Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Jonah 2:1
Jonah: A Fishy Tale About a Faithful God
4 Days
In this 4-part devotional, Pastor Dylan Dodson teaches through the book of Jonah. This plan will help you see God’s faithfulness, and that no one is beyond His grace and mercy.
Compassion: A Study in Jonah
4 Days
Jonah’s story reminds us that God’s compassion extends to both the prideful prophet and the wicked unbeliever. Despite all of Jonah’s resistance and hard-heartedness, God’s merciful message of repentance was still delivered to the Ninevites. The Ninevites' repentance shows us nothing can thwart God's plans of redemption.
The Heart of Transformation
5 Days
Join Hillsong East Coast’s online experience and walk through this corresponding five day Study guide. This study is based on Pastor Brenda Thorn's message 'The Heart of Transformation' June 2020. Read through God’s Word within each devotional; and reflect through guided questions, for both individual consideration or group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.
Real Hope: Prayer
5 Days
This plan delves deeper into the purpose and power of prayer in our lives, our hope is that you will develop a stronger connection to our gracious God, that prayer will become a daily necessity in your life, and that your walk with God continues to be strengthened.
A Man's Guide to Prayer
5 Days
In this 5-day study, pastor and bestselling author Patrick Morley explores how to make prayer a habit and determine multiple ways to help incorporate this discipline in your daily life. Learn how prayer can be a two way conversation rather than a one-way monologue.
In The Same Boat
6 Days
Leave the child's story behind and dig deeper into the spiritual depths of Jonah. Travel from Joppa through the belly of a fish to Nineveh and find shade under the shadow of God's grace. Only four chapters long, the story of this wayward prophet is packed with spiritual truths for the modern-day Jonah in all of us.
But God, I Don't Want To! Learning to Say Yes to God When It Doesn't Make Sense.
6 Days
Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest thing. However, sometimes not doing the right thing can send us into a hard place. Whether it's forgiveness, letting go of damaging relationships or stepping into your calling - the peace comes when you say yes to God, even when you don’t want to.
The God of Second Chances
6 Days
Many believe 'do-overs' are only for the golf course, kitchen, or movie screen, but the reality is, we all need a fresh start from time to time. This 6-day study explores instances where God extends His gift of second chances. But how do we move forward after messing up? By getting to know the God of Second Chances!
I Would, But…
7 Days
There are countless numbers of people who walk away from God's best for them every day. Whether they know it or not, they've made excuses that have kept them from the risky, dangerous, powerful life that God has called them to. If you've settled for less than God's best, this devotional is a confrontation with your biggest excuses.
Life-Changing Prayers By Michael Youssef
7 Days
Life-Changing Prayers - A Seven-Day YouVersion by Michael Youssef. God loves using ordinary people like you and me in extraordinary ways. But there’s one factor that makes God’s “ordinary heroes” stand out: they are people of prayer. In the days ahead, we’re going to listen in on seven simple, life-changing prayers from ordinary heroes of the Bible. Once we learn to pray as these men and women prayed, our lives and our world will never be the same.
The God Who Pursues
7 Days
We’re not perfect. In fact, we mess up on a regular basis. How can we be certain of salvation or even pleasing God if we continue to fall short so often? This plan reminds us that we don’t have to FIND God... because He isn’t lost or hiding. Rather, He pursues us and is right there when we choose to look.
Jonah 2 Following Jesus When You’d Rather Run Away
7 Days
How do we follow Jesus when we’d rather run away? We are so glad you are jumping into the journey of studying Jonah with us! We have crafted a devotional that is designed to help you examine, apply, pray through, and share the story of Jonah.
Everyone Gets a Second Chance: Wisdom From the Story of Jonah
7 Days
Need a second chance in life, or need a reminder of God’s limitless grace? The Book of Jonah is for you. This short story about a bad prophet and big fish might seem strange, but it has a lot to say about the transformative power of God’s love. Ready to dive in?
Finding Hope in Uncertain Times
7 Days
Welcome to this seven-day devotional reading plan on facing uncertainty. You’ll connect with God through his Word and discover what he says about trusting in Jesus during uncertain days. You’ll find how to have peace, even when things seem to be falling apart, and how to show grace to others, even when they oppose you. Times may change, but this reading plan will remind you to put your hope in our unchanging God.
Why Doesn’t Prayer Work?
8 Days
Have you ever felt like your prayers went unanswered or ignored? Is there a reason they didn’t “work”? No matter what your prayer life looks like, it can be easy to overthink prayer or become frustrated. But Jesus’ relationship with His Father gives us an approachable and practical look at a life of prayer.
Studies on Prayer: Vol. 1
8 Days
Join us in this study on personal prayers, the first volume in a three-volume collection. These lessons are designed to guide your personal prayers and help them become the conversations the Lord wants to have with you each day—so He can guide and prosper your journey of life.
Be Still: Daily Encouragement for Moms
10 Days
When the daily tasks of motherhood seem to only get busier, the Bible keeps us grounded in our true identity and purpose. Celebrate how God is continuing to do something new in your life by the way you love, nurture, and lead.
IMPERFECTION
14 Days
Living with a perfect God, an infallible Word, a Spirit who is Holy, as an imperfect human being.
Jonah: Big Fish, Bigger God
14 Days
Don’t get distracted by the big fish because the book of Jonah is really about a big God and his big love for the world.
Back From The Dead: Kickstart Your Spiritual Future
21 Days
Do you yearn for true freedom and real adventure? This epic adventure through Scripture is sure to awaken your spiritual senses and point you towards what we all ultimately long for: life before death. With his testimony having recently inspired the movie The Perfect Wave, journey for 21 days with Ian McCormack through his mind-blowing encounter with God.
StormProof
21 Days
Are you—or is someone you love—suffering from the trauma of plans that have been washed away, relationships that have been uprooted, or security that has been devastated? Rather than being destroyed by this tempest, what if you allowed the disturbance to increase your capacity for rapid growth and fulfilling your destiny in God? After digging deeply into the Word of God, there is a triumphant way to be StormProof!
Pray
24 Days
A great way to build your prayer life is to learn from the prayers of others. This plan lets us listen in on prayers from Bible heroes in different situations and for different purposes, and is designed to accompany the message series Pray by Craig Groeschel. (You can watch it online at life.church) Don't pray alone; study this content together with your small group.
Love God Greatly - Jonah
28 Days
Regardless if we are an outsider, like the people of Nineveh, or an insider, like Jonah, to the Kingdom of God, the book of Jonah is a reminder that God goes to great lengths to demonstrate His grace and mercy to all. Be encouraged as you read this powerful story of God’s relentless grace and mercy, and may you never forget that no one is beyond redemption. May we all seek to love the loveless in our lives.
Daily Bible Reading - August 2020 God's Life-Giving Word of Forgiveness and Mercy
31 Days
Daily Bible Reading is designed to facilitate consistent interaction with Scripture. It includes background information on each day’s Scripture passage and key verse for meditation, reflection questions to help you dive deeper into Scripture, a prayer and prayer concern to help you connect to God and be of spiritual support to others. Journey with us this month as we explore the theme “God’s Life-Giving Word of Forgiveness and Mercy.”
Daily Bible Reading – July 2023, God’s Saving Word: Mercy and Forgiveness
31 Days
Daily Bible Reading is designed to facilitate consistent interaction with Scripture. It includes background information on each day’s Scripture passage, key verses for meditation, reflection questions to help you dive deeper into Scripture, and prayers to help you connect to God and be of spiritual support to others. Journey with us this month as we explore the theme, “God’s Saving Word: Mercy and Forgiveness.” [Scriptures are quoted in the GNT.]