5 tips to

Reading Plan Success

1. Pray before you read

God's guidance of your reading will always make reading your Bible a more meaningful
experience. Allow the Holy Spirit some room to work through the words.

2. Choose a time and a place where you ALWAYS read

For me it's the kitchen table in the mornings. I find the mornings work really well for
me, but whenever you choose, stick to it! Make it a part of your daily routine. Choosing
a specific place allows you to keep your study materials out so that they are always
there when you need them.

3. Read every day

Some days life will be busy and you may just need to skim through the passage.
Obviously you don't want this to be the norm, but once in a while it's okay. It's worth it
to continue developing good habits.

4. Don't beat yourself up for missing a day

We are human and are imperfect. God's desire is that we come to him with a willing
heart. Beating yourself up because you missed reading your Bible does more harm than
good because it turns it into a “Christian Checklist” item.

5. Find a “Bible Buddy”

Cheesy as this may sound, having an accountability partner that is also doing the study
helps. This is not simply a “did you read today?” relationship. Let this be someone with
whom you discuss the day's reading and consider the new ideas that the scripture
presented to you. This can be a daily, bi-weekly or weekly conversation, but it should be
consistent either way.
 Chronological Reading Plan
January 24 – April 13, 2011
Day # Date Scripture Description
1 Jan 24 Genesis 1-3 Creation and Fall
2 Jan 25 Genesis 12, 15 & 22 Abraham and Isaac
3 Jan 26 Job 1-3 Job
4 Jan 27 Job 38-42 Job
5 Jan 28 Exodus 1-5 Moses
6 Jan 29 Exodus 12-14, 20 Moses and the Law
7 Jan 30 Leviticus 1, 10-11, 16, 25-26 Instructions
8 Jan 31 Numbers 3-4, 6, 11-13 Journey to the Promised Land
9 Feb 1 Deuteronomy 5-8 Moses' last message to the Isrealites
10 Feb 2 Deuteronomy 28-31, 34 Moses' last message to the Isrealites
11 Feb 3 Joshua 1-6 Joshua defeats Jericho
12 Feb 4 Judges 1-4 Period of the Judges
13 Feb 5 Judges 13-16 Period of the Judges
14 Feb 6 Ruth 1-4 Story of Ruth
15 Feb 7 1 Samuel 7-10, 12 King Saul
16 Feb 8 1 Samuel 15-20, 28, 31 King Saul
17 Feb 9 CATCH-UP DAY CATCH-UP DAY
18 Feb 10 2 Samuel 5-8 King David
19 Feb 11 1 Chronicles 15-17 King David
20 Feb 12 2 Samuel 11-13, 15, 18 King David
21 Feb 13 1 Chronicles 21-22, 28-29 King David
22 Feb 14 Psalms 1, 8, 19, 23 Psalms of David
23 Feb 15 Psalms 51, 100, 103 139 Psalms of David
24 Feb 16 1 Kings 3, 6-12 (2-day) King Solomon
25 Feb 17 1 Kings 3, 6-12 (2-day) King Solomon
26 Feb 18 2 Chronicles 5-10 King Solomon
27 Feb 19 Ecclesiastes 1-5, 12 King Solomon
28 Feb 20 Song of Songs 1-2, King Solomon
Proverbs 1-3
29 Feb 21 2 Chronicles 14-16 King Asa
30 Feb 22 1 Kings 17-19, 21 Elijah
31 Feb 23 2 Kings, 1-2, 6-7, 11-12 Elijah, Elisha, Kings
32 Feb 24 2 Chronicles 24-26 Kings
Day # Date Scripture Description
33 Feb 25 Joel 2, Prophecies
Jonah 1,
Amos 3,
Micah 1-2
34 Feb 26 Isaiah 1-2, 6 Prophecies
35 Feb 27 CATCH UP DAY CATCH UP DAY
36 Feb 28 Hosea 1-4 Prohecies
37 Mar 1 2 Kings 17-20 Hezekiah
38 Mar 2 2 Chronicles 29-32 Hezekiah
39 Mar 3 Isaiah 40, 52-55 Consolation of Israel
40 Mar 4 2 Kings 21-23, Manasseh, Josiah
2 Chronicles 33-35
41 Mar 5 Nahum 1 Prophecies
Zephaniah 3
Habakkuk 1
42 Mar 6 Jeremiah 1-5 Prophecies
43 Mar 7 Ezekiel 1-3, 18, 33 Fall of Jerusalem
Lamentations 3
Obadiah
44 Mar 8 Daniel 1-2, 4-6 Daniel
45 Mar 9 Ezra 3, 6-7 Return, Rebuilding Jerusalem
Haggai
Zechariah 1-2
46 Mar 10 Esther 1-4, 7-8 Story of Esther
47 Mar 11 Nehemiah 1-2, 4, 6 Rebuilding the (Jerusalem) city wall
48 Mar 12 Malachi Last of the Old Testament Prophecies
49 Mar 13 CATCH UP DAY CATCH UP DAY
50 Mar 14 CATCH UP DAY CATCH UP DAY
51 Mar 15 Matthew 1-2, Birth of Jesus
Luke 1-2
52 Mar 16 John 1, 3-4 Early ministry of Jesus
Mark 1
53 Mar 17 Luke 4-6 Teachings of Jesus
Mark2-4
54 Mar 18 Matthew 5-7 Sermon on the Mount
55 Mar 19 Mark 10, More teachings of Jesus
Matthew 17-18
56 Mar 20 Luke 8-12 More teachings of Jesus
57 Mar 21 John 13-17 Jesus' upper room discourse
58 Mar 22 Matthew 26-28 Death and Resurrection of Jesus
 Mark 15-16
Day # Date Scripture Description
59 Mar 23 Luke 22-24 Death and Resurrection of Jesus
John 19-21
60 Mar 24 Acts 1-4 The church starts

61 Mar 25 CATCH UP DAY CATCH UP DAY

62 Mar 26 Acts 8-10, 12-14 The church scatters and expands
63 Mar 27 Galatians 3-6 Paul's warnings about true v. false religion
64 Mar 28 James 1-3, Acts 15 Teaching and Ministry of James
65 Mar 29 1 Thessalonians 2, 4 Letters on adversity and persecution
2 Thessalonians 3
66 Mar 30 1 Corinthians 1-2, 13 Paul's writings on living & loving like Jesus
67 Mar 31 2 Corinthians 4-5, 8-9 Paul's writings on authentic Christianity
68 Apr 1 Romans 5-8, 12 Paul's writings on Christian doctrine
69 Apr 2 Philemon Paul's writings on Practical Christian living
Ephesians 4-6
70 Apr 3 Colossians 1, 3 Paul's writings on growing in Christ
Philippians 2, 4
71 Apr 4 1 Peter 1, 4-5 Peter's first letter to the chruch
72 Apr 5 CATCH UP DAY CATCH UP DAY
73 Apr 6 1 Timothy 1-3 Paul's teaching on church leadership
Titus 2
74 Apr 7 Jude Jude and Peter's writings on true v. false religion.
2 Peter 1
75 Apr 8 2 Timothy 3-4 Paul's example, encouragement to Timothy
76 Apr 9 Hebrews 10-13 Teachings about living for Jesus Christ
77 Apr 10 1 John John's letter on loving Christ, each other
78 Apr 11 2 John, 3 John John's letters to friends
79 Apr 12 Revelation 1-4 Jesus Christ's revelation to John
80 Apr 13 Revelation 19-22 Jesus Christ's revelation to John