In today’s podcast, we’re going to continue our series seeking to simply stir our affections toward God, by looking at his boundless grace. On a daily basis…
First15 DevotionalGod Exchanges our Burdens for His Peace - February 20
In today’s podcast, 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 a…
First15 DevotionalYour Father Gives Good Gifts - February 19
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 DevotionalLove Wins - February 18
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 - February 17
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 - February 16
In today’s podcast, 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. And…
First15 DevotionalLove Encourages - February 15
In today’s podcast 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 in…
First15 DevotionalLove Makes Time for Others - February 14
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 - February 13
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 DevotionalLove Does - February 12
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 DevotionalReceiving God’s Word through Action - February 11
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 - February 10
In today’s podcast, 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 - February 9
In today’s podcast, 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 - February 8
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 DevotionalHearing God’s Voice - February 7
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 - February 6
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…