Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 5:4

Raising the bar for a conversation on grief. A high school devotional designed to help students navigate seasons of grief in their lives. In this devotional, you’ll find encouragement to turn to Jesus for support, love, and comfort as you grieve.

Matthew’s Gospel is structured around five discourses, the first being the Sermon on the Mount. More than ethical instruction, the Sermon on the Mount invites us into a new way of being human. This new way of life represents a reversal of typical societal values, encouraging humans to live at the overlap of heaven and earth, organizing their lives around trust in God’s authority and service for the vulnerable.

Change is inevitable in life. Whether it’s good change, painful change, desired change, or any other kind, you can learn to release the past, welcome growth, and trust where God is leading you. Dive into 7 days of Braving Change.

Loving others is hard. It goes against our heart's natural tendency to live for ourselves. It challenges us to put the needs of others above our own and model Christ's compassion. It calls us to give up our desires, resources, and time. This devotional shows our need for Christ's equipping to develop a servant's heart. Based on the book "Neighborology: Practicing Compassion as a Way of Life" by David Apple.

Ever been afraid that you’re not enough? Struggle to believe that God really loves and sees you? This 7-day plan from Bible teacher Jen Weaver will help you silence nagging self-doubt and replace insecurity with confidence as you receive God’s incredible truth about who you are. Discover how to align your thoughts with His promises and live with the assurance that you’re deeply loved, chosen, and seen by God every day.

A conversation about hope in grief. A middle school devotional designed to help students navigate the grief of disappointment and loss. In this devotional, you’ll find encouragement to see how Jesus brings hope in the midst of grief.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a yearly reminder of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). The theme in 2017, "Reconciliation – the love of Christ compels us," is inspired by verses from the Second Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 5. The resources for the week have been prepared by members of different churches in Germany.

We all have perspectives. Our perspectives depend on where we are at the moment. The 7 utterances of Jesus are 7 perspectives from the angle of the cross. Each of Jesus’ words summarize the purpose of his life and its implication on our life. This is an 8-day devotional that takes you through the 7 utterances of Jesus from the cross, one utterance a day. We end on the 8th day reflecting on Easter.

The understanding and strength we need to pursue holiness are available through the path Christ laid out for us in the Beatitudes—a path that includes forgiveness, purity, and peace. Find out what it really means to be poor in spirit, to be meek, and to mourn, and discover how those qualities will help you live a life in which God’s blessings are abundantly clear and present. Join Colin Smith for this 8 day Bible study through the Beatitudes. 

What constitutes happiness? Success? Love? Material gain? A combination? These are mere perceptions. Often just when people achieve their perception of happiness, it eludes them yet again. Jesus clearly spells out the essence of true, deep soul happiness or blessedness. He defines blessedness, which never disappoints and is life transformational. It radiates through disappointments and disasters. It lifts our spirits and of those around us every time, in every situation.