Wednesday, February 1
Memorization & Worship
Memorization
Please memorize (or review) the category and verse below:
Bible Study
2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;”
Worship
Please read Proverbs 4.
- There are six things which the Lord specifically hates from
Proverbs 6:16-19. The second one listed is ‘a lying tongue’. What do you learn from today’s reading in Proverbs that could help you ‘put off’ the temptation of lying and ‘put on’ speaking truth?
- Is there anyone from today’s passage that you should emulate? Why?
- Is there anyone from today’s passage that you should avoid emulating? Why?
- Pick out a verse or two that you can ‘pray through’ in your prayer time concerning being truthful.
Prayer Category – Purity & Personal Growth
*Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 7-9
Thursday, February 2
Genesis 5-6
What stands out from the descendants of Adam? What is different compared to now? How old was Adam when Enoch was born?
What was the reason God was grieved?
What are two characteristics of God that really stand out to you from this passage? What makes those characteristics stand out?
Prayer Category - My Small Group & My Friends
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 10-12
Friday, February 3
Genesis 7-8
How many of each animal were brought on board the Ark? Why the differences?
How do you see God at work in these two chapters? Pick a specific event and describe the spiritual truths from it.
Why is the biblical account of the Flood under so much attack from our society today? What have you learned that will help you re-enforce your knowledge of the biblical Flood? If you need help with this question, ask your parents or your small group leader for help.
Prayer Category – Missionary of the Month
Ernie Black
Ernie ministers to young men in various correctional facilities, reaching out to them with the hope of Christ
- Pray that one of the facilities, Hope Inn Christ, would get house parents
- Pray the gospel will be shared with accuracy, clarity & with the love of God & that the hearts of the young men would be open to hear & respond to God’s Word
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 13-15
Saturday, February 4
Genesis 9-10
What was the covenant that God made with Noah after the Flood? What is a visual representation of this covenant?
What is the reason that we can kill animals and other creatures but not man himself? What other instructions did God tell to Noah and his descendants?
What can we see about God’s character in these two chapters? Be specific.
Prayer Category – The Church
- Pray for tomorrow’s teachers, services, and events at our church
- Pray for our church leadership
- Pray for the persecuted church throughout the world
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 16-18
Sunday, February 5
Review Day
Catch up on any readings, study questions, or memorization that you may have missed.
From the main worship service, answer the following questions:
- Sermon Title and Passage:
- Introduction:
- Outline:
- Implications/Conclusion:
Prayer Category – Praises & Thanksgiving
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 19-21
Monday, February 6
Genesis 11-12
What was the reason the Lord changed the languages of the people when they desired to build a city? How was this an act against the Lord?
Why did the Lord choose Abram from all the rest of the people of the earth? What did Abram do to earn God’s favor?
Re-read Genesis 12:3. What does this verse mean?
What are some of the consequences of sin that you see in these two chapters?
Prayer Category - The Church Prayer Page
Use the page at the back of the reading plan to pray for others in our church
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 22-24
Tuesday, February 7
Genesis 13-14
Why did Abram and Lot separate? How was Abram trusting God with the direction he went with all his possessions?
What was the promise God made to Abram?
Who was Melchizedek? What made him so important?
Is there anyone in this passage that you should emulate? Is there anyone that you should try NOT to be like? Why or why not?
Prayer Category - Family & Evangelism
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 25-27
Wednesday, February 8
Memorization & Worship
Memorization
Please memorize (or review) the category and verse below:
Bible Study
Joshua 1:8 - “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”
Worship
Please read Proverbs 5.
- There are six things which the Lord specifically hates from
Proverbs 6:16-19. The second one listed is ‘a lying tongue’. What do you learn from today’s reading in Proverbs that could help you ‘put off’ the temptation of lying and ‘put on’ speaking truth?
- Write down 2 things that you learn specifically about wisdom from today’s Proverb?
- Write down your favorite verse from today’s Proverb.
- Pick out a verse or two that you can ‘pray through’ in your prayer time concerning personal growth in the Lord.
