Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 1:41

Our values will determine our leadership style. What are the right values? Leaders in the Bible demonstrate essential traits for today’s leaders. In this 5-day devotional discover how to become a life-giving leader!

“Mom.” A word heavy with meaning and varying characteristics, yet every vibrant definition is anchored in commonality and deserves to be seen, known, and celebrated. This study will inspire you to “look” at yourself and other moms through the lens of the Almighty God and encourage you to build communities that celebrate motherhood in all its sticky, beautiful, exhausting, amazing glory. Written by Jess Ledwell

God didn’t create this world with just one person in mind, but all of us. He has given us the wonderful gift of community. Each session in this devotional will explore the meaning of the word community in different languages and in different parts of the Bible. Through this we will uncover how we can be part of creating authentic, life-giving community.

Weariness can steal the joy from our Christmas journey! Let the Nativity refresh your heart as you walk with Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary and the shepherds in preparation to experience Emmanuel this holiday season.

Christmas for many of us is a time of celebration and community, but for others it can be a time of loneliness and pain. This week Jon Owen (Pastor and CEO of Wayside Chapel, Sydney) reflects on the radical life of Jesus – a life defined by love and a heart for the oppressed and marginalised. There is hope, and we have a part to play.

Our Christmas story starts with the angel’s annunciation to Mary and concludes with the visit of the Magi. In these reflections and applications of the Christmas narrative I will mostly refer to Luke, as his is the fullest of the gospel accounts.

Joy is here –– in the middle of the struggle, in our everyday lives, and in the places we least expected. Start finding joy in the big and small this Christmas season.

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s dive into the New Testament to see how five men and women invested in others Life-to-Life.

Let the songs of the first Christmas turn your heart toward God’s glory. Reflecting her own love for the season, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth offers meditations on the first two chapters of Luke’s gospel. This reading plan shines new light on the ancient yet inspiring songs of Elizabeth and Mary. May they lead you to contemplate the loveliness and essence of Christmas.

We highlight November as a time to give thanks but we are called to carry gratitude each and every day. By highlighting 5 people in the Bible who gave thanks with all their hearts, Brittany Rust wants to ignite a heart of praise in you that carries through your everyday life.