Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 1:22

Christmas is a story of coming and going. Everyone is heading somewhere. We are drawn to Bethlehem, to see a baby who came to save the world. But, as we rejoice at our Savior’s birth, we can’t help but go out into the world, changed, telling others of the good news. This Advent study was crafted to remind us of God’s most precious gift: Jesus

Our earthly lives are a journey, and God’s guidance system enables us to avoid many detours along the way. We remain on the best road home when we allow God’s word to be our guidance system through the Holy Spirit.

The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and also to the anniversary of the Lord’s birth on Christmas. This Advent Plan can help you to enter in to the season with daily scriptures to prepare you spiritually for the birth of Jesus Christ.

We all have special traditions, gifts or activities that we remember from Christmastime and Advent as a child. Many children start looking forward to the holiday months in advance with anticipation and excitement. What if we had that same wonder and anticipation as adults for Christmas and Jesus' Birth? Journey toward Christmas Day with encouraging devotions for each day.

Prepare your heart for Christmas with STREETLIGHTS Advent Audio Bible Playlist. Listen to handpicked passages that guide you through the anticipation, hope, and fulfillment of Jesus’ birth. Journey with us as we reflect on God’s promises, the coming of our Savior, and the joy that Christmas brings.

Good Morning Girls is an online community of women which exists to inspire, encourage and equip women all over the world to get into God’s Word on a daily basis. Each day you can join our online community by participating in our Monday-Wednesday-Friday corresponding blog posts at lovegodgreatly.com. We invite you to join other women from around the world on Facebook: Love God Greatly, Instagram and Twitter by using the #LoveGodGreatly and share your daily insights with us.

The birth of Christ, His advent, marks God's ultimate plan for our redemption. In Christ, we see the fullest picture of God's hope, peace, joy and love. God's Word is the truth by which we know and walk with Him daily. It is our hope that this guide will encourage and facilitate personal time spent in the Word and provide a resource for families with children to do that together.

Advent is, of course, a time to prepare. To prepare our homes, lives, and our hearts. Join us as we explore the Bible readings used by the Church to challenge, encourage, and help us prepare, not only to celebrate the incarnation but also the second coming of Christ.

We will reflect on Scripture in both the Old and New Testaments that all point towards the coming of Christ. As we look at the story of Christ’s anticipated arrival over this Christmas season, our prayer at New Life Church is that you would remember that Jesus came to be the embodiment of God’s promises for salvation and redemption.

Matthew is all about Jesus! This 24-day plan will walk you through the book of Matthew by reading only 1-3 chapters a day. Most days are accompanied by a short devotional that explains what’s happening and shows you how each part of the story points to Jesus and his Gospel.