Bible Reading Plan Details

Let’s Get Started Reading the Entire Bible in One Year

Read three to four chapters each day to cover the Bible in a year. Follow our Bible reading plan below (or download the PDF).

Jump to your desire month: January ~ February ~ March ~ April ~ May ~ June ~ July ~ August ~ September ~ October ~ November ~ December

Bible Reading Plan Overview

Though you could read the Bible start through from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22, that’s not the best approach. A chronological reading is ideal.

The problem is a comprehensive chronological reading of the Bible requires a lot of details that won’t fit on a handy sheet.

Because of overlapping sections from different books and repeated passages, some days you would find yourself reading from multiple sections of different passages. Along with being a lot of information to present, that’s too much page flipping and the potential for confusion.

If you want a truly chronological overview of the Bible, get one of the many one-year chronological Bibles. These provide the best and easiest approach.

It’s possible, however, to make an approximate chronological reading guide by putting the books of the Bible in chronological order.

For the Old Testament, the books with an historical narrative of Genesis through Esther (except for 1 and 2 Chronicles) are in chronological order already. All we need to do is insert the rest of the Old Testament books into the right places.

Where to put them, however, is seldom straightforward. We don’t know when some of the minor prophets were written, and scholars debate the dates of others. Compounding the problem, some books, notably Jeremiah and Isaiah, don’t occur chronologically within themselves.

Since David wrote most of the psalms, we’ll include that entire book after the story of his life. Similarly, we attribute Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and most of Proverbs to King Solomon, so we’ll include those books after we read about him.

Although the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles overlap with 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings, Chronicles wasn’t written until much later. We know this because among the many lists of people, we read those who returned from Babylonian captivity back to the promised land. This occurred in Ezra’s era, and some Bible scholars attribute him as the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles. We’ll present those books accordingly.

(Though not included in this reading plan, the books of the Apocrypha fall between the Old and New Testaments.)

For the New Testament, we’ll start with Mark, which many Bible scholars think was the first Gospel written. Then we’ll go to Matthew. We’ll read Luke next, followed by Acts, which Dr. Luke also wrote.

The narrative of Acts gives us much history of the early church, with the later portions focusing on the travels and ministry of Paul. When it fits, we’ll insert Paul’s letters to the churches (epistles) into the Acts timeline whenever possible.

For the rest of the letters, we’ll read them after Acts, starting with the remaining letters from Paul. Then we’ll read James, 1 and 2 Peter, and Jude, followed by Hebrews.

Since John was the last gospel written, we’ll wrap up with the books attributed to him: John, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Revelation.

This is the overview of our chronological reading plan.

May God speak to you and bless you as you read and study his word this year.

Let’s get started!

January

Jan 1: Genesis 1-2 (Genesis overview)

• In the Beginning, God Created…
• The Time-Space Continuum

Jan 2: Genesis 3-5

• Three Things to Know About Sin
• Questions in Genesis: Numbers Three through Five
• What Can We Learn from Cain and Abel?
• Gender Equality in the Bible

Jan 3: Genesis 6-8

• Mankind and the Animal Kingdom

Jan 4: Genesis 9-11

• Adam Was a Vegetarian

Jan 5: Job 1-4 (Job overview)

• Why Do We Love God?

Jan 6: Job 5-8

Jan 7: Job 9-12

• Are Our Beliefs Flawless or Flawed?

Jan 8: Job 13-16

• Sometimes the Best Thing to Say is Nothing

Jan 9: Job 17-20

• Job Affirms God

Jan 10: Job 21-24

• Four Lessons from Job about Devotion to God

Jan 11: Job 25-28

• God Speaks to Job—and to Us

Jan 12: Job 29-32

• What Can We Do to Help Others?

Jan 13: Job 33-36

Jan 14: Job 37-39

• The Movie Secretariat
• God’s Awe-Inspiring Creation

Jan 15: Job 40-42

• Is it Okay to Contend with God?
• Job’s Daughters
• Job’s Conclusion
• Pray When it Doesn’t Make Sense
• Does God Accept Your Prayers?

Jan 16: Genesis 12-14

• An Unlikely Example of Partial Obedience
• God Seldom Reveals the Big Picture to Us – Just the Next Step

Jan 17: Genesis 15-17

3 People Given a New Name by God

Jan 18: Genesis 18-20

• What Can Ten Righteous People Do?
• The Rise and Fall of Lot

Jan 19: Genesis 21-23

• What If God Told You to Kill Your Son?

Jan 20: Genesis 24-26

• Ishmael and Isaac: Two Half-Brothers Who Don’t Get Along

Jan 21: Genesis 27-29

• Women in the Bible: Leah
• Jacob’s Twelve Sons…and Their Four Moms

Jan 22: Genesis 30-32

• Women in the Bible: Rachel

Jan 23: Genesis 33-35

• What Does an Eye for an Eye Really Mean?

