Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 11:4

Grief can feel unbearable. Although well-meaning friends and family offer support and encouragement, we often still feel like no one really understands—that we’re alone in our suffering. In this plan, you’ll encounter comforting Scriptures to help you find perspective from God, feel our Savior’s great concern for you, and experience relief from your pain.

Near the end of his life, John was the last of the living apostles and wrote a story about Jesus. It’s his testimony of who Jesus is, what he said, what he did, and who he claimed to be. Jesus has a story. He invites us to make it our story. When we make Jesus’s story our story, we have life in his name. This plan focuses on John 11 and the grief we face. It's part of an ongoing series through John.

You put your hope in Christ, and instead of feeling blessed, you feel sucker-punched. You wonder if you’ve done something wrong, or worse, been duped. Hope seems slippery. But what if the hope Christ offers isn’t a flimsy shred but a certainty you can count on, even when you feel disappointed? This plan, based on stories from the book “Remarkable Hope,” tells how Jesus revived hope for people in the gospels. And He’ll do the same for you today.

Death awaits everyone – no one is exempt from death coming to them. The difference is in how we each respond to death. Is it something that we fear? Or is it something that we know we have victory over. In Plan 11 we see Jesus has indeed conquered death. He is the RESURRECTION and the LIFE – there is no other way to eternal life but through Jesus.

What would David, Moses, Daniel, Peter, Ruth, and Jesus have to say to Millennials and/or Gen Z-ers? Find out in this 6-day Bible Plan as we offer up some atypical advice from well-known biblical stories.

Embark on a journey to learn more about the life of Jesus. Together we will watch short clips from the film, The Life of Jesus, and reflect on what we see. Discover who Jesus really was and what He can mean to you. You can read each of the 10 plans separately, but we challenge you to complete the whole journey.

Your faith in God matters to God. And he’s committed to growing it. Big. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. In this reading plan, Andy Stanley builds a biblical case for five things God uses to grow BIG faith.

As we read through the Gospels, we see the divine power of Jesus Christ displayed in miracle after miracle. Interestingly, the Gospel writer John takes care in calling Jesus’ miracles “signs and wonders” because they point to a greater spiritual reality behind the person and purpose of God. Over the next 6 days, we will see the various signs Jesus performed in John and what they say about him.

Life was all good until _____________. You got that hard diagnosis, a relationship started to fall apart, or a bill, loss, or disappointment came out of nowhere—and now you’re wondering: Where’s God? Why me? What about when the worst-case happens? Let’s explore the stories of Biblical heroes to help us answer these questions and find hope, peace, and freedom we’re looking for—which Jesus offers.

“Do problems serve any purpose? If God is for me, then why am I facing this problem? Problems are uninvited guests and come in different forms. The reality is that problems are part and parcel of life, and followers of Christ aren’t exempt. Ironically, problems often contain hidden blessings within them. Join this 6-day devotional as we discover why we should thank God for problems.