Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 1:3

Time is precious. We've each been given the same 24 hours each day. How we spend these hours shapes our identities, reflecting our priorities and desires. Jesus seeks more than just our time; He desires our hearts. Let's explore a passage that illuminates what it means to fully invite Jesus into our lives and walk away with some practical ways to give Him more room!

Have you ever been relying on your smartphone’s GPS for directions when you suddenly lost cell service? That can be a scary predicament. Without directions, how will you know where you are going? This week let’s dig into Proverbs to learn what wisdom would teach us about the paths we travel in life.

In the HomeGrown Plan, author and pastor Johnny Moore offers wisdom to pastors seeking growth for their small-town church.

Do you feel so busy that you barely have enough time to breathe? You are not alone. The 5-5-5 Method is a simple and practical method that eliminates the excuse that you’re too busy to spend time with God; because even the wealthiest, most influential, time-consumed individuals still have 15 minutes of spare time each day to prioritize what they love. And so do you. Do you love Jesus enough to spend 15 minutes of your day with Him? Click "Start Plan" now and learn how to spend time with God daily!

Celebrating Christmas is a tradition many of us look forward to all year. We play music, decorate trees, and throw parties all through December. This Advent reading plan aims to help in those celebrations by exploring the themes of the Christmas story. This plan can be read with friends or as a family (kids too!). Use the “Application Questions” for groups to center the conversation on Jesus. And, for families, use “Next Steps”, to find creative ways to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

This Advent, spend time in the opening verses of John’s Gospel reflecting on what these verses reveal to us about who Jesus is.

We all know how easy it is to get swept up in Christmas planning, shopping, decorating, and countless gatherings. These things are exciting and festive, but they can sometimes pull us away from what Christmas is truly about—the arrival of Emmanuel, “God with us.” The Good News is that, in a world filled with so much uncertainty, He is our Hope. He is our Love. He is our Peace, our Joy, our Light. This is the gift of Christmas, for each and every one of us.

God is complex. We cannot fully understand Him. He is also relational and has been revealing Himself to mankind since the beginning of time. Jesus was not created but was with God from the beginning. Why did Jesus come to earth? Where is the peace His birth was supposed to bring? Some answers to these questions are found in this five-day Bible study.

Find space to reckon with your grief during the most joyous time of the year. With prayer and spiritual practices from Stephanie Duncan Smith, author of Even After Everything and creator of Slant Letter, this devotional invites you to openly acknowledge your loss, reckon with the dissonance of the season, and encounter God’s empathy in the fullness of your honest emotions.

John the Baptist's call for repentance still speaks to us today! What does authentic repentance look like? This is part two of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend. The plans in this series can be done in any order. See also "Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).