Prayer Category – Purity & Personal Growth
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 28-29
Thursday, February 9
Genesis 15-16
Re-read Genesis 15:4-7. Did Abram earn these blessings from God? Did Abram believe God and then God blessed Abram, or did God bless Abram and because of it Abram believed?
Read Romans 5:8. Compare this to Genesis 15:4-7. Christ died for your sins. How should one respond to this truth? How have you responded?
What is one characteristic of God that stands out to you from this passage? What makes that characteristic stand out?
Prayer Category – My Small Group & Friends
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year:Exodus 30-32
Friday, February 10
genesis 17-18
What was the sign of the covenant between Abraham and God? What did the covenant encompass?
What was Abraham’s reaction to the covenant between God and Abraham? How do you react to God’s promises to you as a Christian?
What is one characteristic of God that stands out to you from this passage? What makes that characteristic stand out?
Prayer Category - Missionary of the Month
Ernie Black
Ernie ministers to young men in various correctional facilities, reaching out to them with the hope of Christ
- Pray for youth at McFadden & Youth Village; that they may come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior
- Pray the Lord will continue to use Ernie to speak to and work with these youth
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 33-35
Saturday, February 11
genesis 19-20
Was Lot an influence on Sodom, or was Sodom and influence on Lot? How is your influence for Christ on the world around you?
What was the sin of Sodom? How does the Lord look upon it?
Re-read Genesis 19:16. What does this tell you about the Lord our God?
Is there anyone in this passage that you should emulate? Is there anyone that you should try NOT to be like? Why or why not?
Prayer Category - The Church
- Pray for tomorrow’s teachers, services, and events at our church
- Pray for our church leadership
- Pray for the persecuted church throughout the world
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 36-38
Sunday, February 12
Review Day
Catch up on any readings, study questions, or memorization that you may have missed.
From the main worship service, answer the following questions:
- Sermon Title and Passage:
- Introduction:
- Outline:
- Implications/Conclusion:
Prayer Category – Praises & Thanksgiving
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year:Exodus 39-40
Monday, February 13
genesis 21-22
Give specific examples of a promise that God made to Abraham and how He fulfills them.
Re-read Genesis 22:17-18. What is the blessing that is being referred to? What is the significance of it?
How did Abraham respond to trials? How are we to respond to trials?
Prayer Category - The Church Prayer Page
Use the page at the back of the reading plan to pray for others in our church
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 1-4
Tuesday, February 14
genesis 23-24
What was the task of Abraham’s servant (Eliezer) in Genesis 24? What were the parameters of his mission?
How did the servant respond when his prayer was answered? How do you respond when your prayers to God are answered? Does God always answer your prayers the way you want them? Why or why not?
Is there anyone in this passage that you should emulate? Is there anyone that you should try NOT to be like? Why or why not?
Prayer Category - Family & Evangelism
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 5-7
Wednesday, February 15
Memorization & Worship
Memorization
Please memorize (or review) the category and verse below:
Prayer
Philippians 4:6,7 – “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Worship
Please read Proverbs 6.
- There are six things which the Lord specifically hates from
Proverbs 6:16-19. The second one listed is ‘a lying tongue’. What do you learn from today’s reading in Proverbs that could help you ‘put off’ the temptation of lyingand ‘put on’ speaking truth?
- Is there anyone from today’s passage that you should emulate? Why?
- Is there anyone from today’s passage that you should avoid emulating? Why?
- Pick out a verse or two that you can ‘pray through’ in your prayer time concerning being truthful.
Prayer Category – Purity & Personal Growth
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 8-10
Thursday, February 16
genesis 25-26
What do you learn about Esau and Jacob in these two chapters? How did they please their parents? How did they cause them grief?
What caused Isaac to turn to the Lord? How do you see Isaac’s character on display before the foreign lands he sojourns in?
What is one characteristic of God that stands out to you from this passage? What makes that characteristic stand out?
Prayer Category – My Small Group & Friends
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 11-13
Friday, February 17
genesis 27-28
Is it ever acceptable to lie? Even to attain something as important as a birthright? How does Jacob deceiving Isaac affect the relationships to his mother, father, and his brother?
How does Jacob come to know the Lord? Who sought who? What did Jacob bring to the relationship?