Jan 24: Genesis 36-38

Women in the Bible: Tamar

Jan 25: Genesis 39-41

• Can Joseph Interpret Dreams?

Jan 26: Genesis 42-44

• How Often Do We Blame God When Bad Things Happen?

Jan 27: Genesis 45-47

• When God Tells Us to Do Something, Does He Mean Forever?

Jan 28: Genesis 48-50

• Receive God’s Mercy

Jan 29: Exodus 1-3 (Exodus overview)

• Is it Ever Okay to Lie?

Jan 30: Exodus 4-7

• Women in the Bible: Jochebed
• Women in the Bible: Zipporah

Jan 31: Exodus 8-10

• What Will We Promise When We’re in a Crisis?

February

Feb 1: Exodus 11-13

• What If God Sent a Pillar of Fire to Guide You?

Feb 2: Exodus 14-16

• Why It’s Important to Obey God

Feb 3: Exodus 17-19

Feb 4: Exodus 20-22

• Do You Hear the Voice of God?

Feb 5: Exodus 23-25

• Are God’s Angels Preparing Your Way?

Feb 6: Exodus 26-28

• Keep the Lamps Burning before the Lord

Feb 7: Exodus 29-31

• Should We Observe the Sabbath?

Feb 8: Exodus 32-34

• The Sabbath Day

Feb 9: Exodus 35-37

• Moses and the Art of Delegation

Feb 10: Exodus 38-40

Feb 11: Leviticus 1-3 (Leviticus overview)

• Burnt Offering

Feb 12: Leviticus 4-6

• We Must Speak Up for the Accused

Feb 13: Leviticus 7-9

• Fire Came Down from Heaven

Feb 14: Leviticus 10-12

• Be Holy Because God is Holy

Feb 15: Leviticus 13-15

• Should We Separate From or Include Those Who Are Different?

Feb 16: Leviticus 16-18

• Don’t Drink Blood / Drink My Blood

Feb 17: Leviticus 19-21

• Don’t Be Tolerant; Love Others Instead
• Beware the Adulteress

Feb 18: Leviticus 22-24

• What Does “An Eye For An Eye” Really Mean?

Feb 19: Leviticus 25-27

• We Must Listen to God and Do What He Says

Feb 20: Numbers 1-3 (Numbers overview)

• Take a Census and Make a List

Feb 21: Numbers 4-6

• God Tells Moses to Assign Tasks to the Sons of Kohath

Feb 22: Numbers 7-9

• We Need to Take God’s Instructions Seriously

Feb 23: Numbers 10-12

• Women in the Bible: Miriam
• Don’t Veil Selfish Motives in Spiritual Terms

Feb 24: Numbers 13-15

• God Tells Abraham He Will Make Him into a Great Nation

Feb 25: Numbers 16-18

• Avoiding the Rebellion of Korah
• More on Korah’s Rebellion

Feb 26: Numbers 19-21

Feb 27: Numbers 22-24

• What is the Error of Balaam?
• The Fallacy of Syncretism

Feb 28: Numbers 25-27

• What Is Sexual Immorality?

March

Mar 1: Numbers 28-30

• When You Make a Vow to God

Mar 2: Numbers 31-33

• We Need to Listen to God and Obey Him

Mar 3: Numbers 34-36

• The Book of Numbers Shows Us a Wise Step to Follow

Mar 4: Deuteronomy 1-3 (Deuteronomy overview)

• Moses Blames the People for His Mistake

Mar 5: Deuteronomy 4-6

• Is it Ten Commandments or Just Two?
• Remember God in the Good Times

Mar 6: Deuteronomy 7-9

• God Loves Us and Keeps His Promises
• Why Does God Bless Us?

Mar 7: Deuteronomy 10-12

• 5 Things God Asks of Us

Mar 8: Deuteronomy 13-15

• Give Generously and Not Begrudgingly

Mar 9: Deuteronomy 16-18

• Be Careful What You Say: Advice for Prophets and to Us

Mar 10: Deuteronomy 19-21

• How Big Was the Promised Land?
• Deuteronomy Hints at the Horror of Jesus’s Sacrifice

Mar 11: Deuteronomy 22-24

• How Can We Help the Poor?

Mar 12: Deuteronomy 25-27

• Consider Moses’s Triennial Tithe

Mar 13: Deuteronomy 28-30

• Questions in Genesis: Number Six
• What Do Moses and Gilligan Have in Common?

Mar 14: Deuteronomy 31-34

• Moses Dies Before He Reaches His Lifelong Destination

Mar 15: Joshua 1-3 (Joshua overview)

• What Matters Most? Our Actions Show Our Righteousness

Mar 16: Joshua 4-6

• Women in the Bible: Rahab

Mar 17: Joshua 7-9

Mar 18: Joshua 10-12

• Can the God of Creation Control the Sun?

