Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 8:23
Strength in Brokenness: Reflections for Assisting Others With Traumatic Pasts
3 Days
Vanessa Torres offers compassionate guidance rooted in faith to support and empower survivors on their journey of restoration.
From Self-Loathing to Acceptance
3 Days
Join me as we explore one of the strangest miracles performed by Jesus when he walked with us. We'll be with the blind man from Bethsaida. His wound was deeper than just blindness and is a common issue today. Jesus shows us the redemptive way out of self-loathing and leads us back to who we always were meant to be for God.
Jesus Heals
4 Days
Jesus heals in many realms of our lives. He brings healing to the spiritual realm and the physical realm, but there can also be healing in terms of the financial, relational and emotional areas of our lives. We in no way want to limit the healing of Jesus.
Keys to a Powerful Prayer Life
4 Days
There are many things that we should do in addition to prayer, but there is nothing that we can effectively do without prayer. We should learn to live a quality prayer life just like Jesus did.
Opening Blind Eyes
5 Days
I want to have eyes that see Jesus at work in my life. We are going to spend five days talking about Jesus opening blind eyes. I am going to teach on five topics that include opening our spiritual eyes, exercising our spiritual sight, seeing people in our lives from the right perspective, inviting Jesus into our darkness, and avoiding blind guides that can lead us astray.
Prayer: Forty Days Of Practice
5 Days
A simple yet profound guide to facilitate the instinctively human desire to pray. We pray because we are human, not because we are religious. Something in our nature points beyond itself; something in us searches for and desires personal connection with God. Although communicating with our Creator through prayer is innate, the effective practice of it often feels just beyond our reach.
Spiritual Conversations With Children
5 Days
Listening to God with our children can be one of the greatest joys of our lives. When we listen to God with our children, it creates a human-to-human connection and a divine-to-human connection that cannot be easily broken. Over the next five days, we will engage five passages from the life of Jesus that will open us to listening to God with family.
Be Productive Like Jesus
5 Days
When we think of productivity, we may look to entrepreneurs, CEOs, and productivity authors. How often, however, does Jesus come to mind? He traveled vast areas, reached an immeasurable number of people, and even today is one of the most revered persons ever to have lived. He is also our friend and Savior. Learning to be more productive may begin then, as in all things, with following him.
Prayer Changes Me
5 Days
Prayer is vital to every believer. Many of us have been praying since we learned to speak, yet there are times we struggle with prayer, we wonder if we’re doing it right and if it does change anything. In this five-day devotional we will look at the changes that come because of engaging in prayer, and it’s not always what we expect.
It Doesn’t Make Sense
5 Days
Sometimes things just don’t make sense—life, the Bible, and even God’s timing. This reading plan shows you how to make sense of it all.
Jesus Doesn't Make Sense
5 Days
This video plan looks at Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine—which helps you understand God's actions in your life.
I Speak Jesus
5 Days
This plan is to encourage people that there is still power when we speak the name of Jesus over people. He can heal the parts of them they think are impossible. He still heals people physically. He still heals marriages. He still breaks addictions. He still frees people from anxiety and depression. There is still power in His name. Speak the name of Jesus.
Weird Ideas: God and the Universe
5 Days
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.
Disability in the Bible: Life Lessons for Us All
6 Days
The Bible is full of people to emulate, not all of them “able-bodied.” Representation is important, and God gets that! If you or someone you love lives with a disability or difference, this Bible Plan may help you see the way God has chosen to use differences of every kind to accomplish His will. Read on to learn from five different and disabled people in the Bible.
The Man You Were Made to Be
6 Days
Men are under intense pressure these days. Could this be a good thing? Could it be God’s invitation to transformation? In this encouraging six-day plan, ex-cop and pastor Anthony Delaney explains that when we get honest before our heavenly Father – surrendering our fitness, finances, family, failures, and friendships – He shapes us into the men we’re made to be with nothing to prove and everything to live for.
Experience the Gospel of Mark
6 Days
In this six-day plan by Bible study author Andy Klenke, you will be introduced to the Jesus of the Gospels and be invited to follow Him. Beyond a great teacher or miracle worker, Jesus shows himself to be God and worthy of worship. While simply understanding these truths is certainly helpful, each day will help you learn more about Jesus and prompt you to think about how these truths can transform your life.
Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals
7 Days
Seven days of meditations and prayers will comfort and encourage you as you seek God for healing and restoration. Woven throughout are compelling true stories—both biblical and modern—of God's healing power at work, leading you to discover God’s heart is to heal you, and He still heals today.
A Better Way
7 Days
Do you ever feel like you’re doing all the right things with all the wrong outcomes? Maybe you’re trying to connect with God, but you feel farther from Him than ever. If you’re on the brink of burnout, this 7-day Bible Plan, accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, is for you. It’s time to stop working for Jesus and start walking in the way of Jesus.
Neighbor Groups: Restore Well-Being
7 Days
Every person’s physical, mental, and spiritual well-being matters to God. That’s why we walk with people into our full, God-given potential by serving with community-based health services, working with medically at-risk individuals, and developing resources and relationships for freedom from addiction. Join us for a 7-day Plan exploring well-being in the Bible and how it impacts us today.
Proud to Be Humble
7 Days
How do you feel when you see someone who struggles with sin? Do you feel grateful that you are not in their situation? The notorious Pharisee of Luke 18 felt the same way. In this Plan, we will learn to examine ourselves for signs of pride disguised as godly traits or actions. Join me as we learn how to be truly humble in Christ!
Uncovery: The Power of Community to Heal Trauma
7 Days
When it comes to helping people deal with addiction, mental health problems, and suicidal thoughts, one-size-fits-all programs often don’t work. Minister, pastoral care counselor, and recovery activist George A. Wood and coauthor Brit Eaton suggest a community approach that they call the Uncovery—seeing recovery through a grace-laced, gospel lens.
Restful Anticipation Devotional: Find Contentment in Seasons of Waiting
10 Days
It’s easy to grow weary while we wait—but there’s a better way. You can find contentment while contending for more. You can find the balance of holding on to faith for the future while keeping a grateful footing in the present. In this 10-day devotional, Melissa Miller will guide you to a place she calls Restful Anticipation as you learn to trust God during your season of waiting.
Releasing Spiritual Gifts Today
12 Days
Learn the way the Holy Spirit operates in the lives of believers through spiritual gifts. Then, explore the nine gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12, with biblical examples and contemporary applications. These are not the only gifts God gives His people. But they are vital to understand and activate, according to His leading, for the fulfillment of the Great Commission in an outpouring of His love, grace, and power.
Bible Trek | Galilee Series
12 Days
Welcome to Galilee, we hope you experience the importance and significance of this special place. It was here that Jesus began his ministry as he performed miracles, healed people and taught in the synagogue. It was here that he called his first disciples, calmed the storm and walked across the water. It was from the Galilee region that Christianity would emerge and eventually spread across the world.
Hymn of Heaven: A 12 Day Devotional With Phil Wickham
12 Days
Welcome to the Hymn of Heaven devotional series. Each daily reading coincides with a different song from my album, Hymn of Heaven. These songs were written to inspire worship in listeners' hearts, and I pray this series does the same as you read along. Huge thanks to my friend and pastor, Benji Horning, for helping me bring these thoughts to life. We pray you are blessed!