Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 6:24

No Retreat: Holding Fast to Christ When the World Tries Pulling You Back is a six-day study for Christians feeling the pull back to their old life. When following Christ becomes costly, retreat starts to look reasonable. Scripture is clear: retreat is never neutral. What you step away from reveals what truly holds your allegiance. Written by Joe Riddle, Founder of Danger Close Consulting.

As we enter the season of Lent, the 40 days of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter, let's sit with Jesus on the mountainside and listen with open hearts to His teaching found in Matthew chapters 5-7.

Men carry a deep, often unspoken hunger. Beneath lie three core needs we are constantly seeking to have met: resource, safety, and identity. We want to know we can provide and endure, that we are secure in an uncertain world, and that we know who we are and why we are here. and The real question is not whether we will seek to satisfy them, but where we will go to drink. This 6-day devotional for men is an invitation to pause and choose wisely.

Are we more in love with the idea of changing the world than actually changing it? Journey with One Day's Wages founder Eugene Cho and delve into the Biblical topics of social justice, compassion, and true sacrifice. This reading plan is taken from Eugene's challenging yet uplifting book Overrated.

"How to Ruin Your Child in 7 Easy Steps" takes a fresh look at how the Seven Deadly Sins (wrath, greed, envy, lust, sloth, gluttony, and pride) are the root of most modern parenting problems.

It's through our RIDICULOUS attention to everything Jesus said and did that we discover the truth about God, and the truth about ourselves. We learn everything about God we need to know by slowing WAY down to consider WHAT Jesus actually said and did, WHO He said and did it to, and WHAT the impact of His words and actions had on people. When we let our pursuit of Jesus guide our understanding of God and His story, we are transformed by what we discover.

“Mooring” a nautical term, refers to an anchor to which a ship is secured to prevent it from being carried away by the waves. Mooring serves as a primer for our soul’s contemplation. As you ponder over these reflections, may God reveal His eternal truths and perspective to you so that Christ remains as the anchor in your life.

As human beings in general and as Christians in particular, we are accountable at various levels, to God, our families, our friends, our bosses and our teams at our places of work. Human nature in itself does not relish accountability. Accountability to God is the fundamental thing that is the enabler for all other levels of accountability.

What dominates the headlines doesn't have to dominate our hearts. There’s only one name that can bring the world together, and you won’t find it on a ballot. What we’re under changes us. Are you ready to start living Under God? Start this Life.Church Bible Plan inspired by Pastor Craig Groeschel’s messages.

This 7-day reading plan, based off the book Secure, by Rick Dunham, highlights God's desire for us to live genuinely secure in His care - trusting in Him to provide. It walks through the truth that real financial security isn't found in a paycheck, possessions, or portfolio, but rather in God.

When we fool ourselves into thinking that God is after our money or needs our money, we miss the whole point. God is after our hearts, and many times in our day and age, we have trouble separating our money from our hearts. In fact, we've found many times it's one of the hardest things for people to be obedient in. We've also seen that many Christians carry around unnecessary anxiety and worry because they refuse to trust God with their finances. Take your life back by learning to be faithful with your money through this Bible plan!

In this 7-day devotional, discover how you can be armed for the battles we encounter on a daily basis.  The Battles Women Face series will cover topics from boundaries to worry and provide Biblical truths and practical applications to help you walk in victory.

 As children of God, we have been given a new home and a new hope. And when we learn to live for heaven, the cares and weights of this world fall off our shoulders in light of our place in God’s advancing Kingdom. In this 7-day plan, you’ll create space every day to cast your burdens at the feet of Jesus, and rejoice in the hope of the eternal life you’re already living in God. 

F.A.M.I.L.Y. ® = Forget About Me, I Love You!  Join us in this 7 day journey for learning how to "walk in faith" in following Jesus' great commandments; Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind, AND love your neighbor as yourself.  Presented by The Faith and Family Sports Programming Network. Written by Jess Stainbrook. 

When we think about finding God’s will, sometimes we only focus in our lives and in the special circumstances around us. In this reading plan, Gregg Matte, author of the book “Finding God’s Will”, unveils that the personal will of God is always built upon the foundation of God’s will for everyone. What is God’s will for everyone? How can I discover it?    

You may have heard many times that real Christians don’t live with deep longings or feel unsatisfied. But Jesus doesn’t shield us from the ongoing consequences of human rebellion against him. And he wants us to live in anticipation of his full redemption of creation. We are promised good things when we live unsatisfied, hungry and thirsty for righteousness, and I invite you on a journey to explore those blessings. 

Do you feel like you’re stuck in a slump? Are you feeling burnt out as a leader? This 7-day leadership plan with excerpts from John C. Maxwell will help you hit the reset button on being a Godly leader. Reset your heart and refocus on being the best leader you can be through Christ. 

Surrender to Jesus is a life-defining moment. But what does this decision mean and how do we live it each day? Is this only for the big decisions of life, or the super-spiritual person? Fear, previous failures, and misunderstanding can hold us back.  "Go Do Say Give" is a pledge/prayer that unpacks how to take the next steps in your spiritual journey. Experience the freedom that comes with following Jesus. 

Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. That’s the mandate for this week. Can we serve others the way Jesus served us, with zeal, a spiritual fervor and with devoted faithfulness? It’s worth seeing how we can be serving God and serving others like Jesus role-modeled for us over 2,000 years ago.

Before we can heal the brokenness in the world, we must diagnose the deeper issues of what causes brokenness. We must understand who God is, why He created humankind and what causes people to change. The “Becoming Whole 7 Day Devotional” from Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic will help you dive deeper into the challenges of human brokenness and, hopefully, find a path forward that will reshape you and your ministry in a way that moves all of us toward becoming whole.

I believe that this next week we have together will be wonderful! We’re starting a series of 7 texts to learn how to seek the Kingdom of God, based on Matthew 6:33. We are all seeking more, and we all have expectations for our lives: to be happy, to succeed professionally and personally, to be healthy, to overcome our limits, etc.

We’re all chasing something. Usually something just out of reach—a better job, a more comfortable home, a perfect family, the approval of others. But isn’t this tiring? Is there a better way? Find out in this new Life.Church Bible Plan, accompanying Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message series, Chasing Carrots.

Pastor, professor, and writer Chris Nye says that people in the West worship growth: we believe that very few things get worse as they get bigger. The result is we become isolated and self-celebrating, chasing power and money. The Bible, however, calls us to live in community, where there are no celebrities. We don’t grab power; we lay it down.

In the world that we live in, things are not as they should be. One might even say they are upside down. However, the good news is that Jesus came to turn this world right side up. What if our eyes were opened to the REALITY that the kingdom of heaven is in fact here?

If you’re like most people, when the subject of generosity comes up, your mind goes straight to your time, your talents and your treasure. But God has a very different view of generosity — one that looks at the heart. In this seven-day devotional, see what the Bible has to say about this often misunderstood subject and how you can find deeper joy in knowing God through personal sacrifice.