Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 15:13

In Rescue, Justin Camp reminds guys that God put his Spirit into their hearts so they would come out of isolation and support and sacrifice for one another. Read how this happens in real life in the stories shared here and reflect on your responses if you had similar experiences.

There seems to be a gap between God’s promises for Christ-followers and what we actually experience in our day-to-day lives. God wants to help you close that gap, but self-help will never get you there. This four-day plan confronts the lie of self-help with God’s power to truly change us.

We are usually impressed by inspirational stories of dramatic, overnight transformation, but living as a disciple of Jesus is a long game. We are all broken people. No one has arrived. We’re all in recovery! This four-day study will help you break the sin-repent cycle so you can truly experience the transformation God has promised us through salvation.

HOW TO USE THE GREATER MEETINGS: These four topics were designed to fit together for a complete message. It’s not recommended to skip any of the topics completely. If you need to cover the contents in fewer than four meeting times, you may decide to focus a bit more on one or two topics while hitting the highlights in the others. The theme for this year is GREATER. We play with a new purpose: He must become Greater, and we must become less.

In this 4-part devotional, Pastor Dylan Dodson gives Biblical wisdom for life’s relationships. This plan will encourage you to reflect on singleness, friendship, marriage, and divorce as we attempt to love the way Jesus loved in the various relationships we may find ourselves in.

Life & Death. You may encounter them both daily, you might even say they are a part of this life. Jesus, though, is the "prince of life": He died and rose again from the dead; He has the final word. Life and death come together in Jesus in a special way. What does that mean for you as a disciple of Jesus? What do you live for? And what would you give your life for?

It's easy to allocate one day a year to acknowledge what we're thankful for, but what if we taught our children how to have hearts of gratitude in acknowledgement for all of God's continued faithfulness? This 4-day Thanksgiving devotional teaches parents how to model gratitude for their children, even when life gets hard.

Love is patient, love is kind, but it's also quite hard to model and disciple to our kids. This 4-day devotional teaches parents how to show and teach love to our children through the loving example of our Heavenly Father.

In a world full of challenges like those faced by early disciples—false teachings, political turmoil, and personal struggles—this four-day Bible reading plan by Brian Barcelona is crafted to help you safeguard your faith. Just as early followers of Jesus learned to live out their commitment daily, you can deepen your discipleship through these readings. Each day will offer insights and encouragement to strengthen your spiritual resilience, helping you stay anchored and hopeful amid life’s trials.

In the "Everything You Need" Bible study, we’re going to take a closer look at John 15 as Jesus speaks to four specific topics that often make us fearful when we think about the future. Prayerfully, as we learn to abide in Christ as He abides in us, we will find freedom from the fear of tomorrow and confidently embrace the Purpose He has for us today!

What are you missing if you only read the Bible? We have long recognized that the Bible was written for us, but not to us, and requires us to make efforts to bridge the cultural gap between ourselves as readers and the writers of the ancient world. In this study, we will become aware of yet another gap that we must recognize and factor into our reading: we must bridge the modality gap between the written word and the oral word.

The God in the Bible is an awesome and powerful God that reveals Himself to mankind in His ways that directs man into a life in Him, knowing and experiencing His greatness in power, wisdom, presence, holiness, love and so much more! This first part of the 3-part series devotion on The Bible-revealed Greatness of God and His Plan discusses the five aspects of God’s greatness. May the God of the Bible blesses and reveals Himself to you and minister to you in a personal way through this devotion.

Professor Travis Freeman shares his amazing story of being stricken with irreversible, total blindness, yet finding the courage to overcome all obstacles and return to play football. His words of encouragement will help you to find vision and purpose through Christ, even when all seems dark. Travis’ story is now a book, Lights Out, and a feature film, 23 Blast. Please visit 23Blast.com.

Every journey has a starting point that leads toward a desired destination. Your WALK with God is the same. You learn about the role of faith, God’s grace, deepening your relationship with Him, setting aside worry and more. In this 5-day audio plan, you will hear ideas on how to be responsive to what God wants you to focus on and do.

They drain your joy, eat up your time, and rain on your parade—but there’s a better way to view difficult people. Let’s learn how to heal the relationships that suck the life out of us. Get ready for God to do His life-giving work when you start this new Life.Church Bible Plan to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, Relational Vampires . 

Staying connected to God is the only way we can walk in faith, victory and live the Christian life. That means we must stay close to the One in the Trinity who abides in us and is on the earth today. His name is the Holy Spirit. If you want to be the person God wants you to be, it’s impossible to do this without the Holy Spirit. 

Do you feel called to share the love of Jesus to people overseas? Before getting on the plane, learn how to make the greatest global impact and best prepare for this important trip through a Biblical lens. Adapted from the book "Across the Street and Around the World" by Jeannie Marie.

We know God tells us that we are new creations, and yet so often it doesn’t feel like it. We end up pretending to have everything together, while inside we are in deep pain. The first step is to stop the pretence, which is where this study starts. It then encourages you to continually go to the source in order to learn more about, and embrace, who you truly are.

In John 15:13, Jesus told his followers “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” During Easter, we have the opportunity to explore the most significant event of human history: the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we do so, we come face-to-face with the greatest story of love ever recorded. Easter is the time we celebrate that love has come!

The Bible talks a lot about "growing" - learning more about Jesus, following him more closely, obeying him more naturally, and becoming more like him in our attitudes and actions. "Grow: Becoming More Like Jesus" includes verses about seeds, roots, plants, trees, and fruit, all great images for thinking about what it means to live for Jesus.

Dave Willis, author, speaker, and father of four boys, talks biblically and practically about how to raise a generation of boys who are champions, encouragers, and respecters of women. He is the author of the book "Raising Boys Who Respect Girls".

Having the right amount of spacing when it comes to your relationships is vitally important as we’re meant to be close to Jesus as well as live in unity with family and friends. This study touches on the space between and how we should respond to it.

In this 5-day devotional, Lauren Casper shares the key to loving our neighbors well in today’s world marked by fear and division: embracing the power of empathy. This plan will empower readers to discover the surprising and beautiful places empathy might lead us.

Inspired by the compelling documentary, “The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story,” this 5-day devotional gives hope and encouragement, reminding us that God is with us in our suffering. Kara powerfully and honestly shared with the world her journey as a wife and young mother of 4 who faced terminal breast cancer. Kara helps us realize that life is precious and every moment is a gift.

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.