Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 3:16

We want to show our kids how exciting and vibrant a life with Jesus can be! Follow along in this seven-day plan as we dive deeper into the song lyrics on our new album, Living Color. Jesus isn’t just for the future — He’s for today!

There is a difference between simply raising your children, and raising your children to be kingdom builders. This 7-day plan is geared toward parents who desire to see their children build the Kingdom of God.

This series, that began with faith and hope (see You Version … Faith – In other Words, and Hope Reframed), is written to help re-frame, re-define, and re-fresh the great biblical themes of faith, hope and love. I hope you are inspired - to have faith, to live in hope, and to express love. “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

This seven-day devotional aims to draw us back to God’s word and encourage our troubled hearts. Take time to read, reflect and pray after each day– allowing God to speak to you in and through this difficult time.

If someone asked you, "What do I need to believe to be a Christian?" what would you say? By using the simple lyrics to a beloved song, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so”, a journalist-turned-pastor helps you understand what you believe and why. Bestselling author John S. Dickerson clearly and faithfully explains essential Christian beliefs and powerfully illustrates why these beliefs matter.

God’s love is the central theme woven throughout scripture, and yet we all need a greater revelation of the depth of God’s love for us personally. In this 7-day devotional from Steve McCracken, discover more about the extravagant nature of God’s love and learn how Father wants His gift of love to flow through us to others.

I LOVE MY CHURCH. People talk about what they love. They love their spouse, love their children. Or they love their job, sports team or pet, but how many people say they love their church? My prayer is that as you follow this plan, you may re-discover your love of the church and its purpose. Helping our churches today to be authentic, mirroring the original church. That is Simply Church.

Do you have doubt about Jesus? Can you trust Jesus? Do you believe everyone goes to heaven or do you believe we have to earn our way to heaven? Do you want to win your family for Christ? In this reading plan, writer Paul Marc Goulet shares about these topics and gives you practical advice.

In this devotional series, we invite you to go deeper into the Good News. Each day we celebrate Jesus’ redemptive work on the Cross that restored our hope, and made a way for us to be known, loved and connected to Him. Join us as we explore God’s restoration this Easter. It’s a good day to restore hope!

How do you feel about the violence in so many of our cities and the lack of civility? In this reading plan, writer Paul Marc Goulet shares about this topic and how you can deal with it.

The Church is on a mission. We have a mandate to impact our world. God's power flows through us to address the Social Pain of our cities - through LOVE.

Love is such an important concept for us as believers and it’s imperative that we have an understanding of what love is and how to love, even when it may be difficult. Love is a choice, and through this plan, Dr. Doug Weiss will guide you on how to love like Christ loves the church.

The Church is on mission. We have a mandate to impact our world. God's power flows through us to address the spiritual Lostness of our cities - through FAITH!

Being a good athlete requires discipline and hard work. But the desire to be the best comes with hurdles. We often find ourselves placing our identity and self-worth in how well we perform. Yet only when we truly understand our identity as a child of God can we succeed. Using our short films and encouraging daily readings, Jesus Film Project® will help athletes develop the heart of a champion.

Lara Hartman’s honest, intimate look at how God lovingly holds our hand through the chaotic trials of rediscovering our faith, rescuing us from the darkest places, and recognizing the beauty in ourselves is an affirming daily reading plan. Sharing her inspiring beauty-from-ashes account gives you hope in God’s never-ending love that heals the broken pieces from a past and rebuilt by faith.

John the Baptist was the man that God sent to prepare the way for the Messiah. The Gospel of John, written by the Apostle John, introduces us to John the Baptist’s ministry and to Jesus, God’s Son, sent to save people from their sins. This plan, based on John 1, shows God’s desire for our lives and spiritual walk with Him.

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!

Being a mom is the most rewarding role we’ll ever play, but the road to and through motherhood is a challenge. It’s full of insecurities, trials, humbling moments, and opportunities to trust God. In this 7-day plan, seven moms from different stages of life share their experiences and hard-fought wisdom on motherhood.

Agape love is the greatest and rarest form of love. It’s found in the New Testament 116 times and usually means the unconditional love of God. In this reading plan, you'll learn more about the love of God.

Many of us grew up praying, but our prayers didn’t grow up with us. As adults, we still pray the way we learned as children. We’re not the first grown-ups who never learned how to pray grown-up prayers; Jesus’s disciples didn’t either. But Jesus gave them specific answers about how to pray. If we follow Jesus’s guidance, our prayers will grow up . . . and so will our faith.

Stories of Hope through music is a multimedia venture, created by Eric and Anissa Haney, through which we encounter hope in Jesus through inspiring New Testament stories brought to life through musical arrangements for jazz orchestra. Hear the music and read the devotional and stories in scripture through this 7-day reading plan.

Dr. Scott Silverii inspires you to grow your relationship with God through the humble practice of showing gratitude. Gratitude can only be truly expressed after experiencing God’s miraculous presence in your life. Being grateful is so much more than saying “Thank you” before a meal. Meditating on the Holy Trinity, salvation, redemption worship and provision will help you see the benefits of living a humble life of gratitude.

Half-hearted, lazy, who cares? Don’t you hate that attitude? Jesus hates it more, as He declared in Revelation 3:16; but how easily we fall into the deception that makes Him want to vomit us out of His mouth! Let’s look at ways we become lukewarm without realizing it, and how to move with our whole hearts into the joy and security of knowing and being known by Him.

Christmas is a season of wonder. So, let’s lay aside our lists, distractions, and cares to receive refreshment by reflecting upon a few of the nativity’s highlights. Reminding ourselves, that the story we love so well speaks directly into our lives today by pointing us to Lord Jesus. Realizing that in this lifetime, we will only begin to scratch the surface of Who He is and what He has done.

Are we Christians? Are we believers? Are we God’s children? What is our identity in reality? In this devotional, we find the foundation for our identity, to understand how we got it and what is the meaning of life.