Matthew

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ orientation address to His disciples. In the rest of the New Testament we find more details on how to build our lives to maturity, as individuals and as part of a church. But we can begin at no better place than here. This is where the Lord chooses to begin His disciples’ training with solid building blocks for a godly life.

Building On The Rock

The Christmas story is found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. An Angel visits Mary to tell her that she would give birth to the Son of God. Jesus is born in Bethlehem. The shepherds come to see him, and the Magi from the east follow a star to Jesus.

Christmas Story: 5 Days on the Birth of Jesus

One of the most overlooked parts of the Easter story is the time Jesus spent with His disciples in the garden just prior to being betrayed and arrested. Yet this part of the story is so very rich. Over the next five days, we are going to visit this story and unpack some key lessons that I believe you will find transformative.

Lessons from the Garden

In the Standing Strong in the Storm YouVersion plan, Greg Davis dissects the story of Jesus walking on water while bidding Peter do the same and helps readers apply its important biblical principles to the storms in their lives.

Standing Strong in the Storm

Love. God is love. It’s that simple. All He wants is for us to love each other. How do we do this as humans? So much gets in the way—we get in the way. In this 5-day plan, you are taught through God’s own words how much He truly wishes for us to love each other.

Be With Me: Five-Day Devotional on God’s Will for Us to Love Each Other

The world is full of good and beautiful things: breathtaking creation, delicious food, exciting adventures, and kind-hearted people. Scripture reminds us that God delights in giving good and perfect gifts to his children, and yet, how often do we settle for partial goodness instead of the fullness God has to offer? In this reading plan, let’s discover what Scripture has to say about the temptation we all face to try and satisfy ourselves with God’s good gifts instead of God himself. 

Finding Our Worth in the Real Thing

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this life-transforming devotional. Don’t be afraid to ask. Ask your Heavenly Father. Fear will steal your ask. Fear will keep you silent. Fear will keep you from asking. Fear will choke your ask. Fear will suffocate your ask. Choose to surrender to God. Choose to ask your Heavenly Father. Let God lead your heart as you read this timely message.

Ask and It Shall Be Given Unto You

In Matthew 5:38-48, Jesus doesn’t shy away from giving us the very challenging command to love our enemies. 

Now, maybe you are a man who rightly discerns that you don’t have any “enemies.”  But for our purposes, we are going to define “enemies” as those people who have wronged us, and/or hurt us, and/or who are very difficult to love.

Men, we need the love of Christ within us to really love all people the way He wants us to. This week, we will explore how. 

Written by Tim Bergmann. 

How Do I Love My Enemies?

This reading plan will take teens through the “Parable of the Soils” that Jesus taught in Matthew 13. Written by teens for teens, this plan will help us discover how hearing and understanding God’s Word for our lives causes us to bear fruit in every season.