BIBLE READING PLAN



BIBLE READING PLAN

 

WINTER 2020

 

PRE-ADVENT

 

□ November 9 Isaiah 40:1-11

□ November 10 Isaiah 40:12-26

□ November 11 Isaiah 40:27-31

□ November 12 Isaiah 42:1-9

□ November 13 Isaiah 42:10-17

□ November 14 Isaiah 42:18-25

 

□ November 16 Isaiah 49:1-6

□ November 17 Isaiah 49:7-13

□ November 18 Isaiah 50:4-11

□ November 19 Isaiah 52:7-12

□ November 20 Isaiah 52:13-15

□ November 21 Isaiah 53:1-12

 

ADVENT

 

Hope

□ November 23 Psalm 33:13-22

□ November 24 Psalm 42:1-5

□ November 25 Colossians 1:1-8

□ November 26 Romans 15:7-13

□ November 27 Hebrews 6:13-20

□ November 28 Matthew 12:15-21

 

Peace

□ November 30 Romans 12:14-21

□ December 1 James 3:13-18

□ December 2 Romans 14:13-19

□ December 3 Psalm 85:8-13

□ December 4 Numbers 6:22-26

□ December 5 Isaiah 9:6-7

 

 

 

 

BIBLE READING PLAN

 

WINTER 2020

 

ADVENT

 

Love

□ December 7 1 Corinthians 13:4-13

□ December 8 Luke 10:25-37

□ December 9 John 15:9-17

□ December 10 Luke 6:32-36

□ December 11 Romans 8:31-39

□ December 12 John 3:16-17

 

Joy

□ December 14 Zephaniah 3:14-17

□ December 15 Psalm 33:1-5

□ December 16 Romans 5:1-11

□ December 17 Luke 19:1-9

□ December 18 Isaiah 65:17-25

□ December 19 John 3:27-36

 

Birth and Prophecy

□ December 21 Luke 1:1-25

□ December 22 Luke 1:26-38

□ December 23 Luke 1:39-56

□ December 24 Luke 1:57-80

□ December 25 Luke 2:1-20

□ December 26 Luke 2:21-40

 

Wise Men

□ December 28 Matthew 1:18-25

□ December 29 Matthew 2:1-6

□ December 30 Matthew 2:7-12

□ December 31 Matthew 2:13-18

□ January 1 Matthew 2:19-23

□ January 2 Luke 2:41-52

 

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.

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