Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 2:1

God loves us so much that he sent Jesus to save us and remain with us—today and every day. This holiday season, focus your celebration of the Christmas promise with God Is with Us: 10 Christmas Reflections from Our Daily Bread. For 10 days, be inspired with short devotionals that help you embrace the promises of God’s constant presence and ponder all the ways He is with you.

Rediscover the mystery and beauty of the Christmas story in 10 days of deep and inspiring reflections. From the Annunciation to the visit of the Magi, this plan invites you to experience the message of Jesus' birth in a fresh and transformative way. Each day offers an engaging biblical meditation with practical applications for your walk with God.

Join us for the next 11 days as we dive into a Christmas devotional inspired by the new album from Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, "A Jazzy Little Christmas".

Let’s get through the holidays without gaining weight, getting depressed, and feeling overwhelmed. Let’s start the New Year having not gained weight from indulging through the whole Christmas season. Let’s realize that Jesus came to bring life and that is what Christmas is all about: living life to its greatest potential!

Do you know how we grow? We practice daily. Most people don’t realize it’s the things no one sees that result in the things everyone wants. Everyone wants daily power, and this 12-day Bible Plan includes one day from each month of Pastor Craig Groeschel’s brand new book, Daily Power: 365 Days of Fuel for Your Soul . Start your new daily practice today! 

Over the next 12 days, we’re going to take a fresh look at the Christmas story and discover that we don't have to be perfect or have it all together to come to Jesus because our perfect Savior came to us!

Advent is a time to celebrate and walk deeply with the Lord as we reflect on the significance of the greatest gift ever given, Jesus. Amidst the craziness of the world, take some time this season to center yourself back on the hope we have in Jesus with The Gift Advent Bible Plan.

Join us for a 12-day experience through the original Christmas story. As we consider the people, places, and events from more than two thousand years ago, we hope you will experience this Christmas in a new and perhaps unexpected way.

🎁Christmas is the time of the year when we give gifts to those we love. 🎄This Christmas, I want you to re-imagine the wonder of Christmas by thinking about all the gifts you have been given because you belong to Jesus. Join us each day as we “unwrap” a special gift that is given to us from above. 🎄✨🎁 Devotional by Dr. Timothy Brown.

Join us on a journey through the Christmas Story in Matthew & Luke, focusing on 12 characteristics of God himself. May you be encouraged this holiday to dive deeper into a relationship with Him!

Christmas is a time of vision, a time to consider the landscape of human life, what it means, and why it’s valuable. The mental image of Christmas is the Nativity, the crude circumstances that surrounded the moment when God reinforced the dignity of Humanity by clothing Himself as a human. But He did not stop there. Christmas brings into focus the only two sacred things in this world—God and People. Christmas is about Life. The Author of Life. Your Life. My Life. And the Life of the world. This 12-day Plan celebrates Life.

The false gods invented by humankind to give definition to a god they knew must exist, were, unsurprisingly, very much like humankind. They had to be cajoled and bribed by acts of devotion to take notice of us. But the one true God has taken the initiative and seeks us out––to rescue us back to himself. And that is the Christmas story.

Continue your journey through the BEMA Liturgy with Part B of our Liturgy Reading Plan. BEMA Liturgy is here to help you slow down, form groups around Scripture, and live out the life Jesus has called us to. We encourage you to find a group to join this journey with you as you study, pray, and worship. See our website for more information about the official start dates and timing of the liturgy.

This year, as we face a different kind of Christmas following a very hard year, we all need reminders that our joy begins (and ends) with the love displayed from the manger to the cross. Jesus’ birth on that seemingly unremarkable Bethlehem night is our hope for today. Even as there’s pain in the night, joy still comes from a baby born that first Christmas morning.

In part one of this verse-by-verse break down of the Gospel of Matthew, we'll break down Matthew 1-4.

Our kind of Christmas isn’t working. The status quo of our holiday season pushes us into busyness, distraction, and exhaustion instead of the rest and relief that Jesus came to bring. This Plan redirects us to God’s kind of Christmas, where we slow down, catch our breath, read everything the gospels say about the birth of Jesus, and remember everything that is ours through faith in our Prince of peace.

In this 18 day plan, you'll take a dive into scripture and discover the true hope of Christmas.

This three week plan walks us through the timeless wonder of how God came to us through His son, Jesus. The plan is designed to begin on a Monday so that each weekend will include shorter content meant for rest and reflection during the holiday season. Join us as we study what the birth of Christ means for our future, present, and past.

The Gospel of Matthew bridges the gap between the testaments, swinging back to gather up prophecies and going forward into the future, the first to mention the church by name. Matthew presents Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah and King. And though originally written to Jewish people, we can see Jesus Christ in a fresh new light through these 20 lessons from trusted Bible teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

Advent is a four-week plan meant to draw our attention to the humble commencement of the Savior of our lives. This study includes four stories from Matthew and Luke. We learn God’s divine plan for the birth of Jesus Christ and experience what it was like to be present at these events. The question and answer format can be used for family devotions, group discussion, and self-study.

What does Christmas mean to you? Spend 20 days recounting the Bible's Christmas story from Old Testament passages and the Gospels. Slow down, worship Jesus, and cherish Him by faith. Receive and rejoice in God's greatest gift. Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh to dwell among us. All who believe may be re-born to dwell with God now and forever.

In this BibleX study, you will explore the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. You will study portions of Scripture, learn the key points by viewing a short video, and grow by applying the Scripture’s teachings to your life. BibleX is a free resource to help expand your knowledge of the Bible.

The Christmas story isn’t about presents, decorations, or the holiday hustle; it’s a story of love, hope, redemption, and relationship. In this devotional, we'll explore the entire story of Jesus' birth, going all the way back to the Garden of Eden, as we focus on the simply beauty and life-changing power of God's plan of salvation.

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!

Christmas is a story of coming and going. Everyone is heading somewhere. We are drawn to Bethlehem, to see a baby who came to save the world. But, as we rejoice at our Savior’s birth, we can’t help but go out into the world, changed, telling others of the good news. This Advent study was crafted to remind us of God’s most precious gift: Jesus