Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 11:34

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.

In this five-day Bible reading plan, you are invited to help care for the precious big feelings of your little ones by pointing them to the truth of God’s Word and the wisdom of Jesus. Each day will provide you with Scripture, reflection questions, and kid-focused activities for you to do with your children on their big feelings days.

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.

Jesus does NOT want you to burn out! Feeling overwhelmed, tired, and stressed should not be the new normal! You can feel MUCH better with small, focused interventions in your daily life. This reading plan will set you on a path to practice the kind of self-care that will truly restore your soul.

How do you walk through hard seasons of disappointment and learn to heal? Even in the hardest things, we get to fix our eyes on the God who brings us out of the dark night. Kat Shultis invites you to embrace your lowest moments as opportunities for growth. Discover strength in asking God to be with us in our broken seasons.

Martha of Bethany is often remembered as the worried and busy sister—the one who complains instead of sitting at Jesus’ feet. When we look at her holistically in Scripture, however, we see a beautiful progression that is worth emulating. In “Becoming Like Martha,” author Heather Kaufman expands our view of Martha by examining the three times she’s mentioned in Scripture, tracing her journey into a strong woman of faith.

When Jesus rose from the dead, it changed everything! Easter stands at the heart of all our hopes and all of God’s promises. This 5-day plan will give you a sample of what the New Testament says about Jesus’s resurrection and why it’s so important.

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.

Our experiences with our earthly father often influence how we relate to our heavenly Father. Sadly, not everyone has had positive experiences with their earthly father, which can adversely impact our relationship with our heavenly Father. This Bible plan offers guidance and encouragement to those who have had less-than-ideal situations with their earthly father, helping them understand that there is no one like our heavenly Father.

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.

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.

Following Jesus means becoming like Jesus, especially in the face of evil. Stephen in the book of Acts gives us a picture. This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his Kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

One of the best ways to be an amazing friend and partner is to emulate Christ in everything you do. We can learn so much about how to treat other people from Jesus’ time on earth. In this 5-day devotional, we’ll look at how Jesus' actions and teachings provide a blueprint for being a loving, trustworthy, and compassionate friend and partner, guiding us to reflect His love daily.

Jesus knows our hurts. He is described as “a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief” (Isaiah 53:3, NLT). When he lived in our flesh, he cried out in pain to the Father with startling rawness. And during one of his most memorable sermons, Jesus taught that those who grieve are blessed because they will be comforted by God himself. This devotion will help you journey as a family through your pain, and know that you will be comforted by God himself.

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.

Acts 20 is all about saying goodbye. How do we face it and do it in Christ? This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

Sharing where and when we need Jesus the most makes for a powerful faith story. This plan provides Biblical examples of Jesus sharing in someone’s story and encourages scripture verses. Through it, you will discover ways God calls us to share our stories of faith and get a picture of the power of God at work, which can lead to deeper conversations about Jesus.

What do you do when God feels far away? When prayers go unanswered? When silence fills the space where you hoped for direction? This 5-day plan walks through real moments of spiritual silence, waiting, and dryness—and how the gospel meets us there. Through Scripture and reflection, you’ll find encouragement to keep trusting, even when God feels silent.

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.

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.

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.

There is possibly no more carefully navigated response than to the question “How Ya Feeling?” We long for and loath this question because we must either remain at the surface or expose what lies beneath. Jesus reminds us that to feel is to be human; to feel is to walk through valleys and mountains; to feel is to imitate Christ. Learn to properly engage your emotions to be like Christ.

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.