Plan 1 has 42 important chapters in the Bible every believer needs to be familiar with.
Please read plan 1 first. Then Plan 2 and finally Plan 3
There are three plans that help break the Bible into more manageable portions. Begin with plan 1, then proceed to plan 2, and finally tackle plan 3. Your understanding and appreciation for the Bible should gradually increase as you read more of the Bible.
All three plans share one thing in common: they each assign only one chapter a day. Reading an average Bible chapter should take only a few minutes.
PHASE 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE
Time Commitment: SIX WEEKS
Goal: To get a good idea of the foundation of the Bible
Plan 1 is a good to begin reading the Bible. Three two-week reading courses take you into the Scriptures of the Bible every Christian should know. These were selected with two concerns in mind.
First, they are Scriptures frequently quoted or referred to.
Second, they are relatively easy to read and understand.
1. TWO WEEKS ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS.
Day 01. Luke 1:1-80 Preparing for Jesus’ arrival
Day 02. Luke 2:1-52 The story of Jesus’ birth
Day 03. Mark 1:1-45 The beginning of Jesus’ ministry
Day 04. Mark 9:1-50 A day in the life of Jesus
Day 05. Mat 5:1-48 Jesus teaches the Sermon on the Mount
Day 06. Mat 6:1-34 Jesus teaches the Sermon on the Mount
Day 07. Luke 15:1-32 Parables of Jesus
Day 08. John 3:1-36 A conversation with Jesus
Day 09. John 14:1-31 Jesus final instructions
Day 10. John 17:1-26 Jesus prayer for his disciples
Day 11. Mat 26:1-75 Betrayal and arrest
Day 12. Mat 27:1-66 Jesus execution on a cross
Day 13. John 20:1-31 Jesus resurrection
Day 14. Luke 24:1-53 Jesus appearance after resurrection
2. TWO WEEKS ON THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF PAUL
Day 01. Acts 9:1-43 The conversion of Saul (Paul)
Day 02. Acts 16:1-40 Paul’s Macedonian call and a jailbreak
Day 03. Acts 17:1-34 Scenes from Pauls missionary journeys
Day 04. Acts 26:1-32 Paul tells his life story to a king
Day 05. Acts 27:1-44 Shipwreck on the way to Rome
Day 06. Acts 28:1-31 Paul’s arrival in Rome
Day 07. Rom 3:1-31 Pauls theology summarized
Day 08. Rom 7:1-25 Struggle with sin
Day 09. Rom 8:1-39 Life in the Spirit
Day 10. 1 Co 13:1-13 Paul’s description of love
Day 11. 1 Co 15:1-58 Thoughts on the afterlife
Day 12. Gal 5:1-26 Freedom in Christ
Day 13. Eph 3:1-21 Paul’s summary of his mission
Day 14. Phil 2:1-30 Imitating Christ
3. TWO WEEKS ON THE OLD TESTAMENT
Day 01. Gen 1:1-31 The account of creation
Day 02. Gen 3:1-24 Adam and Eve fall
Day 03. Gen 15:1-21 God’s covenant with Abraham
Day 04. Exo 3:1-22 Moses’ encounter with God
Day 05. Exo 20:1-26 The gift of the Ten Commandments
Day 06. 1 Samuel 17:1-58 David and Goliath
Day 07. 2 Samuel 11:1-27 David and Bathsheba
Day 08. 2 Samuel 12:1-31 Nathan’s rebuke of the’ king
Day 09. 1 Kings 18:1-46 Elijah and the prophets of Baal
Day 10. Ps 23:1-6 God is our shepherd
Day 11. Ps 51:1-19 A psalm of confession
Day 12. Isa 40:1-31 Words of comfort from God
Day 13. Dan 6:1-28 Daniel and the lions
Day 14. Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah disobeys God