First15 Devotional
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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 Appl...
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Revelation through Others
One of the most influential ways I believe God wants to reveal himself and his heart is through others. No one is perfect like him, of course. But we...
The Spirit
Today we’ll explore who the Holy Spirit is, and what that means for knowing the heart of God richly in our daily lives. The concept of God’s Spirit is...
The Word
As we seek to know the heart of God this week, today we’ll look to his word as a steady, ever-present guide to God’s feelings toward us. If you’re eve...
Continual Revelation
As we continue our week on knowing God’s heart, today we’ll explore the idea of continually seeking God in our day to day lives, rather than living of...
You Can Know God
One of our greatest privileges as a child of God is that we can have the heart of our heavenly Father. We don’t have to wonder how he feels about us....
Live for His Glory
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 wea...
Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus
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 th...
Make Time to Experience God
In today’s First15, 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...
Casting Off Negativity
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 cas...
Trust in God’s Promise
In today’s First15, 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 e...
Experiencing God’s Promises through the Renewing of Your Mind
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 op...
Waiting on the Lord
In today’s First15 we’re launching a brand new series seeking to position ourselves to receive more of the reality of God’s promises every day. There...
God Promises His Return
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 experie...
God Promises His Presence
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. I...
God Promises His Comfort
In today’s First15, 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 comfo...
God Promises Freedom
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...
God Promises His Compassion
On today’s First15, 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 compa...
God Promises His Strength
In today’s First15, 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 remin...
God Promises His Will
In today’s First15, we’re launching a brand new series looking at various promises our heavenly Father makes towards us, and creating space to take ho...
Sanctification
As we have learned this week, our God is fully trustworthy. Placing our trust in his hands is the wisest thing we could ever do. As we finish up our w...
Provision
As we begin to wrap up our week on trust, today we’ll look at the idea of trusting God for provision. May we find rest and peace today as we remind ou...
Emotions
Today we’ll explore how emotional health and trust are linked. We are all emotional beings and how we’re doing emotionally affects us all on a regular...
Plans
Today we’ll be discussing the plans we make for our lives. So often, our plans symbolize control. Giving up control of our life’s direction can be sca...
Understanding
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 l...
Obedience
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, joy...
Trustworthy
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'...
God’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...
God’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 desi...
God’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 o...
God’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...
God’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...
God’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...
God’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 Scri...
Encountering 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...
Encountering 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...
Encountering 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 g...
Encountering 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. Wor...
Encountering 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, an...
Encountering 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...
Encountering 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....