Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 5:8

As you learn the names and titles God has given you in His Word, you find the answer to that question that echoes within all of us—“WHO AM I?”

The moment you come to faith in Jesus Christ, you receive the Holy Spirit in your heart. He transforms you from within and makes you grow in holiness. This reading plan studies the fruit that the Holy Spirit bears in the lives of believers, as it is listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

The Leader's Covenant Video Series is ten aspirational statements complete with Scripture references, to encourage heart transformation in Christian leaders. In the Leaders' Covenant Video Series, we study Jesus and the Apostles and answer the questions, "How did Jesus lead?", "How did he train the Apostles?", and "How do you apply this to your own leadership?"

Chapter 5 is the centre point of Matthew’s presentation of the sayings of Jesus, particularly as it relates to the Law. I hope you are as taken by the words and authority of Jesus as I have been. This is nothing less than our manifesto – kingdom behaviour, ethics, and call, all in these verses. What Jesus says is pure genius. How Matthew puts it together is inspiring.

Widows, Orphans, Handicapped, Disabled, children, pre-born children, abused, lower class, homeless people, prisoners…the list goes on. In every society and culture, certain types of people are looked down on or disregarded. How does God see all these special people? Walk with us through scripture and some true stories from disabled believers who help us live as He desires we do.

Venture into the depths of the Beatitudes and see your need for Jesus! This is part seven of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend Ministries, 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).

Scripture tells us to fix our eyes on what is unseen (2 Corinthians 4:18). Are you daily focusing on what’s eternal? Does the thought of Heaven fill you with joy and anticipation, or with dread and uncertainty? Join Randy Alcorn for this 12-day devotional on Heaven and the New Earth, and learn more about the eternal home that awaits us, and why we should be excited to experience it.

People need the Lord Jesus like never ever before, and for many, they will only ever hear the Gospel, and see it through our lives! In this 12-day devotional you will be encouraged by Angus Buchan to share the Gospel and tell the whole world that Jesus is Lord! The content for this reading plan was adapted from “Potato Faith for Every Day" by Angus Buchan © Christian Art Publishers.

Jesus invites you into a new and better way of life, but it's a paradoxical realm that turns human logic upside down. It's a life where sorrow leads to joy, brokenness to health, and suffering to glory. This devotion is an introduction to the Beatitudes that Jesus shared in His famous Sermon on the Mount. Come sit at His feet and learn Kingdom principles that can transform your life.

What does it mean to be a peacemaker? In this 12-day devotional you'll learn from the words and life of Jesus coupled with video of Martin Luther King Jr.'s example. Discover how to speak up for the disadvantaged, the oppressed and other victims of injustice while always having words marked by a peace.