Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 4:1

Victory in the Mind: Lessons From Jesus in the Wilderness
5 Days
"Victory in the Mind" is a 5-day Bible Plan for those struggling with mental health. It explores Jesus' time in the wilderness to gain wisdom for our journey.

Your Wilderness Is Bigger Than You!
5 Days
Can I guess something about you? You don’t want to live a self-centered life. You want your life to matter. You want to feel closer to God and understand more. If that's you, then this plan is for you! Because when you find yourself where you never planned to be, you are in the middle of an amazing story. Something is happening here that is far bigger than you!

Freedom Made Simple
5 Days
A Bible plan that will help you discover the freedom you were designed and made for. So many chase freedom and deliverance, but Bible gives us a beautiful understanding of what Jesus has done and given to us, to live free.

Crushing the Chaos: Standing Firm When Life Feels Out of Control
5 Days
Life can feel like it’s spinning—like the waters are rising and there's nothing steady to hold onto. But Jesus didn’t come to leave us drowning. He came to crush the chaos and give us the strength to stand firm, to reclaim order, peace, and freedom in the midst of life’s storms. This plan walks you through the deep waters, darkness, monsters, and wilderness in your life—and points to the hope and power of Jesus that’s already within reach.

Divine Authority
5 Days
What does it mean to pray, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven?" This five day Bible Plan explores God’s original design for humanity and how His authority was restored through Jesus. You’ll uncover what it looks like to live under God’s loving rule, walk in Spirit empowered authority, and experience freedom shaped by alignment with Heaven. You’ll move beyond theory into practice. You’ll learn to resist temptation, stand firm in faith, shift spiritual atmospheres, and bring God’s love into everyday moments.

The Miracle of Easter | Easter Devotional
5 Days
In this Easter devotional, Chris Tiegreen provides reflections on this important season in the church calendar. Beginning with Ash Wednesday and concluding with Easter Sunday, this devotional seeks to make the message of the Easter story even more real to you this year.

The Man God Made You to Be
5 Days
There’s no shortage of opinions about what it means to be a man. Some of them are loud. Some of them are confusing. Most of them don’t lead anywhere solid. But God’s vision is clearer and far more valuable than the noise around us. Discover what it really looks like to be the man God designed you to be—one marked by purpose, integrity, courage, and so much more.

Lent: A Heart Prepared
5 Days
Lent is more than a tradition; it is an intentional time to calibrate our spirit. In this 5-day plan, we will prepare our hearts and minds to remember Jesus' sacrifice. Through reflection, repentance, and humility, we will walk together toward the cross, rediscovering the cost of our freedom and the immensity of His love.

Jesus, I Need You Part 4
6 Days
When the enemy comes against us, what can we do? How did Jesus handle being tempted in the wilderness? This is part four 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).

Jesus Chooses Who?—Disciple Makers Series #3
6 Days
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 the 3rd of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. We begin the ministry of Jesus and then we listen to Him explain the initial rules of the Kingdom of God.

Hearing And Obeying - Disciple Makers Series #2
6 Days
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 the 2nd of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. Hearing God speak or doing what God requires is more difficult that we realise – because life can be complicated. Watch how they people do it.

THE 5 BOLD MOVES OF JESUS
6 Days
How did Jesus lead? How did He build the greatest movement the world has ever seen? We study His message, but what about His method?

The Warrior
6 Days
There’s someone strong, wild, and full of courage inside ready to get up and fight for what matters. This Life.Church Bible Plan to accompany Pastor Craig Groeschel’s series, The Warrior, will call you to find purpose, defy hesitation, heal from wounds, fight addiction, and rise up a champion.

Thriving in Isolation
6 Days
Whether it is sickness, stage of life, or disaster that quarantines you to your home, isolation can be devastating. We are communal people made in the image of a communal God, but isolation can also be a gift. How do you spiritually grow and even thrive in isolation? How do you learn to spiritually self-feed?