Mar 19: Joshua 13-15

Mar 20: Joshua 16-18

• Disobedience Can Have Long-Term Consequences

Mar 21: Joshua 19-21

• Should Church Be a Place of Refuge?

Mar 22: Joshua 22-24

• They Went to Egypt for Food and Forgot to Return Home

Mar 23: Judges 1-3 (Judges overview)

Mar 24: Judges 4-6

• Deborah: A Reluctant Hero
• The Honor for the Victory Goes to a Woman
• God Talks to Gideon—and Us

Mar 25: Judges 7-9

• Gideon Doubts God
• Do As I Do

Mar 26: Judges 10-12

• The Victory and Despair of Jephthah
• Women in the Bible: Jephthah’s Daughter

Mar 27: Judges 13-15

• Praise to Mothers
• Do Angels Have Wings?

Mar 28: Judges 16-18

• Micah: The Anti-Hero

Mar 29: Judges 19-21

• An Unnamed Levite Goes Wild
• Leadership Lessons from the Book of Judges

Mar 30: Ruth 1-4 (Ruth overview)

• Women in the Bible: Naomi
• Women in the Bible: Orpah

Mar 31: 1 Samuel 1-4 (1 & 2 Samuel overview)

• Women in the Bible: Peninnah
• Women in the Bible: Hannah

April

Apr 1: 1 Samuel 5-7

• Will You Pray for Us?

Apr 2: 1 Samuel 8-10

• Saul Squanders What God Gives Him

Apr 3: 1 Samuel 11-13

• There’s a Time to Wait and a Time to Act

Apr 4: 1 Samuel 14-16

• The Final Failing of King Saul

Apr 5: 1 Samuel 17-19

• The Power of David’s Example

Apr 6: 1 Samuel 20-22

• Those in Power Must Curb its Use

Apr 7: 1 Samuel 23-25

• Women of the Bible: Abigail

Apr 8: 1 Samuel 26-28

• The Medium of Endor

Apr 9: 1 Samuel 29-31

• How to Find Strength in God

Apr 10: 2 Samuel 1-3 (1 & 2 Samuel overview)

• Tell the Truth

Apr 11: 2 Samuel 4-6

• Women in the Bible: Michal

Apr 12: 2 Samuel 7-9

• God as our Father

Apr 13: 2 Samuel 10-12

• Women in the Bible: Bathsheba
• How to Confront Someone: Lead with a Story

Apr 14: 2 Samuel 13-15

• Women in the Bible: Tamar, sister of Absalom
• The Wise Woman From Tekoa Influences a King

Apr 15: 2 Samuel 16-18

• How Do You Handle Disappointment?

Apr 16: 2 Samuel 19-21

• Don’t Be a Troublemaker

Apr 17: 2 Samuel 22-24

Apr 18: Psalm 1-5 (Psalms overview)

• Should We Meditate on God’s Word?

Apr 19: Psalm 6-10

• The Bible Offers Us Hope for the Future

Apr 20: Psalm 11-15

• 12 Actions Scripture Says We Must Do to Live with God

Apr 21: Psalm 16-20

• God Is Worthy of Our Praise

Apr 22: Psalm 21-25

• The Twenty-Third Psalm, a Favorite Passage for Many

Apr 23: Psalm 26-30

• God Is Slow to Anger and It Only Lasts for a Moment

Apr 24: Psalm 31-35

• 5 Biblical Truths about God

Apr 25: Psalm 36-40

• Balance Freedom of Speech with Being Careful in What We Say

Apr 26: Psalm 41-45

• Longing for God

Apr 27: Psalm 46-50

• If God Cares for Every Bird, How Much More Will He Care for Us?

Apr 28: Psalm 51-55

Apr 29: Psalm 56-60

• God Gives Victory and Vindication

Apr 30: Psalm 61-65

• Make Praise Your Habit

May

May 1: Psalm 66-70

May 2: Psalm 71-75

• Do You Ever Wonder If Your Right Behavior Is in Vain?

May 3: Psalm 76-80

• Great Is Our God

May 4: Psalm 81-85

• Do We Need to Include the Lament in Our Sunday Worship Services?

May 5: Psalm 86-90

• What’s a Thousand Years to God?

May 6: Psalm 91-95

• Sing For Joy to the Lord

May 7: Psalm 96-100

• Making God in Our Image

May 8: Psalm 101-105

May 9: Psalm 106-109

• Should We Pray Against Our Enemies or Pray for Them?

May 10: Psalm 110-113

• Fear is the Beginning of Wisdom

May 11: Psalm 114-118

• Are You At the End of Your Rope?

