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Practicing Righteousness—Giving, Prayer, Fasting, Money, and Anxiety. Jesus’ insistence that he did not come to abolish, but fulfil the law, is vital to understand the collected sayings of Matthew 5 through 7. That the law was interpreted through love—self-giving love—was a revolution that disturbed the religious authorities and amazed the common man and woman. A revolution begins.

In part four of this verse-by-verse breakdown of the Gospel of Matthew, we'll work our way through Matthew 13-20.

Are you going to allow the pressure to be perfect turn you into a pretender or will you be one of the brave souls who dares to be the truest version of you? Grace's strong arms have lifted the pressure of perfection off of you. You're free to tell the whole story. No more pretending. Let the truth be told. Join me as we explore this and more. -Matthew West

We know the Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), but are we praying the “Disciple’s Prayer”? In John 17, Jesus prays for His disciples, in whom He invested His life. Ultimately He would entrust to them the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and the gospel's advance (Matthew 24:14). Behind Jesus’ prayer are some principles about how to pray for those we disciple. Here are eight words to help you pray for your disciples.

Learn to pray like Jesus in this three-day study through The Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6.

This plan walks through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9–13, where Jesus teaches us how to pray.

This 6 day reading plan is based on Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus questions our need to worry about everyday life and provides an alternative way of thinking. In this plan we define what worry is, discuss ways to overcome worry, and provide recommendations of exercises.

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 20 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  In this portion, Jesus prepares His disciples and followers for the challenges facing them in Jerusalem. It starts with the King cleaning His own house!

The Gospel of Matthew bridges the gap between the testaments, swinging back to gather up prophecies and going forward into the future, the first to mention the church by name. Matthew presents Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah and King. And though originally written to Jewish people, we can see Jesus Christ in a fresh new light through these 20 lessons from trusted Bible teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

This video series looks at Matthew chapter 6 and what Jesus himself says about worry and about the reasons for not needing to worry about our lives. 

Finding The Light in Trauma takes a deeper look into the story of Jesus walking on water through a study of Matthew 14:20-33. Find Biblical truth in three minutes a day for one week in this study on Trauma.

Part 6 of a 12-part series, this plan leads communities through the whole Bible together in 365 days. Invite others to join in every time you start a new part each month. This series works well with audio Bibles—listen in less than 20 minutes per day! Each section includes Old and New Testament chapters, with Psalms scattered throughout. Part 6 features the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Jonah, Judges, Ruth, and First Samuel.

Adultery divides the “one flesh” that was made in marriage (Matthew 19:6). It’s devastating. But our almighty Father can bring beauty from these ashes.

In Matthew 6:24-34 Christ explains how the gospel reveals the reason for our worrying, and most important of all, He helps us to understand how the gospel rescues us from the reality of worrying.

The Spiritual Battle has raged from before recorded history until the present moment. Suit up for the battles you face with this 11-day Plan reflecting on the armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-20, along with contemporary artwork inspired by this Scripture.

Don't let worry steal your peace! Join Lynette Johnson for a three-day Bible plan on overcoming anxiety and discovering how to trust in God and find peace. Through exploring Matthew 6:24-34, you'll discover the power of God's comfort in the midst of your worries.

The Spiritual Battle has raged from before recorded history until the present moment. Suit up for the battles you face with this 11-day Plan looking at the armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-20, along with contemporary artwork inspired by this Scripture.

Men like to feel “dangerous.” Men want to be armed and ready. When we are fully devoted to Christ, we are armed, dangerous, and a threat to the devil's schemes. Let's get equipped with God's Armor through this 10-day study in Ephesians 6:10-20.

Part four of a 12-part series, this plan leads communities through the whole Bible together in 365 days. Invite others to join in every time you start a new part each month. This series works well with audio Bibles—listen in less than 20 minutes per day! Each section includes Old and New Testament chapters, with Psalms scattered throughout. Part four features the books of Matthew and Job.

The teaching of The Lord's Prayer is a beloved moment from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6. But how do we apply it to our lives almost 2000 years later? Join us for a 4-day devotional that will cover The Lord's Prayer, paired with Matt Maher's song of the same name, "The Lord's Prayer (It's Yours)".

Do you long to “make disciples who make disciples,” to follow Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? If so, you may have found that it can be difficult to find role models for this process. Whose example can you follow? What does disciplemaking look like in everyday life? Let’s look into the Old Testament to see how five men and women invested in others, Life-to-Life®.

Times are tough. Anxiety can grow inside us like a contagion as we battle external stress and internal doubt. Jesus knew that the better we know our Father, the less reason we’ll have to be anxious. In Matthew 6, Jesus draws us back to our Father, the One who sees us, knows our needs, and provides hope.

Every believer is called to make disciples. If God has given you a fresh vision for helping people know Christ, grow in their relationship with Him, and help others do the same, you are in an exciting place—at the core of Jesus’ Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)! Over the next six days we will explore how Jesus helped people grow spiritually—principles that are still essential for disciplemakers today.

The first of Paul’s three “pastoral epistles,” 1 Timothy focuses on the church as a “pillar and buttress of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15). In the letter, Paul commands Timothy to “guard the deposit” (1 Timothy 6:20) by combatting false teachers, protecting the flock of Christ, and structuring the church well. 1 Timothy shows us the incredible privilege of being in God’s church and the high calling of leading it.

I believe that this next week we have together will be wonderful! We’re starting a series of 7 texts to learn how to seek the Kingdom of God, based on Matthew 6:33. We are all seeking more, and we all have expectations for our lives: to be happy, to succeed professionally and personally, to be healthy, to overcome our limits, etc.