Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Colossians 3:13

The love of God for humanity is the beating heart of the Gospel. It was His love for mankind that moved God to sacrifice His son on our behalf, according to John 3:16, the theme of this five-day plan. Spend some time exploring this and other beloved passages to learn how understanding the love of God can revolutionize your life and relationships. 

Have you been hurt? Unfortunately, most of us have. But while it’s normal to sometimes get hurt, it’s not okay to stay hurt – that’s unforgiveness, and it’s like drinking poison and expecting the other guy to die. It’s eating your lunch! This five day plan can help you leave the hurt behind by forgiving even the toughest person or the most horrible event, so that your heart can be free for good.

In this five-day plan, Bob Goff addresses what it truly means to love one another, especially when it is difficult. He describes how this love will look when it is put into action, as well as the long-term effect that such love can have on the world.

Have you ever tried to forgive, but the pain just seemed to go too deep? You've tried, but you just can't forgive? In this five day plan you'll meet someone who had that same problem -- and you'll find out how she got what she needed to set her heart free once and for all!

Being a peaceKEEPER is not what leads to true peace because peacekeepers provide a false sense of peace via avoidance. However, as a Christian, you have the ultimate connection with true peace, which is Jesus. You are a peaceMAKER - the bridge between your friends and family, and Jesus! You have the ability to dismantle conflict and reconcile people to Jesus. Discover strategies for this in our Peacemakers Bible plan today.

When someone has hurt us, it can seem hard to forgive. But it turns out, forgiveness is your path to freedom. Not only that, it can set free everyone in the situation! These daily readings can give you faith to forgive and expect God to move in the lives of everyone involved.

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!

Christ in you is the hope of glory. Are you living more out of your old, dead nature or your new nature and identity in Christ? Have you drifted away from Jesus? To come back into being a wholly surrendered follower of Christ, we are called to die daily! When you hear the call, how do you respond?

Welcome to Finding You Again! We are so excited you’ve decided to take the journey with us. This 5-day devotional was written to encourage you along your single parenting journey, whether you are new to it or have been on the trail for a while. Whether you’ve been a single mom for years or just became one, this devotional is for you! So read on…

When you honor others, you honor God. In this 5-day devotional, Rich Wilkerson Sr. helps you appreciate the people around you as you learn to create a culture of honor in your life, family, and ministry.

It is one of the toughest commandments we encounter in Scripture -- Jesus’ exhortation in Luke 6:27 to “Love your enemies.” In this five-part devotional, we’ll examine the ways Jesus wants and equips us to achieve that seemingly impossible task.

Most believers agree that God wants us to forgive, but you and I both know how difficult forgiveness can be to walk out. Over the next 5 days, I’m going to discuss 5 essential truths about forgiveness from God’s word. These truths will help you transfer the principle of forgiveness from your head to your heart. Today is the day to forgive. Now is the time to walk in freedom.

Trent Shelton’s 5-Day Devotional to Becoming the Greatest You takes you through the necessary steps to become everything you are meant to be, from facing the reality of your circumstances and realizing your purpose in life, to breaking free from toxic environments and forgiving those--including yourself--who've harmed you, to learning how to guard yourself against the pitfalls of life.

This plan will look at how God has a specific purpose for all of His people. All of humanity was created to live their life in a way that glorifies God, and He has given us all we need to live out our purpose no matter where we are in life.

What does it mean to forgive? How do I forgive myself and my past sinful behavior? Has God forgiven me? In this Abide plan, we will see how forgiveness has the power to connect us to God, restore broken relationships, and heal the hurt in our own lives.

Bible teacher Kelly Needham debunks our world's constricted, small view of friendship and casts a richer, more life-giving, biblical vision for friendship as God meant it to be.

This five-day reading plan helps us understand a powerful truth: what we believe about ourselves will determine the direction of our lives. In these few days, may we believe the truth about who we are as outlined by God alone and believe what He victoriously declares about who we are in Jesus.

Do you want to get fired up about your relationship with God? This reading plan will show you how to establish a connection with Him that stays fresh and fruitful over the long haul. If you want to define areas for growth in your life, develop an action plan for following God’s lead and rise to the level of your God-given potential, this plan is for you.

With so many voices present in our lives on a daily basis, it can become difficult to decipher whose voice we are actually hearing. We have to learn to silence any voice that speaks contrary to the voice of God. In this plan we will explore different voices that often arise in our lives and how to combat it with the words of God.

The opposite of mastery is mediocrity, and mediocrity is nothing less than a failure of love and a misrepresentation of the image of God. In this Plan, you’ll explore why Christians should have the highest standards of excellence in our work, what we should be looking for in our “one thing,” and how you can achieve mastery of your vocation for the glory of God and the good of others.

The gospel is the power of God for salvation. It is not just a door into eternal life but the path we live our everyday life. The gospel changes how we think, speak, act and decide. The gospel frees us to worship God and gives us a sense of mission. This Bible plan along with a devotional reading helps us understand how the gospel shapes our life.

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!

None of us are strangers to the brokenness of this life. We’ve all experienced firsthand the pain of loss, illness, and injustice. As we look around this world, it’s easy to feel hopeless, but thank God we are promised more than this world. We are promised heaven. My prayer is that this study would point you to that hope—healing for all creation.

This 5-day devotional reminds Christians how they can respectfully interact with people whose beliefs are radically different and remain faithful to the gospel. Through prayer you will learn how to think deeply and working daily to live with humility, patience, and tolerance in our time.

To shine the light of Christ in these days of uncertainty requires leaning into God, His Word, and those closest to us. In this plan, we'll lean into stories of our lives and connect them to truths from God's Word. These devotions are a collective of daily thoughts provided by staff members of the Global Leadership Network.