Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 3:17

All of us need forgiveness. But too often we treat forgiveness like it’s optional, when in reality, it’s a prerequisite to grow in our faith. In this 5-day Plan, we’ll discover hope and truth from different biblical accounts about forgiveness as we receive it for ourselves and extend it to others.

Matthew 19:26 says, With God all things are possible. The question is what would your life be like if you really lived like you believe it? In this five-part study, Joyce shares biblical truths that will strengthen your faith in God so you can move forward in His amazing plan for you.

Jesus declared, “I am the Light of the world…light that leads to life” John 8:12. As you daily read, meditate, and apply God’s Word, you will be better equipped to detect the enemy’s artificial lights, remain on God’s path, and shine for Christ in your home and community.

This 5-day study explores the single most central aspect of Christianity: Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. Through a careful examination of Scripture, you'll learn the many reasons Christ was destined for the cross. Understanding the truth behind the cross and the magnitude of His sacrifice provides a new way of living in a hurting world.

Empathy allows us to perceive the needs of others, and bring hope and relief into their lives. Often, we can struggle with how to display empathy. Fortunately, we have a great example: in this Plan. We’ll look at what the Bible has to say about empathy, and how we can grow in ours in order to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

There are many reasons you might be experiencing anxiety right now. But author Becky Thompson is here to tell you that you’re much less alone than you feel. You’re much closer to Jesus than it seems. There is hope. There is healing. And there is peace for your troubled heart.

Loving people seems easy until we get to the “loving people” part. Now more than ever, loving people is hard. In this 5-day reading plan, Pastor Adam Weber walks us through how to love the hardest-to-love people in our lives, not because love is easy, but because love has a name, and that name is Jesus.

This plan will help you understand how each process we go through is not in vain but helps us to grow up and, consequently, help others to get out and be restored.

Have you ever made a decision, only to eventually wish that you could take it back? So far, God's story has shown us that humanity is in desperate need of some do-overs! The only problem is that a do-over can't change a broken heart. As you will find out over the next five days, the only cure to a broken heart is a broken Savior.

Do you have situations, behaviors, or habits in your life that are a little bit sketchy? You’re in good company. We’ve all been there, including some familiar people from the Bible. How did Jesus react to them and interact with them? How should we react to sketchy people or situations in our own lives? How do we interact with Jesus when we’re being sketchy?

This five-day plan provides soul stirring reflections on the Christmas season to help prepare your heart for the coming of Christ our king.

The world is God's good creation. Humanity has twisted and spoiled the world in many ways. Jesus told his followers to be IN the world but not OF the world. Read what the Bible says about how God's children can be "in, but not of."

This five day devotional is geared towards helping you to engage with scripture in quiet reflection through this special season of Advent. Four of these sessions follow the Sunday Advent Candle lighting, then a Christmas eve reading of the Christmas story. We invite you to use these in facilitating group/family engagement or for your personal time of devotion. Feel free to use written meditation or the accompanying audio.

Is salvation a gift received by faith alone? Or, is it received by faith plus works, or in tandem with an emotional experience, or in some other way? Free grace proclaims that salvation is not earned. It is the free gift of God, the uncompromised and unrestricted favor of God toward sinners. Scriptures teach us that eternal life comes through the simple act of believing in Jesus Christ, God’s Son.

When things are going your way, trusting the Lord is easy. But when painful trials, unmet needs, or lost hope assail, do you still trust Him? Trusting God in uncertain times is sometimes difficult. Charles Stanley reveals in this reading plan what God will do for us to regain our trust if we first believe three essential truths about Him.

Scientific research has shown that to live in awe means to live in health—and to face stress, anxiety and fear with peace of heart and mind. The God of awe leaves invitations to wonder in your daily path. These miracles of life whisper hope and release healing. Encounter the God of awe during this 5-day reading plan. He is waiting for you in the wonder!

Americans have always turned to the Bible for wisdom to live together. We argue over how to read and use it, but the Bible has helped shape our values and institutions. On this plan you will read the Bible as a freedom text alongside five voices from our past, focused on the value of Justice. Discover fresh takes on the Bible, and inspiration for facing today’s challenges.

We often find ourselves attempting to balance all of things in our lives and it's like we are spinning plates in the air full of all our responsibilities. God has a purpose for all of us. The perfect life we so desperately seek isn’t found in keeping all of the plates spinning, but it is in a relationship with a person, Jesus. He is calling us out of the chaos!

When we think of productivity, we may look to entrepreneurs, CEOs, and productivity authors. How often, however, does Jesus come to mind? He traveled vast areas, reached an immeasurable number of people, and even today is one of the most revered persons ever to have lived. He is also our friend and Savior. Learning to be more productive may begin then, as in all things, with following him.

The Bible calls us to honor our parents—and one way we can do that is by praying for them. This five-day guide will help you to pray rich, intentional prayers for your mother or father—be they biological or adoptive, involved or inattentive, loving or cold, frail or fit, believers or unbelievers. Whatever their situation or posture toward us, if we want to love them well, we need to pray.

Having thanksgiving in our hearts is more than a seasonal state of mind. Giving thanks in all circumstances must become the center of ours lives. In this 5 day devotional, Deaf Millennial Project team shows us how we recenter our minds to become thankful in all circumstances.

Christmas is a great time to look closer at ourselves and see how the reality of Jesus coming to earth changed our lives. Heaven invaded earth and forever changed it. Our lives may be hard and complicated but in no way is it pointless with Jesus in it. Will you allow heaven to invade your life and live with a greater awareness of God’s presence and purpose for your life?

This devotional has been written to help people to hear and receive the simple and timeless message of Jesus – that He came from Heaven to earth, as the light of the world, the Prince of Peace, our Living Hope that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. All are welcome, and there is always ROOM FOR MORE.

Could you explain concisely why Christians believe in (1) a God, (2) who’s made himself known through history, (3) who has a good plan for us, (4) put into place through Jesus, (5) that’s working to make a difference in our lives? This devotional explores some of the amazing reasons and a fresh look at believing this faith – so we can share it with clarity and hope!

We live under a daily assault of thoughts and ideas–some true and some false. And perhaps the most dangerous ideas we allow to live in our minds are the lies we believe about ourselves. They magnify failure, steal our joy, keep us from love, and prevent us from realizing all of God’s plans for us. Join us as we call out the lies and replace them with God’s truth.