Read Your Bible Through in a Year!

A NOTE FROM PASTOR MAYLAN SCHURCH

One of the safest ways for a Christian to protect himself or herself from discouragement or false teaching–and to fall more deeply in love with God–is to acquire a good working knowledge of what’s in the Bible, from one end to the other. However, following a through-the-Bible-in-a-year plan can be pretty daunting, mainly because some parts of Scripture just aren’t nearly as interesting as other parts. Here are a few suggestions to make this work for you:

 

  1. Ask the Lord to use His Word to change you. That’s what the Bible is for–to change us from what we were before to what God wants us to become! Always pray before you start each day’s reading: “Lord, what message do you have for me today?”
  2. Choose the right Bible–a readable version with clear print. Why not try a version you’ve never read before? For steady reading for longer periods of time, a hardcover version is sometimes easier to handle. Check out used bookstores for inexpensive Bibles.
  3. Decide on a specific time and place for your daily reading, and stick to it. Morning’s probably best for most people–your mind’s freshest and there’s less chance for distraction. Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier than normal. If it’s not January yet, start “practicing” with the December readings. That way your habit pattern will be already up-and-running by the new year.
  4. Try to think of a goal for your reading, such as “This year I’m going to try to discover Jesus in every book, maybe even every chapter,” or “I’m going to try to find what God is really like, what’s in His heart,” or “How did Bible people pray, what did they pray for, and how did God answer them?” or “I just want to know what the Bible actually contains.”
  5. Read some chapters slowly, others more rapidly. For now, read the stories slowly and carefully, but skim the “begats” and other non-story segments more quickly. This is especially true if your goal is to get an “airplane” view of the Bible. You can always come back for further study to areas which intrigue you.
  6. Get ready to be very surprised. Or shocked, or jolted, or disturbed, at some of the things you read. But as you ask yourself “How can people be that horrible to God, or to each other?” you’ll also be asking “God, how can You be so patient with us?” Occasionally His love will move you to tears. At such times, tell Him how much you love Him and how willing you are to be a light in the world for Him. I believe that you’ll conclude the year’s reading with a deeper respect and love for your Creator, and a greater desire to be part of His witness to the world.
  7. If you skip a few days, ignore what you’ve missed and jump back into the schedule. Remember, the key is to read the Bible every day, not necessarily read it through in a year. Just keep moving through Scripture. If you can’t read the entire day’s reading, just do a few verses of it.
  8. Contact me with your questions. I can maybe answer your questions or direct you to other resources which can. My e-mail is maylanschurch@gmail.com. — Pastor Maylan

 

JANUARY
1 -Gen 1-3
2 – Gen 4-7
3 – Gen 8-11
4 – Gen 12-15
5 – Gen 16-19
6 – Gen 20-22
7 – Gen 23-25
8 – Gen 26-27
9 – Gen 28-30
10 – Gen 31-33
11 – Gen 34-36
12 – Gen 37-39
13 – Gen 40-42
14 – Gen 43-45
15 – Gen 46-47
16 – Gen 48-50
17 – Ex 1-4
18 – Ex 5-8
19 – Ex 9-11
20 – Ex 12-13
21 – Ex 14-15
22 – Ex 16-17
23 – Ex 18-20
24 – Ex 21-23
25 – Ex 24-27
26 – Ex 28-29
27 – Ex 30-31
28 – Ex 32-33
29 – Ex 34-36
30 – Ex 37-38
31 – Ex 39-40

FEBRUARY
1 – Lev  1-4
2 – Lev  5-7
3 – Lev  8-10
4 – Lev  11-12
5 – Lev  13-14
6 – Lev  15-16
7 – Lev  17-19
8 – Lev  20-22
9 – Lev  23-25
10 – Lev  26-27
11 – Num  1-3
12 – Num  4-6
13 – Num  7-8
14 – Num  9-11
15 – Num  12-14
16 – Num  15-16
17 – Num  17-19
18 – Num  20-21
19 – Num  22-24
20 – Num  25-27
21 – Num  28-30
22 – Num  31-32
23 – Num  33-34
24 – Num  35-36
25 – Deut  1-3
26 – Deut  4-6
27 – Deut  7-9
28 – Deut  10-12

