Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 13:35

To love as Christian man there is no better model than the God-Man Jesus. You will discover a whole new way of loving. Written by Stephen Binz based on teachings by Bishop Thomas Olmstead of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

The phrase "What would Jesus do?" (WWJD) became popular in the 1990s for Christians who used the phrase as a reminder of their belief in a moral imperative to act in a manner that would demonstrate the love of Jesus through their actions. In this plan you are going to find some things Jesus did while he was over the earth and they should be a model to you.

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.

Have you ever thought of yourself as a missionary? Have you ever defined the place where you live or work as your mission field? This week we’re going to focus on God’s plan for all of us to be missionaries in our own mission field. We don’t have to go overseas. We can spread the gospel to the people around us, just by loving them!

While making an important decision, have you ever wished you could hear directly from God? The truth is, God wants to give us ideas, plans, and dreams to help us follow the best paths for our lives. Over the next 5 days, you will learn to think in line with your Creator. Don’t base your life on just good ideas. Learn to hear and recognize God ideas.

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.

Jesus called His followers to be salt and light in this world. Many people think that means telling people the Good News of salvation—a great thing to do, of course—but it often leads to intimidating, fruitless conversations. What if the key to drawing people to Jesus is knowing who we really are in him? Learn to grow into your true identity.

Once you turn 18, it feels like you have to figure out your life. But what if you don’t? What if where you thought you’d be isn’t where you are now? You’re not alone. Let’s figure out life’s biggest questions together in in this 7-day Bible Plan by Collective, a study for young adults from Life.Church.

God never intended for us to live life alone. In order to be more like Him, we need other Christ followers around us. Whether you have an incredible community around you or haven’t found it yet, this Plan will encourage you to go deeper with the people you do life with and learn how we can be better together.

It weighs you down. It keeps people out. It’s heavy and painful—it’s the grudge. Many of us may not realize it, but we’re carrying grudges that need to come out of darkness and into the light. Learn how you can find freedom through forgiveness in this 7-day Bible Plan accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, The Grudge.

How far will you go to serve your neighbor? What does it look like to love your friends? How about your enemies? How do your limits line up with what Jesus asks us to do? In this week-long YouVersion plan based on his book, Loving Your Community, pastor Stephen Viars encourages us to raise the bar on what it means to live with a truly Christlike love.

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 a world that doesn’t even see pornography as a problem, trying to stand firm against porn in your marriage can be a confusing, challenging and lonely experience. Here are seven messages of hope to comfort you, encourage you, and embolden you to fight on.

Before there was the Resurrection of Christ, Christ walked the Earth. Read about the final days of Jesus and what we can learn about His life during the week leading up to His Resurrection.

What if there’s more to following Jesus than we think? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover that God is at work in the ordinary parts of our lives where we sometimes forget to look. And that fact often informs our independence, our purpose, and our daily rhythms in more ways than we imagine.

Melissa, If One Life . . . is the extraordinary love story of Jeremy and Melissa Camp seen in the movie, I STILL BELIEVE. This plan is a challenging look at one life radically surrendered to Christ and the journey they took together. Experience Melissa’s journals and join the journey.  “Big or small, I’m willing for it all. The journey is ours - Let’s go!”

Emotions—love them or hate them—we’ve all got them. And we’ve all got to figure out what to do with them. But wait. Can we do anything about emotions? Can we learn how to identify, express, experience—and yes, sometimes wrangle—our feelings in order to live a vibrant, healthy life for Jesus? These devotions will equip you with the Biblical perspectives and practical tools you need to thrive.

The sin of withholding is often undetected, however it is responded to by God in a consistent and firm manner. This sin is active and alive in churches, marriages, and families and has been present without a voice. As a result, our marriages and families are suffering. Once a believer is free of this sin, their walk with the Lord and their fruit toward others can increase expediently.

There’s no such thing as a perfect family. We all make mistakes that hurt our family members and we’ve all been hurt by those we love. Dr. Magdalena Battles addresses top conflicts that cause relationships to become strained or broken: a failure to forgive or apologize, criticism, gossip, deception, a lack of inclusion, and a failure to accept differences. Here are practical biblical strategies for healthier and more loving relationships.

We all want to live purposeful, meaningful lives. But how do we know how to invest our limited time and energy here on earth? Maybe the answer is less complicated than we think. In this 6-day Bible Plan, we’ll look at some everyday examples to discover how to live more fulfilling, honorable lives.

At the heart of the Christian story is the love of God for his people. But the staggering thing is how God's love extends to his enemies as well. That same love compels God's people to extend love to neighbour and enemy.

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.

Justice, love, spirituality, beauty, freedom, truth, and power all point to what matters most in life. Unfortunately, these trampled upon signposts have become broken in our world. Explores how John’s Gospel reveals these as true signs that point to the reality of God in our midst. Journey with the One who comes to take our brokenness upon himself in Jesus Christ.

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.