Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Corinthians 13:3

Love is a decision and a requirement of discipleship. Before the foundation of the World, God loved. God concluded that love will last forever, a gift accessible to all. Love is unusual; greater than our talents, possessing the capacity to forgive, influence culture, be disciplined and committed. Love is not a feeling or a hashtag. Instead, love is power and love is influential. This three-day plan is all about love. 

Everyone seems to say that Christmas is about love. This Bible plan contains the first 3 daily readings from Sinclair B Ferguson's new Advent devotional Love Came Down At Christmas. Ferguson reflects deeply on the famous 'love passage' 1 Corinthians 13 and brings the rich theology of the incarnation to life with his trademark warmth and clarity.

‘These three things remain: faith hope and love. But the greatest of these is love’. Often we don’t know who to love or how to show our love. In this devotional we explore what it means to love yourself, love those closest to you, and then letting your love spill over to your everyday encounters. Practical teaching that will inspire you to reach your world with the love of Jesus.

What is your understanding of God’s love? What’s the basis of your love towards yourself and others? Jesus said the greatest commandment is to LOVE the Lord our God and to love others the way we love ourselves. The 3-day plan will help refine the depth of your love for God, your ability to love yourself, and the measure in which you love others.

In this third letter, the apostle John tells us that God's truth and love is at stake. We must protect them for both the church and the individual. If we don't, we will lose the church and individual people. Follow Pastor Mark Rae in this three-day plan to receive the charge of the ages and the not-so-secret plan to touch our generation and those to come.

Celebrating love goes beyond a particular date; it is a life that constantly reminds others that God's love came to heal, restore, and give us a life that proclaims his goodness. I invite you to navigate a three-day study of what love represents and what it looks like to love others as God intends us to.

God is love. Jesus loves you in a unique, personal way. He does not see you as someone who is lost in the crowd; on the contrary, He sees you and looks at your heart. God invites you to have Jesus as an example—to love, to act and to speak like Him. In this reading plan we will discover more about it!

You hear people talk about their gifts, and you see certain people doing things that seem so natural to them. But what about you? You may ask, “What are my spiritual gifts?” In this 4-day Plan, you’ll learn about different spiritual gifts, how to discover yours and the ultimate motivation that must propel you when to use them.

As Christians, all of who we are and what we do should be grounded in God's kind of love—a love that is not based in emotion or condition. This love has no reason. It just is. It's called agape! Learning to operate in this kind of love is the healing power for a hurting world. It's not always easy, but it is possible. Love is the essential element.

Jesus said “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Jesus loved people in many different ways. This devotional will identify the different ways through scripture, and hopefully challenge and invite you to follow His example in your own life. You will examine who you love, how you love, and why you love.

Seeds, they’re everywhere. Your words, your money, your children and even you, yourself, are a seed! How do these seeds work and why should it matter to us? Let’s see what the Bible has to say and discover how it can apply to our lives in order to bring us closer to God and His purpose for us.

By focusing on our marriage within the context of Scripture, we give God the opportunity to reveal new insights about our relationship and strengthen our bond. This Plan features a focused passage of Scripture and quick thoughts each day to initiate discussion and prayer with your spouse. This five-day plan is a short-term commitment to help you invest in your lifelong relationship. For more content, check out finds.life.church

"Love" is one of the top-ten most looked-up words at Merriam-Webster.com. But the editors there wisely commented: "We’re guessing that many people arrive at our site with a question—'what is the meaning of love?'—that actually requires answers beyond a dictionary definition." They’re right. We need to look to the Bible. Let’s spend 5 Days on Love in a study by Logos Bible Software.

Life is like a game or a race. Sometimes we don’t do well, but with God beside us we can keep going and not give up. This reading plan helps children spend time with God, reading the Bible and hearing from him: great life skills! The plan complements the free children’s game app Guardians of Ancora.

A good marriage is built on a good foundation. This plan will help you learn to build a foundation that will equip you to have an Awesome Marriage. This is a five-day plan with Dr. Kim Kimberling teaching on foundations that married couples can focus on to build an Awesome Marriage.

In the world, Love has become so misunderstood and misused by not only the people of the world but also by believers. Love has lost its value and significance to many, but as you read through this plan, I pray that you will have a revelation of what Love is and its true meaning.

The Practice of the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence, is one of the treasures of Christian devotional writing. It’s a collection of notes, letters, and interviews that show us how to develop a conversational relationship with God right in the middle of our ordinary life.  This plan teaches us to integrate our work and faith, to chip away at that old barrier between sacred and secular.

If you are a believing parent who is trying to raise a child in God’s ways, and your child is rebelling, what do you do? In this plan, we offer Straight Biblical Truth that will help you with your parenting challenges.

Do you know that feeling? That heart sting when someone else receives the very thing you desire—when your best friend gets engaged, your sister gets pregnant, or your coworker gets the promotion. You tell yourself you’re happy for her, but you feel a hint of something else. That something is envy. Read what scripture has to say about envy, God’s glory, and joy found on the other side.

Marriage is hard. Sometimes it feels like the best way is out, and we feel the relationship cannot survive another day. But the truth is, there is a better, more excellent way. In this 5-day plan, Pete examines the challenges all married couples face and shares how Jesus wants to breathe life and love into your marriage—even when it seems broken beyond repair.

A 5-day preview of Restart Your Heart by Jentezen Franklin - 21 Encouraging Devotions So You Can Love Like You've Never Been Hurt. Used by permission of Chosen, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Copyright 2018.

In these video devotions, learn more about God's great love for you and how you can express that love to others as well.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the nineteenth part "The Apostles' Teaching." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.

Having the right amount of spacing when it comes to your relationships is vitally important as we’re meant to be close to Jesus as well as live in unity with family and friends. This study touches on the space between and how we should respond to it.

Christianity calls us to sacrifice instead of living for oneself. We can't do both. Paul wrote about this in his letter to a divided and self-centered people to remind them to follow Jesus and only Jesus. In this RightNow Media study, Jennie Allen walks into the messy lives of the Corinthians and takes us through Paul’s words to learn how we should distinguish ourselves from the culture even today.