Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 1:17

Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas Day. During this time, the Church universal is invited to become more intentional: 1) to look back in thankfulness for Jesus’ birth; and 2) to look forward in the hope of full restoration when He comes again. These reflections are designed to help you engage and embrace this season.

If you want to encounter Jesus, the living Word of God, there is no better place to start than in the pages of the Bible. This six-day reading plan will show you how to enjoy a relationship with Jesus through the Bible and apply what you learn to your everyday life. It’s a journey that helps us delight in the Word, discern its meaning, and do what it says.

Jesus is a totally unique King, unlike any other King who has ever been or will ever be. He is not just a King, but the King of Kings! This is a 6 day devotional celebrating the death, resurrection and ascension of the King of Kings.

Do All Roads Lead to God? Universalism vs. Singularity.

How do we know we're forgiven when we mess up? How do we receive the power for living a new life every day? How do we enjoy a deep, personal connection with God? The same way we got started - by God's grace. Find out how you can live in freedom, purpose, and joy, just as God intended. Experience the full benefits of the simple gospel, simply by grace.

John did not include the nativity story in his gospel but went back even further into history. To the beginning. We have this Gospel so that we may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing we may have life in his name. This reading plan will offer you a place to turn to strengthen your faith and better understand who Jesus was and is.

Limits and boxes have always been part of the human experience from the very beginning, and therefore should not be an issue of unnecessary concern to us. The key is recognizing we have limits, but if we engage with God’s timeless truth and His relentless purpose for our lives, we can live so well within those limits that it seems like we’re living beyond them. We can go beyond what we think is possible if we stay within the God-designed boxes of our lives. He can do more with us and through us in a box, than we can do on our own, outside of the box!

Ron Dicianni is one of today’s most renowned American Artists. His work has been featured in the Smithsonian and he’s painted the President of the United States. He is currently working on A Painted Visual Bible for Families. Join Ron and his friends in this walk through some pivotal stories for Advent and as he shows us that sometimes we need to "See" the story to truly experience its depth and beauty.

This devotional was created by the Shofar Stellenbosch team to help the students and families to remain in the Word of God during the holiday season. This 7-day devotional, "Who is Jesus?" focuses on the very question of who Jesus is and help us get to know Him through Scripture even better.

Grace is one of the supernatural gifts from God to us. His grace is sufficient, Jesus is defined as grace, and we are to show grace to others. It’s a poetic word with a powerful effect on everyone who practices it and accepts it from God. We’ll spend this week grasping how wide, deep, and high grace can be in life if we embrace it and practice it every day.