Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to John 16:23

The Easter season highlights the greatest expression of God’s incomparable love—He did for us what we are not able to do for ourselves. This reading plan focuses on Jesus’ sinless life, His atoning death, and His glorious victory over sin and the grave through His resurrection. And it will help you understand why He did all these things just for you!

The greatest difficulty in many believers’ spiritual lives is prayer. They know prayer is a foundational element of the Christian life, but their practice of prayer has been discouraging, leading them to doubt it really makes a difference. Prayer is one of the most misunderstood arts of the human experience. By understanding the purpose and principles of prayer, you will begin to communicate with God with power, grace, and confidence.

The moment you come to faith in Jesus Christ, you receive the Holy Spirit in your heart. He transforms you from within and makes you grow in holiness. This reading plan studies the fruit that the Holy Spirit bears in the lives of believers, as it is listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

What does the Cross reveal to us about who God is? How can we know him more intimately through contemplating Christ's crucifixion and resurrection? This 12-day plan invites you to prepare your heart for Easter as you journey toward the Cross, reflect on the events of Holy Week, and celebrate the Resurrection.

This reading plan explores the fourth gospel. John wrote the fourth gospel to assure persecuted Jewish believers that Jesus was the fulfillment of God's ancient promises to the Jews; that Jesus really is the Christ, the Son of God. John wanted to make sure that they would remain faithful to Jesus and enjoy abundant life in him.

A name is very important to someone's identity. This reading plan studies several Bible passages about the Lord God calling people by name and writing His own name on them, and about the meaning and power of Jesus’ name. Do join us as we study this interesting theme!

Jesus Christ came to earth for a purpose. His coming was a conscious decision. During the years in which He traveled around the land of Israel and made God's Kingdom known, He also explained why He came to earth. Several times, we read in the Gospels: “I have come to...”. This reading plan aims to trace some of those statements to make us aware of Jesus’ mission.

What do the miracles that Jesus performed 2000 years ago have to do with your life? Quite a lot, because Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is a God of miracles and just as he raised his friend Lazarus from the dead back then, he can give you new life today in areas of your life that have long felt dead.

In this final phase of leadership development, Jesus’ style is radical and it flies in the face of many of the popular beliefs of leadership at the time. Get ready to see leadership Jesus-style. During this phase Jesus reveals to his committed core of disciples the Father’s master plan for reaching the world.

Step into the Gospel of John and read through the influence and impact Jesus had the two weeks preceding His death. Once you experience God’s truth, you will never look at life the same – for Jesus is greater than any fear that grips your life or joy that fills your heart.

'Tis the season to be Jolly and Joyful because we have the most incredible, good news story headlining our lives: God came to earth to show His love for us and laid down His life so we could enJOY life with Him! As we enter the season of Christmas, let’s make time to get together and celebrate all the reasons that we have to be joyful.

During a time when there is much loss, struggle, and conflict in our society, it can be difficult to experience the joy that comes from God to renew our soul and strengthen our spirit. Join this devotional that was created by pastors, across the state of Hawaii, to unite together for a time of prayer and fasting for the new year.

"Be still, and know that I am God;" (PSALM 46:10a). Many Christians are familiar with this verse, but do we really understand it? This exhortation applies when we are distracted by our successes, as when we are fearful and disquieted by some troublesome news. We need to learn to quiet ourselves by opening God’s Word and gaining His perspective in both cases.

The message of Pentecost is that we are not alone. In a specific moment in time, 50 days after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the Spirit of God was poured out on all people – forever! This Pentecost series explores and celebrates the powerful difference doing life with the Spirit can make in our lives, in communities and in the world.

Sometimes we face difficult, seemingly hopeless situations. How can we deal with them? Take an example from Nehemiah, who changed his people's situation for the better through prayer and work. Both were necessary, and they still are!

God with Us: The Four Gospels Woven Together in One Telling is a captivating new book that looks and feels like a paperback novel. But it’s not a story based on Jesus’ life, with fictionalized embellishment. It is the story of Jesus’ life, told entirely in the words of the four Gospels in the New Living Translation. This reading plan is not the full account of God with Us but takes you through select events during Jesus’ final week as he visits Jerusalem for the last time leading up to his death and resurrection.

Pray Like Jesus is a 21-day Bible led journey designed to explain how prayer is talking to your Heavenly Father through Jesus' teaching about prayer as well as his own prayer life. Pray Like Jesus explores what prayer is, who God the Father is, how we should pray, what we should pray for, and when and where we should pray, giving practical steps towards building a prayer life like Jesus’.

This devotional is a 21-day study of John 14-17. These are some of the final teachings Jesus gave his disciples before He was crucified. Some of the greatest life lessons and spiritual truths are found in these passages and we believe they will help you walk closer with Jesus, know His Spirit more, and be effective in the world we are called to love.

Awakening helps you stir up your slumbering soul. You’ll discover how to break out of your season of dryness or get off to a great start either in the New Year or the next season in your life. Take your faith-walk from a “going through the motions” or “have to” mindset to the stimulating, fresh “want to” experience of enjoying God’s presence—24/7. Are you ready to experience an awakening?

This plan will guide you in reading the Gospel of John and in hearing what God is speaking to you personally. 

As a new follower of Jesus we want to help you be with Jesus so you can become more like Jesus. We created a simple plan to read the book of John for you to get into God's Word to grow in your faith.

Stories of the nativity are important, but the story of why Jesus came should involve so much more than a manger scene. Focusing on one chapter a day through the book of John will reveal the beauty of who Christ is and why His birth was so important. In the flurry of Christmas, keep your eyes on Him. Come and see why Jesus is our greatest gift.

John’s Gospel is a theologically intimate telling of the life and ministry of Jesus. John shows that Jesus is the preexistent Word who took on flesh to dwell among us. He is God's Son whose miraculous signs show evidence of His divinity. He is the Great “I Am” who has come to bring eternal life to all who believe.

This devotional focuses on the last acts and words of Jesus to His disciples in John 13-16. While John covers many themes in these chapters, one unites them all - love. Through these 21 days, may we learn to love God and people better.

Busyness can become the mantra of the holiday season if we are not intentional to make room for Jesus. Over these next 24 days, let's declutter our hearts and minds so we can make room for the gifts of love, joy, hope and peace that our Savior has given us.