Matthew

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this heart-transforming devotional. Who are you judging? Who are you ridiculing? Who are you looking down upon? Consider what you’re sowing into others. Are you sowing discord, confusion, destruction or division? Choose to deliberately sow and show the Love of Christ to others. Choose to sow Love. Let God soften your heart as you read this timely and transformative message. 

Judge Not

This is the thirteenth installment of a Bible reading plan following the lectionary pattern, offering daily readings from the Psalms, Old Testament, and New Testament. Each day includes a devotional primer to help prepare your heart and mind for a deeper, more meaningful encounter with Scripture.

Additionally, as we commemorate the 1,700-year anniversary of the Nicene Creed this year, this plan provides a daily focus to help us understand and celebrate this foundational confession of our Christian faith. 

Reading With the People of God #13 Nicene Creed

Getting a good night's sleep can be a challenge. Are you struggling to fall asleep tonight?  Or did you wake up and are having trouble falling back to sleep? We'll spend eight uninterrupted hours in prayer, Bible stories, soothing music, and scripture from Matthew, John, and Isaiah to help soothe your mind and spirit. Let's start the journey together to help you find serenity and get back to sleep!


Sleep: Matthew, John, Isaiah

When will the insanity end? Are we reaching the end times? In this 5-day devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef will answer your questions about the end times using Jesus’ words spoken in Matthew  to help you understand what to expect about the end, and how to live as a light to others in these tumultuous times. 

Is the End Near?

When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, He began by showing what it means to be blessed in the kingdom of God.  In this 9-day devotional from Skye Jethani, he looks with fresh eyes and illustrations to understand what it would mean if we took Jesus' words seriously.  This plan is based on Skye's new book "What if Jesus Was Serious?"

Who Is Really Blessed? A 9-Day Devotional from Skye Jethani

We will learn about mission from Jesus’ parables of the kingdom in Matthew 13. How do these parables apply to the task of global mission? What does Jesus say is God’s role and our role? We will be challenged to play our part in God’s mission to the world and to respond to his call to make disciples of all nations.

Mission in Jesus’ Parables of the Kingdom

Much confusion about hell has resulted from translating three different Greek words as the same English word in the King James Version. 
The three Greek words are tartaros, hades and geenna, which are all translated as the one word "hell.

Which Hell Is Eternal?

The Once-A-Day Walk with Jesus Devotional incorporates unique ways to be drawn into God’s Word. This 21 day extract of the 365 daily readings will start you on your journey through the New Testament and strengthen your faith. Each day includes a brief meditation passage, a Scripture reference for the New Testament text, a quote from a remarkable Christian writer of the past, and an application section relevant for your life today.

NIV Once-A-Day Walk With Jesus Devotional

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 the 8th of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  The final kingdom teaching spells out the dangers and pitfalls that we must avoid.  We then start to see Kingdom living in action.