MARCH
1 – Deut  13-16
2 – Deut  17-19
3 – Deut  20-22
4 – Deut  23-25
5 – Deut  26-28
6 – Deut 29-31
7 – Deut  32-34
8 – Joshua  1-4
9 – Joshua  5-8
10 – Joshua  9-13
11 – Joshua  14-17
12 – Joshua  18-21
13 – Joshua  22-24
14 – Judges  1-3
15 – Judges  4-5
16 – Judges  6-8
17 – Judges  9-10
18 – Judges  11-12
19 – Judges  13-16
20 – Judges  17-19
21 – Judges  20-21
22 – Ruth
23 – 1 Sam  1-3
24 – 1 Sam  4-6
25 – 1 Sam  7-10
26 – 1 Sam  11-13
27 – 1 Sam  14-16
28 – 1 Sam  17-19
29 – 1 Sam  20-23
30 – 1 Sam  24-27
31 – 1 Sam  28-31

APRIL
1 – 2 Sam  1-4
2 – 2 Sam  5-7
3 – 2 Sam  8-10
4 – 2 Sam  11-12
5 – 2 Sam  13-14
6 – 2 Sam  15-17
7 – 2 Sam  18-19
8 – 2 Sam  20-21
9 – 2 Sam  22-24
10 – 1 Kings  1-2
11 – 1 Kings  3-4
12 – 1 Kings  5-6
13 – 1 Kings  7-8
14 – 1 Kings  9-10
15 – 1 Kings  11-12
16 – 1 Kings  13-14
17 – 1 Kings  15-16
18 – 1 Kings  17-19
19 – 1 Kings  20-21
20 – 1 Kings  22; 2 Kings 1
21 – 2 Kings  2-3
22 – 2 Kings  4-5
23 – 2 Kings  6-8
24 – 2 Kings  9-11
25 – 2 Kings  12-14
26 – 2 Kings  15-17
27 – 2 Kings  18-19
28 – 2 Kings  20-21
29 – 2 Kings  22-23
30 – 2 Kings  24-25

MAY
1 – 1 Chron  1-3
2 – 1 Chron  4-6
3 – 1 Chron  7-9
4 – 1 Chron  10-12
5 – 1 Chron  13-16
6 – 1 Chron  17-20
7 – 1 Chron  21-24
8 – 1 Chron 25-27
9 – 1 Chron  28-29
10 – 2 Chron  1-4
11 – 2 Chron  5-7
12 – 2 Chron  8-9
13 – 2 Chron  10-13
14 – 2 Chron  14-16
15 – 2 Chron  17-20
16 – 2 Chron  21-23
17 – 2 Chron  24-25
18 – 2 Chron  26-28
19 – 2 Chron  29-31
20 – 2 Chron  32-33
21 – 2 Chron  34-36
22 – Ezra  1-3
23 – Ezra  4-6
24 – Ezra7-10
25 – Neh  1-4
26 – Neh  5-8
27 – Neh  9-11
28 – Neh  12-13
29 – Esther  1-4
30 – Esther  5-7
31 – Esther  8-10
 

JUNE
1 – Job  1-2
2 – Job  3-5
3 – Job  6-7
4 – Job  8-10
5 – Job  11-14
6 – Job  15-17
7 – Job  18-19
8 – Job  20-21
9 – Job  22-24
10 – Job  25-28
11 – Job  29-31
12 – Job  32-34
13 – Job  35-37
14 – Job  38-42
15 – Ps    1-9
16 – Ps  10-17
17 – Ps  18-22
18 – Ps  23-30
19 – Ps  31-35
20 – Ps  36-39
21 – Ps  40-45
22 – Ps  46-50
23 – Ps  51-55
24  – Ps  56-61
25 – Ps  62-67
26 – Ps  68-71
27 – Ps  72-77
28 – Ps  78-80
29 – Ps  81-85
30 – Ps  86-89

JULY
1 – Ps  90-99
2 – Ps  100-105
3 – Ps  106-110
4 – Ps  111-118
5 – Ps  119
6 – Ps  120-134
7 – Ps  135-139
8 – Ps  140-144
9 – Ps  145-150
10 – Prov  1-3
11 – Prov  4-7
12 – Prov  8-11
13 – Prov  12-15
14 – Prov  16-19
15 – Prov  20-24
16 – Prov  25-27
17 – Prov  28-31
18 – Eccl  1-4
19 – Eccl  5-8
20 – Eccl  9-12
21 – Song of Sol 1-4
22 – Song of Sol 5-8
23 – Isa  1-4
24 – Isa  507
25 – Isa  8-10
26 – Isa  11-14
27 – Isa  15-19
28 – Isa  20-23
29 – Isa  24-26
30 – Isa  27-29
31 – Isa  30-33

