Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 5:7

Christianity is not supposed to be comfortable and convenient. If you stand for God, many times you may find yourself standing alone. One of the biggest challenges we face in a culture that is increasingly anti-Jesus, is loneliness. This plan will explore how to cope with loneliness by building a deeper relationship with God. By learning this we will never truly be alone.

This series of seven devotionals centers on Jesus’ foundational teachings in the Sermon on The Mount (Matthew 5–7). Jesus establishes his divine authority, sets forth what is required to live a meaningful life, and makes the choices we have before us clear. We pray this series will encourage you to pursue righteousness and the kingdom of heaven with more clarity, honesty, and fervor.

The apostle Paul wrote that Christians are to be “abounding in thanksgiving.” But how can anyone achieve that in the face of life’s battles? In this plan, Alistair Begg teaches that there is but one lasting foundation for unwavering gratitude. Are you building upon it?

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:3, NLT). If peace is something that needs to be made or created, how do we do it? In this Plan, we will take a systematic approach to learn how to bring peace to the world around us.

Feeling stuck? What if you could overcome difficulties easier than before? Over the next seven days, you will identify walls that may be hindering your spiritual progress and discover how God has enabled you to pass them and grow in stamina!

Are you someone who feels strongly about crimes against innocent people? How do you feel when a perpetrator gets away with it? Is there a place for mercy in the context of justice? I hope that this Plan will give you a new understanding of showing godly mercy in the fallen world around us.

Our life journey as believers can be likened to a climb. We walk towards higher ground where God wants to reveal Himself, increase our capacity, process us to be like Him, and finally enable us to fulfill His calling. Through these devotionals, we learn about the meaning of a higher place and see new things. May you have a happy climbing to the higher ground!

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ message about the fundamental values and standards to which every Christian should aspire. In essence, it is a blueprint of a discipled life living out a faith through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Join us and discover the life-giving principles of the Kingdom of God and why they are essential to our faith walk.

We want to follow Jesus, but how? What does He ask us to do? Thankfully, we aren't left hanging wondering what to do. Whether you're a new believer, getting serious about your faith, or diving deeper, we're going to examine the instructions Jesus gave His followers in Matthew 5 - 7 and strive to put them into practice. Get ready to learn how to follow Jesus.

This 7-day plan invites you to pursue God’s glory, instead of unrewarding self-focus, and live the life God created you for by choosing significance over success. These devotionals will help you recognize the exhausting emptiness of pursuing success and find liberation from a life without purpose.