Living Changed: Embracing Identity
6 Days
With so many voices telling us who to be, it’s no wonder we struggle with where to place our identity. God doesn’t want us to be defined by our career, marital status, or mistakes. He wants His opinion to be the highest authority in our lives. This six-day plan will help you internalize what the Bible says about who you are and truly embrace your identity in Christ.

A Dive Into Prayer
6 Days
In this Bible plan, we dive into prayer and how to pray. Each day, you will take a look at your prayer life differently.

Guarding Your Heart Against Unwanted Invaders
6 Days
What can we do when we're confronted with temptations around us or unwelcome thoughts and emotions within us? How can we guard against such "unwanted invaders"? Throughout this 6 day plan, we will consider five practical ways in which we can guard the place where the battle will ultimately be won: our hearts.

Prayer & Fasting: A Beginner's Guide
6 Days
Are you ready to deepen your connection with God? This plan provides practical strategies for incorporating the ancient sacred practice of prayer and fasting into modern-day life with steps and insights drawn from personal experience and research. Prayer and fasting usher in miraculous breakthroughs and spiritual growth! This plan will help you grow your faith and encourage you to pray and fast again or try it for the first time!

Christlike Leaders for Every Church and Sector
6 Days
Embark on a transformative journey with this 6-day devotional plan. Explore the qualities of Christlike leaders impacting churches and society. Dive into themes of love, Spirit-led guidance, and the battle between vice and virtue. Grow in leadership and faith as you embrace transformation toward being a leader that reflects Christ marked by humility, integrity, and simplicity.

How to Face Life's Challenges
6 Days
Stephen Foster presents this six-day plan on how Jesus’ teachings unlock some of life’s major challenges. Each day equips you with Biblical application relating to different challenges like worry, failure, anger, loving enemies, judging others, and facing temptation. Be encouraged to approach these struggles with confidence in the love, power, and wisdom of Jesus, who is worthy of our worship even amidst the very real difficulties of life.

Everyday Disciple 2 - Immersed in Scripture
6 Days
An essential way that everyday disciples of Jesus grow is by saturating themselves in Scripture. Through Scripture, we get to know God, hear His voice and His heart, learn how God works, appreciate His promises, and receive God’s guidance. This Plan focuses on the importance and purpose of Scripture in forging disciples of Jesus.

Walking in the Power of God's Word
6 Days
This 6-day devotional explores the depth, power, and life-changing truth of God’s Word. Discover how the Bible reveals Jesus, offers refuge, equips us for spiritual battles, and in turn, calls us to fulfill God’s will, no matter our circumstance. Be encouraged by practical applications of Scripture to strengthen your faith, renew your confidence, and inspire action. With His Word as your foundation, you’ll walk boldly in your God-given calling and experience His presence daily.

Between the Altar and the Father’s Embrace
6 Days
This is a devotional plan for pastors and leaders who have served tirelessly but now feel weary at heart. Inspired by Pastor Marie Andrade’s message at the Pastors and Leaders Coffee (Expansão Church – Sorocaba), this devotional invites you to rediscover the balance between ministry and intimacy, between calling and rest. Over six days, the Lord will lead you back to the place where burdens turn into His presence, and service flows once again from the love of a daughter, not from the exhaustion of a servant.

Mindshift: Overcoming the Enemy’s Lies
6 Days
The battle you face most often isn’t external—it’s internal. In this 6-day devotional, you’ll learn how the enemy targets your thoughts, how lies take root in the mind, and how God’s Word brings lasting transformation. Through Scripture, reflection, practical steps, and prayer, this plan will help you renew your mind, reclaim your peace, and live confidently from your true identity in Christ.
Deeper Into Scripture: Matthew
7 Days
Deeper into Scripture is a methodology of scripture reading that instructs, encourages and equips people to read God’s Word daily and deeply. We have created a unique four-fold method of bible reading that directs the individual to read a short passage of scripture four times. Each reading is done with a different question, instruction or objective to be considered. This repetitive reading and instruction takes us deeply into the Word of God and draws us closer to Him.