Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 John 1:3
One Question Bible Study: Christian Life
3 Days
Throughout the Bible, we are taught what it means to rely on God when we are struggling through difficult times. This plan is an abbreviated collection from the One Question Bible Study Series and focuses on life-giving passages with a single reflection question to ponder.
Shine Your Light in Darkness
3 Days
In this inspiring and life-changing three-day devotional, you will learn the truth that your ultimate turnaround is on its way as you shine the light of God’s Word in the midst of darkness. Your path is getting brighter and brighter, day by day!
What on Earth Are You So Worried About?
3 Days
In this three-day devotional, we will go through the call of Gideon and see how he responds to fear and anxiety. We will then look to what Jesus also commands us regarding anxiety.
Global 2033
3 Days
Is God someone you've simply heard of? Is He someone who is a part of your life, but not an important part, or is He at the center of your life? In this plan, we will take a closer look at St. Catherine's Bridge and the Prodigal Son, then you will have an opportunity to reflect on the level of God's presence in your life.
You Are Not the Judge
3 Days
When you judge someone, you are separating yourself from them. You’re putting a dividing line between you and the person you are judging. You are categorizing that person because they don’t meet “your standard” of how someone should act, dress, talk, etc. But who made you the Judge? Click "Start Plan" and learn to see others how God sees them!
Ignite Your Life
3 Days
Prayer is a life-altering tool given to us by God amid an unrelenting world. Your prayer impacts the lives of those who are not praying for themselves. The day you call for help, the tide of the battle turns. Frankie Mazzapica unpacks critical passages from Scripture that show the transformative power of prayer and how you can complete your God-given assignment through the power of the Holy Spirit.
God’s Foundation for the Christian Family
4 Days
A family is more than the house they live in. So, as important as it is for a house to be built on a strong foundation, how much more should Christians strive to build their families on God, the strongest foundation? Find out how with this four-day devotional.
[Pursue the Light Series] Pursue the Light
4 Days
God is Light, and in Him, there is no darkness at all. In front of God, everything is exposed and revealed. Most of the time, we desperately try to cover our weaknesses with good works, success, and sometimes even faking our Christian walk. We might deceive ourselves and also others, but we cannot hide anything from God. Find truth and love pursuing the Light! Maturity, growth, and satisfaction will follow.
How Does It Help Me That Jesus Is in Heaven?
4 Days
After Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended into heaven. He is seated at the right hand of God until He will return to the earth to judge the living and the dead. Then there will be a new heaven and a new earth. But in the meantime, how does it help you that Jesus is in heaven? This reading plan gives you four answers to this question.
The Well
4 Days
She was at the end of her rope. Feeling empty from her guilt and shame, she found herself incredibly lonely and in despair. How do we find hope when we’re living in despair? The answer is found in the story of “The Woman at the Well” in John chapter 4, in what we call a "Perspectives Study".
Clean (S3-E4)
4 Days
This reading plan takes you through some of the themes in the "Clean (part 1)" episode of The Chosen TV Series. Reflect, dive into the Bible, and enjoy what Jesus has to say to you.
Maximum Joy
5 Days
All of us desire to be in a relationship. It is the way we were created. People need people. Some more than others. As believers in Jesus Christ, we are in a relationship with the Lord. However, the ultimate goal is not only to be in relationship with the Lord but to experience fellowship with Him as well. In this plan, we’re going to focus on the writings of the first epistle of John to explore the difference between relationship and fellowship. In doing so, we will learn to live with Maximum Joy .
Jesus the Great Philosopher by Jonathan T. Pennington
5 Days
The God who made us placed within our hearts a longing for happiness and purpose, so we shouldn’t be surprised the Bible provides us with answers. Scholar and teacher Jonathan Pennington helps us to rediscover biblical Christianity as a whole-life philosophy, one that addresses our greatest human questions and equips us to live meaningful lives. This week, you will come to see God and Scriptures in an entirely new way.
Real Hope: A Study of 1 John
5 Days
In this plan we will undertake a study of the book of 1 John, in the New Testament. The book of 1 John is the first of three books, written by John the elder to house church believers. The book of 1 John encourages believers to remember that God is light and love and therefore to live lives that reflect that light and love with one another and the world.
Now Streaming Week 3: The Good Place
5 Days
In the series Now Streaming, Skip Heitzig leverages some of the most popular shows to illuminate spiritual truths. Television storytellers often use an imagined afterlife as a vehicle for drama and comedy. In this five-day reading plan, Pastor Skip reveals that one of our experiences in heaven will include extravagant rejoicing over the lost who have been found.
Jesus, Our Risen Savior: An Easter Family Devotional
5 Days
How is your family preparing for Easter? Through this short and sweet devotional (especially helpful if you’re teaching little ones with short attention spans), Scott James brings to light the many things that Christ’s life and resurrection means for us not only through the season of Lent, but all year long.
God Is Love: A Study in 1 John
5 Days
1 John is one of three letters written by John the Beloved, the same author as the Gospel of John and Revelation. Written as a response to false teaching in the church, John reminds his readers that just as God is both love and light, true believers are to show love and light to the world.
John’s Letters: Living in the Light of God’s Love
5 Days
Decades after Jesus’s death and resurrection, the apostle John wrote three letters to believers experiencing trouble within their church. With the wisdom of age and the authority of experience, John writes to comfort and encourage the flock of God. Let’s turn to these special letters to experience that comfort and encouragement even today.
People of Light, People of Darkness: The Last Apostle | 1 John 1:1-4
5 Days
Near the end of his life, John, the last living apostle, wrote a Gospel. And it seems some people were distorting it. John writes to believers caught in the aftermath, bringing clarity and commentary on what he wrote. He shows them what it looks like to be people of light and life instead of people of death and darkness. This plan takes us through 1 John and how to live in the face of distorted Christianity.
People of Light, People of Darkness: The Last Apostle | 1 John 5:13-21
5 Days
John, the last living apostle, wrote a Gospel. And it seems some people were distorting it. John writes to believers caught in the aftermath, bringing clarity and commentary on what he wrote. He shows them what it looks like to be people of light and life instead of people of death and darkness. This plan takes us through 1 John and how to live in the face of distorted Christianity.
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospel
5 Days
The New Testament makes claims about events from the distant past for which there is little or no forensic evidence. Yet as in the cold cases that detective J. Warner Wallace investigates, the truth about what happened can be discovered by examining the statements of eyewitnesses. These devotionals will help you weigh the facts of Christianity—and defend them.
Weird Ideas: Suffered Under Pontius Pilate
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.
Weird Ideas: Apostolic Church
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.
Conquering Death
6 Days
Coming face to face with death can bring deep and fear-filled questions. Will I die alone? Will it be painful? What comes after death? When you’re gripped with this anxiety, you need to know there’s a God who understands and has gone before us to conquer death. This plan will share God’s hope-filled answers to help you make peace with death.
Known by Love: A Six-Day Devotional in 1, 2, and 3 John
6 Days
The New Testament books of 1, 2 and 3 John have a recurring theme: love. The author speaks repeatedly of Jesus’s command for believers to love one another. Christian believers should stand apart from the rest of the world, characterized by God’s love. This six-day devotional explores John’s words in his three epistles, offering tangible ways to show God’s love to fellow believers.