This devotional guide encourages you to read Scripture and pray three times each day for 16 days, concluding on March 16, 2025, when John 3:16 will be preached in participating churches across our nation. There are three aspects for reading and prayer each day, taken from the first part of John 3:16: “For God so loved the world …” 

• Morning: recognize who God is as Creator and Sustainer of the universe. 
• Noon: recognize the love of God, a love that has been demonstrated in the finished work of Jesus Christ. 
• Evening: recognize the purpose of Christ’s coming: to save sinners. 

As you read these verses, focus on that specific aspect in the passage and allow it to guide you as you pray. May this time of reading and prayer open our eyes to these aspects of God’s love for the lost and challenge us to pray for the lost in a new and compassionate way. May our prayers bring about a fruitful response to the message of the gospel.

March 1

Morning: Who God Is

Read Matthew 6:9-13.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Romans 5:8.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Luke 19:10.

March 2

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 100:3.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read 1 John 4:10.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read John 3:17.

March 3

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Jeremiah 10:6.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 10:11.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Romans 5:10.

March 4

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Exodus 15:11.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 15:13.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read John 12:47.

March 5

Morning: Who God Is 

Read 1 Samuel 2:2.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Ephesians 5:2.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read John 4:42.

March 6

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 86:8-10.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Romans 8:37.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read 1 John 4:14.

March 7

Morning: Who God Is 

Read 2 Samuel 7:22.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Galatians 2:20.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read 1 John 2:2.

March 8

Morning: Who God Is 

Read 1 Chronicles 16:25-27.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read John 1:29.

March 9

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 145:3.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Revelation 1:5b-6.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read 1 Timothy 4:10.

March 10

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 99:5.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 13:34.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read 1 Timothy 2:3-4.

March 11

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Isaiah 25:1.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read Romans 4:23-25.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Ezekiel 18:32.

March 12

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 48:1.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners

Read 1 John 3:1.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Romans 8:1.

March 13

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 96:4.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read 1 John 4:9.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Ephesians 2:4-7.

March 14

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 18:3.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 15:9.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Ephesians 2:8-10.

March 15

Morning: Who God Is 

Read Psalm 113:4-6.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 17:26.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read Titus 3:4-7.

March 16

Morning: Who God Is 

Read John 3:16.

Noon: God’s Love for Sinners 

Read John 3:16.

Evening: Purpose of Christ’s Coming 

Read John 3:16.