Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 8:35

Do you have spiritual questions that you'd love answers for? Questions regarding faith, religion, God, or the Bible? Watch this video series to get some answers, and be prepared to dig into God's Word too!

Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, and living for comfort and pleasure. Don’t get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. This 5-day plan adapted from John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life will challenge you to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. Learn to live for Christ, and don’t waste your life!

Jesus never wrote a book or traveled outside of Israel, but He used a band of followers to create the largest, most influential movement the world has ever seen. Dr. Joseph Mattera shows you what you can learn from the greatest Influencer in history.

Have you ever wondered if you really matter to God? Sometimes we can question everything we once knew, doubting ourselves, others, and even our faith. When you feel overcome with confusion, you need to know there’s a God who understands and can handle anything you can throw at Him. In this plan, you will learn no doubt is too big or strong for God to help you overcome.

Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding plan. This plan is based on Pastor Matt Bartgis's January 2021 message, "Year of Yes". Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

Spend five days with Dr. Ramesh Richard, president of RREACH (a Global Proclamation Ministry) and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, as he offers pastoral insights on how to find your soul passion in life. The intentional life that pursues a supreme purpose begins with passion. You may also enjoy the companion plan, “Building an Intentional Life: Start Now.”

In 100 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover who Jesus is and why he is so significant – even life-transforming. Through both Old and New Testament readings, you will discover why God sent Jesus, what Jesus taught, how he treated people, why he did miracles, the meaning of his death, the significance of his resurrection, and what the Bible says about his second coming.

You are not alone in your suffering, doubts, and questions. Take Back Your Joy invites you to see your life through a fresh lens as you glimpse the beautiful big picture of God’s work … because sometimes one of the greatest gifts is to have more than we can handle so we can find a deeper joy in Christ, who can handle it all.

Being a Christian can be similar to being a sports official. Striving for perfection but coming up short. Trust the system. Trust the process. Trust your gut, trust your training. Sound familiar? How many of us hear that or self-talk those reminders during our game. All of these are great reminders and processes to becoming a successful official. But we need to remember, it’s the Holy Spirit we should be listening to in those locker rooms, car rides, dinners and hotel rooms.

Lent is a time when we prepare our hearts for Easter, often by reflecting on our sin and the sacrifice Jesus made for our sin. While it can be hard to reflect on our sin, doing so causes us to be even more grateful for the grace of Christ. In this five-day plan, we will consider the seriousness of our sin while also fixing our eyes on the gospel...