Sunday, January 9, 2011

Read the Bible in 120 Days

Did you know that only 10% of Christians have read the entire Bible?  Why not change that in the next 4 months?  Will you join us in reading through the entire Bible in 120 days beginning February 1st and running through May 31st?  We will provide some ways to encourage and support you, but you need to make the commitment. 

If we can iron out some kinks, we will have each day's reading on our Calendar (see tab above), but here is the full list.  It may be helpful for you to copy this into a Word document and create a bookmarker to keep in your Bible.  This plan will take you through the New Testament in 30 days and the Old Testament in 90 days.  Out thanks to Beth M. for structuring this plan. 

Now, why start in the New Testament?  Many times, people start to read through the entire Bible and "lose steam" once they get halfway through Exodus and start reading about the measurements for the Tabernacle.  While this is an important section of Scripture, it is the point where people often give up.  It is said that it takes about 28 days to develop a habit.  Too many times, we give up on reading the Bible before we get to the 28th day.  With this plan, you will start in the New Testament which will get you through that 28 day window.  After that, you will switch to the Old Testament once you have established the habit of daily reading. 

Here is the reading plan:
1 - Matthew 1-9
2 - Matthew 10-15
3 - Matthew 16-22
4 - Matthew 23-28
5 - Mark 1-8
6 - Mark 9-16
7 - Luke 1-6
8 - Luke 7-11
9 - Luke 12-18
10 - Luke 19-24
11 - John 1-7
12 - John 8-13
13 - John 14-21
14 - Acts 1-7
15 - Acts 8-14
16 - Acts 15-21
17 - Acts 22-28
18 - Romans 1-8
19 - Romans 9-16
20 - 1 Corinthians 1-9
21 - 1 Corinthians 10-16
22 - 2 Corinthians
23 - Galatians - Ephesians
24 - Philippians - 2 Thessalonians
25 - 1 Timothy - Philemon
26 - Hebrews
27 - James - 2 Peter
28 - 1 John - Jude
29 - Revelation 1-11
30 - Revelation 12-22
31 - Genesis 1-9
32 - Genesis 10-19
33 - Genesis 20-26
34 - Genesis 27-34
35 - Genesis 35-42
36 - Genesis 43-50
37 - Exodus 1-7
38 - Exodus 8-15
39 - Exodus 16-24
40 - Exodus 25-32
41 - Exodus 33-40
42 - Leviticus 1-6
43 - Leviticus 7-13
44 - Leviticus 14-21
45 - Leviticus 22-27
46 - Numbers 1-6
47 - Numbers 7-13
48 - Numbers 14-20
49 - Numbers 21-28
50 - Numbers 29-36
51 - Deuteronomy 1-7
52 - Deuteronomy 8-16
53 - Deuteronomy 17-27
54 - Deuteronomy 28-34
55 - Joshua 1-8
56 - Joshua 9-16
57 - Joshua 17-24
58 - Judges 1-9
59 - Judges 10-18
60 - Judges 19 - Ruth
61 - 1 Samuel 1-11
62 - 1 Samuel 12-21
63 - 1 Samuel 22-31
64 - 2 Samuel 1-11
65 - 2 Samuel 12-18
66 - 2 Samuel 19-24
67 - 1 Kings 1-7
68 - 1 Kings 8-13
69 - 1 Kings 14-22
70 - 2 Kings 1-7
71 - 2 Kings 8-15
72 - 2 Kings 16-25
73 - 1 Chronicles 1-9
74 - 1 Chronicles 10-18
75 - 1 Chronicles 19-29
76 - 2 Chronicles 1-9
77 - 2 Chronicles 10-21
78 - 2 Chronicles 22-29
79 - 2 Chronicles 30-36
80 - Ezra
81 - Nehemiah 1-8
82 - Nehemiah 9-13
83 - Esther
84 - Job 1-15
85 - Job 16-31
86 - Job 32-42
87 - Psalms 1-24
88 - Psalms 25-41
89 - Psalms 42-65
90 - Psalms 66-87
91 - Psalms 88-119
92 - Psalms 120-150
93 - Proverbs 1-14
94 - Proverbs 15-26
95 - Proverbs 27-31
96 - Ecclesiastes - Song of Solomon
97 - Isaiah 1-13
98 - Isaiah 14-27
99 - Isaiah 28-39
100 - Isaiah 40-49
101 - Isaiah 50-66
102 - Jeremiah 1-8
103 - Jeremiah 9-18
104 - Jeremiah 19-27
105 - Jeremiah 28-36
106 - Jeremiah 37-46
107 - Jeremiah 47-52
108 - Lamentations - Ezekiel 4
109 - Ezekiel 5-15
110 - Ezekiel 16-23
111 - Ezekiel 24-33
112 - Ezekiel 34-41
113 - Ezekiel 42-48
114 - Daniel 1-6
115 - Daniel 7-12
116 - Hosea
117 - Joel - Amos
118 - Obadiah - Micah
119 - Nahum - Haggai
120 - Zechariah - Malachi

2 comments:

  1. how did it go? Thinking of doing this with a friend. Not sure about the timeframe yet, but I like the idea of 120 days.

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  2. It was very challenging, but well worth it. It helped to get a bigger picture of events, rather than just focusing on smaller sections at a time. Highly recommend it.

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