Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 15:22

Are there moments when you wonder if God really hears your prayers? Times when you wonder if it even really made a difference? This plan explores prayer when it feels useless, unfulfilling, and empty. Check it out to be encouraged and know that you're not alone!

“Miracle” is somewhat of a buzzword in today’s world. But the truth is, most of us are praying for a miracle deep down. But what do miracles look like in today’s world? Does God still perform miracles? Join us for a three-day devotional about three different miracles we can experience daily.

Are you tired of striving for success and your glory? It's exhausting and not nearly as fulfilling as you thought. These four devotions will help you shift your mind and heart to know that God can do more with your surrender than your performance. Take the journey from chasing glory, to reflecting God's lasting glory.

Are you spiritually mature in making Good choices? In this plan author Keith Gentry provides keys to unlock clues within the scriptures that will enable you to be more discerning and productive with the investment of your time, effort and money in both the spiritual and natural choices of life.

We know Jesus works in miraculous ways, but do we believe he can do it with our own circumstances? In this study, we will explore all four gospels of the Bible and discovering the ways Jesus healed, provided, calmed, and resurrected. This study is about believing in the power of God who can accomplish anything. There's nothing too big and there's nothing too small for us to bring to him.

Sometimes we feel like we're in this dry and distant place from God when we pray. Searching for God, but He seems far away. Or we picture ourselves coming before this totally All-Powerful figure with the mixed feelings of awe and undeserved. But do you know that God longs to spend time with you, like with a buddy, or Father with son or daughter, just because He loves you.

Do you ever feel unseen, unheard, and unknown? Though centuries apart from your life today, the women who knew Jesus felt similar fears and insecurities. Join Pastor and Bible teacher Paige Allen as she takes a second look at the life-changing encounters of unnamed women who came face-to-face with Jesus. Although their names are not etched in the writings of Scripture, they are etched in His heart.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This is the seventh in a series of 5-day plans that uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus shows compassion toward unlikely “sinners” who expressed great faith. Whether tax collectors, Roman centurions, or Samaritan women, Jesus repeatedly shows that he came to rescue people burdened with shame. During this plan, Bible teacher and author Kat Armstrong illustrates how these stories strengthen our understanding of God’s empathy and knowledge of how all types of people express beautiful faith in Jesus.

For caregivers seeking hope, this 5-day plan, created by Shelly Calcagno, author of "The Longest Goodbye: A Family’s Hope-Filled Journey Through Alzheimer’s," offers guidance and encouragement. Drawing from her family's decade-long experience walking a long journey of loss, Shelly aims to inspire readers to find moments of joy and discover hidden gifts, even during their most challenging circumstances.

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 16 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  This portion talks about faith, and in many different ways. Watch how faith gets challenged, stretched, refined and exposed – then ask whether our faith matches theirs!

Share this devotional with others as Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this timely devotional. Healing is in His Hands. Restoration is under His Authority. Breakthrough comes at the sound of His Voice. Choose to trust in the Lord with all of your heart as you read this powerful and timely message.

Join us for this 7 Day Devotional to prepare for Easter Sunday. Adapted from Asheritah Ciuciu's Uncovering the Love of Jesus, we'll examine together how Jesus loved others and how we can imitate him in his love, even in His love to sacrifice himself for us.

As women, many of us allow the voices of our culture, envy, and our own self-doubt to drown out our own God-given voice. This devotional helps you recognize your areas of influence—and how your physical, emotional, and spiritual DNA uniquely equips you to change the world. Come reclaim your God-designed impact through Ronne Rock’s reminders of how God created us to be a part of His grand story.

Perseverance is the key so that our Christian faith does not waver amid difficult situations. Perseverance will also train the capacity of our faith and heart to be ready to receive God's miracles. Through this "Walking with Jesus" devotional series, we will learn to be believers who always persevere in any situation with the power of God's words.

How much power is there in praying for others? In this Plan, we will explore different ways of blessing others through intercession.

Jesus emphasized the importance of the faith of people in enabling God to work in great power. But what does faith-filled prayer that moves mountains look like? There are many misconceptions around the place. This plan takes you through seven of Jesus' statements on faith in the Gospel of Matthew and draws out a clear picture of mountain-moving faith that will both encourage and challenge you.

Women are everywhere in the Gospels, seeking Jesus for healing and serving Him throughout His ministry. Join Joyce Koo Dalrymple to see how Jesus publicly affirms women’s faith and empowers them to lead and use their gifts as they love and lead in ways that challenge cultural norms and transform communities.

We all know that we should read our Bible, pray, and be the church, but what if we actually started doing that? Zúme Accountability Groups are small groups of 2 to 4 people that don’t just want to be hearers of the word, but doers! If you want simple and practical “HOW TO” steps to be and do what Jesus called, commanded, and created us for then start this plan. 

If you’ve ever felt unseen or unimportant and struggled to see how you could make a lasting impact for God’s kingdom, this is the plan for you! We know the significance of famous women in the Bible, such as Mary, Ruth, and Esther. But what about the unsung and even unnamed women in the Bible, like Jael, Tabitha, and the Canaanite woman? In part one of this plan, discover the lasting impact of ten changemakers. Their stories remind and encourage us that God sees, values, and has a divine purpose for his daughters.

Tearfund seeks to transform the lives of those living in poverty. We cannot do this without challenging racial injustice. These reflections speak to people who've been oppressed because of their race or ethnicity. If you've ever felt like you're on a never-ending search for your place in the world, we hope that these words will be a reminder that you are created in the image of God and are loved.

The Virtuous Woman - Serving & Teamwork Bible study seeks to encourage women to serve others and work together to accomplish a common goal. Serving & Teamwork is modeling Jesus' example of humbly serving others while expressing unity in Christ. This study was written by Alexandria McCraney, who lives in Arkansas with her husband and kids, serves with FCA at the University of Arkansas.

Is seeing believing? Or is believing seeing? Those are questions of faith. This plan offers in-depth study of faith—from Old Testament stories of real people who demonstrated courageous faith in impossible situations to Jesus’ teachings on the subject. Through your readings, you’ll be encouraged to deepen your relationship with God and to become a more faithful follower of Jesus.

This reading plan explores the first Gospel. This Gospel explains that Jesus was the king of Jews that brought the kingdom of heaven, even though Jesus didn't arrive in the way people expected.

What drives you to live beyond yourself, to embrace Jesus’ commission to make disciples of all nations? Jesus reached beyond His own people and calls His followers to do the same. These Bible stories will engage you in God’s vision and reveal what Michael Jordan, an Israelite servant girl, a Samaritan leper and others teach us about our own mission—and being compelled by Christ’s love.