Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 4:11

Jesus promised that we would grow into the fullness of life by His Spirit. To do that we need to keep encountering the basic truths of faith more deeply and profoundly. If we do, there is a vibrant and supernatural life that exceeds our hopes and dreams, as we experience partnership with God, extending His Kingdom here on earth.

Knowing God’s heart changes everything. His love draws us in. His power fills our hands and hearts with might. His redemption rewrites even the worst stories of our lives. In this 7-day plan, you’ll discover to greater depths the heart of your heavenly Father, and learn how to live your life as a response to his unceasing love. 

God has shown us what He requires (Micah 6:8) - to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with Him. In this seven day plan, we go deeper into His mercy with real testimonies from Mercy Ships, questions to help us apply God's word, and passages which draw us into His ways. We start with His great love and mercy for us, and only then do we look outward.

James 2:26 says, “Faith apart from works is dead.” If we’re to experience the fullness of life offered to us through our faith we must put our words into action. We must not profess to love God on Sundays and live as if he isn’t present, real, or good on Monday. May your faith come alive as you seek to be a doer of the word.

Can you imagine feeling so seen by God that you can’t help but see others? Can you imagine your everyday, ordinary life having a significant eternal impact? This 7-day devotional from Christine Caine will help you discover how God has seen you, chosen you, and sent you to see others and to help them feel seen the way God sees them—with 20/20 vision.

Our greatest challenge in love is not that we don't love God and others enough, but that we don't realise just how much God loves us. Join with Hope 103.2 to explore what it means to be equipped with everything you need to impact your world with hope.

You probably know that Christians are meant to be loving people. But sometimes that ideal can seem far from the reality. Perhaps we’re not starting from the right place. Loving others can only happen if we understand what God means by love. Let’s take a look at the biblical call to love.

It is no secret that in order to trust someone we have to know them first. This 7-day reading plan on the love of God will open our eyes to new aspects of God that we did not know before, and it will show us some truths of God’s crazy love for us!

The Bible is full of powerful metaphors and word pictures to help us not only understand who Jesus is, but who we are and how we can relate to Him. Because when we know who we are, we will know what to do. During this seven day reading plan we will look at five Mantras of Jesus that will encourage, motivate, and direct the church in the years to come.

What if the world would know us by our love for one another and not by our disagreements, hatred, division, and need to be right? What if we focused on our commonalities rather than our differences? Discover a rising movement of the Holy Spirit stirring the hearts of Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox, and people from different denominations, to fulfill Jesus’ prayer–that they may be one as we are one.

This one-of-a-kind reading plan exists for both the skeptic and the faith follower. Our distinctive is that we created a place where questions were asked, doubt allowed, and the process of inquiry respected. For those unsure of Christianity and for those who love them and want to keep the lines of communication open, we show the candid and honest dialogue around challenging concerns of existence, faith and culture.

There are seasons where most stepparents feel that they do most of the giving and get very little in return. Stepparenting is hard. A relationship plagued by love conflicts and a child's lower motivation toward love and bonding are usually at the roots of this. For these seven days, learn to get past these stepparenting challenges and get on the road to building love together.

In this devotional, we will dig into what Scripture says about love, and I will share my story of discovering God’s love, to the point of forgiving the person who hurt me the most in my life. God desperately wants to show you the depths of His love and the person(s) in your life who you have struggled to love and forgive. Will you let love in?

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent—a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal when Christians are invited to prepare themselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Throughout the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, pray and reflect on God’s renewing power.

Are you feeling uncertain and restless in life right now? If so, this Bible reading plan will help you find the peace and comfort needed to get through troubled times.

Elevation Rhythm is the sound of Elevation YTH, the youth ministry of Elevation Church. Join us in this 7-day devotional to hear about the heart behind the songs, find your rhythm in your walk, and see what God can do through you(th).

YOU are brilliant- uniquely formed and divinely woven together with the ability to light up this world through goodness and kindness, bravery and resilience. Your shimmer is multi-faceted and potential uncontainable. Created with purpose, you were destined to shine. Over the next seven days, explore who God created you to be and awaken to a life defined by radical love, bold faith, and unstoppable hope.

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.

In this 7-Day plan, Dr. John Koessler reveals how lust, which once was considered a "deadly sin", has transformed into a "dangerous virtue." Our culture has radically redrawn its moral boundaries so that what lust is now called love and sexual preference is regarded by many to be malleable. Dr. Koessler helps reveal the beauty of God's design for love and desire. Excerpted from the book 'Dangerous Virtues.'

We were made from love, made for love, and are called to live in God's love. This devotional, based on the book, "Love Slows Down," will help you slow down and trade in anger, anxiety, and hurry for life in God's love.

Explore what genuine friendship looks like. God amplifies healthy relationships in ways that are gloriously surprising and deeply satisfying. Discover easy-to-do ideas for building and maintaining your friendships in small ways that carry long-lasting, relationship-rich impact.

The tragic death of George Floyd sparked discussions about why are we still talking about race and racial injustice in 2020. In hope of finding a solution, and common ground after his death, many people raised this question, “What can I do?” This devotional will explain what you can do, and help you to prepare your heart and mind for love and, ultimately, racial reconciliation.

Jesus loves everyone and did what He could for the masses. Throughout the Bible, we see how Jesus also focuses on individuals. He listened to their needs, made a connection to relevant truth, and then gave practical ways to help. This is a good application model for us to follow as we seek to make a difference in other people's lives. Listen. Connect. Help.

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.

Explore 7 inspiring, Biblical relationship goals to deepen intimacy with each other and with God. Whether you've been married one year or many, this plan will help you discover ways to grow and strengthen your relationship in practical ways that work for you.