May 12: Psalm 119

• Don’t Help Me, God: Instead Make Me

May 13: Psalm 120-124

• Our Help Comes from the Lord

May 14: Psalm 125-129

• Don’t Build in Vain

May 15: Psalm 130-134

May 16: Psalm 135-139

• His Love Endures Forever

May 17: Psalm 140-144

• God Is My Refuge

May 18: Psalm 145-150

• God Is Worthy of Our Praise

May 19: 1 Kings 1-4 (1 & 2 Kings overview)

May 20: 1 Kings 5-7

• God Deserves Our First, Our Best, and Our Most

May 21: 1 Kings 8-11

• King Solomon’s Wives: A Subtle Source of Distraction

May 22: Proverbs 1-4 (Proverbs overview)

• God Gives Us Parents to Teach and Instruct Us

May 23: Proverbs 5-7

• Are You a Sluggard?

May 24: Proverbs 8-11

• The Bible Personifies Wisdom

May 25: Proverbs 12-14

• 2 Key Truths About Leadership

May 26: Proverbs 15-17

May 27: Proverbs 18-21

• Another Way to Give to God
• The Quarrelsome Spouse: A Constant Dripping

May 28: Proverbs 22-24

• We Must Rethink Sunday School

May 29: Proverbs 25-28

• More Proverbs from King Solomon

May 30: Proverbs 29-31

• The Proverbs 31 Woman

May 31: Ecclesiastes 1-3 (Ecclesiastes overview)

• Song Lyrics: Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)

June

Jun 1: Ecclesiastes 4-6

• Is Our Relationship With God More Important Than Obedience?

Jun 2: Ecclesiastes 7-9

• Why We Shouldn’t Be Overrighteous

Jun 3: Ecclesiastes 10-12

• …and Then You Die
• Do You Fear God?

Jun 4: Song of Songs 1-4 (Song of Songs overview)

• An Army of Angels

Jun 5: Song of Songs 5-8

Jun 6: 1 Kings 12-14

• Seek Wise Counsel and Then Follow It

Jun 7: 1 Kings 15-17

• Women in the Bible: The Widow of Zarephath

Jun 8: 1 Kings 18-20

• Elisha Goes All in to Follow Elijah

Jun 9: 1 Kings 21-22

Jun 10: 2 Kings 1-4 (1 & 2 Kings overview)

• Women in the Bible: The Widow’s Oil

Jun 11: 2 Kings 5-7

• Naaman Overcomes his Pride
• Women in the Bible: Naaman’s Servant Girl
• When Given a Faith Ultimatum is Martyrdom Required?

Jun 12: 2 Kings 8-10

Jun 13: 2 Kings 11-13

• 3 Unusual Examples of God’s Healing Power

Jun 14: Jonah 1-4 (Jonah overview)

• God’s Sovereignty At Work
• The Near Death Experience of Jonah
• Jonah and the Big Fish

Jun 15: 2 Kings 14-16

• Following a Father’s Example

Jun 16: Amos 1-3 (Amos overview)

• God Speaks to the Prophet Amos through a Vision

Jun 17: Amos 4-6

• How Well Do We Celebrate God?

Jun 18: Amos 7-9

• Amos Protests and God Relents

Jun 19: 2 Kings 17-19

• Judgment and Punishment Will Come

Jun 20: 2 Kings 20-22

• Have We Lost the Bible?

Jun 21: Isaiah 1-4 (Isaiah overview)

• The Branch of the Lord

Jun 22: Isaiah 5-7

• Are Seraphim the Same as Angels?
• Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty

Jun 23: Isaiah 8-10

• Isaiah Issues a Call to Pursue Justice
• Celebrate Jesus Throughout the Year

Jun 24: Isaiah 11-13

• Living in Harmony with Animals

Jun 25: Isaiah 14-17

• Are You One of God’s Chosen People?

Jun 26: Isaiah 18-20

• An Astounding Turnaround

Jun 27: Isaiah 21-24

• God Brings Low the Pride of the Arrogant

Jun 28: Isaiah 25-27

• Going Home

Jun 29: Isaiah 28-31

• Isaiah Reveals 3 Things About God

Jun 30: Isaiah 32-34

July

Jul 1: Isaiah 35-38

• Where’s Your Confidence?

Jul 2: Isaiah 39-41

• Are You Spiritually Selfish?

Jul 3: Isaiah 42-45

• Jesus and Justice

Jul 4: Isaiah 46-48

• Do You Have Peace Like a River?

Jul 5: Isaiah 49-51

• Bring Good News

Jul 6: Isaiah 52-54

• Ask God to Go with Us
• Do You Believe God’s Message?

Jul 7: Isaiah 55-57

Jul 8: Isaiah 58-60

• Fasting, Failure, and Fisticuffs

Jul 9: Isaiah 61-63

• We Should Be Like Jesus

Jul 10: Isaiah 64-66

• There Will Be Consequences

Jul 11: Hosea 1-4 (Hosea overview)

• Hosea Shows Us God’s Unconditional Love
• God Gives Us Options
• What Does God Think of Prostitutes?

Jul 12: Hosea 5-7

• What God Desires

Jul 13: Hosea 8-11

• Do We Answer When God Calls?

