Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 18:24

It weighs you down. It keeps people out. It’s heavy and painful—it’s the grudge. Many of us may not realize it, but we’re carrying grudges that need to come out of darkness and into the light. Learn how you can find freedom through forgiveness in this 7-day Bible Plan accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, The Grudge.

Christmas is a time of great joy, signaling the birth of Jesus, our Savior. There are many prophecies throughout the Bible of the coming of Jesus, and through this devotional, we’ll take a look at seven of the names God uses in Scripture to announce His coming. We’ll explore how Jesus embodies each of these names and is just as relevant for us today as when He walked the earth.

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent—a time for reflection, repentance, and renewal when Christians are invited to prepare themselves for the celebration of the Lord’s resurrection. Throughout the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, pray and reflect on God’s renewing power.

Job loss is stressful and scary. You question your security and significance. “How will I pay the bills, get health care, find a new job? Do I still have what it takes? Where is God in all this?” Be encouraged. He still has “good works” for you to do (Ephesians 2:10). Let Jesus guide you through the Lord’s Prayer on your way to getting back on your feet again!

Our greatest need as humans is forgiveness. We need it from God and from one another. And there are few ways to be more like Christ than to forgive someone who has wronged you. In this seven-day devotional, Skip Heitzig demonstrates the power of pardon, sharing how you can be liberated from the grip of unforgiveness.

Most of us try to avoid or ignore our emotions. We might even wonder if our faith and our feelings are enemies. But during His time on earth, Jesus felt emotions deeply. He wasn’t distant from us. He’s with us—even in our emotions. In this 7-day Bible Plan accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s series, Emotions, we’ll look at how Jesus lived to discover how our feelings might increase our faith.

The sin of withholding is often undetected, however it is responded to by God in a consistent and firm manner. This sin is active and alive in churches, marriages, and families and has been present without a voice. As a result, our marriages and families are suffering. Once a believer is free of this sin, their walk with the Lord and their fruit toward others can increase expediently.

Any way you cut the Gospel, it bleeds forgiveness. Yet, even the most seasoned Christian can struggle to extend forgiveness to those that have deeply wounded them. Dr. Bruce Hebel invites you on a seven-day journey to discover what God has to say about experiencing the freedom of the Gospel through forgiveness and show you how to apply the blood of Jesus as payment in full for every wound.

We all want to live purposeful, meaningful lives. But how do we know how to invest our limited time and energy here on earth? Maybe the answer is less complicated than we think. In this 6-day Bible Plan, we’ll look at some everyday examples to discover how to live more fulfilling, honorable lives.

Much more than a simple reading plan, this is a real challenge it help you enter into a life as a disciple of Christ. To be disciple is to walk with Jesus, to let Him teach us, to transform us and to learn to do what He does. And it's like Him walking in victory.

If we’re honest… life is a beautiful, wild, wonderful, complicated, messy, miraculous gift. No one “has it all together,” which can leave us with lots of unanswered questions. What matters most to God? What does He care about? What pleases Him? Over the next 7 days, let’s dive into Micah 6:8 together and discover what it truly means to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly.

What if we don’t have to wait until we’re at our breaking point to address what’s broken in our lives? Just as we invest in cleaning our homes, it’s time to invite the Holy Spirit to deep clean our hearts. In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover how to let go of the emotional baggage that holds us back and weighs us down.

Does your faith sometimes feel more like a programmed routine than an exciting adventure? No matter what season of life we are in, our hearts hunger for a fresh, revolutionary journey with Jesus. This week’s devotional invites us closer to the Jesus of the Gospels who calls us to follow him into a bigger life than we can imagine—because he loves who God created us to be.

Jesus didn’t come to replace the role of dad, He came to redeem it! In Finding Dad we discover how to forgive, heal, and reconcile the father wound while finding trust, protection, and identity in our heavenly Father.

Refreshingly different from other studies that promise help with sexual temptation, this devotional from Noah Filipiak (based on his new book) turns typical "purity" strategies on their head by addressing head-on our sense of self-entitlement and our self-seeking tendencies. You'll discover how the mercy of Jesus uniquely satisfies your unmet longings and provides you with unparalleled fullness that can only be found in Christ.

Forgiveness brings freedom from those that have hurt you. Forgiveness breaks the handcuffs. It opens the door. Forgiveness is the key that removes revenge, bitterness, and hatred from your soul. Experience total freedom through forgiveness and learn to love one another as Christ loved the church. God is waiting to shower you with unspeakable joy and limitless freedom!

Are you someone who feels strongly about crimes against innocent people? How do you feel when a perpetrator gets away with it? Is there a place for mercy in the context of justice? I hope that this Plan will give you a new understanding of showing godly mercy in the fallen world around us.

The Lord’s Prayer is one of the most profound and popular prayers in human history. Get ready to enrich your prayer life as you read this devotional by Dr. David Mende.

This Plan is a 7-day devotional to help you grow in your daily personal encounters. The vision of Mercy Culture Church is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God.

When God gives us the gift of faith, it is imperative that we are good stewards of the gift that we have received. If we are not careful, we may delay what God wants to do in our lives. By the end of this plan, you should have a solid understanding of how to protect the faith that you have received so that you can watch the Lord work powerfully in your life. Faith is a gift, and we must protect it.

We need relationships, but busy schedules and self-serving agendas often distract us from the people God has placed in our lives. In these devotions, CEO David Hoffman shares seven principles you can adopt to help you build authentic relationships, live with gratitude, and fulfill the great plans God has for your life and business. You can achieve lasting success when you put relationships first.

Ministry leaders are some of the hardest-working people in the world—and they have a high rate of burnout to prove it. As a leader, if you aren’t taking care of yourself, it will catch up with you. Healthy rhythms of work and rest are the key to a thriving ministry. Learn to fine-tune your leadership to become a high-capacity leader without exhaustion or discouragement.

The believer’s walk of faith is one that is challenging and requires an every day decision of surrender. In this 7 Day Devotional with Jordan David Ward of the trio, Consumed by Fire, you will refocus on what it really means to have a closer walk with Jesus.

Have fear and rejection caused you to withdraw into an imaginary world? You are not alone. This devotional is the final segment of the Quit Daydreaming series that helps you cast down lies that trap you in your head. You can be free today!

Meaningful connections with other people aren’t just nice to have—they’re essential to mental, physical, and spiritual health. But every relationship has one common denominator: you. Spend the next seven days discovering what you can do to improve your relationships, with help from Scripture and the teachings of Dr. Charles Stanley.