Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 4:19

What if our Western view of Church isn’t God’s view of Church? That’s the disruptive question church planter Bob Roberts wrestled with while helping numerous congregations in Australia, Asia, Afghanistan, and Nepal. His answers are in his new book, Lessons From the East.

This 7-day reading plan is based on Bob Goff’s book about living fully engaged and full of whimsy. Find out how you can make a difference by getting past the planning stage to the “do” part of faith—because love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or planning for it. Simply put: love does.

Beyond the accolades like Grammy and Dove Award wins, Casting Crowns’ has consistently delivered songs that spur listeners to evaluate their relationship with God and with each other. In this 7 Day Devotional in partnership with The Overflow Christian Music Streaming Service, the Crowns team dives deeper into the scriptural application to our daily lives behind songs from their album "A Live Worship Experience".

In the midst of hurts, challenges of subservient status, insecurities, and longing for love and acceptance, the Women of the Bible reveal the current quandaries of today’s women. Separated by ages past, their emotions were real and their ordeals just as relevant now. As in the author’s life, let the Women of the Bible bring you to a place of healing, encouragement, self-examination, and affirmation of God’s love for you.

While most people knew Billy Graham as a world-renowned evangelist, Franklin Graham knew him in a different way: as a dad. In this seven-day plan, Franklin explores the many lessons he learned from his father and the lasting impact those lessons have had on his life. 

God is calling you into a new kind of life, a much better kind: a life of purpose and significance, joy and peace. He is calling you to take your rightful place, to step into masculinity—not the false, made-for-social-media version our culture promotes, but an authentic masculinity that is bold but gentle, strong yet vulnerable. Read more in this 7 day plan.

Have you ever wished your time on earth could have a greater purpose than the daily grind? If you’re like most people, your answer is a resounding yes! Guess what? God also wants more for you than the humdrum. This week-long devotional offers seven secrets that you can use to transform your ordinary existence into an extraordinary life.

If it seems like life is coming at you fast, you're not alone. We live at a time when fast is faster and forward is shorter--and having the skills to shift with the changing times is essential. Join Dr. John C. Maxwell for a 7-Day devotional for today's generation of leaders, based on his newest book, Leadershift: 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace.

Gratitude is like a muscle—it gets stronger if we consistently give it attention and push it beyond its level of comfort. Conversely, if we fail to exercise it consistently, our ability to be thankful atrophies. It needs to become a habit. With that in mind, here are seven habits of thankful athletes, mental choices that athletes can incorporate into their daily lives to grow and maintain their gratitude “muscles.”

Three times in I Samuel, Jonathan said to his young armor bearer, "Come, Let's Go!" Three times in Revelation 22 Jesus said, "I'm coming soon!" It's been more than 2,000 years since Jesus made this promise. Jesus gave the church a simple job to do. It's called the Great Commission. So church, why hasn't Jesus COME back yet? We need discipleship in evangelism! COME, LET'S GO!

Everyone grapples with insecurities. Whether you’re jaded from past trauma, a present heartache, or a persistent feeling of rejection, self-doubt doesn’t have to narrate your story. Historically, God has always transformed those who feel the most inadequate into effective leaders, healers, and change agents. Start this reading plan to uncover how God uses “flawed” individuals to illustrate that there is more in you than your history!

In the world that we live in, things are not as they should be. One might even say they are upside down. However, the good news is that Jesus came to turn this world right side up. What if our eyes were opened to the REALITY that the Kingdom of Heaven is in fact here?

‘Rooted In Christ’ is a Bible plan aimed to help us understand more of what it means to be rooted, built up, and established in Christ. Through these 7 days, we’ll take a journey through a few of the essential topics and tools that will help deepen our roots in Christ.

Perhaps you’ve heard someone talk about the Great Commission to “disciple the nations” (see Matthew 28:18-20) this way: “Jesus had only one plan—His disciples—and if they didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done!” One might respond, “I feel like it all depends on me!” Let’s look to God's Word to better understand how we might live in light of the Great Commission as disciplemakers and help others do the same!

The sacred chase is the audacious pursuit of God and God’s reckless love for you. All of heaven desires to see your life soaked with the reality of God’s presence. As Heath Adamson reminds us in this week-long devotional, pursuing this is worth all of your efforts. The prize is the reality of Jesus in your life today.

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.

Jesus called the first disciples to "walk the same road" with him. He called ordinary, imperfect men to take the good news of the gospel into all the world. Incredibly, he calls us to do the same. Is this possible? What about storms, doubts, imperfections, and betrayals? Here are seven ways Jesus has uniquely and incredibly equipped us to "walk the same road" to bring the gospel to the world.

This is a plan that talks about God's heart for global missions. It looks through scripture where God calls us to reach the unreached and talks about God's heart for the nations. This 7-day plan will explore how we as Christians should engage in God's plan to reach the world.

In this 7 day plan, Moody Publishers partners with Cary Schmidt to help you resolve those confusing “who am I now?” questions that life stirs up within us. Discover and begin growing in your true gospel identity. Each daily devotional features a particular identity principle that will help you move from achieving to receiving the durable identity that is most true of you in the gospel of Jesus.

Many of us know the importance of having healthy relationships, but how do you find the right friends? How do you keep your relationships healthy? Is it okay to set boundaries with your friends and family? In this 7-day Bible Plan, based on an accompanying season from the You’ve Heard It Said podcast, we’ll offer some relationship advice for some of life’s most common relationship questions.

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 calls those who would come after Him to a certain kind of life. As a follower of Jesus, you are a disciple—the Greek term maqhth/ß (mathētēs) refers to someone who joins a master as an apprentice to learn and become like the master. So, what should our lives look like if we truly follow Jesus as our Master and Teacher? Let’s consider seven marks of a disciple of Jesus.

No two people have the same set of choices or experiences, but education can level the ground for growth. That’s why we listen to educators, get to know our schools, tutor in our communities, and invest in environments where people can’t help but learn. Learn more about how education unlocks opportunities and why Jesus cares about it in this 7-day Bible Plan.

This 7-day devotional is for anyone who has struggled with wayward family members. Do you walk a tightrope between living your life faithfully and coping with difficult family members in a way that is pleasing to God? Every family has a struggle or two with hurt and dysfunction. May this plan help to guide you as you strive to relate to misguided family members.

What are we supposed to do when we aren’t sure what to believe? Or how do we move forward when we’ve been hurt by people who were supposed to reflect God? In a culture wrestling with deconstruction, it’s okay to doubt.