Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 1:4

Join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we read and pray through 1, 2, and 3 John. These works are likely penned by the apostle John, written to a known community of believers and to specific individuals within this community. John wrote to combat false teaching by re-anchoring believers in the truth of Jesus Christ and giving guidance on how to live in love as children of God.

Confidence makes all the difference in our walk with God, and 1st John is about giving us the assurance we need to walk strong. John gives us clear guidelines so that we can know we are forgiven, know how to love, and know that we know Him. Join Through the Word as we journey through each chapter with clear explanations and practical applications in just ten minutes a day.

Each day, God provides opportunities to learn. Anthony de Mello said, “The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story.” As you engage with these seven stories, look for God’s hand in each story and in your story. Apply the principles and encourage others to do likewise.

You are Made New! Rejoice in your new life in Christ through this 7-day devotional, designed especially for new believers. It's all about identity—who Christ is makes you who you are! Andrew and Wendy Palau will guide you with personal stories into rich reflections on how God makes you a new creation from the inside out.

Everyone makes wrong choices, everyone fails at times, and everyone makes mistakes. You will never be perfect. But no matter what you have done, you can find complete forgiveness—you can be made perfectly clean in Jesus. Join Andrew and Wendy for this 6-day series, and learn to give and receive forgiveness.

Powerful Letters - They rocked the early churches. Written by Jesus’ closest disciples, John and Peter, his half-brothers, James and John, and an enigmatic author, these letters continue to overturn thinking. They equip us to defend and attack the evil forces and dark ages. They inspire, empower, and enable us to allow Christ to live through us. They encourage us to enlarge our vision to see the world from the perspective of eternity.

The 24/7 Coaches plan is designed to help coaches go from overwhelmed to overflowing by teaching through the life of Peter. We walk through four themes in this study, Reset, Renew, Refuel and Ready. We need a new perspective on winning. We need to redefine our priorities. We need to take back our time and fill it with the presence of Jesus.

The Orchard combines the poetry of the New Testament with piano music inspired by those poems plus beautiful video footage. This series of videos allows space for quiet contemplation allowing the Spirit of Christ to work and speak, in order to continue to produce His fruit in our lives. In writing these piano pieces, mostly on a quiet Sunday afternoon, I have enjoyed the peace and contentment gained from meditating deeply on these poems and I pray the same for you.

We sometimes feel disappointed with ourselves, with people around us, or even with God! This reading plan closely follows two people who were deeply disappointed with Jesus, but found their way back to renewed hope and joy in the Lord God. Let their example inspire and encourage you!

Faith is a key concept in the Bible. This reading plan offers you a series of devotionals on this important theme. We want to help you understand what faith is, and to help you grow in your faith in the Lord God.

It's time to drop your baggage, pick up your freedom, and fulfill your destiny. In this 10-day reading plan, uncover the power in God's Word that gives you the strength to let go of your shame and live a life of complete freedom.

We all know that we should read our Bible, pray, and be the church, but what if we actually started doing that? Zúme Accountability Groups are small groups of 2 to 4 people that don’t just want to be hearers of the word, but doers! If you want simple and practical “HOW TO” steps to be and do what Jesus called, commanded, and created us for then start this plan.

Hebrews 4:12 says that “the word of God is alive and active”. To emphasise this truth, the Bible itself describes God’s word in various ways. This devotional will take a survey of these various “symbols” and hopefully ignite your passion afresh for the God-breathed scriptures.

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”, it says in Hebrews 11:1. The Christian faith is largely about things you can’t see with your natural eyes. However, you need not believe blindly. When God opens your spiritual eyes, there is a lot to see! This reading plan covers several Bible verses about blindness, restored sight, (not) seeing, and believing.

1, 2, & 3 John are all about Jesus! This 10-day plan will walk you through the books of 1, 2, & 3 John by reading just a chapter or two a day. Each day is accompanied by a short devotional and video that explains what’s happening and shows you how each part of the story points to Jesus and his Gospel.

First John is all about family—God’s family. Discover what it means to have the right fellowship with God and others. Allow the Holy Spirit to lead you to consistent growth— outward and inward transformation. In ten lessons, trusted Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee encourages us to “walk in the light” as God’s children and image-bearers of Jesus Christ.

Celebrate Christmas with 10 personal meditations, and remember that Christ’s love shines for us all.

Put LIFE back into your Christian walk. Paul didn't say "be bored in the Lord." Samuel didn't write "my heart yawns in the Lord." But yet we often live like this. Christians settle for much less than God intended in their walk with Him. No matter your circumstance, God wants you to experience the joy, fulfillment, and excitement that He offers. This 10-day plan features short audio snippets.

In The Rorschach God Plan, author Matthew Hester helps readers fully understand God’s true identity by dispelling common misconceptions and replacing them with the truth from God’s Word.

The Beatitudes is the title tradition has given to this most succinct series of blessings that came from the mouth of Jesus. They are the opening summary of "The Sermon on the Mount," found in Matthew 5 through 7, the most famous sermon of all time. Here are the Beatitudes illustrated in paint, with accompanying meditations.

Aquila and Priscilla - this husband and wife team is mentioned in four different books of the Bible. They were not church “office holders” in their day and are not world-famous today, but God used them to make a difference for eternity. Join Scott Pauley for this study of New Testament Marriage: Lessons from Aquila and Priscilla.

It is often stated that in war: "The first casualty is truth". How can we discern genuine Christianity from false Christianity? This is the question addressed in 1 John, the letter we shall dive deep into in this plan. John writes in 1 John in the wake of a schism in the churches he oversees to help Christians like you and me navigate this leading question: what makes genuine Christianity genuine, and what are the features of false Christianity, and how can we tell the difference?

Hearing the voice of God is a profound and essential part of the Christian life. God speaks in various ways—sometimes audibly, through circumstances, through dreams, or through other people. But primarily, He speaks through His written word. This reading plan studies how you can hear God’s voice and respond in faith to draw closer to God and grow in your relationship with Him.

ARE YOU READY to challenge yourself in lasting the race for the next 12 weeks? God is inviting you into a Greater Journey with Him, as you follow through this Endurance Devotional. Be reflective and resilient as God will remind you that He has always been, still is now and will always be the greater I AM in your life!

Immediately in the first chapter of the Bible, we read how God created light. And further on in the Bible, light is often used as a metaphor for God’s domain as opposed to the domain of sin and death. Jesus even calls Himself “the Light of the world”. Light and darkness thus have an important place in the Bible. This reading plan presents a selection of verses about this topic.