Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 20:25

Serving others is the medicine that heals our sickness of self-love. As Jesus reminds us in Matthew 16:25, "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." Lose your life in service, for it is the path to abundant life!

God offers us the ultimate eternal security with his free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus. He then offers us the opportunity to live a heroic life, a life where every moment has the potential to be eternally significant. Discover what Jesus says about this desire for significance and how to achieve it.

You never have to pretend with God. He knows you intimately and has given you a role only you can fill. As you spend time with God, allow Him to take you deeper, to shape you into the person and friend He created you to be. Do not fear, simply listen to His voice. Through this four-day plan from Rush via Gather Ministries, commit to discovering your true identity.

Jesus transforms and has the ability to give us a new identity, new gratitude, new habits, and new ways to serve others. In this plan we'll cover these four topics in depth, and walk through the journey of transformation together!

What should leadership look like in God's Kingdom? An intriguing cluster of rich images in the Bible conveys God’s answer to these questions. Meditating on these complex pictures reveals with amazingly simple clarity how to lead in a way that pleases God.

You’re a team leader, a manager, a volunteer leader at your church or some other organization. Your commitment to be a better leader has everything to do with other’s expectation of you. But what if you don’t own a single title that demands respect? What if your title went away? Would you lead anyway?

Are you letting your lack of authority paralyze you? One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don't buy it. Great leaders lead with or without the authority and learn to unleash their influence wherever they are.

Throughout history, God has always searched for and used men to advance His kingdom agenda. Satan knows this, which is why he wants to cage and emasculate men. Our world is deteriorating because men are nowhere to be found. It’s time to man up. In this five-day reading plan, Dr. Tony Evans will take you on a journey to become the man that God has created you to be.

Journey with Uncommen as we consider the purpose of marriage, how we can better serve each other as husband and wife, the mysterious role marriages play, and why Jesus is our ultimate hope. We hope you’ll learn how to live as one.

Pride and humility. Two words that contradict one another but also, in our humanity, two things with which we really struggle. At times it can feel like letting go of pride weakens us, and humility makes us small and insignificant, however, that’s not the case. In fact, the Bible tells us that pride is our enemy, and humility is the position of our heart that God desires for us.

Sharing your love, faith, and friendship is a key part of staying alive and vibrant in Christ. This plan encourages you to better support those dear to you while drawing nearer to God. You’ll discover eternal truths about God’s goodness and design while learning to use your own unique gifts to share with others the beauty of a life redeemed by Christ.

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Jonathan Murphy’s book Authentic Influencer: The Barnabas Way of Shaping Lives for Jesus. Through this study, you will learn from a remarkable man of God, nicknamed Barnabas, and his heart for influencing people to take God’s vision forward. As you walk with Barnabas, you will learn to shape the world for Jesus Christ—one life at a time.

What beliefs make up the foundation of the Christian faith? How do these beliefs shape and transform people's lives? In this five-day devotional, we'll explore what our role and purpose as Christians is in the world, what God's will and plan is for your life, what the Great Commission means for us, and how we individually and collectively accomplish this mission!

In this five-day plan, Afrika Mhlophe challenges common leadership practices in the church, reminding us that we’re called to lead like Jesus did. Leadership begins with a person, not a position, and the goal isn’t to build a brand but to move God’s people into His purposes for them. Before you’re a leader you’re a servant, and before you’re a servant you’re a beloved child of God.

Named only twice in Scripture, Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, seems to be an enigma. Taking what we know from the biblical text and placing it alongside history, author Heather Kaufman transports readers to the Hellenized court of Herod Antipas. As we understand the world Joanna came from, we’ll better appreciate the great exchange she made in abandoning lesser kingdoms for the Kingdom of Christ.

Do you ever feel caught in comparison? Simon Peter did. His desire to prove himself often led to tension, pride, and brokenness. Yet Jesus didn’t reject him—He refined him. This 5-day journey explores Simon Peter’s struggle with rivalry and how God reshapes ambition into purpose. You can read this plan separately, but it is also part of The Chosen 'Test of Character' journey.

One of the hardest and holiest things we can do is to release our children into God’s hands, trusting His plans above our own. In this A 5-day devotional, “Mother of the Sons of Thunder,” author Heather Kaufman traces the three stages of the disciples’ calling, inviting us to view Jesus’ ministry through the eyes of a mother watching her sons being formed into pillars of the Church. Together we’ll learn that sometimes the path of glory leads to a cross before arriving at a throne.

If you like to birdwatch, you’re in good company. The Bible includes numerous references to birds, birdwatching, and what we can learn about God from his creation. Drawing on the book of Philippians, this fascinating reading plan by pastor and birdwatcher Kevin Burrell celebrates the wisdom we can glean from birds as we pursue a life defined by the gospel.

This 5-day journey through the final week of Jesus’ life—His suffering, death, and resurrection—and why it still reshapes everything today. From the triumphal entry to the empty tomb, each day unpacks a key moment that reveals who Jesus is and what His cross and resurrection mean for you personally. This study isn’t about religious routine; it’s about transformation.

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!

This plan explores generosity as a key mark of leadership and a source of joy. Generosity was demonstrated by King David, Israel’s greatest king, and by his officials, commanders, and subjects, who gave willingly so that King Solomon, David’s son, would be able to build a temple for God.

All of us influence several others one way or the other. How do we influence? There is a way taught by Jesus. Let us be reminded about Jesus' way of living, loving and leading.

The Lord gave gifts to every person. Every Christian can lead in God’s church. The desire to lead in the Kingdom is a noble desire. However, to lead in God’s church efficiently we must do it with a noble motive, humbly and faithfully. Our elders can also affirm the gift of God in us. We should lead according to our ability, willingly and with a servant heart.

God has given every individual the power to dream and the power to do - to make grand plans and take small steps. Over seven days be inspired to employ faith and wisdom as you consider your potential in God for the future.

In Mark 12, Jesus said that all the commandments rest on these two: loving God and loving others. In this 7-day plan, explore these basic building blocks critical for your life in Christ.