Meet Jesus in Scripture

Come spend a little time with Jesus in Scripture. Choose a reflection below, read the passage in context, and carry one prayer or practical response into your day. Every devotional includes free handmade artwork to save, print, or share.

You can read alone, with a friend, or around the family table. Begin wherever you would like to linger.

Encounters with Jesus

Notice His mercy, listen to His words, and consider one faithful response.

• When Jesus Makes Time for One Person (Mark 10:46-52)
• The Friends Who Carried Someone to Jesus (Mark 2:1-12)
• When Jesus Calls Your Name (Luke 19:1-10)
• A Conversation With Jesus at the Well (John 4:4-30)
• Bringing Your Questions to Jesus After Dark (John 3:1-17)
• When Jesus Notices a Generous Widow (Mark 12:38-44)
• A Meal With Jesus and Unexpected Guests (Luke 5:27-32)
• The Woman Who Poured Out Her Gratitude (Luke 7:36-50)
• Learning From the One Who Returned to Say Thank You (Luke 17:11-19)
• Jesus Makes Breakfast for Tired Disciples (John 21:1-14)

Learning from His parables

Let Jesus’ stories reshape the way you see people and live your faith.

• The Neighbor on the Other Side of the Road (Luke 10:25-37)
• When the Older Brother Needs Grace Too (Luke 15:25-32)
• The Joy of Finding One Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10)
• Building a Life That Puts Jesus' Words Into Practice (Matthew 7:24-27)
• Learning to Take the Lower Seat (Luke 14:7-11)
• The Prayer of the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)
• What the Hidden Treasure Teaches Us About Joy (Matthew 13:44-46)
• Listening to the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)
• The Son Who Changed His Mind and Went (Matthew 21:28-32)
• The King Who Forgave an Impossible Debt (Matthew 18:21-35)

Following Jesus together

Practice humility, service, reconciliation, and prayer in the company of His people.

• When We Argue About Who Matters Most (Mark 9:33-37)
• Learning to Serve With a Towel in Your Hands (John 13:1-17)
• When Jesus Sends His Friends Out Together (Luke 10:1-9)
• Making Peace With a Fellow Believer (Matthew 5:23-24)
• Learning to Bless Those Who Mistreat Us (Luke 6:27-36)
• The Kindness of Jesus Toward Thomas (John 20:24-31)
• On the Road With Questions and the Risen Jesus (Luke 24:13-35)
• When Peter Needed Restoration (John 21:15-19)
• What It Looks Like to Stay Awake in Prayer (Mark 14:32-42)
• Jesus Prays for His People to Be One (John 17:20-26)

His saving work and our hope

Reflect on the cross, resurrection, Spirit’s help, and the hope we share in Christ.

• Why the Resurrection of Jesus Matters on an Ordinary Day (1 Corinthians 15:12-22)
• The Good News Jesus Announced in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30)
• The King Who Came Riding on a Donkey (Matthew 21:1-11)
• Jesus Gives His Mother Into a Disciple's Care (John 19:25-27)
• The Mercy Jesus Spoke From the Cross (Luke 23:32-43)
• Jesus Opens the Scriptures to His Disciples (Luke 24:36-49)
• Why We Remember the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
• What Jesus Gives Us in the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-27)
• The Hope of Jesus Returning (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
• The Good News That Reaches Every Nation (Revelation 7:9-17)

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