Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 15:9

Travel a different road that leads to Easter this year. Start your journey with global missionaries in the Middle East and navigate the sights and sounds that will help you experience Easter from a whole new perspective. Experience anew why Jesus came to this earth--to save the souls of mankind.

The purpose of fruit is to be picked and consumed. The Holy Spirit grows His fruit in us so we can nourish others. We shouldn’t think about our own benefit, and yet, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit blesses us as well. The fruit of the Spirit involves our time, faith, and trust. As you read through this plan, you’ll learn how to cultivate God’s special fruit.

What do you do when you just hate yourself? What do you do when you feel like you just don't measure up? God's Word offers great hope for those who struggle with a crushing sense of inadequacy, failure, and condemnation.

Although we may speak different languages, we all serve the same God. Learn about loving Christ and loving others with these 10 spiritual meditations from Our Daily Bread’s Hispanic writers.

As a new believer in Jesus, you’ve been told you should start reading the Bible, but where do you start? This 10-Day plan was designed with you in mind. Based on the Gospel of John, it will help you understand ten essential truths every believer should know, challenge you to apply them to your life, and help you develop a Bible-reading habit.

The book of John proclaims Jesus as the Living Expression of God’s love, the One through whom you can experience eternal life. John’s firsthand account of Jesus’ divine miracles and deeply personal encounters brings you closer to the Savior, who is the Good Shepherd and the great I AM. Embrace your identity as one whom Jesus loves with these passages from the book of John and devotions from Brian Simmons.

Missional Friendship is a commitment to a lifestyle of intentional relationships that are: authentically truthful, biased toward trust, committed to being present with and for each other, so that we can be fully known and fully loved. In this, we will have people in our lives who know us and our world, and can speak into our lives.

The Letters of John guide us through what it looks like to live as a follower of Christ.

Conversations is a 10-day devotional exploring the spiritual power of words and the sacred gift of dialogue. From prayer to cross-cultural relationships, from encouragement to evangelism, this journey invites you to speak with intentionality, humility, and love. Rooted in the example of Jesus and anchored in Scripture, each day reflects on how conversations—with God, with others, and even with those far from faith—can become holy ground. Through daily reflections, prayers, and questions, you’ll learn to listen more deeply, speak more truthfully, and live more prayerfully. You were made for conversation, and your words can create worlds.

John Piper’s influential work on Christian Hedonism, Desiring God, challenges the belief that following Christ requires the sacrifice of pleasure. Rather, he teaches that “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” This devotional features content from each chapter of this thought-provoking book. Over the course of 10 days, you will engage Scripture alongside Piper’s insights on the path to living a joyfully Christian life.

The book of Judges reveals the remarkable story of Jael, a woman whose decisive courage changed the course of a nation’s battle. In this devotional, Amorita Weaver guides us through Jael's story, uncovering the cultural, spiritual, and personal significance of Jael’s actions.

In the Bible, we read a lot of stories about Jesus by which we learn to know Him better. But the apostle John also recorded statements of Jesus about Himself. These so-called “I Am” statements are short, concise sayings that reveal something of Jesus’ character or ministry. Reading them is an great way to get to know Jesus better!

Excellence is glorifying God by working wholeheartedly towards all He has given you to do. This Virtuous Woman study is 11 sessions that walk through ideas such as stewardship, dignity, wisdom, attentiveness, legacy, value, faithfulness, power, faith, and fruitfulness. This study was written by Alexandria McCraney who lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas with her husband and three kids and serves with FCA at the University of Arkansas.

My dear friends, in the Sermon on the Mount—the longest recorded discourse of Jesus Christ in the Gospels—we find the prayer known as the “Our Father” or the “Lord’s Prayer.” Before teaching His disciples this prayer, Jesus first taught them how to pray. That is the focus of this series of reflections: what the right posture is when we approach God in prayer. Not the physical posture—whether kneeling, standing, sitting, or lying down—but the posture of the heart!

RESET your prayer life. Throughout this 12-day devotional, you will be equipped to respond to Jesus’ invitation into a vibrant prayer life. Each day establishes a building block in the foundations of a consistent, delightful, abiding relationship with Christ. Even if previous attempts have sputtered, hit RESET. It's a new day. Launch a prayer habit that will continue all your days.   

This reading plan explores the fourth gospel. John wrote the fourth gospel to assure persecuted Jewish believers that Jesus was the fulfillment of God's ancient promises to the Jews; that Jesus really is the Christ, the Son of God. John wanted to make sure that they would remain faithful to Jesus and enjoy abundant life in him.

Punch greed in the face with reckless love! God is eager to display his love, goodness, and wisdom for all of heaven and earth to see. Dive into God’s desire to use business to supernaturally touch physical and spiritual poverty and bring the abundance of His kingdom to earth.

Do you relate to words like anxiety, fear, mental unrest, or hostility? If so, there is hope for you in Christ and I pray this devotion will direct you to abide in the Prince of peace. This devotion is taken from my new book, "Abiding in the Prince of Peace," and I want to share some raw and transparent truth that can help you on your journey to mental victory.

Jesus said, “I am the vine, and you are the branches.” Study this famous passage from the Gospel of John with the Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik. This 12-day plan discusses how to abide in Jesus, how NOT to abide, and what bearing fruit looks like for the follower of Christ. Be encouraged by God’s Word as you remain in Jesus, the true Vine!

12 Days to Abide in Christ during the Holiday season. This advent is designed to help us experience and remember what's the most essential part of our lives and provides a way to reflect on what God has given us. May this be the most wonderful time of the year because we get to celebrate the most wonderful gift our world has ever experienced!

One of the best-known commandments in the Bible is to love your neighbor. Jesus even says this is the most important command, next to loving God. But who is our ‘neighbor’ and what does it mean to ‘love’ him? In this Reading Plan, we will read some of Jesus’ teachings and some real-life examples.

What do the miracles that Jesus performed 2000 years ago have to do with your life? Quite a lot, because Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is a God of miracles and just as he raised his friend Lazarus from the dead back then, he can give you new life today in areas of your life that have long felt dead.

Step into the Gospel of John and read through the influence and impact Jesus had the two weeks preceding His death. Once you experience God’s truth, you will never look at life the same – for Jesus is greater than any fear that grips your life or joy that fills your heart.

Sometimes life feels a lot like a burden—day in and day out it’s the same chores and tasks, anxieties and responsibilities. So where is God in all of this? Does he care about the way we unload the dishwasher or balance the budget? Do the little things like changing diapers make a difference? We all need encouragement to see the reality of God’s grace in all of life.

Shaunti Feldhahn studied thousands of men and women to learn the most important things that matter to an abundant, happy marriage. It turns out, her research findings match what the Bible has said all along. This reading plan highlights those key Biblical secrets that we often miss — and which, once we apply them, usually make an immediate, wonderful difference. See more of her research, books, or speaking at shaunti.com.