Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 19:7

The following devotionals are designed to help you in your spiritual journey. Each article has been selected to help you understand more about God's love for you, and we hope that through this plan you will find encouragement, comfort, and true joy this Christmas season.

Over the course of 10-days, read the book of Luke alongside passages and questions from Lydia Brownback, and see how the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as the promised King of kings, showcasing how Jesus’s earthly ministry is good news to the downtrodden, the hurting, and the outsider.

Ever doubt God could use you—with your shortcomings, failures, busy schedule…whatever your obstacles may be—to do anything big for His Kingdom? Good news: God specializes in the unlikely. The Scriptures offer ample examples of unlikely fighters—people God used in huge ways, despite (or even because of!) their imperfections. Meet 10 of these unlikely fighters, and discover how the Lord can use you to do mighty things.

The Bible is clear about it: we humans are sinful and deserve punishment. But, the Bible also explains that God offers forgiveness if we confess and turn away from our sins. God also enables us to forgive ourselves and others, which is very freeing and helps us to restore relationships. This reading plan discusses some key Bible verses about receiving and giving forgiveness.

In this 10-day plan, we will look at the devotions of the early church and how they are applicable to our lives today. We will explore what it really means to live a life of devotion and how we can incorporate the early church practices into our everyday. Join us as we grow together as devoted followers of Jesus!

What do we do with our pain and joy in life? Most try to avoid the tears and focus on finding happiness, but does that really work? Denial might help to alleviate pain for the short run, but eventually lament must be faced and expressed. The surprising truth is that both laughter and lament together pave the path to radical freedom in Christ.

If we are honest, we admit that the Bible can be confusing, even the New Testament. But to truly understand and apply the Bible well, we need to understand the cultural background of the passages we are reading. This 10-day plan is based on Craig Keener's New Testament Background course on Seminary Now.

Discover hope this Easter with this 10-day devotional that provides personal stories, Scripture, prayer, and practical questions for you to reflect on. As you read about the death and resurrection of Jesus, you’ll also find hope for what you’ll face today and tomorrow.

When we try to find the central theme of the Bible, we might not immediately think of trees. But when we take a closer look, trees are mentioned quite often! Not as main characters or major topics, but they are frequently used as metaphors or symbolic representations of important truths. In this reading plan, we will read some Bible texts about trees, and see what we can learn from them.

Hear 10 true stories of hope—five videos featuring modern-day redemption stories and five audio devotionals from the life of Jesus. You'll see so clearly that your story is not over. No matter what you’ve been through, God can use you to shine light into someone else's darkness.