Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 4:38

So many of us are exhausted––but not just physically. We’re worn down deep in our souls, bearing a heaviness we can’t seem to shake. But what if we didn’t have to feel so soul-weary? This five-day study will help you let go of heavy burdens like condemnation, worry, and despair and pick up the easy yoke and light burden Christ offers instead.

Through a lens of sports and Biblical truth, this 5-day reading plan unpacks how we can keep our composure and remain at peace by placing our trust and confidence in God during challenging times.

Is “remember the Sabbath” a biblical suggestion that has fallen out of fashion or an inconvenient rule that gets in the way of a full life? Neither says musician and spiritual adviser Justin McRoberts. Instead, this five-day study of the Sabbath, excerpted from his book Sacred Strides, is an invitation to fully experience the Love of God in our work through our rest.

Jonah 1:1-17 and Mark 4:1 & 35-41 give us a gospel view of first, the inevitability of our storms of life, second, the intensity of these storms, and third, how the identity of Jesus Christ, our greater Jonah, enables us to successfully face these storms of life.

God didn't design the Bible to be read once and put back on the bookshelf. He constantly reveals little hidden miracles and deeper wisdom to us over time. This plan will encourage you to examine scripture in a more investigative way, to discover new insights both in the Bible, and personal application in your life, of the amazing ways in which He works.

Scared is a feeling that can be hard to face, but if we listen to it, we can learn things about ourselves. In this reading plan, children will discover that it’s okay to be scared and God is with us when we’re afraid. Kids will learn that scared is an emotion they don’t need to avoid and instead something they can use to understand themselves and grow closer to God.

Although we’re certainly not perfect, God’s divine love for us IS perfect! If He would die for you while you were in sin, separated from God, there’s just nothing He wouldn’t do for you! As you dive into this powerful five-day devotional, your mind will be flooded with thoughts of God’s Word and His love, driving fear far from your life forever! Get ready to become absolutely FEARLESS!

Joy–a deep sense of well-being, regardless of circumstances–is accessible in a far-from-perfect world. Over the next five days, I hope you’ll get a taste of how good God is, even when the world is in chaos, and find that we have every reason to celebrate, to laugh, even to throw parties as we contemplate our place in God’s beautiful kingdom.

Believers encounter situations every day that may cause us to lose peace. But as Christ-followers we have an advantage: We can trust the nature of Jesus to give us peace. This five-day plan explores how we can have everyday peace through trusting God.

The valley can feel like it will never end. God doesn't transport us from one season to another. Instead, He promises to walk with us through every disappointment, mistake, hurt, joy, lonely desert and dark valley. Join Dave Choutka as he provides hope-filled words of encouragement to those who are navigating their own journey. Your valley is not your destination.