Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Matthew 9:36

Have you ever had a disproportionate emotional response to a situation? In other words, freaked out? It’s hard to feel out of control like that. But God uses our feelings to point us to truths about our hearts and our stories. These devotions will help you see what God might be trying to tell you through the gift of your emotions.

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus shows compassion toward unlikely “sinners” who expressed great faith. Whether tax collectors, Roman centurions, or Samaritan women, Jesus repeatedly shows that he came to rescue people burdened with shame. During this plan, Bible teacher and author Kat Armstrong illustrates how these stories strengthen our understanding of God’s empathy and knowledge of how all types of people express beautiful faith in Jesus.

God is alive. He loves you. He yearns to reveal Himself to you. His miracles are proof of His love. As you read this devotional plan, we pray that you will know the miracle of Christ’s presence in your life. As you experience His supernatural power, be motivated to share the gospel with others.

What does it mean to live like Jesus? In this Bible Reading Plan, you’ll explore the characteristics of Jesus—compassion, forgiveness, honesty, acceptance, and faithfulness – and delve into what it means to embody each of them in your day-to-day life.

In this 3-part series, we uncover the three key guidewords to help you live your faith as a Kingdom Builder. From our first guideword, “NICER,” we uncover biblical principles behind each letter in the word “N-I-C-E-R” to set the foundation for helping to build God’s Kingdom through your life today. Living your faith as a Kingdom Builder has never been so clear and easy to apply – at work, home, or just around town.

Connecting with our body can feel complex, especially in the context of our faith. So many of us have received confusing and harmful messages about our bodies, leaving us feeling disconnected from the whole person God created in us. In this reading plan, explore how Scripture speaks to our embodiment, along with how this might transform our faith to connect with God and others in more wholehearted, and whole-bodied, ways.

We weren’t made to live closed-off and self-focused. In this 5-day plan, discover the way God invites us to live—with eyes wide open to see the people around us and hands wide open to meet their needs.

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus was often “moved with compassion.” His love was never passive, it led to action, healing, and transformation. In this five-day study, we’ll explore how compassion shaped Jesus’ ministry and how the Holy Spirit can awaken the same heart within us. Discover what it means to put on compassion, to be led by the Spirit, and to become God’s hands and heart to a broken world.

You made the choice to become a pastor because you wanted people to know and follow Christ. But have the demands of your church, your family, and trying to care for yourself left you with a never-ending task list and feeling like you’re running on empty? You need to refresh and refocus. Invest 6 days to discover how to serve the people around you from an abundant life.

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 tenth of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew.  Jesus shows His disciples how to reach out to a broken world – their world.  Then He sends them out to touch it with the Kingdom truths they have learned.