Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 1:49

We’re filled with anticipation as we lean into this season of celebration with the intention of tuning into the heart of God. Join us for 4 weeks as we: Behold Beauty, Break Barriers, Make Room, and are Surprised by God. Like all the best stuff in life, this journey is best taken with others—so grab a friend or two and your sense of wonder and roll into the Advent Season.

The word "Advent" means "arrival" or "coming." On the church calendar, Advent is the beginning of the Christian year. It is a season of Great Expectation and a time not only to look back but to look forward.

Prepare your heart for the Christmas season with this 5-Day Advent Devotional from Worship Together.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to weird ideas and alternate beliefs about reality. This series of 5-day plans uses classic Christian Creeds as a vehicle to explain the Christian worldview compared to the world’s, and help us see reality through Jesus’s eyes

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This series of 5-day plans uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.

This five-day plan explores various angelic encounters that announced the arrival of the Messiah. We’ll consider Zechariah's doubt, Mary's humility, Joseph's obedience, and the shepherds' exuberance. Angels should not be worshiped, but they model true worship when they sing, “Glory to God in the highest!” This Christmas, marvel with the angels at the Savior born in the city of David who is Christ the Lord.

Does thriving through the holidays feel impossible? If the Christmas season has you feeling overwhelmed, lonely, and fighting for joy, there’s hope for you, Military Wife. Grab a cup of something warm and join us as we celebrate the season's most powerful source of joy: Jesus Christ. Discover the unexpected, simple, and extraordinary ways to thrive through the holidays!

Is the rush of the holiday season stealing your peace? Even with the pressures December brings, you can discover the true source of comfort. Join us for a five-day devotional with Andrew and Wendy Palau, as we meditate on the truth about Christmas. Let God calm your soul and receive the gifts Jesus is offering you this Advent season.

When hope feels distant—buried in silence, barrenness, or delay—Jesus is quietly at work, bringing life where we least expect it. In this five-day Advent journey, uncover fierce hope: hope that waits with expectation, trusts God’s work in the silence, chooses joy in uncertainty, believes against all odds, and prepares Him room. Each day offers Scripture, a short devotion, and a prayer to steady your heart with fierce hope this Advent season.

The Christmas story reminds us that hope is not found in perfect circumstances but in our faithful God. Over the four weeks of Advent, journey through the readings of this devotional plan to help you reflect on the promise of Immanuel, God with us, and discover how He meets us in every season of waiting with faithfulness and hope.

An Audacious Advent: Setting the Table invites you to look at the story of Jesus’ coming through the lens of equity, welcome, and belonging. Each day explores a different facet of God’s heart for inclusion and what it means to make room for others, just as He made room for us. This five-day journey challenges us to prepare differently this season—to open our hearts, homes, and communities to reflect the Kingdom table Jesus came to set.

Designed to make your heart sing, these Advent devotions by Tim Chester dwell on the song Mary sang at the first Christmas. They will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus’ birth and to praise him with all your heart, soul, and voice.

We all want to hear from God. But sometimes, it’s hard to know what that means or how to listen. In the Christmas story, God spoke to ordinary people through dreams, angels, Scripture, and the quiet stirrings of the Spirit. Each one had to decide how to respond. Over five days, we’ll look at how Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and others heard from God, and what that can teach us about hearing and following him in our everyday lives today.

Do you believe you are favored by God? So often we define favor by open doors and easy seasons. Scripture paints a deeper picture. God’s favor is about His presence and purpose for our lives. In this 5-day devotional, you’ll walk through the story of Mary in Luke 1 and discover how God calls His daughters favored before she ever feels ready. We’ll explore what it looks like to live surrendered, willing, and expectant. Each day invites you to rest in biblical truth and remember this truth: God is with you, He is working, and He wastes nothing.

This devotional invites you into the reality of Acts 2:17–18, where the Holy Spirit empowers sons and daughters to prophesy, discern, and walk in divine wisdom. Through Scripture, testimony, and practical activation, you will learn to partner with the Holy Spirit in shaping your children’s destinies, discerning their hearts, and establishing God’s purposes in your family. Step into the realm of prophetic parenting and experience the limitless possibilities available through the Spirit of prophecy.

Have you ever wondered what Easter is truly about? Here is a five-day video series in American Sign Language (ASL) giving a brief overview of the events leading up to Easter and why Easter is important for everyone.

Have you ever wondered what Easter is truly about? Here is a five-day video series in American Sign Language (ASL) giving a brief overview of the events leading up to Easter and why Easter is important for everyone.

This 6-day Christmas devotional plan will take you through the verses behind songs from Rend Collective's Christmas album, Campfire Christmas. Join the band and prepare your heart for the coming of our Savior!

We invite you to join us in preparing room in our hearts for Christ. It’s the cry of our hearts to which God responds with His Son, “Emmanuel” - God is with us. Giving time and attention to the coming Light of the world can spark a tiny hope, ignite a thrill of joy and give us a glimpse of love in a time that otherwise may be exhausting, overwhelming and stressful.

Does your family have a nativity set? Nativities can be more than toys or decorations—they can teach our children about the people God invited to join heaven in celebrating Jesus' birth. Join us for this six-day Advent plan for families featuring devotions from the CSB One Big Story Bible. Each day will focus on a key person at the nativity and a key truth we learn about God from them.

Grow your expectation of Jesus’ arrival with this 6-day devotional. Advent is both about Jesus’ first coming in Bethlehem and his second coming, which we await. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, remember his first advent and prepare for his second by pondering both events. This reading plan is centered around the themes of preparation, anticipation, joy, and incarnation.

Receive fresh revelation and a new love for the Lord as you follow Jesus through this devotional which highlights the teachings and actions of Jesus relating to human emotions. Each devotion has a practical application of Jesus' teaching that will help you to put these great truths into practice.

Woman of Destiny, arise! Your time has come! Destiny is calling you, but do you know what it takes to step into your moment? This plan is designed to help you tap into hidden qualities yet to be revealed through you, drawing inspiration from the remarkable life of one of the Bible's most legendary, purpose-bearing, and destiny-fulfilling women.

In the Christmas special “Holy Night,” the creators of The Chosen have told the Story of the first Christmas really well. And this 6-day reading plan lets you peek in on some of the most powerful moments from “Holy Night,” setting the stage for deep reflection as you prepare room in your heart for the arrival of Jesus this Christmas.

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