Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 4:19

What does it mean to be a Christian? Faith in God is so much more than a checklist of spiritual behaviors. This 5-day Plan explores what it looks like to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and includes practical steps toward a genuine and healthy faith centered in love.

What does it really mean to follow Jesus? In this 5-day devotional, you’ll explore the ancient meaning of discipleship and what it looks like today. Drawing from the words of Jesus and real-life experience, you'll discover that discipleship isn’t about perfection or just belief—it’s about transformation. Learn how to live with Jesus, like Jesus, and for Jesus, in every area of your life. Say yes to the invitation that changes everything: “Come, follow Me.”

As we send our children to school each day, we know they will have the opportunity to be salt and light in their classrooms for Jesus. Inspired by April Graney’s picture book, If Jesus Came to My School, this devotional walks through how Jesus loved and served people on this earth, encouraging children to treat their classmates with kindness and love while pointing them to Jesus.

Jesus is the light that dispels our darkness! This is part five of eight in the" Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend, focusing on drawing closer to Jesus. The plans in this series can be done in any order. See also" Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).

This 6-day reading plan features devotions for women excerpted from the NIV Bible for Women. Devotions will help you reflect on God’s Word as it relates to our lives as women and the the many and varied roles we play.

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 3rd of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. We begin the ministry of Jesus and then we listen to Him explain the initial rules of the Kingdom of God. 

 Somehow we’ve bought into the lie that the good life is a showy one. But the greatest adventures come when we stop living for self and what the world says is important—and start living for things that really matter. Bigger Than Me is a collection of candid reflections from a successful businessman about money, ego, truth, busyness, solitude, legacy, dying, faith, gratitude, and much more. 

When Jesus called His disciples, they left everything and followed Him. Careers. Possessions. Families. Everything that was safe and familiar. Jesus expects no less of His followers today. In this Bible study, pastor and best-selling author David Platt challenges the notion that Christians can follow Jesus without giving up our old way of life. Redeemed by radical grace, we are called to a radical abandonment of our agendas, to a radical strategy for making disciples, and to a radical vision for being on mission.

Life is changing all the time. You're changing, too. Sometimes we forget that with all this change, we might need to find new ways - new rhythms - to connect with God. This 6 day plan helps you consider if your relationship with God has gotten stale and equips you to connect with him anew, right now.

When you are in Christ, His Blood has the power to set you free from every addiction, every struggle, every form of bitterness, barrenness, and every weight that’s holding you back from pursuing your God-given Destiny. “Be Not Entangled” was designed to reveal to readers how Jesus Christ breaks the cycle of sin and through His Blood, Christ dismantles the enemy’s grip from your heart forever!