Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 18:23

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This is the sixth in a series of 5-day plans that uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.

Join former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on a 5-day devotional journey exploring God's goodness amidst life's challenges. Through Scripture and personal experiences, discover resilience, faith, and the transformative power of grace. Delve into God's plans, finding strength to face fear and uncertainty. Let this devotional renew hope and purpose, reminding you of the boundless love awaiting those who trust in His promises. Join the journey to be inspired.

Salvation is a free gift of God, and we can accept it just by believing that Jesus is the Son of God, who came to earth to die for our sins and rise again. Salvation is for everyone who believes, but is believing enough? Join us as we uncover 4 checks from the Bible to be sure that your salvation is real, and can never be taken away.

A 5-day reading plan that examines key emotions experienced during the divorce process, including fear, bitterness, and forgiveness. The reader will discover that God’s Word is a powerful tool that guides us through healing and restoration as we overcome trials. Prayer, worship, and Bible reading are encouraged. After completing this study, the reader will learn to trust God’s Word as the source of individual wholeness.

Reading Red: The Gospel According to Jesus is a generational gift to the Body of Christ with an aim to return the Church back to the actual teachings of Jesus Himself. As we revisit the gospel, according to Jesus, we’ll be better suited to re-present Him more accurately to the current generation. This plan is based on "Reading Red," a book and workbook by Shawn Echols.

The Bible has a lot to say about litigation. Believers and unbelievers alike often end up in court, seeking money and justice. But the Bible encourages gentleness when settling our differences. This 5-day plan will help readers gain a biblical understanding and perspective on litigation, apply it to their lives, and prepare them to share this learning with others.

Forgiveness is a continuous process of cleansing your heart, allowing you to release the weight of past hurts and offenses. There's so much power in forgiveness, learn how to let go of resentment, and embrace freedom in Christ. Wiping the slate clean can lead to healing, restoration, and a renewed sense of peace.

Uncover the hidden force that may be undermining your joy and relationships: bitterness. This devotional series explores how bitterness silently invades our hearts, affects our trust in God, and disrupts our lives. Learn to recognize its subtle signs, understand its profound impact, and embrace true freedom through forgiveness and faith. Dive in and transform resentment into peace.

Mercy Culture Church exists to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. Each year we pray and ask God for His heart and His mind over that next year. This year, we heard the Lord say 2025 will be a year of Radical Love! Join us over the next 5 days to learn what it means to radically love God with everything you have.

Discover the freedom of a life transformed by grace in this series on overcoming bitterness. Learn to replace resentment with kindness, forgive as Christ has forgiven you, and walk in the light of your new identity and future. Each day offers practical insights and challenges, guiding you to release bitterness and embrace a heart aligned with God’s love.

This devotional draws inspiration from Benjamin E. Mays' groundbreaking work Seeking to Be Christian in Race Relations, offering reflections that challenge readers to embody justice, love, and reconciliation. Mays, a theologian, educator, and civil rights advocate, explores what it means to live out Christ’s teachings in the face of systemic inequality and social unrest.

Forgiveness is not easy, and many of us struggle with it. How do we get better at forgiving? This plan unpacks Jesus' most famous teaching on forgiveness and four key attitudes He builds in us as we accept His forgiveness ourselves. If you're not good at forgiveness, this is the plan for you!

The Bible has a lot to say about restitution. Restitution is about more than recompensation for a wrong, but also restoration, redemption, and salvation. This 5-day plan will help readers gain a biblical understanding and perspective of restitution, apply it to their lives, and prepare them to share this learning with others.

My name is Daryl Jay Kyle, singer and songwriter, active in the music industry. There are a lot of prejudices about this field of work. Can you work as a christian in this industry? Let’s have a look what the Bible has to say about it in 5 days.

The whole Bible points to Jesus. When we encounter the gospel in Scripture, Jesus changes our desires, actions, and character to be more like His. This 5-day study plan is designed to help you establish a consistent, daily quiet time with God and reflect deeply on the unmerciful servant and the importance of mercy in the Christian life.

Some wounds refuse to fade, no matter how much time passes. This five-day plan by Scott Savage is for anyone carrying unresolved hurt and wondering how to move forward without minimizing what happened. Through Scripture, honest stories, and practical steps, you will learn how God meets you in the tension and leads you toward freedom one faithful step at a time.

Why does God continue to bless us even when we fall short? This plan explores the beauty of God’s grace — how He provides, restores, and gently leads us to repentance through His kindness. Discover how grace transforms our relationship with God and teaches us to extend compassion and forgiveness to others. Through Scripture and reflection, learn how God’s goodness shapes our growth and our relationships.

We’ve all carried one. Maybe we justified it. Maybe we buried it. Maybe we told ourselves it didn’t matter. But if we’re honest, a grudge has a way of quietly shaping how we think, lead, and relate to the people around us. We’re going to take a hard look at what it means to be “just a guy with a grudge” — and more importantly, how to walk in freedom instead. This isn’t about pretending pain doesn’t exist. It’s about confronting it biblically, honestly, and courageously so it no longer controls us.

Matthew writes to God’s people and walks them on a journey that will take them from where they are to be Disciple Makers. This is 19 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  In this portion, Jesus shows how we must forgive and God’s perspective on marriage and the family.

If Jesus were on board with every idea His followers have staked His claim in, then He’d be one incredibly confused Son of God, always at odds with Himself and overly busy leading the charge for both sides of every debate. Thankfully, Jesus speaks for Himself. You can read His words in this new Life.Church Bible Plan to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, Things Jesus Never Said.

In the book of Matthew, Jesus lays out eight radical statements introducing us to several concepts that may seem counterintuitive yet, bring great blessing upon our souls. In this devotional, we will look at each of these statements and discover the marvelous design God has upon our lives as we follow him and humbly seek to live out all that he has taught us.

Join us for a devotional inspired by the song ‘Mercy On Display’ written by Darlene Zschech & the HopeUC Team. When Jesus died on the Cross, the mercy of God was poured into history. Now we get to be God’s mercy on display in our homes, workplaces, and communities. Discover more of God's plan to use your life to bring mercy and hope to others.

In this series, we’ll seek to answer six questions: Why forgive? Are some wrongs too big to forgive? How do I forgive? Does forgiving mean forgetting? How can I forgive myself? What are the barriers to forgiveness? The answers to these questions will point us toward powerful truths about ourselves, others, and God. In the end, we all need forgiveness, and we all need to extend it. Let’s discover why and how.

Have you ever experienced betrayal or rejection from people you love and trust? It can be debilitating. We question, “How can I recover?;” “Can I ever get my life back?;” “What does God expect me to do?;” “I am only human! Surely some cases don’t require forgiveness, right?” Journey with me down the road to healing as we consider 3 types of forgiveness.

This 6-day devotional explores the transforming power of mercy in family life. Drawing from Scripture, real-life stories, and the example of Christ, you’ll learn how receiving God’s mercy enables you to extend it to others. Whether you’ve been wronged, carry guilt, or struggle to forgive, this study invites you to break cycles of bitterness and cultivate a legacy of grace. Discover how mercy heals wounds, restores trust, and reflects God’s heart within your home—one merciful choice at a time.