Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 26:27

When we take communion, we are taking time to honour Jesus and remember what He’s done for us. Learn more about communion, how Jesus said to remember Him, what the bread and cup represent, and that the last supper was the first communion.

If you’re disillusioned with church, hunger for more than dry religion, or simply want to draw closer to Jesus, this plan is for you. Growing up a pastor's kid, Emily Wierenga battled anorexia. Longing to encounter Jesus, she unexpectedly found Him while traveling in Africa. She now offers Him to you. Pull up a chair at the table. Taste and eat this God who became bread. You’ll never hunger again.

Find space to reckon with your grief during the most joyous time of the year. With prayer and spiritual practices from Stephanie Duncan Smith, author of Even After Everything and creator of Slant Letter, this devotional invites you to openly acknowledge your loss, reckon with the dissonance of the season, and encounter God’s empathy in the fullness of your honest emotions.

Holy Week is the days leading up to the celebration of Easter. Our hope for this daily prayer during Holy Week is to take intentional time to reflect on all that Jesus has done for us, to help us grow in the discipline and rhythm of prayer, and to grow in understanding of why it matters and what it means to pray.

How can we live as people of hope amid unmet longings? In the middle of our unfinished stories, we are nourished by Christ. In this plan, Hannah Miller King explores Christian hope through the lens of the Lord’s Supper, which makes the gospel tangible and helps us to both remember God’s present faithfulness and anticipate his promises for future renewal.

This Easter devotional explores five pivotal meals, from the Last Supper to breakfast with Peter, that reveal Jesus’ identity, presence, and restoration. Throughout the gospels, His purpose was often a mystery, but He brought clarity and revealed truths at the table. This Easter, accept the invitation to linger at the table with Jesus, because when we see Him for who He really is, it changes everything.

We recognize the importance of communication in relationships, and our relationship with God is no exception. God longs for us to communicate with him in prayer—a discipline that even His Son, Jesus, practiced. In this plan, you’ll learn from Jesus’ example, and you’ll be challenged to step out of the traffic of life and experience for yourself the strength and guidance prayer provides.

God prepared the world for Jesus the Messiah right from the very beginning. He made sure His world knew ahead of time that the Messiah was coming. This is 3 of 3 devotionals that give the prophetic pronouncements of the Messiah – and how they were fulfilled. This devotional shows the prophecies of Jesus that give His mission and that He was “born for this."

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 25 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  In this portion, Jesus faces the first of the challenges of the day on the cross. Betrayal by a friend, abandoned by disciples and a rigged trial – because He prayed first.

There is possibly no more carefully navigated response than to the question “How Ya Feeling?” We long for and loath this question because we must either remain at the surface or expose what lies beneath. Jesus reminds us that to feel is to be human; to feel is to walk through valleys and mountains; to feel is to imitate Christ. Learn to properly engage your emotions to be like Christ.