Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 1 Peter 1:3

Are you a new follower of Jesus?  Or, are you hoping for a new start to your faith?  This reading plan will help you get started and explore the first steps.  Meditations on how to pray, how to read scripture, and how to worship.  We hope you will be blessed by this plan to help guide you in this new life of faith and freedom in Christ.

Often, the bravest thing you can do is continue to make it through the day, even when you have little hope for tomorrow. Have you ever been there?  The theme of these audio-guided meditations is finding hope over the horizon.  Day 1 will remind you of the anchoring hope of God.  Day 2 considers God overtaking fear.  And Day 3 is finding hope in divine promises.

God has given all of us a gift so amazing and so incredible that most people don’t know what to do with it. This gift is grace, and in this plan, Dr. Tony Evans teaches about the grace of God and how all encompassing it truly is.

Share this College Devotional with others as Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this powerful, life-transforming devotional. You were begotten by God through Jesus Christ. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, instantly you are a new creation. When you are in Christ, you are made new. Through the Blood of Jesus, you are new in Him. Let God lead your heart as you read this message.

“The resurrection changes everything, and we celebrate the greatest event in human history on Easter Sunday.” Join Ted Barrett, an umpire for Major League Baseball and Minister, as he walks through the importance of Easter in partnership with Zach Williams and his inspiring song, “Empty Grave.”

While anxiety grips the world in these extraordinary times, I want you to remember not to lose hope. Nothing is more important than having the faith to have confidence in God. The theme of this serene retreat is hope. I pray it helps you remember that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assault you, they aren't worthy of comparison to the glory that waits for you over the horizon.

Where do you find hope in hard times? In the big and small challenges of life, it can be all too easy to throw your hands up and walk away. We have all had times when despair crept into our lives and relationships. Jesus offers something better - hope for every hard time. In this three-day series, Duane Loynes shares a hope-filled gospel to speak to your deepest needs.

During this intense Covid season, Pastor Samuel Rodriguez takes you through three days of God's healing power. Whether you are sick, heart broken, or depressed, this reading plan can help you recognize obstacles to healing your heart and remedy the impediments by pointing to God's Word.

What is hope and why is it important? I want to give you three reasons in this series why hope is significant for you every single day of your life. Over the next few days we will cover inner conditions, positive actions, and collective transformations.

Life is hard, but God is good. The ability to choose each day to love God, give thanks, and feel the joy in our hearts is available to us. But it does require a little practice. Embrace this 3-day plan to cultivate a truly happy heart through joy in Jesus!

1 Peter was written to early Christians scattered throughout Asia Minor. Peter called his beloved readers “elect exiles” because they were suffering for their faith and longing for their heavenly home. Desiring to encourage them to live victoriously while trusting the Lord, he identified three living things they had in their sojourning. You also have these things, Christian: a living hope, the living Word, and the living stone–Jesus Christ himself.

Experience the adventure, beauty, and fullness of life through the church as God intended. 

Are you a saint or a sinner? Many are quick to answer, “I’m a sinner saved by grace.” But what if, with a closer look at Scripture, you learned you were actually a saint? How would that identity change the way you live? In this 4-day reading plan, Pete Briscoe takes you on a journey to discover your true identity in Christ.

We need to be rescued from a deep hole of sin. God is our rescuer. He gives us new life, a living hope, and an inheritance that will never end.

Fear can pervade every aspect of the entrepreneurial journey. Fear that the idea won’t work. Fear that the funds won’t come in. Fear that the sales won’t go through. But what’s stronger than fear? What’s something that you can turn to when fear surrounds you? The answer is faith.

Life is constantly changing. There is so much uncertainty. How do we navigate this? There are some truths more important in life than others. The object of our hope is important. Hope is not a feeling. Hope is a person. His name is Jesus, our Eternal Living Hope. This devotion is written by Navaz D'Cruz

Home can mean different things to different people. For followers of Jesus, this world is not our home. Over these next four days, we will be exploring what it means to live as citizens of Heaven here on earth, preparing for the coming of our King.

As a follower of Jesus, we know that surrendering control of each area of our lives is necessary to become like Jesus. But this doesn’t mean that taking up our cross daily and following Him is easy. In this reading plan, we will consider a reliable pattern for how spiritual formation into the image of Christ actually happens.

Have difficult circumstances in your life led you to settle for a mentality of simply surviving? The message of 1 Peter is a lifeline to us in our suffering! It lifts us out of our stagnation and empowers us to live with purpose for God within our trials!

As Christians, we need a sober and biblically-based expectation of life. Life is to be enjoyed, but it will not always be enjoyable! Jesus prepared his disciples thoroughly for trials and testing, suffering and persecution. Our God is faithful and comforts us in every trial, so we invite you to come with us in this devotional as we learn to navigate the valleys of life in faith.

Run your race free from fear and empowered by the strength that God supplies with this devotional from Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone- "When I began performing on the world stage, I believed I was in control of everything! Well, I wasn't! As I grew in my faith, I learned only God could save me! I began running my races—on and off the track—to the fullest.

How do we as Christians navigate the changing tides of culture and society in a world that seems to be shifting beneath our feet? In this short devotional, we explore the concept of being "exiles" in this world. It reminds us that while we live here, our true citizenship lies elsewhere. We are part of a higher Kingdom, and this perspective should shape how we interact with the world around us.

Through funny and inspiring stories, bestselling author Sheila Walsh reminds us of the reason for our hope in Jesus and his faithfulness in guiding us through the struggles and decisions of life. Each day’s reading ends in a powerful one sentence daily takeaway. Drawn from 5 Minutes with Jesus: Making Today Matter by Sheila Walsh.

This Life.Church Bible Plan is a study of 1 Peter to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s series, Different. In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. So answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond yourself. You’re meant to be … different .

You are comfortable with sharing your faith with others. Now is the time to get others to join you in the quest to share the joy of Jesus through word and deed. Each of these devotionals contain a short audio message (1-2 minutes). These ideas will help you inspire others to begin shining their lights for Jesus .