Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 5:18

We know that Jesus has already defeated Satan. So why do you still face little battles every day? Mark and Grace Driscoll impart four lessons on how to use your God-given authority to win.

The forces of evil are real, and they can petrify us, but a simple Truth can give us hope. In this 5-day reading plan, Pete Briscoe explains the strength and authority that’s available to us when we come face to face with the enemy.

From the heights of the Himalayas to the crystal-clear water of the Maldives, South Asia is both awe-inspiring and heart-wrenching. The birthplace of Hinduism and home to more than 500 million Muslims, South Asia has the largest concentration of non-Christians on the planet. In this reading plan, learn more about these people, who are loved by God, and pray Scripture over them.

In this plan we will undertake a study of the book of 1 John, in the New Testament. The book of 1 John is the first of three books, written by John the elder to house church believers. The book of 1 John encourages believers to remember that God is light and love and therefore to live lives that reflect that light and love with one another and the world.

1 John is one of three letters written by John the Beloved, the same author as the Gospel of John and Revelation. Written as a response to false teaching in the church, John reminds his readers that just as God is both love and light, true believers are to show love and light to the world.

John, the last living apostle, wrote a Gospel. And it seems some people were distorting it. John writes to believers caught in the aftermath, bringing clarity and commentary on what he wrote. He shows them what it looks like to be people of light and life instead of people of death and darkness. This plan takes us through 1 John and how to live in the face of distorted Christianity.

The New Testament books of 1, 2 and 3 John have a recurring theme: love. The author speaks repeatedly of Jesus’s command for believers to love one another. Christian believers should stand apart from the rest of the world, characterized by God’s love. This six-day devotional explores John’s words in his three epistles, offering tangible ways to show God’s love to fellow believers.

Have you ever felt certain you understood what God was asking of you and moved ahead with enthusiasm, only to hit an unexpected brick wall or have cold water thrown on your efforts? That’s often how it goes when we are discovering God’s will for our lives. At some point, we’re sure to be met with resistance, become confused or even be wounded in our pursuit of His grand plan.        

What a tragedy to go through one’s Christian life believing Christ is the Savior, but not having the assurance that if you died tonight you would wake up in His presence. Join the apostle John through chapter 5 of his epistle—1 John. Together we will learn to stand on God’s promises and to understand how to fight back when the enemy tries to seed doubt into our minds.

Join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we read and pray through 1, 2, and 3 John. These works are likely penned by the apostle John, written to a known community of believers and to specific individuals within this community. John wrote to combat false teaching by re-anchoring believers in the truth of Jesus Christ and giving guidance on how to live in love as children of God.