Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 61:1

Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas Day. During this time, the Church universal is invited to become more intentional: 1) to look back in thankfulness for Jesus’ birth; and 2) to look forward in the hope of full restoration when He comes again. These reflections are designed to help you engage and embrace this season.

The Chosen and BibleProject designed this plan to help people reflect on the surprising identity of Jesus and the nature of the Kingdom of God, as presented in the gospels. This six-day plan incorporates clips from season 3 of The Chosen, BibleProject animated videos, summaries, reflection questions, and Scripture readings. Choose this plan to explore how different people responded to Jesus, whether with offense, doubt, or trust.

Restore your feminine heart. A six-session film series by Stasi Eldredge that, through women’s personal stories and Stasi’s teachings, reveals every woman’s longing to be loved, play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and bring life and beauty to the world. This is a great plan to invite your friends to do something with you. Based on Stasi Eldredge's bestselling book "Captivating".

The Bible tells us exactly how God feels about us, his precious children. This reading plan walks through what God sees when he looks at you through "Jesus glasses."

According to Grace Life International counselor Mark Maulding, God’s best-kept secret is this: The Christian life is easier than you think, because you already have everything you need in Christ to live it! Maulding has dedicated his life to teaching this message. Now he introduces some of the key concepts of God’s best-kept secret in a week’s worth of devotions here on YouVersion.

We all live busy, hectic, stressful lives and sometimes we would do anything to just feel peace, rest, and comfort. God has sent us the Comforter to give us peace, He promises to take away our weariness, if we trust in Him. Let’s look at how we can find comfort in our lives through the scriptures this week.

Let's be honest: self-help is no help. The best thing for you to do is seek the Holy Spirit for hope, help, and healing. Based on Spirit-Filled Jesus by Mark Driscoll, this 7-day devotional shows you how to experience the same source of life-giving power that Jesus did.

We all experience suffering. It’s what you do with it that matters. This devotional series is excerpted from Suffering Is Never For Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot.

The way that we’ve done things for centuries has been unsettled and unseated. We’re living in a new normal. And while on the surface many of these changes look like the next best thing, there’s actually a complex and fragile web of lies holding it all together. In this devotional, Pastor Daniel Im reveals seven everyday lies that we believe and provides seven biblical truths about how we can respond.

No joy compares with realizing that we are truly known and still truly loved. Yet many of us hide our real selves from our spouse because we fear being rejected in such an intimate relationship. In this week’s devotional, Ryan and Selena Frederick inspire and equip us to be transparent in our marriages so we can discover the richness of reflecting God’s unconditional love to one another.

We live in tumultuous and uncertain times when the entire world has been shaken by a pandemic. No matter how bad things get we can still look into the word of God to find inspiration on how the men and women in there, faced their fears head on and still lived out their callings in faith.

We are the Young Adults ministry of Christ Fellowship Church. We invite you to join us on this seven-day journey as we receive the things that God desires to give us. For the next seven days, take a deep breath, step into God's Word, and receive from Him.

Can beauty really come from the ashes in our life? It's easy to miss God's presence when we are walking though the unknown. This plan will challenge us to look beyond our struggles, move forward in faith and equip us to speak hope + victory over one another. Discover invaluable lessons as you endure the refining process. It's here, in our darkest places God meets us like never before.

Evangelism: the very word strikes fear into the hearts of many ordinary Christians. We often might have a legalistic sense of duty to do it; but isn't evangelism just for those unusual people who are gifted at it? This plan seeks to reclaim evangelism as the sharing of good news that can be delightful rather than daunting!

St. Francis once prayed all night, “God, who are you and who am I?” In many ways the Incarnation is God’s answer to that question and the focus of these reflections. The Incarnation is love with skin on it. It is God’s “yes” to a world that has long since forgotten its belovedness, its blessedness. As you celebrate the Incarnation during this advent season, may you know your own blessedness.

A 7-day devotional that walks you through the impact of shame and shows how to live authentically and without shame through the power of Jesus.

Mary Marantz knows what it’s like to wonder if she is enough. To be exhausted from performing, from trying to “make the grade.” To be someone she is not. If you identify with those feelings, you’ll find biblical comfort and God-given rest in this devotional. Mary invites us to a journey of unraveling, a coming undone to striving, achieving, and perfection in pursuit of grace, freedom, and purpose.

Miracles happen around us, but do we believe they can happen to us? How can you open your eyes and see the miracles which God brings to you every day, in the good, the hard, and the unbearable? You are invited to look up and around and see the goodness and faithfulness of God’s miracles in your life.

We can feel like our anxiety consumes us, but this 7 day guide and devotional teaches you how your anxiety actually cues you to connect with God, and how that union brings restoration to your whole self.

Going through this world isn't always sunshine and roses, but there is a lot we can learn from nature. As plants need certain things in their environment to grow to their full potential, we too require certain things to help us thrive. Luckily, we have a Great Gardener to help us through! I hope you are encouraged by joining this plan, and that though we experience trials, we can overcome!

The battle for souls is fierce for those living behind bars. How can the power of God's light penetrate the darkness of "Satan's playground?" This moving collection of Scripture and prisoners' stories reveals God's protection, purpose for suffering, and eternal love for each of us---including society's most shunned people.

Suffering successfully isn’t by chance. It’s a process facilitated by the Holy Spirit when we seek Him during the pain. We’ll pursue God’s Heart together, so there’s no parking in the dark season. Flowing, flourishing, and fanning into flames His Power onto others out of the ashes is the goal. God will make beauty out of those ashes! Your pain is not wasted!

Have you ever felt there must be MORE to life than what you’re experiencing? Come with us on a seven-day journey exploring life as beloved daughters in this broken and beautiful world, what comes against us, and Jesus’ offer of healing, love, life, and friendship. Have a journal ready for conversations with God each day!

When facing a new task or a new season in life, we may experience a time of uncertainty. However, walking by faith includes learning how to FLY. It’s an acronym for Fear Not, Lean Hard, and Yield Completely to God’s will for our lives. This 7-day plan offers insight and encouragement to help you trust God and embrace His truth when it’s time to FLY.

Consider the bold statement in 1 John 2:6: “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.” If you are in Christ, you can live as Jesus did. Greg Stier, founder and visionary of Dare 2 Share, has been pursuing this life for years and shows us from the Scriptures how we too can live with radical love, joy, boldness, purpose and more—just as Jesus did.