Reading Plans

The advantages of a reading plan:

1.  The whole Bible will be read in a systematic manner in the course of a year.  Those choosing to read the Bible in a year will read about 12 pages per day.  Those choosing to take the New Testament Challenge will read through the New Testament twice, the Psalms twice, and the Old Testament once in a year.

2.  Time will not be spent trying to decide what to read.  Often we fail to read our Bibles because we don’t know where to open to.

3.  The pastors will know in which part of the Bible the church is reading.  They will therefore be able to minister to people more intentionally and strategically.

4.  The fellowship of believers within the church will grow stronger.  As you read, you will often think of all the others who are reading the same passage that day.  We will all be thanking God for the same promises, challenged by the same encouragements, and nourished by the same life-giving words.

New Testament Challenge Reading Plan

Week #1
Day #1 – Monday, Read Matthew 1-2, Acts 1-3
Day #2 – Tuesday, Read Matthew 3-4, Acts 4-6
Day #3 – Wednesday – Read Matthew 5-6, Acts 7-9
Day #4 – Thursday, – Read Matthew 7-8, Acts 10-12
Day #5 – Friday, – Read Matthew 9-10, Acts 13-15
Day #6 – Saturday, – Read Matthew 11-12, Acts 16-18
Day #7 – Sunday, – Read Matthew 13-14, Acts 19-21

Week #2
Day #8 – Monday,  – Read Matthew 15-16, Acts 22-24
Day #9 – Tuesday, – Read Matthew 17-18, Acts 25-27
Day #10 – Wednesday,  – Read Matthew 19-20, Acts 28
Day #11 – Thursday, – Read Matthew 21-22, Romans 1-3
Day #12 – Friday, – Read Matthew 23-24, Romans 4-6
Day #13 – Saturday, – Read Matthew 25-26, Romans 7-9
Day #14 – Sunday, – Read Matthew 27-28, Romans 10-12

Week #3
Day #15 – Monday, – Read Mark 1-2, Romans 13-15
Day #16 – Tuesday, – Read Mark 3-4, Romans 16
Day #17 – Wednesday, – Read Mark 5-6, 1 Corinthians 1-2
Day #18 – Thursday, – Read Mark 7-8, 1 Corinthians 3-4
Day #19 – Friday, – Read Mark 9-10, 1 Corinthians 5-7
Day #20 – Saturday, – Read Mark 11-12, 1 Corinthians 8-10
Day #21 – Sunday, – Read Mark 13-14, 1 Corinthians 11-13

Week #4
Day #22 – Monday,  – Read Mark 15-16, 1 Corinthians 14-16
Day #23 – Tuesday,  – Read Luke 1-2, 2 Corinthians 1-3
Day #24 – Wednesday,  – Read Luke 3, 2 Corinthians 4-6
Day #25 – Thursday,  – Read Luke 4, 2 Corinthians 7-9
Day #26 – Friday,  – Read Luke 5, 2 Corinthians 10-11
Day #27 – Saturday,  – Read Luke 6, 2 Corinthians 12-13
Day #28 – Sunday,  – Read Luke 7, Galatians 1-3

Week #5
Day #29 – Monday,  – Read Luke 8, Galatians 4-6
Day #30 – Tuesday, – Read Luke 9, Ephesians 1-3
Day #31 – Wednesday, – Read Luke 10, Ephesians 4-6
Day #32 – Thursday, – Read Luke 11, Philippians 1-2
Day #33 – Friday, – Read Luke 12, Philippians 3-4
Day #34 – Saturday, – Read Luke 13, Colossians 1-2
Day #35 – Sunday, – Read Luke 14, Colossians 3-4

Week #6
Day #36 – Monday, – Read Luke 15, 1 Thessalonians 1-3
Day #37 – Tuesday, – Read Luke 16, 1 Thessalonians 4-6
Day #38 – Wednesday, – Read Luke 17, 2 Thessalonians 1-3
Day #39 – Thursday, – Read Luke 18, 1 Timothy 1-3
Day #40 – Friday, – Read Luke 19, 1 Timothy 4-6
Day #41 – Saturday, – Read Luke 20, 2 Timothy 1-2
Day #42 – Sunday, – Read Luke 21, 2 Timothy 3-4

Week #7
Day #43 – Monday, – Read Luke 22, Titus 1-3
Day #44 – Tuesday, – Read Luke 23, Philemon 1
Day #45 – Wednesday, – Read Luke 24, Hebrews 1-2
Day #46 – Thursday, – Read John 1-2, Hebrews 3-4
Day #47 – Friday, – Read John 3-4, Hebrews 5-7
Day #48 – Saturday, – Read John 5-6, Hebrews 8-10
Day #49 – Sunday, – Read John 7-8, Hebrews 11-13

Week #8
Day #50 – Monday, – Read John 9-10, Hebrews 14-16
Day #51 – Tuesday, – Read John 11-12, James 1-3
Day #52 – Wednesday, – Read John 13-14, James 4-5
Day #53 – Thursday, – Read John 15-16, 1 Peter 1-2
Day #54 – Friday, – Read John 17-18, 1 Peter 3-5
Day #55 – Saturday, – Read John 19-20, 2 Peter 1-3
Day #56 – Sunday, – 1 John 1-5

Week #9
Day #57 – Monday, – Read 2 John 1, 3 John 1, Jude 1
Day #58 – Tuesday, – Read Revelation 1-4
Day #59 – Wednesday, Read Revelation 5-8
Day #60 – Thursday, Read Revelation 9-12
Day #61 – Friday, Read Revelation 13-16
Day #62 – Saturday, Read Revelation 16-19
Day #63 – Sunday, Read Revelation 20-22