Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 4:18

In this devotional, we will dig into what Scripture says about love, and I will share my story of discovering God’s love, to the point of forgiving the person who hurt me the most in my life. God desperately wants to show you the depths of His love and the person(s) in your life who you have struggled to love and forgive. Will you let love in?

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent—a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal when Christians are invited to prepare themselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Throughout the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, pray and reflect on God’s renewing power.

Our world has been hit with a global pandemic – coronavirus – leading many to ask: Is the coronavirus God’s judgment on the world? Is God bringing this upon us to lead people to repentance? Could this be the beginning of the end? Does this view really hold up? Let’s take a brief look at the truth about God and coronavirus.

The love of God is incredible, extravagant and deeply personal. In this 7 day devotional we will reflect on 1 John 4:7-21, and position ourselves in God’s love as we walk with Him in exploring the width, length, height and depth of His endless love for us.

Far too often we give up on our dreams because of fear. So we came up with a solution to beat it! Read, watch and follow along our adventure as we road-trip across the state of California guiding you to win against fear so your dreams can have a chance to live!

The Bible tells us, “Don’t worry,” “Fear not!” How do we do this practically? Based on research about feelings in the New Testament, author Dr. Matthew Elliott explains what fear is. When is it healthy? When can we banish it permanently? Rather than feeling overwhelmed by emotions, we can understand the beliefs and values fear reveals in us. When we do, we will be on our way to living fear-free.

YOU are brilliant- uniquely formed and divinely woven together with the ability to light up this world through goodness and kindness, bravery and resilience. Your shimmer is multi-faceted and potential uncontainable. Created with purpose, you were destined to shine. Over the next seven days, explore who God created you to be and awaken to a life defined by radical love, bold faith, and unstoppable hope.

Join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we read and pray through 1, 2, and 3 John. These works are likely penned by the apostle John, written to a known community of believers and to specific individuals within this community. John wrote to combat false teaching by re-anchoring believers in the truth of Jesus Christ and giving guidance on how to live in love as children of God.

In this 7-Day plan, Dr. John Koessler reveals how lust, which once was considered a "deadly sin", has transformed into a "dangerous virtue." Our culture has radically redrawn its moral boundaries so that what lust is now called love and sexual preference is regarded by many to be malleable. Dr. Koessler helps reveal the beauty of God's design for love and desire. Excerpted from the book 'Dangerous Virtues.'

Anger. Frustration. Irritation. We’ve all felt the power of these emotions and lived to regret the speed with which we responded to them. This devotional will help you understand the three sources of these strong emotions and give practical Biblical advice for how to deal with them.