Jul 14: Hosea 12-14

• Walk with God and Do Not Stumble

Jul 15: Micah 1-4 (Micah overview)

• Stop It Micah!

Jul 16: Micah 5-7

• Micah’s Personal Prescription
• 3 Things God Requires from Us

Jul 17: Nahum 1-3 (Nahum overview)

• Nineveh, Part II: How Patient Should God Be?
• Does God Ever Loose His Patience?

Jul 18: Zephaniah 1-3 (Zephaniah overview)

• What Do You Know about Zephaniah and the Flood?
• Who Do You Worship?
• Avoiding the Risk of Complacency

Jul 19: Jeremiah 1-3 (Jeremiah overview)

• Avoid Spiritual Adultery, of Being Unfaithful to God

Jul 20: Jeremiah 4-6

Jul 21: Jeremiah 7-9

• Will God Ever Tell Us Not to Pray?

Jul 22: Jeremiah 10-12

• Jeremiah’s Prayer

Jul 23: Jeremiah 13-15

• Sometimes God Tells Us Not To Pray

Jul 24: Jeremiah 16-19

Jul 25: Jeremiah 20-22

• Do What Is Just and Right

Jul 26: Jeremiah 23-25

• Jeremiah Issues 3 Warnings to Church Leaders

Jul 27: Jeremiah 26-28

• How Do We Respond to Unpopular Messages?

Jul 28: Jeremiah 29-31

Jul 29: Jeremiah 32-34

• Promise of Restoration 

Jul 30: Jeremiah 35-37

• Don’t Burn the Bible
• What is the Cost of Obeying God?

Jul 31: Jeremiah 38-40

August

Aug 1: Jeremiah 41-45

Aug 2: Jeremiah 46-48

Aug 3: Jeremiah 49-50

Aug 4: Jeremiah 51-52

Aug 5: Lamentations 1-2 (Lamentations overview)

Aug 6: Lamentations 3-5

Aug 7: 2 Kings 23-25

Aug 8: Ezekiel 1-4 (Ezekiel overview)

Aug 9: Ezekiel 5-8

Aug 10: Ezekiel 9-12

Aug 11: Ezekiel 13-15

Aug 12: Ezekiel 16-17

Aug 13: Ezekiel 18-20

Aug 14: Ezekiel 21-22

Aug 15: Ezekiel 23-24

Aug 16: Ezekiel 25-27

Aug 17: Ezekiel 28-30

Aug 18: Ezekiel 31-33

Aug 19: Ezekiel 34-36

Aug 20: Ezekiel 37-39

Aug 21: Ezekiel 40-42

Aug 22: Ezekiel 43-45

Aug 23: Ezekiel 46-48

Aug 24: Habakkuk 1-3 (Habakkuk overview)

Aug 25: Obadiah 1 (Obadiah overview)

Aug 26: Daniel 1-3 (Daniel overview)

Aug 27: Daniel 4-6

Aug 28: Daniel 7-9

Aug 29: Daniel 10-12

Aug 30: 1 Chronicles 1-4 (1 & 2 Chronicles overview)

Aug 31: 1 Chronicles 5-7

September

Sep 1: 1 Chronicles 8-11

Sep 2: 1 Chronicles 12-14

Sep 3: 1 Chronicles 15-17

Sep 4: 1 Chronicles 18-20

Sep 5: 1 Chronicles 21-23

Sep 6: 1 Chronicles 24-26

Sep 7: 1 Chronicles 27-29

Sep 8: 2 Chronicles 1-3 (1 & 2 Chronicles overview)

Sep 9: 2 Chronicles 4-6

Sep 10: 2 Chronicles 7-9

Sep 11: 2 Chronicles 10-12

Sep 12: 2 Chronicles 13-15

Sep 13: 2 Chronicles 16-18

Sep 14: 2 Chronicles 19-21

Sep 15: 2 Chronicles 22-24

Sep 16: 2 Chronicles 25-27

Sep 17: 2 Chronicles 28-30

Sep 18: 2 Chronicles 31-33

Sep 19: 2 Chronicles 34-36

Sep 20: Ezra 1-3 (Ezra overview)

Sep 21: Ezra 4-7

Sep 22: Ezra 8-10

Sep 23: Haggai 1-2 (Haggai overview)

Sep 24: Zechariah 1-4 (Zechariah overview)

Sep 25: Zechariah 5-7

Sep 26: Zechariah 8-11

Sep 27: Zechariah 12-14

Sep 28: Nehemiah 1-4 (Nehemiah overview)

Sep 29: Nehemiah 5-7

Sep 30: Nehemiah 8-10

October

Oct 1: Nehemiah 11-13

Oct 2: Esther 1-4 (Esther overview)

Oct 3: Esther 5-7

Oct 4: Esther 8-10

Oct 5: Joel 1-3 (Joel overview)

Oct 6: Malachi 1-4 (Malachi overview)

Mark

Oct 7: Mark 1-4 (Mark oveview)

• What is Our Answer When Jesus Calls?
• What Do You Do On Sunday?

