Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 24:47

Spend five days with Dr. Ramesh Richard, president of RREACH (a Global Proclamation Ministry) and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, as he reflects on three Christmas carols and offers pastoral insights on how you can maximize the meaning of Christmas this year.

Through a lens of faith and Biblical truth, this 5-day reading plan unpacks how we can all experience comebacks in life, while also challenging, encouraging, and inspiring sports fans to follow Jesus and become more like Him.

For followers of Christ, the ministry of spoken blessing introduces the present reality and power of the inbreaking kingdom of God. It conveys the authority of God to shatter curses and release captives. These devotions explore this ancient biblical practice of blessing. If you are a believer, God is calling you to the ministry of spoken blessing—and to know that His deep desire is to bless you as well.

What do Christians believe? Division and controversy seem to be rampant today, but for 2,000 years, Christ-followers have been unified in belief. The oldest confession of faith, the Apostles’ Creed, reminds and teaches us what we believe. In this reading plan, take a fresh look at the Apostles Creed, discovering the major beliefs of Christianity and how the Creed prepares us to share what we believe.

At the start and middle of every year, we come together to pray and fast for God to be made known in our lives and the people around us. As we preach God’s word, we are empowered by God to be channels of His miracles in our relationships and communities. Let’s reflect on how God can use all kinds of people to reveal Himself through miracles in advancing His kingdom.

What beliefs make up the foundation of the Christian faith? How do these beliefs shape and transform people's lives? In this five-day devotional, we'll explore what the Bible is, how we know it's true and authoritative, and how we can engage with Scripture.

Do you long to see the miracles that surrounded Jesus’ ministry and that of the disciples in the early church? Let this devotional encourage you! Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His miracles are proof of His love. This devotional plan is based on Dr. T. L. Osborn’s book Miracles: Proof of God’s Love.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19a). The Kendrick Brothers’ movie THE FORGE powerfully illustrates the impact of discipleship. Co-writer and producer Stephen Kendrick says, “Discipleship is helping people know God and to have a personal daily walk in a relationship with Him.” Based on THE FORGE, this five-day devotional focuses on discipleship, why it matters, and how it looks.

Following Jesus will lead to opposition. It happened to the early disciples. It will happen to you. How do we then move forward when it happens? 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.

In this five-day series of readings from across the breadth of Scripture, we will see how “the nations” have always been the object of God’s love and how he consistently calls his people to join him in his mission to rescue and redeem men and women from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. We will also explore the implications of this for people who desire to live missional lives, aligned with God’s purposes.

Five paintings that depict the events of the most significant week in history. Each day features a painting for reflection alongside the corresponding account from Scripture.

Through the scattered, growing group of Jesus followers, the gospel is advancing to the ends of the earth. We pick up with the missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas, and Paul’s first recorded sermon, which is a masterpiece. This 5-day plan continues a journey through 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.

This Easter season, anticipate celebrating the resurrection of Christ through a five-day plan featuring oral Bible stories from Holy Week. Each day, listen to a Scripture-based story tracing Jesus’ Triumphal Entry, Last Supper, Arrest and Trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection. Reflect on key themes, prayerfully respond and journal with the Lord as you consider Jesus’ identity, sacrifice, forgiveness, victory and mission. As you engage with these stories of Jesus, you are invited to worship, repent, forgive, persevere and bear witness. May your faith be strengthened, your heart softened and your hope renewed during this sacred journey toward Easter morning.

This 5-day plan explores how to live faithfully in both your spiritual and professional spheres. Drawing from Jesus’ ministry, the post-resurrection forty-day teaching, and the examples of Luke and Paul, you’ll learn how to integrate action with instruction, prepare intentionally, and use your gifts for Kingdom impact. Each day provides Scripture, reflection, and practical application to help you move from knowledge to practice, aligning your work, life, and faith with God’s purposes.

This Easter devotional explores five pivotal meals, from the Last Supper to breakfast with Peter, that reveal Jesus’ identity, presence, and restoration. Throughout the gospels, His purpose was often a mystery, but He brought clarity and revealed truths at the table. This Easter, accept the invitation to linger at the table with Jesus, because when we see Him for who He really is, it changes everything.

Coming face to face with death can bring deep and fear-filled questions. Will I die alone? Will it be painful? What comes after death? When you’re gripped with this anxiety, you need to know there’s a God who understands and has gone before us to conquer death. This plan will share God’s hope-filled answers to help you make peace with death.

There is power in your testimony! Over the next six days, discover what it means to be a witness of Jesus and how the words you speak can help grow his kingdom.

God is calling all of us to be disciple-makers. But He also has a specific calling for all of us - a specific place in the church or the world where we must live out our calling.

In this devotional, you will be invited to dive into the true freedom that Christ offers. Through reflections on Jesus' sacrifice, the fulfillment of the Law, and the overcoming of rival affections, discover how to live a life of service out of love, not obligation. Let freedom in Christ transform your daily walk, freeing you from distractions and guiding you back to eternal purpose. Be free to love and serve, finding in Christ the way back.

This 6-day devotional plan was created to help you equip yourself with the truth to defend your faith in Christ.

Taking a look at the evidence that supports the existence of Jesus as the Messiah using Biblical references and clips from God’s Not Dead 2, the film. Always be able to give an answer for what you believe. This study will aid you in learning the factual support of Biblical truths and encourage you to live out that truth in your life.

In this 7-day devotional based on the book Set My Heart on Fire by J. Lee Grady, you will meet the Holy Spirit, who can do it all. He is the Spirit of God. He has limitless power and wisdom, yet He willingly comes to live inside any person who believes in Jesus Christ.

Discover God’s heart for the nations and your role in helping finish the task of global evangelism.

This 7-day walk will help you deepen your walk with Jesus as you study His life and teachings.

Come with us on a journey as we explore the meaning of the cross and the upside down it invites us in through this series of reflections and meditations.  My prayer is that the puzzle of the power of the cross will draw you into a closer encounter with the risen Jesus. Read more in Strange Kingdom (the book) and find the associated playlists on Spotify.