Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 12:21

We certainly have reason to celebrate when we think of Jesus. In these four days, we'll celebrate Jesus as the Light, Living Water, Hope of the world, and Eternal Life. From all around the world, let's all join in on the celebration this Christmas season! At the end, you'll get access to four 15-minute workouts based on this same Celebrate Jesus! theme.

We set our sights on perfect traditions, perfect plans and perfect gifts, and the Christmas season leaves you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. What if instead, you and your family were overwhelmed with gratitude for Jesus? This 4-day devotional teaches parents how to re-focus their families on the only perfect gift. It is only through Jesus' perfect presence, that we can find true peace, hope, and joy.

"This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased," the Father said of Jesus in Matthew 3:17. God is infinitely, inexhaustively glad in his Son. But what does this mean for us? In this five-day devotional, John Piper examines how the Bible speaks of God's joy in Jesus and how it impacts our everyday.

Our chaotic world often compels us to cry out to God for help and plead for change. Join Taylor Turkington, author of "Trembling Faith," in this five-day devotional inviting you to pray alongside the distressed prophet Habakkuk as you survey the brokenness in your own experiences. It also encourages you to place your faith in God who loves justice and has promised all will be eventually made right when Jesus returns to rule and reign forever.

Jesus performed amazing displays of God’s power through miracles, signs, and wonders. We catch a glimpse of the glory and goodness of God through answered prayer. We were never meant to stay small in prayer or in faith. Grow bold in the way you ask God to move in your life and in the world around you, in Jesus’ name. He loves to save, heal, comfort, and amaze.

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 13 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. Jesus talks to the spiritual leaders of the day. He exposes their hypocrisy, their shallow faith, their words and their weak walk. Let’s model our walk after His.

With the birth of Christ began the story of our new birth. The birth of our new hope. A Savior, all-powerful and yet willing to take on the form of a baby to make a way for us to come to the Father. A perfect plan for our rescue and redemption.

Chapter 9 of the book God Loves You explains the meaning of the Holy Spirit's person and work.

This series – “Gracious Jesus” is a deep dive into the life and teachings of Jesus from the gospels. Historical context is brought in to enrich and bring a more accurate dimension of the context of Jesus’ life. Most importantly, if we are receptive to the Spirit, He opens our spiritual eyes to see God, the world around and ourselves with completely new perspectives.

Jesus wasn't afraid to face and experience His emotions - are you? Each day, explore a new key emotion and reflect honestly on whether you have allowed yourself to experience that realm of emotion. Face grief, hope, abandonment, love and other vital emotions with God right by your side. It's time to get honest with God and yourself.

Love to the Uttermost is a devotional spanning from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. It is comprised of eight excerpts (plus one prologue reading) selected from John Piper’s vast 32-year writing and preaching ministry at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the Twin Cities. This devotional can be used for personal, family, or group devotions. It can serve anyone who seeks a steadied gaze to watch our Savior as he loves us to the uttermost.

The Orchard combines the poetry of the New Testament with piano music inspired by those poems plus beautiful video footage. This series of videos allows space for quiet contemplation allowing the Spirit of Christ to work and speak, in order to continue to produce His fruit in our lives. In writing these piano pieces, mostly on a quiet Sunday afternoon, I have enjoyed the peace and contentment gained from meditating deeply on these poems and I pray the same for you.

Over the next ten days, read through the ten commandments and begin to understand God’s law so that you might delight in it as a way to expose your sinfulness and reveal the glories of his grace to you in Christ.

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. 

Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ is pivotal to our faith. The good news offers a path to salvation and eternal life for many. Some Christians feel apprehensive about sharing their faith, yet there are numerous compelling reasons to do so. Our initiative champions evangelism. In the next ten days, we invite you to explore ten important reasons that highlight why this effort is so crucial.

Join Paul David Tripp—author of Lead: Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church—as he draws on his decades of ministry experience to give churches twelve gospel-centered truths necessary for anyone to lead well. Each of these principles, built upon characteristics such as humility, dependency, and accountability, will enable new and experienced leaders alike to focus their attention on the ultimate leadership model: the gospel.

A name is very important to someone's identity. This reading plan studies several Bible passages about the Lord God calling people by name and writing His own name on them, and about the meaning and power of Jesus’ name. Do join us as we study this interesting theme!

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.

This is a 21 day extract of the NIV Once-A-Day Bible which organizes the New International Version Bible, the world’s most popular modern-English Bible, into 365 daily readings. This Bible includes a daily Scripture reading from both the Old and New Testaments, plus a Psalm or a Proverb, followed by a short devotional thought written by the staff at the trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible.

The NIV Once-A-Day Bible for Women encourages a relationship with God through daily Bible reading. With Scripture text from the New International Version, this 21 day extract from the 365 daily readings, making it easy to read at your own pace. Each day includes a portion of Scripture from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and a Psalm or a Proverb, followed by a short devotional thought specifically written for women.

This 21 day extract of the NIV Once-A-Day Bible for Leaders which organizes the New International Version Bible—the world’s most popular modern-English Bible—into 365 daily readings, gives you a biblical foundation for developing and refining your leadership skills. Included is a daily Scripture reading from both the Old and New Testaments, plus a Psalm or a Proverb, followed by a short devotional focused on leadership.

This 21 day extract from the 365 daily readings of the NIV Once-A-Day Bible for Teens includes a daily Scripture reading from both the Old and New Testaments, plus a portion from either Psalms or Proverbs, followed by a summary to help teens reflect and apply the Bible each day.

God wrote the Bible for you. This devotional, inspired by Gateway Publishing's new Fresh Start Bible One-Year Reading Plan, is a 21-day journey through God's Word to get you started in a Bible-reading habit! Our prayer is that you let God's Word renew your mind this next year!

Favor is simply God's supernatural provision that enables us to live beyond our natural abilities. It is available to everyone, and it comes by grace. Learn how to pursue God's favor over the next 21 days, and ready yourself for an outpouring of favor that will accelerate your kingdom assignment!

Come on this narrated journey with Benjamin Windle to unlock the force of hope in life's hardest fights. In a gritty and surprising take on the life of Job, explore how flourishing does not come from a life devoid of loneliness, trauma, and anxiety. It's one lived with hope engineered for adversity. Imagine the tide turning on your greatest challenges and problems.