Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 4:9

The Christmas season can be busy and overwhelming, but the purpose of Advent is to remember and celebrate that this season is much more than gifts and parties: It’s about the hope, peace, joy, and love that comes from Jesus. Use this 4-day devotional by Lindsay Few to take time to get into Scripture with your spouse and reflect together as you prepare for Christmas.

Walk through Advent with this 4-day devotional from Worship Together. Created with worship leaders, worship teams, church volunteers, and church staff in mind—this devotion gives you something to read alone or with your worship team each Sunday in December leading up to Christmas with a focus on hope, love, joy, and peace.

This 4-day plan will give you a theological foundation for loving God and others at work as well as practical steps for each day. We offer ways to wrestle with key scripture passages, anchor yourself in God’s presence, and experiment with ways to live out God’s love at work.

Is your relationship with the Lord in a dry place? This plan from Thistlebend Ministries will help you renew your focus on the source of true love and abundant life and unlimited refreshment!

Life is like a game or a race. Sometimes we don’t do well, but with God beside us we can keep going and not give up. This reading plan helps children spend time with God, reading the Bible and hearing from him: great life skills! The plan complements the free children’s game app Guardians of Ancora.

This devotion is a practical study to see who God is and how we can reflect the same character of God in our life. We are created in the image of God and we need to live lives that reflect God in us. We desire our children to take after us. In the same manner, our heavenly Father wants us to take after Him.

In the midst of hurts, challenges of subservient status, insecurities and longing for love and acceptance, the Women of the Bible reveal the current quandaries of today’s women.  Separated by ages past, their emotions were real and their ordeals just as relevant now.  As in the author’s life, let the Women of the Bible bring you to a place of healing, encouragement, self-examination and affirmation of God’s love for you

In the world, Love has become so misunderstood and misused by not only the people of the world but also by believers. Love has lost its value and significance to many, but as you read through this plan, I pray that you will have a revelation of what Love is and its true meaning.

Has someone betrayed you, treated you badly, or caused you pain? In life, you are never guaranteed that betrayal will never happen. This 5-day devotional by Carter Conlon will help you realize that forgiveness allows the life of Christ to be evidenced in you and sets you free!

This study will look at how the restorative nature of God can change our marriages.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the nineteenth part "The Apostles' Teaching." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.

What if your mistakes don't shock or surprise God? What if God knows all of your flaws and still wants you in Heaven? What if instead of perfection, what God needs from you is permission to come into your life? Is the Good News really that good? Yes, it is! Discover that the Good News may be better than you think and that guilt was never part of God's plan.

Jesus said if we drink His life-giving water we will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within us, giving us eternal life.”” John‬ ‭4:14‬. This is a 5-day devotion that looks at the practical ways we can dig those wells for a spiritually sustainable life. ‬‬

The love of God is steadfast, irrevocable, and exactly what we are looking for, even if we do not know it. In this plan we are going to discover the many aspects of the love of God for us. The true meaning of love and how it affects our lives in ways that will change us forever.

Families argue, fight, have disagreements, get on each others’ nerves, and embarrass each other. We have to learn how to get along with and love our families despite these things. By modeling our lives after Jesus and following the guidance found within the Bible, we can become better sons, daughters, and siblings to those in our earthly families and those in God’s family.

It’s almost impossible to grasp how big God is. It’s going to be very hard to explain it in this Bible Plan because He’s bigger than words! This five-day Bible Plan for pre-teens will dive into John 3:16 and show that God is deeper than rejection—and how Christmas teaches us that God is closer than ever!

Have you ever felt on the edge, alone, down & out, or maybe wondered what God can do with someone like you? What if you found out that even when you feel left out, God is still singing a song of love and destiny over your life? You were made on purpose, for a purpose that can release God's glory and flavors into the world. You are Holy Guacamole.

The lights of Hanukkah and Christmas are the hallmark to the holiday season. Welcome to this Abide meditation as we explore how "the Light" pierces the darkness and how Jesus is the true “Light of the World.”

When you’re a pre-teen, relationships suddenly become one of the most important things in your life. But are they always easy? Nope. Can they be drama-free? Probably not always. This five-day Bible Plan will teach you how to be a source of calm in the middle of drama. And yes, with God’s help, you’ll learn how to deal!

God cannot be known as we know a machine, an idea, or a tree, which we are able to “objectify.” He is truly known only in relationship. In the contemplative tradition, Richard Rohr describes how we can come to know God through relationship—by joining in a “dance” of holiness and love with the Father, Son, and Spirit—through which we are transformed, pray meaningfully, and serve others in love.

Infinitum is a way of life centered on following Jesus by loving God and loving others through an emphasis on the habits and disciplines of surrender, generosity, and mission. We aim to see the Bible and also the world through these Jesus-colored lenses. This short reading plan considers evangelism through the habit of ‘loving God, loving people’.

Do you feel afraid? Full of fear? You’re not alone! Fear might be where we start, but it is not where we need to stay. What if we could move from fear into trust? This five-day reading plan is a space where, together, we can acknowledge our fears and look into the Bible to discover the good news about the God whose perfect love casts out all fear. Fear Not!

This video plan is especially about the relationships we have within marriage and God's encouragement for you!

From threats to religious liberty and redefinitions of marriage and family to attacks on the sacredness and dignity of human life, the perils faced by the West and the church are unprecedented. How should Christians respond to this challenge? This 5-day devotional by R. Albert Mohler Jr., reveals how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction.

Have you ever wondered if you really matter to God? Sometimes we can question everything we once knew, doubting ourselves, others, and even our faith. When you feel overcome with confusion, you need to know there’s a God who understands and can handle anything you can throw at Him. In this plan, you will learn no doubt is too big or strong for God to help you overcome.