Oct 8: Mark 5-7

• Responding to the Work of Jesus
• 5 Things Jesus’s Disciples Did

Oct 9: Mark 8-10

• Omission or Addition in the Bible?

Oct 10: Mark 11-13

• Would You Steal for Jesus?
• Is God’s Forgiveness Conditional?

Oct 11: Mark 14-16

• A Question With Life and Death Ramifications
• Don’t Be Afraid

Matthew

Oct 12: Matthew 1-4 (Matthew overview)

• Two Kinds of Baptism

Oct 13: Matthew 5-7

• About Jesus: The Bible Points Us to Jesus
• Be Careful What You Pray
• Forgive Us As We Forgive Others
• What Does Jesus Want Us to Forgive?
• When You Fast
• The Implications of Omnipotence

Oct 14: Matthew 8-10

• How Do We Respond to Jesus?
• What Are You Afraid Of?
• Jesus’s Mission: To Heal and to Save
• Praise God or Fear God?
• What’s the Deal with Evil Spirits?
• We Shouldn’t Be Afraid When it Comes to God

Oct 15: Matthew 11-13

• The End of John the Baptist
• We Should Live Our Lives to Influence Others

Oct 16: Matthew 14-16

• How Far Do We Go To Protect Tradition?
• Traditions Have Their Place
• Do We Ever Place Our Traditions Over God’s Commands?
• Jesus Gives a New Name to Simon

Oct 17: Matthew 17-19

• Do We Take Ourselves Too Seriously?
• How Many Times Should We Forgive Someone?
• All Things Are Possible—With God

Oct 18: Matthew 20-22

• A Different Prescription For Prayer

Oct 19: Matthew 23-25

• Jesus Calls Us To Serve With Humility
• An Act of Omission is the Failure to Act

Oct 20: Matthew 26-28

• Raised From the Dead for Physical and Spiritual Life
• Don’t Be Afraid of God
• Embracing the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• The Four Parts of the Great Commission

Luke

Oct 21: Luke 1-3 (Luke overview)

• Realizing Holy Spirit Power
• The Virgin Mary
• More Thoughts About Holy Spirit Power
• Elizabeth
• Do You Hear From God?
• Anna
• What Christmas is All About
• Learning from Jesus’s First Words

Oct 22: Luke 4-6

• Know the Bible: Is Studying and Memorizing the Bible Important?
• What if God Told You to do Something Crazy?

Oct 23: Luke 7-9

• It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Worthy or Not
• Listen to Understand
• Where Should We Go For Jesus?
• We Must Pick Up Our Cross Daily

Oct 24: Luke 10-12

• Are You a Good Samaritan?
• Pray for the Holy Spirit
• God Answers Prayer
• We Often Criticize What We Don’t Understand
• Jesus Knew—and I Don ‘t
• The Power to Drive Out Demons
• After We Hear God, We Must Obey Him
• Hear God from the Bible and the Holy Spirit
• Jesus Warns About Six Woes

Oct 25: Luke 13-15

• When is the Best Time to do Good?

Oct 26: Luke 16-18

• Zephaniah Asks: What Do You Really Rely Upon?
• Clean versus Well
• Are We Really Supposed to Always Forgive?
• Are We Just Doing Our Job or Getting God’s Attention?
• Pray and Do Not Give Up
• Is Being Good, Good Enough?
• Is Our Reward For Now or Later?
• Inherit Eternal Life

Oct 27: Luke 19-21

• Is God Like a Hard Man?
• Do You Want More From God?
• Money: How Much is Enough?

Oct 28: Luke 22-24

• Three Versions of the Last Supper
• Jesus’s Disciples Have Two Swords
• A Criminal Makes a Deathbed Confession
• Do You See Jesus?

Acts

Oct 29: Acts 1-4 (Acts overview)

• Sometimes God’s Instructions Are Temporary
• What Did the First Church Do?
• 3 Lessons from the Early Church
• Four Johns but One Mark

Oct 30: Acts 5-7

Oct 31: Acts 8-12

• Will We Act Boldly For God in the Face of Fear?
• Does God Receive Our Actions as a Memorial Offering?

November

Nov 1: Acts 13-15

• How to Deal with Religious Opposition

Nov 2: Acts 16-17

• Are You of More Noble Character?
• Where Heresy Comes From and How to Avoid It

Galatians

Nov 3: Galatians 1-3 (Galatians overview)

• May We Receive the Right Hand of Fellowship

Nov 4: Galatians 4-6

• What’s the Only Thing That Counts?
• Is Karma a Biblical Concept?

Philippians

Nov 5: Philippians 1-4 (Philippians overview)

• Timothy Proved Himself
• We Must Finish Strong and Not Coast Our Way into Heaven
• The Bible Gives Us Eight Things to Think About
• Do You See Good or Evil?