AUGUST
1 – Isa  34-37
2 – Isa  38-40
3 – Isa  41-44
4 – Isa  45-48
5 – Isa  49-51
6 – Isa  52-55
7 – Isa  56-58
8 – Isa  59-62
9 – Isa  63-66
10 – Jer  1-3
11 – Jer  4-6
12 – Jer  7-9
13 – Jer  10-13
14 – Jer  14-16
15 – Jer  17-19
16 – Jer  20-23
17 – Jer  24-26
18 – Jer  27-29
19 – Jer  30-32
20 – Jer  33-35
21 – Jer  36-38
22 – Jer  39-41
23 – Jer  42-44
24 – Jer  45-48
25 – Jer  49-50
26 – Jer  51-52
27 – Lamentations
28 – Eze  1-3
29 – Eze  4-7
30 – Eze  8-10
31 – Eze  11-13

SEPTEMBER
1 – Eze  14-17
2 – Eze  18-20
3 – Eze  21-23
4 – Eze  24-26
5 – Eze  27-29
6 – Eze  30-32
7 – Eze  33-35
8 – Eze  36-38
9 – Eze  39-41
10 – Eze  42-44
11 – Eze  45-48
12 – Dan  1-3
13 – Dan  4-6
14 – Dan  7-9
15 – Dan  10-12
16 – Hosea  1-4
17 – Hosea  5-9
18 – Hosea  10-14
19 – Joel
20 – Amos  1-4
21  – Amos 5-9
22  – Obadiah, Jonah
23  – Micah  1-4
24  – Micah  5-7
25  – Nahum
26  – Habakkuk
27 – Zephaniah
28 – Haggai
29 – Zech  1-4
30 – Zech  5-8

OCTOBER
1  – Zech  9-11
2 – Zech  12-14
3 – Malachi
4  Review Old Testament.
5  – Matt  1-4
6 – Matt  5-7
7 – Matt  8-10
8 – Matt  11-13
9 – Matt  14-16
10 – Matt  17-20
11 – Matt  21-23
12 – Matt  24-26
13 – Matt  27-28
14 – Mark  1-3
15 – Mark  4-6
16 – Mark  7-9
17 – Mark  10-12
18 – Mark  13-14
19 – Mark  15-16
20 – Luke  1-2
21 – Luke  3-5
22 – Luke  6-8
23 – Luke  9-11
24 – Luke  12-14
25 – Luke  15-17
26 – Luke  18-20
27 – Luke  21-22
28 – Luke  23-24
29 – John  1-3
30 – John  4-6
31 – John  7-9

NOVEMBER
1 – John  10-11
2 – John  12-13
3 – John  14-15
4 – John  16-18
5 – John  19-21
6 – Acts  1-3
7 – Acts  4-6
8 – Acts  7-9
9 – Acts  10-12
10 – Acts  13-15
11 – Acts  16-18
12 – Acts  19-21
13 – Acts  22-23
14 – Acts  24-26
15 – Acts  27-28
16 – Rom  1-4
17 – Rom  5-7
18 – Rom  8-10
19 – Rom  11-13
20 – Rom  14-16
21 – 1 Cor  1-4
22 – 1 Cor  5-7
23 – 1 Cor  8-10
24 – 1 Cor  11-13
25 – 1 Cor  14-16
26 – 2 Cor  1-4
27 – 2 Cor  5-7
28 – 2 Cor  8-10
29 – 2 Cor  11-13
30 – Gal 1-3

DECEMBER
1 – Gal  4-6
2 – Eph  1-3
3 – Eph  4-6
4 – Philippians
5 – Colossians
6 – 1 Thessalonians
7 – 2 Thessalonians
8 – 1 Timothy
9 – 2 Timothy
10 – Titus
11 – Philemon
12 – Heb  1-3
13 – Heb  4-6
14 – Heb  7-9
15 – Heb  10-11
16 – Heb  12-13
17 – James
18 – 1 Peter
19 – 2 Peter
20 – 1 John
21 – 2, 3 John, Jude
22 – Rev  1-3
23 – Rev  4-6
24 – Rev  7-9
25 – Rev  10-11
26 – Rev  12-14
27 – Rev  15-17
28 – Rev  18-19
29 – Rev  20-22
30  Review of New Testament
31  Review of Old Testament