Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 5:17
Overcoming Temptation
3 Days
It seems we often want to be delivered from temptation while still keeping close touch with it. Pushing temptation away, just not too far away. Is that you? The theme of these guided audio meditations is how to overcome temptation. Day one is better understanding temptation. Day two is knowing the closeness of God in the midst. And day three is learning to walk again after falling.
Making Choices
3 Days
With the endless array of options you face each day, do you ever get tired of making choices? These guided meditations are reflections on the choices we all face. They begin by guiding you through how to choose the option that brings you the most joy. Then a meditation on better understanding tempting choices. Finally a reflection on choosing a place to meditate and encounter the divine presence of God.
Essential Workers in the Kingdom
3 Days
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an interesting moment in which who is deemed an “essential worker” has been flipped on its head. As this 3-day plan will show, this flip gives us a beautiful preview of what’s to come in the Kingdom of Heaven, where Jesus promised that some workers will be “great” and others will be “least.”
Not Good Enough: A Study of God's Love for Us
3 Days
Have you ever felt like you were not good enough to deserve the love of God? What if I told you that was a great place to be? In this three-day study, you'll find out more about the God who loves people like us who can never be good enough.
God Is Perfect
3 Days
This plan will take you on a Biblical journey exploring the truth about Jesus being Perfect!
One Minute Apologist "Who Is Jesus?"
5 Days
Jesus is one of the most controversial figures in history. He came onto the scene and disrupted the status quo of the religious Pharisees in his day. So who is Jesus? What did he believe about himself? What should we believe about him? Does he demand our respect as a great teacher, or does he demand our worship as the Savior of the world?
Financial Release
5 Days
There are over 700 verses in the Bible on the topic of money, God wants His children to be blessed, responsible, and influential in these last days. We're in a season of breakthrough and open Heavens. Financial releases occur when one abandons the former way of thinking and are intended to restructure the norm. This five-day journey will educate and prepare the body to receive, and steward the forthcoming release.
Discover The Jewish Jesus
5 Days
Ask any Jew what the difference is between Judaism and Christianity, and he will say one word: Jesus. In this 5-day devotional, Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider unpacks why understanding the person of Jesus is instrumental in bridging the gap between Judaism and Christianity.
Mountaintop Teaching: Truth Jesus Taught
5 Days
Jesus guided his followers on a hike and taught amazing truth about how God designed life to be lived. This Reading Plan includes five topics Jesus discussed: attitude, obedience, Bible, anger, and integrity. Each day includes a passage from the Sermon on the Mount, a devotional thought, and a few questions to consider. Start reading to learn more about Jesus' most famous sermon.
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge–12–The Teachings Of Jesus
5 days
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the twelfth part "The Teachings of Jesus." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.
Freedom Fighters – Revived For A Reason
5 Days
The Gospel is a message of freedom. We know this first-hand because we have been made free and have experienced the joy of liberation. We were dead and now we are alive. We were lost and now we are found. If God’s mission is to liberate the world, that must also be our mission. Join us for a 5 day journey and learn how to be a freedom fighter.
Trusting The Bible
5 Days
What does it mean to believe God’s Word? How reliable is Scripture? What role does it play in your life on a daily basis? God wants to grow your faith and nourish your soul. God communicates to you in the most intimate ways. Are you eager to listen?
Is Christianity the Truth?
5 Days
This video series takes a look at how you can determine truth in a post-truth world.
How to Keep Going When I Fail
5 Days
God is perfect and we are not. How do we continue to strive toward being more like Christ when we know we will continually fail? Let's look at Matthew 4 and 5 in the Streetlights New Testament.
The Essential Jesus (Part 9): The Sermons of Jesus
5 Days
In 100 carefully selected passages from the Bible, you will discover who Jesus is and why he is so significant – even life-transforming. Through both Old and New Testament readings, you will discover why God sent Jesus, what Jesus taught, how he treated people, why he did miracles, the meaning of his death, the significance of his resurrection, and what the Bible says about his second coming.
Blessed: 5 Days With the Sermon on the Mount
5 Days
What would it have been like to follow Jesus up the Galilean hillside and sit and listen to His most famous sermon? What are the things He would want us to hear and remember? In this plan, author Kelly Minter walks us through five days with Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount.
Formed in His Image
5 Days
Consumed by modern-day conveniences and entertainment, we are formed by that which we behold. Yet, as Christians, we are called to be conformed to Christ, which includes rediscovering the truth, goodness, and beauty of God. This five-day devotional from Coleman Ford helps quiet the distractions and redirects your focus to the gospel message, which is full of truth, goodness, and beauty and is powerful to make you whole and flourishing.
Different Life: A New Testament Life
5 Days
Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.
Sermon on the Mount: A Blueprint for Life
5 Days
Perhaps the most famous speech ever given, this relatively small collection has shaped the lives of billions, and in many ways created the world we see around us today. Together we'll look at how Jesus' Sermon can be used as a blueprint for us to live our lives to its absolute fullest.
Jesus, I Need You Part 6
6 Days
It’s important to know Jesus and what is important to Him so we understand our need for Him. Reflecting on what Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount, will help us draw closer to Him. This is part six of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend Ministries. These plans can be done in any order. See also" Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).
Kingdom Rules (Part 1)—Disciple Makers Series #4
6 Days
Matthew writes to God’s people and walks them on a journey that will take them from where they are to be Disciple Makers. This is the 4th of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. Jesus describes His Kingdom rules. Some we know well—and may have memorised a few. These Kingdom rules are wonderful, challenging, and at times impossible. Let them reveal God’s heart to us.
Jesus, I Want to Love You Part 1
7 Days
What does Jesus say about love, truth, righteousness, and more? We will examine His own words in the Sermon on the Mount. This is Part One of the eight-part "Jesus, I Want to Love You" series! These plans can be done in any order. See also "Jesus, I Want to Love You" (companion prayer) by Thistlebend.
Chasing Carrots
7 Days
We’re all chasing something. Usually something just out of reach—a better job, a more comfortable home, a perfect family, the approval of others. But isn’t this tiring? Is there a better way? Find out in this new Life.Church Bible Plan, accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, Chasing Carrots.
Upsidedown Kingdom - A 7 Day Plan From The Sermon On The Mount
7 days
In the world that we live in, things are not as they should be. One might even say they are upside down. However, the good news is that Jesus came to turn this world right side up. What if our eyes were opened to the REALITY that the Kingdom of Heaven is in fact here?
The Art Of Neighboring: Week One
7 Days
You probably know that Christians are meant to be loving people. But sometimes that ideal can seem far from the reality. Perhaps we’re not starting from the right place. Loving others can only happen if we understand what God means by love. Let’s take a look at the biblical call to love.