1 Thessalonians

Nov 6: 1 Thessalonians 1-3 (1 Thessalonians overview)

• Protection From the Evil One

Nov 7: 1 Thessalonians 4-5

• Three Goals for All Christians and Two Outcomes
• Discover the Will of God
• Living in the Physical and Spiritual Realms
• Spirit, Soul, and Body

2 Thessalonians

Nov 8: 2 Thessalonians 1-3 (2 Thessalonians overview)

• Warn One Another in Love

Nov 9: Acts 18-19

1 Corinthians

Nov 10: 1 Corinthians 1-4 (1 Corinthians overview)

• A Different Perspective on the Bible
• Can We Have a Superhuman Spirituality?

Nov 11: 1 Corinthians 5-7

• Who Are We to Judge?

Nov 12: 1 Corinthians 8-10

• Three Things to Remember About Temptation
• The Bible Says to Put Others First

Nov 13: 1 Corinthians 11-13

• Responding to Temptation

Nov 14: 1 Corinthians 14-16

• Can We Be Baptized For Dead People?
• Devote Yourselves to the Work of the Lord

2 Corinthians

Nov 15: 2 Corinthians 1-3 (2 Corinthians overview)

Nov 16: 2 Corinthians 4-6

• Is Being a Christian Easy or Hard?
• What Does It Mean to be Yoked With Unbelievers?

Nov 17: 2 Corinthians 7-9

• Do You Excel at the Grace of Giving?
• We Need to Have a Spirit of Generosity

Nov 18: 2 Corinthians 10-13

Ephesians

Nov 19: Ephesians 1-3 (Ephesians overview)

• How to be Saved
• How Has God Revealed His Mystery to You?

Nov 20: Ephesians 4-6

• Speak Truth in Love
• As Followers of Jesus We Need to Live in Harmony
• The Armor of God is For Protection

Nov 21: Acts 20-22

1 Timothy

Nov 22: 1 Timothy 1-3 (1 Timothy overview)

• Living in the Prophetic
• We Need To Pray For Those In Power Over Us

Nov 23: 1 Timothy 4-6

• Training for the Best
• Investments You Can Bank On

Nov 24: Acts 23-25

Nov 25: Acts 26-28

Romans

Nov 26: Romans 1-4 (Romans overview)

• Should Paul’s Self-Description Inspire Our Faith Perspective?
• A Godly Appreciation of Nature

Nov 27: Romans 5-7

• Why We Shouldn’t Take God’s Grace for Granted

Nov 28: Romans 8-10

• How Much Do We Love Others?

Nov 29: Romans 11-13

• Are You in Debt?

Nov 30: Romans 14-16

• Can You Be a Spiritual Mother to Someone?

December

Colossians

Dec 1: Colossians 1-4 (Colossians overview)

• What Kind of Person Are You?
• Onesimus, the Useful One

Titus

Dec 2: Titus 1-3 (Titus overview)

• We Must Teach Sound Doctrine
• 4 Things Christians Need to Avoid

Philemon 1 & Jude 1

Dec 3: Philemon 1 & Jude 1 (Philemon overview and Jude overview)

• Apphia the Unknown

2 Timothy

Dec 4: 2 Timothy 1-4 (2 Timothy overview)

• The Holy Spirit Lives in Us, But Do We Realize It?
• 13 Reasons Why I Love the Bible

James

Dec 5: James 1-3 (James overview)

• Seeking Wisdom is Imperative—and Accessible
• Put Your Faith in Action
• Actions Speak Louder Than Words
• Are You a Wise Guy?

Dec 6: James 4-5

• Submit to God

1 Peter

Dec 7: 1 Peter 1-3 (1 Peter overview)

• Do You Think Like an Exile? Do You Act Like a Foreigner?
• What Does the New Testament Say About Temples and Priests?
• Do You Know You Are a Priest?

Dec 8: 1 Peter 4-5

2 Peter

Dec 9: 2 Peter 1-3 (2 Peter overview)

• Don’t Speak About Things You Don’t Understand
• The Warning Signs of a Preacher Gone Bad

Hebrews

Dec 10: Hebrews 1-4 (Hebrews overview)

• Look for Linking Words in the Bible

Dec 11: Hebrews 5-7

• For Many Christians, It’s Time To Grow Up
• Don’t Be a Baby Christian

Dec 12: Hebrews 8-10

• Are You Ready?
• A Call to Persevere in Our Faith

Dec 13: Hebrews 11-13

• Do You Offer God a Sacrifice of Praise?
• Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews?

John

Dec 14: John 1-2 (John overview and introduction to John)

• Jesus: The Word, the Life, and the Light
• Jesus and John the Baptist
• John Calls Jesus the Word
• Jesus’s First Miracle
• Angry Jesus
• Have You Run Out of Wine?

