Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 22:38

What if there’s more to following Jesus than we think? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover that God is at work in the ordinary parts of our lives where we sometimes forget to look. And that fact often informs our independence, our purpose, and our daily rhythms in more ways than we imagine.

Scripture tells us to "always be prepared to give an answer for the hope that is within us." This study encourages believers to do just that: to be prepared. But as we grow in our faith, this preparation should go beyond just sharing our personal story of the saving grace of Jesus, which is a wonderful story to share. We should also be prepared to logically defend our convictions.

In this 7-Day plan, Dr. John Koessler reveals how lust, which once was considered a "deadly sin", has transformed into a "dangerous virtue." Our culture has radically redrawn its moral boundaries so that what lust is now called love and sexual preference is regarded by many to be malleable. Dr. Koessler helps reveal the beauty of God's design for love and desire. Excerpted from the book 'Dangerous Virtues.'

We often read the story of Esther and consider that “for such a time as this” moments are always huge, society-changing, mass deliverance-causing, headline-making times. But every day the Lord has ordained for us in this world is “such a time” for which we were created. Our gifts, our light, our relationship with Jesus (and with one another), our words, thoughts, and deeds are needed every day.

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.

We all suffer from problems and difficult times at some point. Jesus also lived them. Let's learn what He did to face them and be victorious. The following is a 7-day devotional for anyone who wants to learn how to navigate the storms of life and reach a safe harbor.

In Mark 12, Jesus said that all the commandments rest on these two: loving God and loving others. In this 7-day plan, explore these basic building blocks critical for your life in Christ.

There’s no such thing as a perfect family. We all make mistakes that hurt our family members and we’ve all been hurt by those we love. Dr. Magdalena Battles addresses top conflicts that cause relationships to become strained or broken: a failure to forgive or apologize, criticism, gossip, deception, a lack of inclusion, and a failure to accept differences. Here are practical biblical strategies for healthier and more loving relationships.

We were made from love, made for love, and are called to live in God's love. This devotional, based on the book, "Love Slows Down," will help you slow down and trade in anger, anxiety, and hurry for life in God's love.

In this seven-day plan based on his book Broken By Fear, Anchored in Hope: Faithfulness in an Age of Anxiety, Rob Merchant explores issues of shame, despair, anxiety—and how we can begin to heal and find hope when we surrender fully to Christ.

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.

Getting “likes” on Instagram or scrolling through Facebook might give us fleeting happiness. But what we long for is lasting joy. This week, we’ll be exploring how to delete social media distractions from our lives and look toward God instead. You might consider fasting from social media completely as you journey through this devotional. Because we need a break. A holy hiatus. We need to look up.

The tragic death of George Floyd sparked discussions about why are we still talking about race and racial injustice in 2020. In hope of finding a solution, and common ground after his death, many people raised this question, “What can I do?” This devotional will explain what you can do, and help you to prepare your heart and mind for love and, ultimately, racial reconciliation.

As a skateboarder, I’ve been pushing around on my skateboard for years. I’ve pushed through the streets of different cities, events, and even inside multiple churches! When I said yes to following Jesus, I started pushing toward my God given purpose. This bible plan is intended to help you learn to push with perseverance to your God given purpose.

This 7 day devotional was designed to stir up in you a desire to stand firm in your faith against deception. Throughout the Bible we're told there will be those who desire to lead people astray, lure by deceit, and captive unsteady souls. We as followers of Christ must be armored up, on alert, and ready to hold our position for God's truth as we stand firm for the Kingdom.

God’s love is the central theme woven throughout scripture, and yet we all need a greater revelation of the depth of God’s love for us personally. In this 7-day devotional from Steve McCracken, discover more about the extravagant nature of God’s love and learn how Father wants His gift of love to flow through us to others.

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.

I LOVE MY CHURCH. People talk about what they love. They love their spouse, love their children. Or they love their job, sports team or pet, but how many people say they love their church? My prayer is that as you follow this plan, you may re-discover your love of the church and its purpose. Helping our churches today to be authentic, mirroring the original church. That is Simply Church.

The Church is on a mission. We have a mandate to impact our world. God's power flows through us to address the Social Pain of our cities - through LOVE.

Love is such an important concept for us as believers and it’s imperative that we have an understanding of what love is and how to love, even when it may be difficult. Love is a choice, and through this plan, Dr. Doug Weiss will guide you on how to love like Christ loves the church.

Maybe you’re looking at the pastors and staff in your local church and asking God if He’s calling you into full-time ministry as well. Or perhaps one or more Christian parachurch ministries has caught your attention; maybe they could use someone like you. Here are seven questions for you to prayerfully consider as you seek God’s clear direction on this major life decision.

Learn how to love like you’ve been loved. This plan, with content from Called 2 Love: A 40-day Journey into Marriage Intimacy by Dr. David and Teresa Ferguson and Steve and Barbara Uhlmann, will help you begin to experience deepened closeness with your spouse and learn how to write your own marriage story. Experience God’s love for you and live out that love with your spouse.

After a year spent hunkering down, living smaller, and experiencing a little more fear and anxiety than usual, we are declaring this is the year of going big. No longer will we wait to “get back to normal”; instead, we will start making space for the new things God has for us. We will become less guarded and more daring because this is our year to live All For Love.

This plan supports the Infinitum 30 day challenge. This one of four plans for the 30 day challenge.