Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Genesis 4:16

Abel was a good shepherd, who was unjustly murdered by his wicked brother, Cain. After death, Abel's blood cried out to God for justice, and the book of Hebrews specifically cites this fact as evidence of resurrection power. Does the story of a good shepherd, who unjustly suffers death, but speaks through resurrection power beyond the grave sound familiar? Learn how Abel's story points us to the story of Jesus!

How can the fruit of the spirit win the battle against the sins of my flesh? This three-day reading plan shows the battles of GENTLENESS versus dissension, traditions, and bitterness. Kristi Krauss uses the fruit of the spirit found in Galatians 5 as a guide to spur us into action to become champions of GENTLENESS in our daily lives.

Overcome apathy, pain, and the past so you can embrace your identity, destiny, and calling in this five-day reading plan from Ebony S. Small.

The story of Cain and Abel is a classic narrative rich with insights and invitation. This five-part devotional series from Yellow Balloons explores Cain’s journey as he struggles to hear and perceive God’s ways. All along the way, the Lord stays near Cain. That act of love offers us hope for redemption, no matter how great our sin.

This Bible Reading Plan is about the power of our anger. Cain’s sinful heart led him to murder his brother Abel. It’s no secret that our anger can lead us down some terrible paths! That’s why we should constantly be reminded of our banner passage for this Plan: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” - James 1:19-20 (NIV) In this Bible Reading Plan, we’ll take an inward look at our own anger, and learn how to handle our anger in a way that honors God.

This Guided Bible Reading Plan is designed to help you take your Bible reading experience to the next level. If you’ve ever read the Bible and been completely confused, this plan is for you. Within this plan each day you’re equipped with a full summary filled with context so you can have deeper clarity as you read through the book of Genesis.

Do you ever live with a sense that you were made for something more? At the beginning of God’s story, we find a collection of ancient events that speak to our questions about our value, identity, and purpose. Stories that tell us who God is, who he made us to be, and the building blocks of what it means to be human.

In a world where life is too often treated cheaply, God has a different idea. The story of Cain and Abel is the second great tragedy in the Bible narrative; placed alongside the Gospels, it provides a roadmap for how we can value life. In this 5-day plan, we examine the contrast the calling of Jesus provides to the sin of Cain.

In this six-day plan, you will read six key chapters in Genesis 1-11—one chapter per day—as we seek to understand the arc of Scripture.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

Genesis is the beginning of God’s story and our own. In this six-day plan, we walk through Genesis 1 to 5 and see a God who creates with purpose, pursues sinners with patience, and offers hope in a broken world. If you want greater clarity as you read Scripture, this plan will help you see the goodness of God from the very beginning. It’s a simple, practical guide to help you understand what these foundational chapters mean for your life today.

Why does Jesus curse a fig tree? It's an enacted parable that is tied up with Jesus reaction to Jerusalem in the Triumphal Entry, his rebuke of the Temple, and the story of the Fall. Fruitlessness is cursed - but Jesus bears that curse so we can be fruitful. Find out more in this short plan.

This is a devotional that will help you apply Biblical truths about worship to your daily life. We often forget what worship is and the impact true worship can have on our lives. Take time to let your worship come alive again.

Join Pulse as we spend seven days looking at what the Bible says about justice, equality, and reconciliation as part of the Year of the Bible. It’s time to let the Word speak.

The sin of withholding is often undetected, however it is responded to by God in a consistent and firm manner. This sin is active and alive in churches, marriages, and families and has been present without a voice. As a result, our marriages and families are suffering. Once a believer is free of this sin, their walk with the Lord and their fruit toward others can increase expediently.

Mental health isn’t as new of an issue as you might think. Take a look at six people who struggled with mental health in the Bible, and see how God cared and provided for them in their darkest moments.

If you want to find hope and purpose in life, go all in. Live for the Lord every day. What is the key? Let’s find out by studying some of the “Hall of Faith” members in the Bible. It is possible to live a life of purpose and faith in today’s chaotic world. Together, let us go all in and see faith unfurled.

Join us in praying for our leaders with this 8-day reading plan, featuring prayers from The One Year Pray for America Bible.

In this 9-day plan, Dr. Michael Youssef digs deep into the roots of our restlessness. He shares how, through relationship with God, we can experience the peace Jesus died for us to have. Learn how your search for contentment can only be satisfied by communion with God. This devotional is excerpted from Dr. Youssef’s book, I Long For You, O God

The Christian gospel is about a Holy Triune God making his home amongst a holy people in a renewed and redeemed creation. Jesus is all about folk and field. In this musical 10-day study from Garden City, you will follow the story of man once alone in sin and bad company. It tracks his journey into God's family on earth and in the kingdom yet to come.

This reading plan explores the account of Abraham's life in Genesis from a distinctly Christian perspective in order to answer questions such as: What did these stories mean for those who first received them? And what do they mean for us today?

In this 11-day plan, you will study Genesis chapters 1-14. It will introduce this great book of the Bible, focusing on the families and generations that begin human history. Before planning how to correct the problems we face in this world, we must understand who God is, how He made the world, what we have done to destroy it, and His plan for His new earth.

“Sin” is a key concept in the Bible. Sin is rebellion against God, be it in words, deeds, or desires. It destroys the relationship between God and humans and also has disastrous consequences for people’s relationship with each other and with their natural environment. This reading plan covers some key Bible verses about sin’s origins, its essence, its consequences, and God’s solution for the problem of human sin.

Today, more people are on the move in the global diaspora than ever before. What is God doing in our world today? To better understand, we will look at the word of God through the lens of people on the move and be introduced to unreached people groups in the diaspora and pray for them.

That’s Us is a devotional journey through the heartbeat of the Church - who we are, how we live, and why love defines us. Across these reflections, you’ll rediscover God’s design for His people: a family formed by grace, shaped by revelation, and sustained by forgiveness. Each devotion invites you to live out your faith not in isolation but in unity - to pray, speak life, bear with, and forgive one another. That’s Us calls the Church back to its truest identity: a community transformed by the Spirit, grounded in Scripture, and known to the world by the love we share.