Dec 15: John 3-4

• You Must Be Born Again
• John the Baptist’s Perspective
• The Second Best Verse in the Bible
• Living Water

Dec 16: John 5-6

• Jesus Breaks the Sabbath
• Three Testimonies for Jesus
• New Manna: Life-Giving Bread 
• Does Jesus Offend You?

Dec 17: John 7-8

• What’s Our Motivation?
• Give Thirsty People Something to Drink
• Jesus’s Brothers and Sisters
• Whoever Is Without Sin
• Freedom through Jesus

Dec 18: John 9-10

• Why?
• Rule Followers
• The Good Shepherd
• Jesus’s Sheep

Dec 19: John 11-12

• Resurrection and Life
• Wise Words from an Unlikely Source
• Put God First
• The Lazarus Problem
• Faith or Fear?

Dec 20: John 13-15

• Washing Feet
• Jesus’s New Command
• Jesus Is the Way
• Holy Spirit Power
• Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
• What is the Spirit of Truth?
• The Vine and the Branches
• Don’t Fight Against God
• God as a Vine
• Jesus and the Fig Tree

Dec 21: John 16-17

• The Advocate
• We Are on the Winning Side
• Jesus Prays
• Jesus Prays for Us

Dec 22: John 18-19

• Three Strikes
• Jesus’s Kingdom
• The True Source of Power
• Taking a Public Stand

Dec 23: John 20-21

• Mary: The First Missionary
• Thomas Believes
• A Great Catch
• Peter Restored
• Jesus Says “Follow Me”
• What Is Your Path?

1 John

Dec 24: 1 John 1-4 (Introduction to John’s letters, 1 John overview, and introduction to 1 John)

• Word of Life
• Fellowship
• Complete Joy
• God is Light
• Confess Our Sins
• Our Advocate
• Be Like Jesus
• Love Your Brother and Sister
• Love Not the World
• Antichrists
• Eternal Life
• Holy Spirit Anointing
• Children of God
• Jesus Takes Away Our Sins
• Destroying the Work of the Devil
• Love One Another
• What Love Is
• Jesus’s Two Commands
• Jesus is God’s Child and So Are We
• Spirit of God
• The Greater Power
• The Love of God
• Acknowledge Jesus
• No Reason to Fear
• He First Loved Us
• God is Love

2 John and 3 John

Dec 25: 1 John 5, 2 John 1, 3 John 1 (2 John overview, introduction to 2 John, John overview, and introduction to 3 John)

• Overcome the World
• Three Witnesses Give Testimony
• Ask Anything According to God’s Will
• The Sin That Leads to Death
• The True God
• No Idols
• Do You Have Life?
• The Apostle John and the Chosen Lady
• Grace, Mercy, and Peace
• Walk in the Truth
• Walk in Love
• Beware the Deceivers
• Wicked Work
• Walking in the Truth
• Faithful Service to Missions
• Selfish Diotrephes
• Esteemed Demetrius
• Peace to You

Revelation

Dec 26: Revelation 1-3 (Revelation overview and an introduction to Revelation)

• The Revelation of Jesus
• The Alpha and the Omega
• Do Not Be Afraid
• We Need to Learn From the Seven Churches in Revelation
• The Church in Ephesus: Their First Love
• The Church in Smyrna: Fearless Suffering
• The Church in Pergamum: Repent
• The Church in Thyatira: Sexual Immorality
• The Church in Sardis: A Dead Church
• The Church in Philadelphia: Weak but Worthy
• The Church in Laodicea: Lukewarm for Jesus
• Does It Ever Seem Like God Hates You?

Dec 27: Revelation 4-8

• Praising God as Holy
• Praising God as Worthy
• Who Else Is Worthy?
• Breaking the Seven Seals
• The Mark of God
• Everyone
• Survivors of the Great Tribulation
• Silence from the Seventh Seal
• Does Silence Scare You?
• Seven Trumpets and Three Woes

Dec 28: Revelation 9-12

• Some Still Will Not Repent
• The End Is Near
• Two Witnesses
• Praise and Worship
• The Blood of the Lamb

Dec 29: Revelation 13-16

• Whoever Has Ears
• Let’s Not Forget Who’s in Charge
• The Harvest
• Seven Plagues to Complete God’s Wrath
• A Thief in the Night
• Jesus Will Return Unexpectedly
• It Is Done

Dec 30: Revelation 17-19

• The Lamb Will Overcome
• Leave Her
• The Light of the World and the Light of Heaven
• Hallelujah
• Jesus Is the Word

Dec 31: Revelation 20-22

• The First Resurrection
• A New Heaven and a New Earth
• The Bride of Christ
• Tree of Life
• What is the Book of Life?
• Worship God
• The Alpha and Omega
• Coming Soon

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Congratulations on reading the entire Bible!

Let’s keep your momentum going. You can repeat this again next year. Or go at a slower pace and focus reading just the New Testament or just Old Testament next year.