Scripture Reading Plan 2009

[N. Eshelman]

I like M'Cheyne as well. In our congregation in Grand Rapids we have divided into a 4 year plan so that we can use it in family worship, discuss it in a Sabbath school hour, as well as have something to talk about on the Lord's Day (instead of the normal: jobs, kids, bills... see WLC on the 4th commandment).

We also supplement it with a memory verse for each week and 2 QA from the Westminster Shorter and the Heidelberg Catechism.

I like this because you are able to meditate on the word more than running through 4 chapters a day.

Of course, there is no biblical requirement to read the Bible in a year or in two years- but if you have never read through, I would suggest it. It is very helpful. After I was licensed to preach I put aside all other reading for about 3-4 months and just read through the Scriptures. I had no pattern per se, but I marked off the books that I had read in the front of my bible. I also used that time to underline verses that I would like to come back to. That was a helpful practice.

Have fun with it- and remember to meditate on the law day and night! Don't get in the evangelical habit of 'just doin' my devos!'

-----Added 12/27/2008 at 09:47:32 EST-----

I like M'Cheyne as well. In our congregation in Grand Rapids we have divided into a 4 year plan so that we can use it in family worship, discuss it in a Sabbath school hour, as well as have something to talk about on the Lord's Day (instead of the normal: jobs, kids, bills... see WLC on the 4th commandment).

We also supplement it with a memory verse for each week and 2 QA from the Westminster Shorter and the Heidelberg Catechism.

I like this because you are able to meditate on the word more than running through 4 chapters a day.

Of course, there is no biblical requirement to read the Bible in a year or in two years- but if you have never read through, I would suggest it. It is very helpful. After I was licensed to preach I put aside all other reading for about 3-4 months and just read through the Scriptures. I had no pattern per se, but I marked off the books that I had read in the front of my bible. I also used that time to underline verses that I would like to come back to. That was a helpful practice.

Have fun with it- and remember to meditate on the law day and night! Don't get in the evangelical habit of 'just doin' my devos!'

Here is a link to our congregation's Sabbath school reading if you want to join us! The Psalms study right now is AMAZING!

-----Added 12/27/2008 at 09:48:04 EST-----

FirstRP.org » Sabbath School

 

[py3ak]

If you read 4 chapters a day, you'll finish in less than a year. That will give you some time to then reread some book of the Bible with a commentary. For instance, a chapter a day of Job with James Durham's lectures as ancillary reading will take about the same amount of time as reading 4 chapters.

 

[wturri78]

I use this:

http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf

I prefer it over most others.

Are you able to remember the "flow" of each particular book when you're mixing up several books every week? I would think I'd forget what was said in each particular book if I mixed them all together like that. Maybe I'm just not a multi-tasker

 

[KMK]

Here's the one-year version (approximately three chapters per day) as a Google Docs webpage or Box.net options;

This is the plan we use at our church. Thank you for the link to the googledoc!

 

[bookslover]

If you'd like to try a two-year Bible-reading schedule, this one seems reasonable: Daily Bible Reading Schedule No. 1 - Second Year. It's the one I think I'm going to try.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

http://www.puritanboard.com/f36/puritan-one-year-bible-reading-plan-41807/

 

[JM]

Amazon.com: The MacArthur Daily Bible: Read the Bible in One Year, with Notes from John MacArthur: John MacArthur: Books

 

[Ivan]

I'm going to use this plan this year. It give five catch-up days per month.

http://www.navpress.com/uploadedFiles/15074 BRP.dj.pdf

 

[blhowes]

I usually like following a plan that has passages from the OT, NT, and Psalms each day. This year I'm going to break with tradition and follow a plan that just goes from Genesis to Revelation.

 

[Brother John]

Here is what I am using....

Here is a great reading schedule: Bible Readings for the Year

This is what the site says about it "This is one schematic which may help you follow through reading the Bible in a year. After following through on this Schedule, you will have read the Old Testament one time, and the New Testament 4 times. You will have also (in November and December) taken a more meditating approach to the Bible to think through certain concepts by reading about that topic within one chapter of the Bible. For instance, there are 5 days in a row in November which you will read certain key chapters on Grace."

I started reading the above schedule today and I am also doing the Calvin Institute year read. This morning I created a schedule for the Westminster standards to read at dinner to the family. In one year we will go through the entire standards (green book).

 

[okinawabones]

I'll probably go the same route as Ivan.
http://www.navpress.com/uploadedFiles/15074%20BRP.dj.pdf
It's recommended by John Piper, so it can't be wrong...right?

 

[Nebrexan]

I can't recall where I found this, but it's a 50-week program based on finishing certain chapters by the end of the week. I find a daily schedule works better for me, though.

WK TEXT TO FINISH
01 Gen 20, Mt 5
02 Gen 40, Mt 10
03 Ex 10, Mt 15
04 Ex 30, Mt 20
05 Lv 10, Mt 25
06 Num 3, Mk 2
07 Num 23, Mk 7
08 Dt 7, Mk 12
09 Dt 27, Lk 1
10 Josh 13, Lk 6
11 Judg 9, Lk 11
12 1Sa 4, Lk 16
13 1Sa 24, Lk 21
14 2Sa 13, Jhn 2
15 1Kgs 9, Jhn 7
16 2Kgs 7, Jhn 12
17 1Ch 2, Jhn 17
18 1Ch 22, Ac 1
19 2Ch 13, Ac 6
20 2Ch 33, Ac 11
21 Ne 7, Ac 16
22 Jb 4, Ac 21
23 Jb 24, Ac 26
24 Ps 2, Ro 3
25 Ps 22, Ro 8
26 Ps 42, Ro 13
27 Ps 62, 1Co 2
28 Ps 82, 1Co 7
29 Ps 102, 1Co 12
30 Ps 122, 2Co 1
31 Ps 142, 2Co 6
32 Pr 19, 2Co 11
33 Ec 1, Gal 3
34 Is 1, Eph 2
35 Is 21, Php 1
36 Is 40, Col 2
37 Is 55, 1Th 3
38 Jer 4, 2Th 3
39 Jer 19, 1Ti 5
40 Jer 34, 2Ti 4
41 Jer 49, He 1
42 Ezk 7, He 6
43 Ezk 22, He 11
44 Ezk 37, Jas 3
45 Da 4, 1Pe 3
46 Ho 7, 2Pe 3
47 Am 5, 1Jn 5
48 Mi 6, Rev 2
49 Zec 3, Rev 1
50 Mal 4, Rev 22

 

[Rangerus]

My favorite going on 5 years is Oswald Chambers "My Utmost For His Highest"

There is a link (to BibleGateway.com) at the bottom of each daily devotion which suggests a reading plan that will cycle through the entire Bible.