Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 22:36

There are many good reasons to pursue excellence in our work: Excellence advances our careers, grants us influence, and can lead to opportunities to share the gospel. But as this three day plan will show, we ought to pursue excellence for a much more fundamental reason—because excellence is how we best reflect the character of God and love and serve our neighbors as ourselves through out chosen work.

Sometimes we over-complicate worship. True worship is when we are spending time with God, receiving His love and giving it right back in gratitude. This love is what carries us through every hardship, every situation. Surrender the areas where you search for love and validation outside of Him. Let God show you the ways of selfless love through the 3-day plan from Rush via Gather Ministries.

Shopping. Binge-watching Netflix. Taking an evening bath. This is how self-care looks like in the world around us. But the Bible differs in what it teaches about self-care. In this three-day Bible Plan, you'll learn what true self-care looks like, so you can find the rest you need.

Infinitum is a way of life centered on following Jesus by loving God and loving others through an emphasis on the habits and disciplines of surrender, generosity, and mission. We aim to see the Bible and also the world through these Jesus-colored lenses. This short reading plan is based on the theme, ‘Love God, Love Others’.

Tony Evans explains in this reading plan that kingdom stewardship is our earthly response to God’s ownership. There are three distinct areas He’s given us to steward. We all have these three things, in varying proportions, which God has placed within our realm to manage. They are time, talents and treasures. Learn more in this reading plan.

Singleness is a gift. Jesus and the Apostle Paul both refer to it as a gift. It is a season to experience a sacred journey with God, one that is filled with serving and loving Jesus.

Spiritual tips from a pastor turned business manager.

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.”

The God Provides series offers a rich, dramatic journey through theater-quality, short films which show us wisdom, truth, encouragement and practical steps to deepen a relationship of trust with God. As illustrated in this session’s film, God spoke encouraging and unusual words through the prophet Jeremiah that required the exiles to exercise great faith in God and do something unprecedented for exiles at that time in history to do.

The Christmas season has an extraordinary ability to bring out feelings of joy and appreciation in people all across the globe. It’s as if humanity’s deepest desire is to express love through kindness and selfless actions. As people embrace the Christmas season, they are saturated with compassion and tenderness, which reflects the life of Jesus. Join us over the next 3 days as we examine Miraculous Jesus.

Forgiveness is easier said than done. In this three-day plan, Lynette Johnson offers practical insights and down-to-earth encouragement to help you navigate from bitterness and resentment to the freedom that comes from forgiveness.

The world would lead us to believe that fitness is all about self-glorification. This Fitness Devotional is designed to change that narrative and turn your workout time into a time of God-glorifying physical and spiritual growth. You’ll unpack biblical principles that relate to combining faith with fitness. Then, each day, you’ll apply what you read through a FaithFit workout that combines bodyweight exercise with scripture-based encouragement.

Where does love come from? The world wants us to believe the lie that love comes from itself. In this reading plan, we will look at the truth that all love comes from God, how His steadfast love transforms us into His image, and how Jesus helps each of His followers obey His commandments to love God and neighbor.

Celebrating love goes beyond a particular date; it is a life that constantly reminds others that God's love came to heal, restore, and give us a life that proclaims his goodness. I invite you to navigate a three-day study of what love represents and what it looks like to love others as God intends us to.

Tips and help to share your faith and outwardly express love for Jesus!

The demands, pressures and stress of work can put a huge strain on relationships with our coworkers. This plan provides simple steps you can take to be more loving to your coworkers that will transform those relationships and increase both joy and productivity at work.

This devotional series by Vertical Worship focuses on God’s unwavering, never ending, unconditional love for His children. His love is perfect in a way that no other love can be. We explore the depths of His love through walking through what His word says, and how it applies to us. Press into the attainable love that God has for you today.   

Tired of your job? Thinking about moving on or starting your own thing? You’re not alone—85% of people around the globe are dissatisfied with their jobs. In this four day plan, we will explore why, and look to Scripture for four ways Christians should respond when they find themselves feeling stuck in a job they don't love.

In a world where so much division and tension exists, we’d all be better off if we learned to love others—even if it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable. In this 4-day plan, we’ll discuss who our neighbors are and how to love them.

Would you agree that a godly relationship is rare? We often hear about the need for our romantic relationships to be godly, but have you ever thought about whether or not all of your relationships are godly? As Christ followers, we're called to walk in His example. This week, we will explore some relationships that don't get enough attention, and how to strive for godliness in each of them.

One of the greatest commandments is to “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” It is hard to love others when we don’t love ourselves. A broken pot can’t hold water to quench another’s thirst, just like an empty gas tank cannot fuel a vehicle. Our “empty selves” cannot love others well, if even at all. This Bible plan will remind you of the investment of loving yourself well.

Many of us are weary of the racial divide in our society. In this four-day devotion with popular Bible teacher Derwin Gray, we walk through Scripture, seeing the heart of God—and how He, from the beginning, envisioned a reconciled multiethnic family in loving community, reflecting his beauty and healing presence in the world. This message is central to the gospel itself.

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.

Although you were excited about work before, everything’s different now. The pleasure has worn off. Opportunities pass you by. Bad bosses make it worse. And your paycheck doesn’t go quite as far as you want. Worse yet, it seems you’re stuck with this for life. Is that really God’s plan? Doesn’t He want better? This 4-day study digs in to the Bible to answer those questions and more.

Sometimes prayer feels like tedious work rather than an invitation to spend time with our loving Creator. This devotional from spiritual director Strahan Coleman invites us to behold God. As Strahan writes, “Beholding is a life founded on the truth that no other offer on earth or in heaven is greater than that of simply staring into the eternal eyes of God, then seeing our world through them.”