Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 15:13

As Jesus considered His last remaining moments with His disciples before His crucifixion, He made sure they knew everything that was most important for the uncertain future they were walking into. In John 15, Jesus reminded His disciples that they were created for connection—with God and one another. For them to thrive after His death, they were going to need to learn to "be the branch."

Missionaries, pastors, and the average Christian will encounter suffering in their lives and the lives of those they love and serve. This devotion is designed to look at real-life stories illustrating how God uses suffering to teach, guide and mold us to be more like Jesus. By God’s grace, we can glorify God as we embrace suffering in our lives, knowing that Jesus willingly laid down His life for us.

Psalm 23 will be our guide as we walk in the paths of the righteous through this 6-day study. Discover spiritual rest with Amy Carmichael and Hudson Taylor, travel through the valley of death with Corrie ten Boom, and be amazed at the divine protection of Gladys Alyward. Experience God’s miraculous provision for Lillian Trasher, and the redemption of a tribe of killers with Nate Saint and Mincaye.

Ever feel like you’re walking around tired, worried, sad, and just kind of blah? God has more for you—He can give you joy! This Bible Plan will help you choose joy at full volume in any situation. It will help you understand why the Good News of Jesus is something to celebrate!

Consider this Bible Plan for pre-teens your six days of Christmas. (Because, who has time for all 12?) Get your heart and mind centered around the real meaning of this joyful season. Hint: It’s even better than candy, tinsel, and some guy in a red suit!

In the Psalms, King David expresses his desire to “behold the beauty of the Lord and meditate in His temple.” This series of reflections provides a space for readers to examine and delight in the beauty of God revealed through His attributes and actions. Divine beauty is reflected from creation to consummation. What follows is an invitation to respond with worship and wonder.

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 Jesus’s final moments and words with his disciples, preparing them for his crucifixion to come. It is Jesus’s last will & testament. This plan focuses on the first half of Jesus's words in John 15 and is part of an ongoing series.

Jesus commands his people to love one another, and in his high priestly prayer, he asked for unity in the church. What does the Bible mean by love? What does it mean to be one in unity? How does our unity with other believers relate to our union with Christ? In this 6-day devotion, discover what it means to unite in love and grow in communion with God.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

What was so important to Jesus that He willingly gave up a comfortable life? A sense of pride or importance? Or well-deserved payback? He didn’t want these things like we would expect. But the more He rejected the normal path to success, the more His impact grew. Jesus didn’t want any of these things—instead He was after a different way of living. Better than anything we could imagine.