Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 11:4

Losing a loved one is utterly heartbreaking. It’s a terrible pain that no one can understand unless they’ve been in your shoes. This 5-day plan was written by women who have experienced loss and want to help you find comfort and peace in God’s Word. While this plan can’t help you accelerate the grief process, we believe it will help you endure the everyday hurts and give you hope.

We all experience great loss- the loss of a relationship, a job, a loved one, or simply the loss of life as it once was. We’re sure that life is not supposed to be this way and so we grieve and mourn for what could have been. And we’re not alone. Part 3 of this series will help us learn the language and heart of lament in Scripture.

John, the last of the living apostles, wrote a story about Jesus near the end of his life. It’s his testimony of who Jesus is, what he said, what he did, and who he claimed to be. Jesus has a story. He invites us to make it our story. When we make Jesus’s story our story, we have life in his name. As part of an ongoing series through the book of John, this plan focuses on John Chapter 11.

Each mother’s story is unique. While motherhood brings joy and love, it can also bring pain and heartache. It’s often different than expected, and it can be hard to know where to turn when difficulty and loneliness rise up. This reading plan written by Katie Faris invites women to experience God’s comfort and leads moms to put their hope in Christ, despite the unexpected trials of raising children.

Loneliness. Rejection. Fear that you will never find a spouse. Wondering if something is wrong with you. Questioning if God really has a plan. Singleness brings many difficulties. But singleness doesn’t have to be a time of hardship. God has a wonderful purpose for it. This week’s devotion dives into the comfort we have through God to help us find joy and contentment in our single lives.

Have you ever asked, Why am I going through this? Does God really care about me? In this 5-day study, Vaneetha Risner tackles the hard questions to help you find hope in your pain. She walks with you through Scripture and shares her own experiences of longing and grief. You’ll find that the answers to your deepest questions are found in the character, goodness, and sovereignty of God.

All kinds of deaths are woven through this life, from the physical death of loved ones to the figurative deaths of dreams, relationships, careers, trust, security, beliefs, and plans. Though grief is a universal experience, those who hope in God have a way through it. With great compassion, Pastor Tim Timberlake, author of The Art of Overcoming, shines the light on our ultimate hope: no death is ever the end.

You were created in the image and likeness of God. You are more than enough! If you struggle with feelings of insecurity, doubt, fear, and low self-esteem due to what others have said about you or what you have told yourself; this plan is for you! I examine the life of Mary of Bethany to share valuable insights into how God sees, value, and accept you!

Alive. Enthroned. United. Ambassador. And a Citizen of Heaven forever. Have you ever considered what it would look like to be truly rooted in Christ? To live from a secure position in His presence, knowing and owning exactly who He says you are? Join Brittany on a 5-day journey into the second chapter of Ephesians as we discover how we can live rooted in Christ and abundantly in Him.

Have you ever had a disproportionate emotional response to a situation? In other words, freaked out? It’s hard to feel out of control like that. But God uses our feelings to point us to truths about our hearts and our stories. These devotions will help you see what God might be trying to tell you through the gift of your emotions.

Tetelestai—“It is finished.” Jesus’ final words on the Cross have impacted us for eternity. With His death and resurrection, He finished the work of our salvation. But our transformation continues. In his book 'It Is Finished', Charles Martin takes us on a journey to the Cross to examine how the Holy Spirit is now at work in us as we are continually being made “perfectly perfect.”

Has your joy disappeared like water from a dry well? Your bucket scrapes the bottom but all you bring up is dust. Joy is a gift from God. It’s not something you can earn or manufacture, and you don’t have to fake happiness to be a “good” Christian. Discover the joy of receiving joy, even as you hope for the fullness of joy to come.

One of the most difficult things in our walk with God is His timing. There are times in each of our lives when we need God to act but it seems as though He is not. God's timing is different than ours. Everything He does occurs according to His time frame. In this study, we will look at three Biblical examples of waiting on God.

Trust, Endurance, Community, and Rest are all hard principles to maintain in a culture that pushes us to be independent and self-sufficient. This devotional will walk you through each of these biblical principles and show you how you can cultivate trust in life, throughout your faith journey.

Do you need to re-calculate? If you’ve gotten off track and lost your way, the Holy Spirit knows how to help you re-calculate to get back on track again. God doesn’t want you wandering aimlessly—He wants you to be on course and focused on His plan. With the Holy Spirit’s help, you not only learn how to get back on track from deviating from His path, but also how to stay on track!

Find space to reckon with your grief during the most joyous time of the year. With prayer and spiritual practices from Stephanie Duncan Smith, author of Even After Everything and creator of Slant Letter, this devotional invites you to openly acknowledge your loss, reckon with the dissonance of the season, and encounter God’s empathy in the fullness of your honest emotions.

Losing a loved one is utterly heartbreaking. It’s a terrible pain that no one can understand unless they’ve been in your shoes. This 5-day plan was written by individuals who have experienced loss and want to help you find comfort and peace in God’s Word. While this plan can’t help you accelerate the grief process, we believe it will help you endure the everyday hurts and give you hope.

Jesus is not dead--He is risen! The ultimate hope of Christianity lies in the resurrection; here are readings reflecting on that hope and welcoming the resurrection into our everyday lives.

Near the end of his life, John was the last of the living apostles and wrote a story about Jesus. It’s his testimony of who Jesus is, what he said, what he did, and who he claimed to be. Jesus has a story. He invites us to make it our story. When we make Jesus’s story our story, we have life in his name. This plan focuses on John 11 and the grief we face. It's part of an ongoing series through John.

You put your hope in Christ, and instead of feeling blessed, you feel sucker-punched. You wonder if you’ve done something wrong, or worse, been duped. Hope seems slippery. But what if the hope Christ offers isn’t a flimsy shred but a certainty you can count on, even when you feel disappointed? This plan, based on stories from the book “Remarkable Hope,” tells how Jesus revived hope for people in the gospels. And He’ll do the same for you today.

Death awaits everyone – no one is exempt from death coming to them. The difference is in how we each respond to death. Is it something that we fear? Or is it something that we know we have victory over. In Plan 11 we see Jesus has indeed conquered death. He is the RESURRECTION and the LIFE – there is no other way to eternal life but through Jesus.

What would David, Moses, Daniel, Peter, Ruth, and Jesus have to say to Millennials and/or Gen Z-ers? Find out in this 6-day Bible Plan as we offer up some atypical advice from well-known biblical stories.

Embark on a journey to learn more about the life of Jesus. Together we will watch short clips from the film, The Life of Jesus, and reflect on what we see. Discover who Jesus really was and what He can mean to you. You can read each of the 10 plans separately, but we challenge you to complete the whole journey.

Your faith in God matters to God. And he’s committed to growing it. Big. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. In this reading plan, Andy Stanley builds a biblical case for five things God uses to grow BIG faith.

As we read through the Gospels, we see the divine power of Jesus Christ displayed in miracle after miracle. Interestingly, the Gospel writer John takes care in calling Jesus’ miracles “signs and wonders” because they point to a greater spiritual reality behind the person and purpose of God. Over the next 6 days, we will see the various signs Jesus performed in John and what they say about him.