Write out a verse that really stood out to you from the passage. Spend some time ‘praying’ through this verse as a way to meditate on the richness of it.
Prayer Category - Missionary of the Month
Ernie Black
Ernie ministers to young men in various correctional facilities, reaching out to them with the hope of Christ
- Praise for encouragement & help with McFadden’s Bible study from a co-laborer in the Lord
- Pray for direction with Youth Village as group Bible studies struggle to continue
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 14-15
Saturday, February 18
genesis 29-30
Go back to Gen 2:24 and read God’s design for marriage. What pain is caused by and to Jacob, Rachel, and Leah by not following God’s design?
How did Jacob become prosperous? Who was the one responsible and why? What was the reason behind Laban asking Jacob to stay?
What are some of the consequences of sin that you see in these two chapters?
Prayer Category - The Church
- Pray for tomorrow’s teachers, services, and events at our church
- Pray for our church leadership
- Pray for the persecuted church throughout the world
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 16-18
Sunday, February 19
Review Day
Catch up on any readings, study questions, or memorization that you may have missed.
From the main worship service, answer the following questions:
- Sermon Title and Passage:
- Introduction:
- Outline:
- Implications/Conclusion:
Prayer Category – Praises & Thanksgiving
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 19-21
Monday, February 20
genesis 31-32
God protects Jacob many times in these two chapters. Pick an instance of this.
- How does Jacob respond?
- What can you learn from Jacob’s response?
- What do we learn about God?
Why was Jacob afraid of Esau? How did Jacob respond? How do you respond in time of trials?
What are some ways that you can use today’s passage to encourage others?
- Is there anyone that you can think of to encourage with what you learned?
- How/When/Where do you plan to encourage them?
Prayer Category - The Church Prayer Page
Use the page at the back of the reading plan to pray for others in our church
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 22-23
Tuesday, February 21
genesis 33-34
How did Jacob greet Esau? Why did he greet him this way? How is God’s promise to Jacob continually fulfilled here? Read Gen. 28:12-17 for details of God’s promise to Jacob.
How did the sons of Jacob respond to what happened to Dinah, their sister? Was this justice or vengeance? What does God say about vengeance?
Is there anyone in this passage that you should emulate? Is there anyone that you should try NOT to be like? Why or why not?
Prayer Category – Family & Evangelism
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Leviticus 24-25
Wednesday, February 22
Memorization & Worship
Memorization
Please memorize (or review) the category and verse below:
Service
1 Peter 4:10 – “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
Worship
Please read Proverbs 7.
- There are six things which the Lord specifically hates from
Proverbs 6:16-19. The second one listed is ‘a lying tongue’. What do you learn from today’s reading in Proverbs that could help you ‘put off’ the temptation of lying and ‘put on’ speaking truth?
- Write down 2 things that you learn specifically about wisdom from today’s Proverb?
- Write down your favorite verse from today’s Proverb.
- Pick out a verse or two that you can ‘pray through’ in your prayer time concerning purity.
Prayer Category – Purity & Personal Growth
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year:Leviticus 26-27
Thursday, February 23
Genesis 35-36
What were the instructions Jacob gave to his family when they approached Bethel? Why did they do this?
What was God’s promise to Jacob in Genesis 35? Has this promise already been fulfilled(currently to the reader)?
List/Outline the events of these two chapters.
Prayer Category – My Small Group & My Friends
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Numbers 1-2
Friday, February 24
Genesis 37-38
Why was there hostility between Joseph and his brothers?
How do you see anger, hatred,and jealousy playing a role in Gen. 37? Do you currently or have you in the past let any of these emotions control you? How do you combat these things?
Read Gal. 5:13-26 before answering.
Is there anything from this passage of Scripture that you didn’t understand or would like to know more about? Write your thoughts down and ask your parents or your small group leader to help you learn more.
Prayer Category - Missionary of the Month
Ernie Black
Ernie ministers to young men in various correctional facilities, reaching out to them with the hope of Christ
- Pray that Teen Life Challenge would let Ernie be more involved with the men
- Pray Ernie may be able to encourage those who are showing a growing love for Christ
Optional Plan to Read through the Bible in a Year: Numbers 3-4