Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 8:34
Encountering God
3 Days
Do you long for a safe place to encounter God amid the noise of your day? These guided audio meditations will help you rediscover what it means to rest in the divine presence of God. The first meditation is about searching after the peace of God. The second meditation is about following the sacred path to God. And the third meditation will help you encounter God in all His creation.
When Life Tries to Overwhelm You
3 Days
We live in tumultuous times, and life can come at you relentlessly. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. But God is not surprised by where you find yourself, and He has made a way of escape for you to overcome—every time. The closer you walk to Him, the more you have access to His answers in every situation.
Can't Go to Church? Be the Church!
4 Days
Is your church dying from Covid-19? It's ok, our God specializes in bringing new life out of death. What if while we can't go to church, we became a church that goes? Go! Live! Do you want to follow Jesus?
Kids Bible Experience | Follow Me
4 Days
Who do you follow? Whether it be an influencer, a musician, or an athlete, we follow people because we want to know what they are doing - we want to feel like we are close to them. In this plan, we will take a hard look at what it means to be a follower of Jesus!
Who Can I Trust?
5 Days
The Bible is full of verses that tell us what it means to trust in God. Even when we don’t understand His plan, God wants us to trust Him! This reading plan will encourage you to trust God in everything you do! What are some things you need to trust God with today? Have you ever been afraid to trust God? What do these verses say about trusting God?
Lies About God
5 Days
This video series discusses five common lies that people believe about God and explains what the Bible really says about him.
Don't Waste Your Life: A 5-Day Devotional
5 Days
Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, and living for comfort and pleasure. Don’t get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. This 5-day plan adapted from John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life will challenge you to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. Learn to live for Christ, and don’t waste your life!
Unshakeable Faith
5 Days
Have you ever wondered if you really matter to God? Sometimes we can question everything we once knew, doubting ourselves, others, and even our faith. When you feel overcome with confusion, you need to know there’s a God who understands and can handle anything you can throw at Him. In this plan, you will learn no doubt is too big or strong for God to help you overcome.
Year of Yes
5 Days
Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding plan. This plan is based on Pastor Matt Bartgis's January 2021 message, "Year of Yes". Read through God’s Word within each devotional and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration and group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.
The Essential Jesus (Part 15): The Hard Sayings of Jesus
5 Days
In 100 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover who Jesus is and why he is so significant – even life-transforming. Through both Old and New Testament readings, you will discover why God sent Jesus, what Jesus taught, how he treated people, why he did miracles, the meaning of his death, the significance of his resurrection, and what the Bible says about his second coming.
Take Back Your Joy: Fighting for Purpose When Life Is More Than You Can Handle
5 Days
You are not alone in your suffering, doubts, and questions. Take Back Your Joy invites you to see your life through a fresh lens as you glimpse the beautiful big picture of God’s work … because sometimes one of the greatest gifts is to have more than we can handle so we can find a deeper joy in Christ, who can handle it all.
The Daily Grind of the Season
5 Days
Being a Christian can be similar to being a sports official. Striving for perfection but coming up short. Trust the system. Trust the process. Trust your gut, trust your training. Sound familiar? How many of us hear that or self-talk those reminders during our game. All of these are great reminders and processes to becoming a successful official. But we need to remember, it’s the Holy Spirit we should be listening to in those locker rooms, car rides, dinners and hotel rooms.
From Death to Life | 40 Days of Dying to Self and Living for Christ
5 Days
Lent is a time when we prepare our hearts for Easter, often by reflecting on our sin and the sacrifice Jesus made for our sin. While it can be hard to reflect on our sin, doing so causes us to be even more grateful for the grace of Christ. In this five-day plan, we will consider the seriousness of our sin while also fixing our eyes on the gospel...
Financial Discipleship – the Bible on Riches & Wealth
5 Days
The Bible has a lot to say about riches and wealth. Some believers either believe God requires a life of lack or that God shouldn’t have a say in their wealth. Neither could be further from the truth. This 5-day plan will help readers gain a biblical understanding and perspective on riches and wealth, apply it to their lives, and prepare them to share this learning with others.
Surrendering to God
6 Days
Do you find it difficult to give up your ways to follow God's ways? Take this 6-day journey to find help in surrendering to God.
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.
Now What?
7 Days
Jesus said, ‘Come, follow me.’ Have you ever thought to ask, ‘Where are we going?’ What do you do when following Jesus leads to some unexpected and undesired places? Do you pray, ‘God bless me, but don’t mess with me.' What does it mean to follow Jesus? What’s God’s purpose for your life? Why does the pursuit of God often lead to seasons of difficulty? How does God go about changing the world? How does God go about changing you?
Goliath Must Fall: Winning The Battle Against Your Giants
7 Days
It’s likely you have a giant in your life that is holding you captive, intimidating you, and stealing your joy. Adversaries like fear, rejection, comfort, anger, and addiction stake a claim and gain a foothold in your heart. In this seven-day reading plan, Louie Giglio examines the David and Goliath story to show how those giants can fall: by focusing on the size of our God, not the height of your giants, and by walking in the victory Jesus has already won.
The Way Of The Cross From The Gospel Of Mark
7 Days
This 7-day reading plan invites readers to go the way of the Cross with Jesus as chronicled by Mark, a close disciple of the Apostle Peter. Starting with a call to follow Jesus and carrying through to His death, the reader will be visually transported into these important moments in Jesus’ history. Join with God on the way of the cross in this video-based, 7-day reading plan and allow it to revolutionize the way you engage with God’s Word.
The Grace Giver
7 Days
Peter wants to prove his devotion. So how is it that he denies Jesus in His darkest hour? In partnership with LUMO and OneHope, and based on a sermon by Pastor Tyler Staton of Oaks Church Brooklyn, this 7-day study explores how only the grace offered through Jesus can truly transform us.
Melissa, If One Life: Love, Joy, and Hope Through Trials
7 Days
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!”
Stop Trying—Receive Your Real Identity
7 Days
In this 7 day plan, Moody Publishers partners with Cary Schmidt to help you resolve those confusing “who am I now?” questions that life stirs up within us. Discover and begin growing in your true gospel identity. Each daily devotional features a particular identity principle that will help you move from achieving to receiving the durable identity that is most true of you in the gospel of Jesus.
Kingdom Builders: How to Live an "All In" Life
7 Days
Step over the line and decide to live the greatest adventure of all: putting God first in every area of your life. In this seven-day devotional, Andrew Denton will help you apply truths from God’s Word to empower you to take bold, wise steps of faith by giving God permission to use you as a conduit of His blessing and provision. Welcome to the “all in” life!
Fear or Hope? The Most Important Choice You Make Every Day
7 Days
Are you in the middle of a crisis? Overwhelmed by impossible odds or a challenge that feels like more than you can handle? You're not the first person to feel that way. In Numbers 13-14, a section of the Bible we often avoid, the people of Israel made a choice that changed their future. Their story can teach us a life-changing lesson.
Love Is a Person
8 Days
As followers of Jesus we believe that God is love, but oftentimes our ability to love others is an extreme challenge. Maybe that’s because love isn’t just a feeling or a strong emotion. Love is a Person. Take a journey through 1 Corinthians 13 and discover the Person of love and how, through Him, we can better love others.