BIBLE READING PLAN
Adam and Eve
□ July 17Genesis 2:4-17
□ July 18Genesis 2:18-25
□ July 19Genesis 3:1-7
□ July 20Genesis 3:8-13
□ July 21Genesis 3:14-19
□ July 22Genesis 3:20-24
Moses
□ July 24Exodus 1:1-22
□ July 25Exodus 2:1-10
□ July 26Exodus 2:11-25
□ July 27Exodus 3:1-12
□ July 28Exodus 3:13-15
□ July 29Exodus 3:16-22
Psalms of Lament
□ July 31Psalm 22:1-11
□ August 1Psalm 22:12-21
□ August 2Psalm 22:22-31
□ August 3Psalm 70:1-5
□ August 4Psalm 71:1-13
□ August 5Psalm 71:14-24
Isaiah
□ August 7Isaiah 6:1-8
□ August 8Isaiah 6:9-13
□ August 9Isaiah 40:1-11
□ August 10Isaiah 40:27-31
□ August 11Isaiah 55:1-13
□ August 12Isaiah 58:1-14
Jeremiah
□ August 14Jeremiah 1:1-19
□ August 15Jeremiah 11:18-23
□ August 16Jeremiah 12:1-6
□ August 17Jeremiah 20:1-18
□ August 18Jeremiah 29:1-14
□ August 19Lamentations 3:19-27
Jonah
□ August 21Jonah 1:1-3
□ August 22Jonah 1:4-12
□ August 23Jonah 1:13-17
□ August 24Jonah 2:1-10
□ August 25Jonah 3:1-10
□ August 26Jonah 4:1-11
BIBLE READING PLAN
The Holy Spirit is Given
□ August 28Acts 1:1-8
□ August 29Acts 2:1-13
□ August 30Ezekiel 37:1-14
□ August 31John 3:1-8
□ September 11 Corinthians 14:1-5
□ September 2Mark 3:20-30
Drunk or Spirit-filled?
□ September 4Acts 2:14-21
□ September 5Acts 3:1-16
□ September 6Acts 17:22-31
□ September 7Joel 2:28-32
□ September 8Numbers 11:24-30
□ September 91 Corinthians 1:18-25
Miracles and Death of Christ
□ September 11Acts 2:22-23
□ September 12John 2:1-11
□ September 13John 10:22-30
□ September 14Isaiah 53:10-12
□ September 15Luke 24:36-49
□ September 16Acts 4:23-31
Jesus is Lord and Christ
□ September 18Acts 2:24-36
□ September 19Romans 10:9-13
□ September 201 Corinthians 15:3-14
□ September 21Acts 7:54-60
□ September 221 Corinthians 12:1-6
□ September 23Matthew 16:13-18
Response
□ September 25Acts 2:37-41
□ September 26Acts 10:39-48
□ September 27Mark 1:14-20
□ September 281 John 1:8 - 2:2
□ September 29Colossians 1:9-14
□ September 302 Corinthians 7:8-12
Community
□ October 2Acts 2:42-47
□ October 3Matthew 28:16-20
□ October 4Galatians 2:6-10
□ October 51 Corinthians 11:17-34
□ October 6Luke 11:1-4
□ October 7Romans 12:3-8
Reading the Bible with Eyes of Faith
1. Read
Find a place and a time for Bible reading that is quiet and uninterrupted.
Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to guide your reading.
Keep the passage fairly short.
If your situation allows for it, read the passage aloud.
As you read, listen for a word or phrase that speaks to you. What is the Spirit drawing your attention to?
2. Meditate
Focusing on the word or phrase to which you are drawn, make connections between it and your life. Why do you think it speaks to you? How is your life touched by this word? How does it affect you? Does it connect with an experience in your life? Why might God be drawing your attention to this particular word or phrase?
State in one or two sentences to yourself the connection between the word or phrase and your life.
3. Savor
Move from the activity of prayer to a time of stillness. Simply rest in God’s presence. Stay open to God. Listen to God. Remain in silence before God. Trust that God is feeding you spiritually through the entire process of read/meditate/savor/apply.
Here, we are not in control. It is up to God. It’s about being, rather than doing. Relationally, it is the experience of being with the God who loves us.
4. Apply
Take the thoughts you have been having and ask yourself whether there is an invitation from God for you to respond to, such as asking for guidance or for forgiveness. Is there a need in your life that has come to light, a person you need to speak with or an action you need to take? What would God have you do?
Now, go back to the text and start the process over again, listening for a new word or phrase.
When you come to the end of your Bible reading time, close with a prayer of “thank you, God” and enter into the tasks of the day, taking with you this sense of God’s presence, this experience of God’s love and guidance through his word.