Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 2:5

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to weird ideas and alternate beliefs about reality. This series of 5-day plans uses classic Christian Creeds as a vehicle to explain the Christian worldview compared to the world’s, and help us see reality through Jesus’s eyes.

Loneliness is our new epidemic. While we may be more connected than ever through the internet feelings of isolation are on the rise. However, we can move beyond our loneliness by changing the narrative and taking initiative. The good news is that the Bible shows us very practical ways to feel more connected and less isolated. The one another statements provide five keys guaranteed to strengthen your connections. Based on the book, Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely world by Becky Harling

Combat trauma can leave us feeling disoriented, confused, and alone. God desires to step into our pain with us and guide us to healing. In this five-day plan, you’ll discover biblical principles that combine insights from medical and psychiatric communities to begin the process of healing from combat trauma.

The Christian life is not only about knowing truth but about becoming truth in action—people through whom the love of God is made visible in our world. This journey begins as we receive God’s love personally, allowing His Spirit to shape our hearts, renew our minds, and align our lives with His purpose. In this study, we will discover what it means to become love. Note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part reading plan.

Faith isn’t mystical—it’s a divine process anyone can live by. In this 5-day plan, you’ll learn how to see, act on, and experience faith through Scripture and stories like the paralyzed man, the centurion, the woman with the issue of blood, and Peter on the water. Drawing from Hebrews 11, Romans 10, and Jesus’ example, each day offers insight, reflection, and Scripture to build confidence in God’s Word. Whether you’re seeking for healing, guidance, or provision, this plan demonstrates faith as a lifestyle that moves from hearing to doing, from hope to substance.

Of the many things that contribute to a flourishing Christian life, three things are sacrosanct: People (Relationship), Places (Environment), and Time (Chronos and Kairos). These factors are often overlooked, yet they play a crucial role. Hard work and grit are great, education and intelligence are awesome, but without a clear understanding of these three factors, life is reduced to a cycle of unproductive labour and unrewarded effort.

Do you ever feel that Mark skipped a crucial part of Jesus’s story? Without telling of Jesus’s miraculous birth, can we still see the reality that God became a person? The answer is yes. In this video Bible study, created in partnership between RightNow Media and Francis Chan, Francis asks us, “Have you really considered the immensity of that statement—of the event in which God became a man?”

Make a difference for Christ. Spiritual transformation begins with the heart, results in a changed attitude, and leads to action that motivates others to glorify God. To be a difference maker, listen to Jesus: have courage, confront sin, grow in faith, and walk in the Spirit. This six-day series will encourage and empower you to begin making a difference as you learn, pray, obey, go, and give in Christ’s love.

It can be easy to settle into the thought pattern of "this is just how life will be." There will always be things that will attempt to destroy our faith in God. Your faith must be rooted in the word of God if you're going to maintain peace in the storm. Prayerfully, this devotional will be a fresh perspective, and you will faith your way through your days!

There are so many aspects of Jesus’s life, relationships, and character that we can learn from. Over the next six days, we are going to take a closer look at examples in the Bible about how Jesus led and how we can model ourselves after him to become people who lead ourselves and others well.