Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 4:16

You've discovered the Good News of Jesus. Now it's time to share it! The message of Jesus is too wonderful to keep to ourselves. Join Andrew and Wendy Palau for this 7-day devotional and be inspired and empowered to live a Gospel-sharing life!

Since the Fall, humanity’s story has been saddled with sorrow. Yet at the end of the Book, we’re told that love will triumph.

Do you want to become more like Jesus? Are you struggling to follow Him fully? Join Pastor Scott Lackey of New Story Church for this seven-day devotional as we journey through Jesus’ farewell message in John 14–16. In His farewell message, Jesus invites us into a process called Christosis. Christosis means that Jesus became like us so that we could be with Him and become like Him. He gives us the tools we need to become like Him and to follow Him fully.

Grandparents, experience the joy of God’s presence woven through daily life. Filled with reflections and encouragement, this devotional inspires courage, hope, and purpose. Deepen your walk with Christ and leave a legacy of faith that impacts generations with His love and truth.

We are getting closer and closer to the end, according to the Book of Revelation. It has never been more imperative to share your faith and emulate Jesus than it is at this moment. This plan will help you develop a plan of action to make an impact for the Kingdom with your family, friends, and neighbors as we approach the time of Jesus' reappearance. You can't take anything with you when it's your time to go... except those whom you have led to The Lord!

This week, we will explore spiritual formation through the lens of Jesus’ Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34) to understand how we can love Him with every part of our lives. God’s goal for men is not perfection or performance, but transformation. He is shaping your heart, soul, mind, strength, and relationships to look more like Jesus. Written by Dean Brenton.

There is only one way to God, and it's through Jesus, but in Jesus, there are many ways to connect with God. One way you can connect with God is through Compassion. Compassion is connecting with God’s heart towards His people. Through Compassion, we act as the hands and feet of Jesus on the earth. Through this 7-Day devotional, our goal is that your relationship with God will grow as you feel God's love for you and others through Compassion.

Learn what the Bible says about boldness and confidence. The "Courage" Reading Plan encourages believers with reminders of who they are in Christ and in God's kingdom. When we belong to God, we're free to approach Him directly. Read again – or maybe for the first time – assurances that your place in God's family is secure.

In a moment, one choice can change everything. Who will my friends be? Which college or career will I pursue? What does God want for me? Where will I find the answers? In this plan, based on the book The Variable Life, John Weirick shares stories and insights to help you through the maze of change, choices, and complexities in modern life, without losing sight of God or yourself.

In this 7-day plan, you'll be encouraged and reminded of the great love of God for you! As you read and study through one of the main names that God uses to reveal Himself to us, you will understand that "Immanuel" means God is with us!

God’s love wrecks your old fears, limitations, and your old view of yourself and others. It sweeps you off of your feet and takes you to a place you’ve never been before. It comes in like a storm to blow away and destroy what has been hurting you. In this eight-day devotional, you will discover that you don’t have to chase it—because it has already been chasing you!

Join blended families like yours who share their experiences, fears, hopes, and the details that are making life work each day. Start this Life.Church Bible Plan with your spouse, your family, or your blended family group and watch God do what only He can do.

This 8-Day devotional is compiled by Dr. Jason Allen, President of Spurgeon College, from a sermon preached by Charles H. Spurgeon. It speaks upon the essentials of the power of prayer that comes through childlike obedience, childlike reverence, childlike trust, and childlike love.

The Bible says love is great and indispensable. It tells us to love the people around us. But most of all, the Bible speaks about God’s amazing love for us humans and invites us to love Him back with all our hearts. Do you love God?

It is one thing to have a relationship with the Lord; another is to experience intimacy with Him. Join the apostle John in the pursuit of fellowship with God through chapter 4 and beginning of chapter 5 of 1 John. Together, we will explore the portrait of perfect love—the mandate to love, the manifestation of love, and the motivation for love. Experience God’s perfect love and Maximum Joy!

When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, He began by showing what it means to be blessed in the kingdom of God. In this 9-day devotional from Skye Jethani, he looks with fresh eyes and illustrations to understand what it would mean if we took Jesus' words seriously. This plan is based on Skye's new book "What if Jesus Was Serious?"

Luke 15 is a threefold parable, a bit like a three-leafed shamrock clover, that Jesus told about lostness. The Sunday School definition of a parable is that it’s an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. So, when Jesus talks about sheep, coins and sons, He's not just an entertaining storyteller: He's illustrating heaven’s spiritual truths.

We are uniquely and wonderfully made children of God. Our hair color, height, shoe size, and more are all part of how God designed us! He also created our unique emotions. As parents, we can help our children learn to understand, process, and express their emotions with God’s help. This Bible Reading Plan will dive into the ways we can support our kid’s mental health through different emotions and situations, and help them to feel seen and known – by us and God.

When the journey of faith often leads into uncertainty—it doesn’t mean you’re lost, it means you’re climbing. Hiking the Clouds explores the second half of faith: less about certainty and more about surrender. Joël Malm draws from 2 Peter 1 to map out waypoints of spiritual growth. It’s for believers rethinking how they experience God as they walk on the journey to maturity. And maturity is walking in Agape.

Live Brilliantly guides us through 1 John to see how God calls us to be His light bearers here on earth. This 10-day study will take you through the beginning of the book. Each day you'll spend about 20 minutes looking at the truth in the verses and applying it to your own life.

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.

Celebrate the beauty of the Christmas season by bringing illumination to the real purpose, Christ. This devotion is an easy walk through the advent season and focuses on the elements of hope, joy, peace, love, and Christ.

What is love? Is love as superficial as the word we use it to describe everything from food to people? Am I loved for who I am or what I do? Does God love me?

The Bible starts with the words “In the beginning, God…,” and the focus stays on Him throughout every chapter and verse. In this ten-day plan, Alistair Begg considers who God is, what He’s done, and what that means for you and me, all the while inviting you to “behold your God!”

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.