Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Mark 6:30

Balance in our lives is something we all desire but often struggle with how to find it. Without balance, we tend to feel a little top heavy or pulled back and forth from side to side throughout our daily routines. Join Pastor Jeff Gwaltney as he takes a look at God’s remedy for bringing balance to our lives.

In this plan, we’ll explore the often misunderstood word joy, and we’ll look at how Jesus viewed and prioritized it in his own life. In a culture driven by frenzied productivity, Jesus embraced frequent moments of rest and connection. In particularly hard times, it was moments of joyful respite that got him through rough patches.

What goes through your mind when you think about being left alone? Is it a good feeling? Is it a bad feeling? Does it bring up negative emotions? Or do you like being alone? What do we do with isolation. Over the next couple of days, we are going to look at what God does through isolation.

This five-day family devotional focuses on Jesus feeding thousands of people, with the option to play the compelling free biblical game app Guardians of Ancora. Each day, as you read the Bible and talk with God, you will be encouraged to explore this exciting way to meet with God together and discover amazing stories about Jesus. Enjoy talking together about your adventures and the meaning of what you discover.

Settle your heart and reduce worry as you consider the powerful truths that God knows, loves, and cares for us. He is in control and gives us the wisdom, courage, and strength to live peace-filled days. Each day’s reading is drawn from the devotional, 5 Minutes with Jesus: Peace for Today by bestselling author Sheila Walsh.

Our life has been full of fear. The stock market. Covid 19. School moved to online. Jesus came to conquer fear. Jesus is over fear

Jesus is over our city! How do you take the fame of Jesus from city to city? What is the expectation of Jesus? How will Jesus come beside you as you proclaim His love from city to city?

Feeling “thrown off” by life’s interruptions? If you are wishing things were different, regretting your choices and circumstances, and wondering if God even cares, you’re not alone. In this 5-day study based on the book Thrown off Script, the principles that make improv work on stage are tied with truths from the Bible so you can learn to recognize interruptions as opportunities to grow closer to God and others.

The Hebrew word for manna literally means, “What is it?” God would provide this heavenly food for the Israelites day in and day out for forty years! Over the course of these next 5 days, it’s our hope that God would supply spiritual manna from heaven for our souls. Each day is meant to provide nourishment from the endless feast that is God’s Word.

This quick-read 5-day devotional is designed to strengthen and encourage you and your family’s pursuit of God while your family moves or PCS’s. While most relevant to a military family, any family uprooting will find value.

Growing in Christ and helping others do the same sums up discipleship. Do you wonder what that looks like? You’re not alone. Most people either haven’t heard of “discipleship” or lack confidence in how to do it. Over the next five days, we’ll see how Jesus invited His friends (disciples) to follow Him and what this means for us. We’ll provide simple next steps for following Jesus with your friends.

This 5-day reading plan unpacks the importance of our health and getting enough rest to serve God and others...and how through Biblical truth and a lens of faith, we can be challenged, encouraged, and inspired as sports fans to follow Jesus and become more like Him.

In Mark 5–7, we see Jesus and the disciples “zig-zagging” back and forth across Lake Galilee. The disciples must have felt disoriented with all the movement, but Jesus was clearly in charge of their itinerary. He seems to be on a purposeful mission, and none of his encounters with people are accidental or unanticipated. This five-day series will explore some encounters, particularly Jesus’ missional words and actions.

As you rediscover Christmas in these devotions, you will find your heart opening to the wider field of God’s Love, empowering you to participate in the new Creation Story launched at Christmas and extending far beyond the Christmas season.

Everyone only has 24 hours every day. What you do with your time matters. Take this 6-day journey toward making the most of your time.

Spiritual disciplines are essential to a more vibrant spiritual life and knowing God more intimately. Join Kelly Minter in this 6-day Bible study as she unpacks the biblical foundation for these sacred habits along with approachable ways to practice disciplines like prayer, study, worship, rest, and more. You’ll find these habits of faith can actually create more margin in your life—providing peace and rest as you walk closer with Jesus.

Do you feel tired and worn out but still desire to serve others? This reading plan will show you biblical principles and practical tips on how you can pour into others even when you feel like you don’t have much to give.

As we advance in our sophistication, humanity needs to be reminded of ancient simplicities that contain truth so potent that our lives can be enriched by their transformational power. Rest is one such ancient simplicity established by God at the beginning of His relationship with our first human parents. After working for six days, God declared the seventh day to be a day of rest – a day without boundary and equal.

This 7-day reading plan invites readers on a journey that explores the miracles of Jesus. Starting with His proclamation of the Good News and ending with His transfiguration, the revelation of His divine Sonship, the reader will be visually transported into these powerful events in Jesus’ ministry. Experience the revelation of Jesus’ power and authority in this video-based, 7-day reading plan and allow it to revolutionize the way you engage with God’s Word.

We know we’re supposed to spend time with God, pray, and study His Word. But we don’t always know how to make that happen—or how to be truly refreshed and changed by the experience. In this 7-day study, Jane Johnson shows you how diving into God’s Word in fresh, full-to-the-brim ways in seasons of waiting can fill your life to overflowing. Because His mercies are new. Every single morning.  

In a world that is full of ups and downs, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that God is still in control. Let this seven-day devotional help to bring you back to the proper perspective that God is greater than anything that we as believers will face.

God has given every individual the power to dream and the power to do - to make grand plans and take small steps. Over seven days be inspired to employ faith and wisdom as you consider your potential in God for the future.

Jesus was the most productive person who ever lived. In this seven-day reading plan, we will unearth 7 timeless principles from the gospel biographies that will help us be more purposeful, present, and productive—“redeeming our time” (Eph. 5:16) for the glory of God and the good of others.

During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ performed many signs. The Bible writers recorded many of these for us, “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). This reading plan contains a selection of Jesus’ miracles, that show you who He is!

The Greek word “splagchnizomai” describes what we feel when we are faced with pain and suffering of others. In this plan you’ll learn more about the meaning and impact of splagchnizomai in the life of Jesus and the people He encountered. It begs the question: Do I (also) want more splagchnizomai in my life? This reading plan was written by Harriët Hofsink, who works at Compassion Netherlands.